Places flblom Wants to Go

This depiction of the earth mother welcomes new life into Aurora Highlands.

This harrowing climb along West Virginia's jagged spires is one of the only Via Ferrata on America's east coast.

A crash site in the heart of polar bear territory has become a beloved local landmark.

A stretch of highway even lonelier than the so-called "Loneliest Road in America."

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

The last used bookstore in Downtown San Francisco is one of the smallest bookstores just about anywhere.

A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films.

This 1950s-era nostalgic roadside New Mexico attraction consists of a quirky curio store and museum embedded into the face of a cave.

The rusting hulk of a 250-foot-long merchant vessel remains where she grounded on the shore of Hudson Bay.

Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.

The beautifully designed resting place of Iran's national poet is a masterpiece of modern Persian architecture.

A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

This historical marker is all that remains of Octagon City, Kansas, a failed vegetarian utopia.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.

The tennis legend became the best in the world (partly) thanks to practicing against his garage door, now on display in a museum near his childhood home.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.