Places flblom Wants to Go

A shining treasure trove of fine Mexican silver dating back to the 15th century.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Catacombs turned marketplace.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

The freshest fish here are the ones you catch yourself.

Every color in the rainbow awaits.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

A Japanese concept restaurant that feels like a party thrown by the monsters in your closet.

If Hello Kitty were Mickey Mouse, this would be Disneyland.

This vintage animatronics show is the Vegas version of a walk through the woods.

A tiny mosque decorated with mosaics using an early form of recycling.

This colorful palace is an oasis of calm amid the hustle and bustle of the Buriganga riverfront.

Step into a cartoon at this Seoul café that aims to evoke a two-dimensional scene.

All that is left of an Armenian community that thrived in Dhaka 200 years ago.

South Korea's love of the silly photograph is on full display at this goofy collection of trompe l'oeil paintings.

With former lives as a bomb shelter and government parking lot, this shop is one of China’s most extraordinary locales for book-lovers.

An enormous effigy of the goddess of compassion hides within the sanctuary.

Small Chinese fishing village impeccably maintained for visitors.

The highest bridge in the world rises a dizzying 1,854 feet above the river.

Thanks to a bit of wordplay, seven auspicious stone cats guard this ancient canalside street.

This weekly market in the remote oasis city of Hotan still has the atmosphere of the old Silk Road.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.