Places flblom Wants to Go

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.

Royals, rebels, and artists have all conversed at this grand 19th-century Viennese coffee house.

A museum showcasing the work of a self-taught painter and sculptor spanning four decades of output in seclusion.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

This 35-foot-tall hamburger-toting chef is said to be the largest bobblehead in the world.

The walls, tables, and much of the ceiling in this pizzeria are covered with $40,000 in $1 bills.

A museum of Czech puppetry and wine in an allegedly haunted 14th-century stone house.

This Baltic beauty is rumored to grant a wish and a half.

Named after and designed by women, this unique cultural center is an early 20th-century mansion covered in a modern shell.

This monument honors a true hero dog.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

An art gallery dedicated to art works by coal miners which depict work in the mines and life in the former British mining communities.

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

The rusting hulk of a Soviet warship sits on a Polish beach.

Retro as can be, this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics.

The road plays 30 seconds of the Marine’s Hymn when driving over the grooved pavement.

This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.

In the former treasury of a popular temple, a rare sculptural depiction of Kannon’s diverse avatars.

Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

This sculpture is an homage to one of the most important Jewish women in medieval England.