Places flblom Wants to Go

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

Obscure and obsolete publications are given new life as works of art.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

This Dutch Colonial home is the oldest remaining farmhouse in Manhattan.

A mysterious statue of a leather jacket-clad rebel leans coolly on an odd yellow clock.

Underwater art project will double as a massive artificial coral reef to help regenerate the damaged ecosystem.

An Aztec temple, the largest man-made pyramid in the world, sits buried in earth with a Spanish church set on top.

What was once a trend-setting, phrase-coining icon of architectural splendor is now a rotting, forgotten hulk.

"A hideous albatross in the Hudson River Valley."

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.

A botanical garden full of thought-provoking contemporary sculptures.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

A stunning garden filled with fantastical environmental folk art and sculptures.

This once-private estate is now a dreamy, meditative garden that's open to the public.

Huge hole looks down onto an underground beach populated with sea lions.

Extraordinary sculpture garden created by an eccentric English poet.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.

An indigenous take on European design creates a stunning visual overload.

The idyllic colonial home of the artist behind the famous portraits of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.

These strikingly colorful paintings were created by a mysterious Mesoamerican civilization.

In the back of a nondescript sports bar is a museum-worthy mural by legendary cartoonists.

A tiny island is connected to the mainland by a private railway that residents travel in their own personal wagons.