Places netochka Wants to Go

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

Tampa’s most famous native royal comes alive in a duo of arresting bronze statues.

The larger-than-life art installation at Tampa International Airport welcomes travelers to town.

Every winter, this tiny islet on Florida’s Gulf Coast is swarmed by some of the largest birds on the continent.

This outdoor mural is one stop on a walking trail that weaves art and history together to tell a tale of local history.

Some believe Ponce de León's mystical spring lurks right under a public drinking fountain.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Fill your car with gas and your belly with mouthwatering Cuban cuisine at this takeaway inside a Citgo station.

Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.

Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.

Definitely not a clown bar.

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.