Places flblom Wants to Go

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.

This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.

First established in 741, this is one of the oldest Taoist temples in China.

On the side of Highway 50 East, between Carson City and Dayton, Nevada, sits a giant metal spider made from a vintage Volkswagen Beetle.

There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.

Centuries-old columns from French monasteries provide structure for this courtyard within an Ohio art museum.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

This subway station is named after a local legend about supernatural dancing cats.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

Brooklyn’s wildest restaurant is serving ice cream in snail shells and marrow bones.

In the upscale neighborhood of Miraflores in Lima, a pretty little park is home to dozens of cats.

Two artist-designed restrooms are part of the collection at the Smith College Museum of Art.

The birthplace of Jane Austen commemorated the 200th anniversary of her death with a bronze statue of the beloved author.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Since 1956, this quintessentially New England seafood shack has been boiling its lobsters in seawater over wood fires.

One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

A monument to placate the spirits of an ancient forest.

The former home of a Portuguese poet, artist, and collector is packed to the brim with art.

At this multicultural hub, refugee chefs serve the foods they miss most from home.

The building where Mary, Queen of Scots was said to have bathed in white wine.

The famous facade of Grand Central Terminal hides a regulation tennis court—and it's not the first one.

After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.

A single block in this stone staircase to the temple is mysteriously always wet.