Places flblom Wants to Go

The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.

This 15th-century island fortress later served as home to the executioners no one wanted to live near.

This town named for the ancient God of War is home to fewer than a thousand people, but it's the birthplace of the Greek Revolution.

A former steam-powered mill from the 1800s is now an industrial park with a giant steel dragon slide.

An architect transformed this abandoned cement factory into his castle-like workshop.

The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.

A folly built to satisfy a gentleman's bet that he could drive his horses through the eye of a needle.

The ruins of New Zealand's largest classical-style church.

These medieval monastery ruins are surprisingly overlooked by most tourists.

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.

Local legend says the remains of Father Christmas lie within the medieval grounds.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

This otherworldly palace-mausoleum complex is the stuff eternal dreams are made of.

The entire town looks like a slice of Spain that was carted across the ocean and plunked in the Andes.

This magnificent stepwell is designed as an inverted temple and adorned with 1,500 sculptures.

Crumbling ruins of the thermal baths that once attracted royals and aristocrats from throughout Europe.

A once-luxurious, now abandoned hotel in the Italian Alps.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Vibrant street art created with mixed media.

Shimmering sea-colored mosaics and Jesus statues cover this opulent building.

This architectural oddity is an oasis of green on the outskirts of Valencia.

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

These homes carved into the mountains seem to defy the laws of nature.

Mountain where Jesus was first tempted by the Devil.