Places flblom Wants to Go

Buried in the Laos jungle is a sanctuary for bears that would have otherwise been milked to death by poachers.

Thousands of effigies of Buddha watch from caves set high above a legendary river, plus whiskey.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Ruins battered by centuries of war and disaster offer a wondrous glimpse of medieval Ireland.

As can be expected from a centuries-old church built in a canal city, the undercroft of this house of worship is beautifully flooded.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

A stunning hermit's shrine on a steep rocky spur in Northern Italy.

The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.

According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.

Venice's "Island of the Mad."

The underground sanctuary of a mysterious ancient cult.

The glowing blue Nymphaeum of Emperor Tiberius.

You can cross from one country to another in a single hop on this little bridge.

A circus of light and sound forms a sensory ode to an iconic train that will never pass through town again.

A charming Spanish village sits atop this natural limestone overpass.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

The final resting place of the poets Shelley and Keats.

Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.

A fairy tale castle in modern Rome.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

A Spanish artist builds his own castle.

Architectureal fantasy quarter of Rome.

Walk upon the mementos of the dead in this Parisian courtyard paved with medieval tombstones.

The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.