Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

An incredible natural formation along the Wild Atlantic Way.

Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.

These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.

The oldest standing building on Merseyside is special for its rich history as a Benedictine monastery and its unique connection to the origins of the Mersey Ferry.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.

A glacial pothole was once a hideout for a notorious Scottish outlaw.

A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.

According to legend, King Arthur killed a beast that dwelled beneath the waters of this Welsh lake.

These quaint stepping stones traverse the river that connects three of England’s most beautiful lakes.

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

Overlooking a Scottish loch, this beautifully crumbling castle once inspired a poem by William Wordsworth.

From here, the loch appears to take the shape of mainland Scotland.

A tour to spot Scotland's once-vanished birds of prey.

Cushing was one of the founders of the United States and his grave is located in a tiny, odd, tucked-away state park with very little signage.

A monument to the Turkish librarian who delivered books on the back of a donkey.

A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.

The metal bird, nicknamed "Sandy," stands nearly 40 feet tall and is an homage to the birds that migrate through North Dakota every year.

A colossal watermelon slice celebrating Muscatine’s sweet agricultural heritage.

A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.

Prayers and messages of hope decorate the ceramic tiles of this pavilion.

Prolific outsider artist Sid Boyum's concrete sculptures add whimsy to Madison's Schenk-Atwood neighborhood.