Places flblom Wants to Go

The oldest civic library in Italy can trace its foundation back to 1619.

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

Opened in 1787, this old-world treasure is said to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen.

A rare 16-bedroom Qing Dynasty house re-erected on the campus of the Peabody Essex Museum. 

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.

Spectacular 300-foot cliffs in a lush mountain canyon.

This one-of-a-kind shrine is dedicated to a girl who was too beautiful for her own good.

See where this respected Finnish painter created over 200 works of art.

This 46-foot-tall carving of a legendary Māori navigator can only be visited by boat.

This oddities museum and folk art environment encourages visitors to play, explore, create, and even add to the environment itself.

This old Soviet gas station is in perfect condition, one of the best-preserved mosaics in the country.

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.

A ghostly cabin attempts to reverse the erasure of enslaved people through poetry.

This Peruvian-Chinese institution has perfected the art of rotisserie chicken—alongside plantains and lo mein.

An independent cinema housed in a former pathological anatomy laboratory.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.

Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.

Step into this whimsical art installation based on a popular picture book.

A mesmerizing amount of crazy art is attached to the side of this house on Seattle's Phinney Ridge, bringing smiles to those who venture down the driveway to take a look.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

A neon-illuminated statue of James Cook at the edge of a historical Auckland wharf makes for an unexpected discovery.

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.