Places Flaneurgh Wants to Go

A collection of intricate sculptures so small they have to be seen through a microscope.

This Greek cinema was architecturally inspired by Mussolini's vision of a fascist Mediterranean utopia.

A medieval bridge stretches over a sulfur-rich river that leads to year-round natural hot springs.

Its front wall is striped with a menagerie of fantastic beasts and magnificent monsters.

A city block packed with whimsical sculptures that seem to be plucked from a tiled fantasy world.

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.

This striking icon of the disputed Republic of Artsakh caused a stir at a Eurovision Song Contest.

A meow-velous tribute to a beloved street cat, made famous on the internet.

A colorful narrow alley in Cuba is full of street art and sculptures made of found objects.

An eerie, protected forest of old-growth oak trees, many of which are now dead.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

Elaborate patterns adorn the city's disappearing traditional architecture.

The sacred shrine of the Yazidis.

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Portugal’s highest lighthouse has one of the most impressive focal planes in the world.

A larger-than-life statue of the German revolutionist stands proud in a small town where he never lived.

The risqué mixed-media sculptures are supposedly a metaphor for Czech politics.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

This Soviet-era "closed town" was a top secret uranium producer often left off of maps.

The luxurious circular mansion built for a Communist leader now lies abandoned.

A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.

The last permanent exhibit dedicated to the Soviet leader.