Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

A giant map of western Canada laid out in rocks

First mosque in Canada, second in North America.

A $600,000 pile of stainless steel balls makes for some rather divisive public art.

Built as part of the 'Waste to Wonder' campaign, the 26-foot statue is made of more than two tonnes of iron and steel.

A sculpture for the sun and stars, created by Nancy Holt.

A large wave-cut arch in limestone, carved by Pleistocene Lake Bonneville, is perched atop a ridge.

A famed artist's inspiring work of peace and tolerance.

An ancient Roman temple hidden in the basement of Römerpassage, a modern shopping mall.

Take a leisurely walk through the park to find the seven giant troll sculptures hidden throughout the park.

Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

One of the world’s few undersea pedestrian tunnels connects Honshu and Kyushu islands.

There are over 12,000 Buddha statues at this temple complex that has been mistakenly labeled a monastery.

This unique formation is characterized by hexagonal basalt rocks stacked in unique formations.

Nestled against the majestic Ba Mountain, this historic spiritual sanctuary features one of the tallest outdoor Buddha statues in Southeast Asia overlooking the ocean.

These former theme park figures have a new lease on life outside a water plant-turned-restaurant.

The first musical instrument of its kind to be built in the United States—and the world’s tallest.

A Florida college boasts the world's largest single-site collection of structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

At Bern's Steak House, there's always room for dessert—it's just upstairs.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

In a time before lifeguards, this house was a sanctuary for the shipwrecked.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.