Places flblom Wants to Go

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A mountaintop shrine-temple guarded by a horde of half-demon priests.

One of the few surviving gates into Old Goa, the former capital of Portuguese India.

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.

This Alaskan town appoints the general store's resident feline as honorary mayor.

Marvel at this immense work of art that greets arrivals to the city.

A folk-art cottage and hotel straight from a Slavic fairy tale.

A serene, almost spiritual place to do one's business. Who knew a public toilet could inspire and awe?

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

Dr. Fleming's work saved the lives of many bullfighters thanks to his discovery of penicillin.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

Tacoma's historic Beaux-Arts train station is now a federal courthouse featuring large-scale glass sculptures by artist Dale Chihuly.

This elegant structure at the heart of a Finger Lakes town was originally a drinking fountain.

The first home and studio that belonged to the famous architect.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

Shop at the 200-year-old store where Julia Child stocked up on copper cookware.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

Built in 1981 in collaboration with Andy Warhol, this giant piece of pop art stands on the campus of Colorado State University.

This one-of-a-kind indie publisher-bookshop specializes in archiving historic red-light districts and niche cultural topics of the Shōwa era.

In the heart of Little Sweden USA, a small gallery and museum pays tribute to a Swedish-born artist who fell in love with the American landscape.