Places flblom Wants to Go

Was the twisted roof on this church's belltower an intentional design or a happy accident?

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

On a stretch of Danish coast known as "Cold Hawaiʻi," this fishing village has become a surfing town.

At the edge of the high desert, California's second-largest natural lake is home to a unique subspecies of trout adapted to its alkaline waters.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

Thousands of bottles that have held everything from poison to perfume make up the collection of this small museum.

This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.

A 2017 crowdfunding campaign saved this historic castle from being destroyed.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

Considered one of the oldest surviving churches in Goa.

An otherworldly art experience.

The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

This hiking/biking/horse trail along an old railroad grade features trestles, tunnels, and a roadless stretch through the scenic Susan River canyon.

A handmade waterfall in Kanyakumari.

Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.

A 2,000-year-old Iron Age fort offers stunning ocean views.

One of the oldest hospitals in the Americas is now decorated in hallucinatory murals.

Launched by Napoleon's soldiers more than 200 years ago, a cannonball remains embedded in the tower wall.

A cultural center on the shores of Lake Malawi dedicated to preserving Karonga’s past and present, including the fossilized remains of the Malawisaurus.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.

On top of a hill, this Catholic church overlooks the most Catholic island in Greece.

A plaque marks the former home of Käthe Paulus, an aerial acrobat who invented the modern folding parachute.