Places flblom Wants to Go

This incredible stone temple is a monument to death, victory, and fantasy architecture.

The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.

Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.

Tour the luxe "glass cage" that inspired and unnerved the architecture world upon its debut.

Even with only two residents and one building, this tiny Illinois town is famous for its burgers.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Recognized the world over as the home of the McCallisters in the 1990 movie "Home Alone."

Former hotel turned into haunted playground.

Shop of curiosities with a dinosaur museum tucked in its basement.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

This house renovated by Frank Lloyd Wright was the centerpiece of a lavish 20th-century estate.

A crumbling stone stable and carriage house are all that remain of a manse that was once filled with Egyptian artifacts.

A desiccated merman and a walrus penis bone are among the oddities in this eclectic collection of shipwreck treasures.

Named after a legendary garden called Eram in southern Arabia, built by order of Shaddad, an Arab king who wanted to compete with Paradise.

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

In this tiny Iranian town playing on the roof isn't just encouraged, it's the only place to go.

This ancient burial site is believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world.

A dreamy mausoleum honors Persia's most famous poet.

Mirrors and glass shards cover every inch of this arrestingly beautiful mosque.

17th century mosque for Shah Abbas' harem.

The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.