Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

When life gave this firefighter a forest fire, he made a rough-hewn sculpture park using a chainsaw.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

This cultural center showcases what may be the oldest ongoing community in all of North America.

A family-owned and operated cultural center, Native food stand, and store offering a taste of local Indigenous history.

The only thing still moving in this town is the eponymous hot spring.

Once a thriving town of 100, Argonne was abandoned around 1970.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

Little is left of this formerly bustling railroad junction on the Transcontinental Railroad.

One of the Hakka "ghost villages" of Plover Cove famed for its haunted locked compass legend.

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

This Greek Orthodox church houses the mummified body of St. Spyridon.

A scenic UNESCO site that doubles as a habitat for various forms of wildlife.

William Shakespeare and other famous historical personalities watch over a square in the heart of Mumbai.

It is the oldest complete surviving flag in the United States, predating the American Revolution, and may have been taken to the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

The oldest sanctuary in the Sammarinese Republic.

More than 5,000 years old, D27 is the largest dolmen in the Netherlands and was already standing long before Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids were built.

When the water level in the Danube in central Budapest is low enough, there is a secret site telling the history of one of the most iconic bridges of the city.

It is an old prison, lighthouse, and castle once used to guard the port in Havana, Cuba

Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.

One of the few cold geysers in Europe, its eruptions are powered by carbon dioxide.

An industrial site turned into Hungary's most cherished natural wonder.

These 13th century documents come housed in 18th century shelves organized by a 19th century historian.

A remote island marking the entrance to Death’s Door, surrounded by the bones of ships who failed to heed her warnings.