Places 85wombats Wants to Go

Artifacts and exhibits tell the story of a small town that has punched above its weight and influenced history.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Made famous by 'Star Wars,' these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."

A trio of giant megalithic stones in the middle of a golf course.

The last manually operated turntable ferry in the world.

An exceptional assortment of fossils recovered from private collections.

Exploring the wilder, more passionate sibling of Erg Chebbi feels like discovering a secret sun-kissed planet from another galaxy.

This preserved village shows the modest lifestyles of the area's 19th-century Chinese gold miners.

The ruined doorway is a portal to the building's turbulent and torturous past.

These miniature works of art are hiding in plain sight on buildings around the city.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

French prisoners carved these boats from the bones of their meat rations.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.

This triumphal 16th-century arched gateway leads to the oldest street in Palermo.

This stunning 15th-century royal hill fort preserves the age of chivalry in Rajasthan.

This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.