Places flblom Wants to Go

If drivers cross the rumble strip on this stretch of Route 66 at just the right speed it plays "America the Beautiful."

Made of bronze and wearing a blue gown, this lady sat in the same location in the Yantic Cemetery for more than 119 years.

This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.

This fairy tale forest hides scenes from some of the more obscure and bizarre Western nursery stories.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

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

"Portugal's Stonehenge" is made up of nut-like stones aligned with the heavens.

Pagan monument converted to Christianity with the population.

A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.

At night, bats patrol this magnificent 18th-century space in search of book-eating pests.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This bronze boar's snout has been rubbed to a golden sheen by visitors seeking good fortune.

This strange bovine gargoyle is said to have been put in as a passive aggressive form of revenge.

A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.

A large grotto built in the 16th century amidst Florence's famous Boboli gardens.

The doodles of a genius line the walls of a secret room under the Medici Chapel, where they were hidden for nearly 500 years.

Art and armour fill every inch of this rich kid's Italian villa.

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

A huge enchanting public park just outside the ancient walls of Rome.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

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