Places BobLiz Wants to Go

A preserved oak tree about 3,500 years old found in Riga, Latvia.

Latvia's symbolic mountain-shaped national library is home to millions of cultural tomes.

Nicknamed the "Spirit of Paul Klee," this colorful apartment building features an array of multicolored panels.

Sometimes called the Banksy of Madrid, Muelle was a pioneer of street art in the Spanish city.

A window into a long-lost world, these colorful tiles advertise a long-defunct range of purgative teas, harmless smokables, and diarrhea cures.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

Guitarist Paco de Lucía overlooks travelers as they pass through this train station dedicated to his legacy.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

The remains of the second-oldest zoo in Europe can be seen within these library gardens.

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

Just like in Hollywood, Madrid has also a forgotten walk of fame.

This small and often-overlooked museum holds some of Spain's finest artistic treasures.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

One of the few remaining carousels built by master amusement park carver Charles I.D. Looff.

A statue based on a tragic Japanese nursery rhyme, commemorating San Diego's sisterhood with Yokohama.

San Diego's most historic and haunted home.

This eclectic collection documents the wild legacies of "America's Wickedest Street."

A mural and a few historical markers commemorate Denver's once-thriving Chinatown, which was obliterated in a racist riot.

One of three remaining theatres in the United States created in the Art Deco Mayan Revival style.