Places 85wombats Wants to Go

The ill-fated plan to reroute the Mississippi so that Union ships could bypass Confederate fortifications on the river bend.

One North Dakota man's vast collection of rare rocks, polished orbs, and geological wonders.

An ancient fortified mound raised over the millennia from settlements built one on top of the other.

An exact replica of a colossal Olmec head sits atop a pyramid within a Madrid traffic circle.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.

This forgotten boat elevator was an engineering marvel in its heyday.

The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.

A remote and slightly overgrown park filled with replicas of world landmarks.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.

The Kalamazoo factory has 100 years of instrument-making, and one big wartime secret.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.

A Gothic-style abode built to accommodate the church's three resident peacocks.

A hurricane-stricken oak tree has been reborn as a beautiful chainsaw artwork.

A thick blanket of beautiful pampas grass cloaks this unique Japanese landscape.

This underwater cave in Madagascar is home to what is thought to be the country's largest fossil graveyard.

Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.

A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.

The ruins of this prominent glass factory yield hidden treasures buried among the jungle floor.

This quirky collection is an interactive exhibit crammed with creative contraptions and tinkered-with toys.

The sounds of the world's largest fully functioning pipe organ dazzle shoppers at a Philadelphia Macy's.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

A raised boardwalk winds through a thicket of stunted, century-old trees no more than nine feet tall.