Places flblom Wants to Go

One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.

1513 Turkish world map, full of European state secrets and snarky commentary.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

A marvel of Byzantine engineering under the streets of Istanbul.

Turkish adventurer antiques in the heart of the Grand Bazaar.

The oldest house in Chicago certainly doesn't look the part and there are some who say it doesn't deserve its title either.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

A display of magnificent stained glass windows is the first exhibit of its kind.

A century-old hotspot for jazz, frequented by everyone from Charlie Chaplin to Al Capone.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

Years of archaeology, just chillin' by the water cooler.

Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.

A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.

A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.

The Burnside Fountain and its questionable interpretation.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

Renaissance villa and gardens complete with a tormented colossus.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a beautifully lit cave.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

A futuristic temple of light uses prisms and rainbows to create an atmosphere of peace.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.