Places flblom Wants to Go

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

The many—66 to be exact—faces of the German forest.

Reclaimed by nature, the ruins of Doodletown, New York are remnants of a town consumed by a state park.

The poet's been ambling through these New York woods since 1940.

Only the face remains of this giant Buddha statue, which is said to be a source of luck for students.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

This elegant carving of the Buddha guards a small Buddhist temple within a cave.

A Buddhist shrine in a cave protected by macaques next to dark passages lined with creepy paintings.

"Singing sands" and the world's largest hourglass reside near Japan's Kotogahama beach.

Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.

A disconnected rotary phone for "calling" lost loved ones offered a unique way of dealing with grief in disaster-stricken Japan.

A collection of Lenin busts and other Soviet Era statues sit idly behind the Semipalatinsk Hotel.

This cuddly rodent has a place of honor at a Russian institute for genetic research.

Every January 6, young men dive into Spring Bayou in search of a cross and a year's worth of maritime blessings.

A community of collapsing homes more than a mile out from the Florida coast.

A gleaming white tower in ornate Indian style soars above the low-slung bungalows of north Tampa.

This home is decked out like a psychedelic explosion of colors and bowling balls.

A creative deviation in this post office's design was once a source of controversy.

This Florida museum dedicated to western artwork is entered through an artificial canyon with imported sandstone.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.