Places flblom Wants to Go

This Cuban town sets the sky on fire around Christmas each year.

Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.

A small museum full of giant effigies of Bali's demons and monsters.

A Spanish-style estate that has traded black ties for rock concerts.

In terms of history and architecture, this is one of the most remarkable cemeteries in the world.

His music once banned in Communist Cuba, John Lennon is now immortalized in bronze by Castro, who considers Lennon a "fellow dreamer."

One of the largest bamboo bridges in Asia, located right next to a bamboo school.

This abandoned Slovenian military barracks has become a punky-political art squat.

A Cuban artist reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

This folk art compound was built by a fortune teller on the advice of three people from the future.

Exotic, erotic, and esoteric, one artist's live-in Bali gallery brings a splash of color and madness to its surroundings.

This Orthodox Church's exterior is rather unorthodox.

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

An unusual bronze bus shelter is actually an art installation commenting on the city's history with the Nazi party.

The true depths of these stunning Moroccan caves are unknown.

Bold black and white motifs of life and death add a dramatic flair to this 17th-century crypt.

This fortified sand barrier dividing a contested territory is the longest minefield in the world.

A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

This temple is steeped in local folklore involving a teakettle and a raccoon dog.

This sacred cave temple is home to thousands of bats and according to legend, a giant snake king.

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.