Places flblom Wants to Go

This innocent-looking townhome is actually a subway exit.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

Empty, but not abandoned, this cavernous Brooklyn loading dock was once considered the largest individual building in the world.

An abandoned subway tunnel that could have reinvigorated Staten Island still lies somewhere beneath this Brooklyn park.

A former utopian healing center created by a huckster and built by derelicts.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

This labyrinthine resting place of Black American leaders has been reclaimed by nature.

A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.

Ivy-covered Medieval tunnels cut through this charming town in France's Loire Valley.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

A mosaic-tiled house built by graveyard sweeper Raymond Isidore.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.

Also known as the Founding Church of Scientology.

After a traumatic encounter with a six-foot eel, one Galway baker started making a daily loaf of sourdough in its shape.

Climb to the top of its spiral spire for spectacular views of Copenhagen.

Originally a leper colony, the island is now an Armenian monastery that's home to an incredible manuscript library and eclectic museum.

From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.