Places flblom Wants to Go

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

This pioneer village is like a time capsule of 19th-century Australia.

This Arctic mining town is home to a cat that's spent years masquerading as a fox.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This awkward aquarium sculpture is one of the strangest statues in Chicago.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

The corpse bride of Portugal.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

This modern castle sat empty for decades before a fire inspired its builders to complete its luxury halls.

An illuminated manuscript comprising the life's work of a lone monk, inexplicably decorated with a portrait of Satan himself.

Montreal's giant farmer's market is a foodie's best friend, especially in the winter months.

This historic motel standing at the "crossroads of America" offers a radio in every room and was saved by local protesters.

This statue of a falling man commemorates a teenage martyr of the Hungarian Revolution.

Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.

A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.

This peaceful gem in upstate New York was chosen as the future home of the 14th Dalai Lama's Library and Museum.

The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.

The romantic garden was the epicenter of the Hungarian art scene in the 1880s.

Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.