Places flblom Wants to Go

The crypts are so large they're basically their own underground church.

Picturesque intersection of witchcraft and ancient Christianity.

The mummified relic of St. Catherine sits forever on a golden throne.

The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

This beautifully deceptive waterfall is something far different from what it appears to be.

A mysterious pillar in an ancient burial chamber is said to predict how long you have to live.

Clap your hands at the base of the pyramid, and the song of a sacred Mayan bird will echo through the air.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

The remains of what was, not so long ago, the world's largest city.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

More than 2 million Olive Ridley sea turtles are hatched from this mass nesting ground every year.

This 11th-century temple gave rise to the word "juggernaut," as well as some mysteries that defy scientific explanation.

This monument honors the life of a long-suffering lion whose story captivated the world.

Once an impressive link to Afghanistan’s Buddhist past, now a sad reminder of intolerance towards other cultures.

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."