Places flblom Wants to Go

Over 2,000 ancient temples dot the Myanmar landscape at the site of this famed archaeological site.

Myanmar's Mount Olympus atop a 2,500-foot volcanic plug.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.

Modest by day, illuminated majestically at sunset.

World's tallest monolithic statue has served as a pilgrimage site since its completion in 993 CE.

The largest earthwork effigy in the world.

The world's largest Tibetan refugee settlement.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

A Cold War secret surveillance tower used to spy on radio communications.

A stunning Catholic cathedral built by a curve-loving communist in Brazil’s newly created capital.

The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.

The Hanshin Expressway goes right through its 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.

The real life town from the Pied Piper of Hamelin has a mechanical puppet show that retells the famous story many times a day.

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.

A network of sandy streets lined with verdant fukugi trees weaves throughout this tiny seaside town.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

What began as an art installation is now the private drinkhaüs for a brewery's employees.

An underwater restaurant, surrounded by a coral reef.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

Okinawan dining in a twenty foot tall, man-made tree house overlooking Naha Harbor.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.