Places flblom Wants to Go

Scary metal statues adorn some of the signature buildings of Burlington, Vermont.

One car at a time please.

This 38-drawer structure claims the superlative title, but it isn't the world's only giant filing cabinet.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Dim sum, served in a grand old theater.

Where Mary Shelley’s 'Frankenstein' and John William Polidori's 'The Vampyre' were born.

A thin pane of glass keeps visitors from sliding off this futuristic skywalk.

One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.

A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

No one knows who created the statues or if they are arranged properly—let alone the artwork's real name.

Delightful disarray of found objects and clutter.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.

A hands-on traveling collection of the innovative devices of yesteryear.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

Tens of thousands of tiny birds swarm into one school chimney every fall.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

The magic's in the hole!

Two thousand artifacts from around the world collected by one woman who loved to travel.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

A small window on Via Piella offers a lovely and rare peek at Bologna's lost canals.