Places 85wombats Wants to Go

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

This charming wooden church was disassembled and moved not once but twice before settling in this Prague garden.

Eerie ruins of an abandoned medieval fishing village crumble atop an unforgiving stretch of earth.

The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.

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

A mysterious Neolithic tomb is perched along the edge of a modern golf course.

The centuries-old obelisk may have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

This whimsical campus lawn is dotted with large sculpted numbers and hidden mathematical formulas.

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

The classic Atari game's iconic aliens have invaded downtown San Diego.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

This colorful colonial neighborhood in Panjim is one of the only Latin Quarters in Asia.

A boiling wellspring flowing with natural gas burns in a continual blaze.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

A beautiful Arctic museum and nature center preserves the culture of the Sámi people.

The surviving pieces of an ancient aqueduct that may have fed into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

Hop aboard a charming bog train to explore this rare open-air museum of peat.

The eclectic observatory castle of a 19th-century astronomer and explorer.

Italy's third-largest Roman arena gives a peek into the underground operations beneath the ancient spectacles.

Tiny horses tethered to antique rings are scattered around the city.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.