Places Blondin Wants to Go

Six times a day a train runs right through the middle of this Thai street market, sending vendors scrambling.

A white Buddhist temple with a golden restroom.

Do these monsters look familiar? The gargoyles on this church are all from pop culture.

Europe's largest community of crocodiles and alligators.

These tombs were built into the side of a mountain so that ancient angels could reach the dead.

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

Elaborately carved to showcase the glorious wealth that the age of exploration brought to the Portuguese empire.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

At high tide this strange footbridge appears to have no purpose whatsoever.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Ancient cliffs resembling a kilt on Scotland’s second-largest island emit an entrancing sound.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.