Places flblom Wants to Go

A diorama lover's dream world.

In the foothills of the lesser Caucasus, a centuries-old fortress still stands.

Take a leisurely ride on a 1906 cable car or a 1907 steam locomotive.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.

One of only a handful of seaside temples in Korea, this sacred space is home to a legendary healing Buddha statue and a traffic safety prayer pagoda.

Visitors to this temple are greeted by a massive collection of wooden dolls said to bring good fortune.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

The final resting place of an esteemed bear hunter and formerly enslaved man who led Theodore Roosevelt on a hunting trip that inspired the creation of the teddy bear.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

Pick up a kebab and a credenza at this unique combination furniture store and café.

A 150-square-foot masterpiece of American landscape art is the crown jewel of this library and art gallery in Vermont.

Tracing a path of more than four miles around a frozen lake, this is the longest skate trail in the United States.

The European equivalent of the Hollywood Walk of Fame is slowly spreading over the entire city.

Explore 4,000 years of European and American art history in the heart of northwest Louisiana.

A heavily politicized roundabout discussing the state of a heavily politicized country.

On the grounds of a former estate in Burgundy stands an elaborate temple that is modeled after the first Tibetan Buddhist monastery.

High in the Italian Alps, a lonely chapel with a striking view of the Matterhorn.

A 315-foot spire jutting out from the Blue Ridge Mountains makes for breathtaking views.

A shockingly detailed small scale recreation of the temples of Abu Simbel.

Europe's first floating restaurant is home to a hilarious legend.

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

It's believed that these columns marked the end of the Via Appia.