Places 85wombats Wants to Go

The remains of an ancient city-state along the Silk Road.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

These carved medieval "mercy seats" are among the finest in the world.

An outstanding piece of retro Sci-Fi architecture built into a sacred mountain.

This fantastic cave remained unexplored until 1948 when three schoolboys discovered a hidden entrance.

A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.

This ruin in a suburban park may be the place where Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" was first performed.

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

This skeletal, unfinished Gothic church once housed a miraculous masterpiece by Raphael.

On a cornerstone of the City Museum is the head of a monstrous serpent stolen from an Aztec pyramid 400 years ago.

This castle ruin in the middle of nowhere is a gem for wildlife enthusiasts.

Amazing taxidermy dioramas from the 1960s in a cement building meant to look like an ice cave.

This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.

A catapult rock from Gotland’s 13th-century civil war is still lodged in Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval city wall.

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

Pulled from the rubble of one of the worst modern tragedies, a steel crossbeam became a symbol of hope for New Yorkers.

Built on a medieval synagogue, this church has a burial crypt, tunnel system, and Jewish ritual bath hiding deep underneath.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

The 10-foot-tall vegetables belong to Michigan’s first food rescue program.

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

The two abandoned overpasses are among the largest bridges in Poland.

The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.