Places flblom Wants to Go

Sacred waters rescued from the wrath of a volcano.

Bali's remote "gateway to heaven" is one of the most sacred places on the island.

An imperial fortress city that incorporated cultural elements from the entire Mughal empire, only to be abandoned the year it was finished.

This abandoned fort is said to be the most haunted place in India, so much so that entry is prohibited after sunset.

This ancient goddess temple inspired the design of India’s Parliament House.

Yemen's "Stone Palace" looks like it was carved right out of the tall stone column on which it is built.

A mesmerizing reservoir nestled at the heart of a pre-Islamic Yemeni village.

One of the most remote and isolated villages on the Arabian Peninsula.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

This impressive system of tanks was used to store drinking water as long as 2,000 years ago.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the coral reefs off Key Largo.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

This massive underground salt mine now holds a sci-fi theme park in its depths.

Even drowned in an ocean of toxic waste, the remnants of this Romanian village stand tall.

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

An enormous playhouse designed to look like 21 stacked Lego bricks, with another 25 million colorful Legos inside.

This eclectic, mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom.

Home to the largest urban bat colony in North America, estimated at 1.5 million bats.

Ornate, dome-topped cenotaphs fill this royal crematorium.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.