Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

A line of disused military bunkers built to defend against Nazi invasion lies hidden on the outskirts of the city.

A subterranean relic of the Spanish Civil War hides below this picturesque park.

Remnants of the Nazis' occupation of Denmark linger along the sand.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.

A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.

A private collection of massive steel monsters guarding a Texas pipe works.

An ever-changing gathering of crude wooden figures haunts the St. Lawrence River.

Designed by Alfred Caldwel, this landscape showcases his vision of a native garden.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

Shakespeare has been brought to life in this open air theater for the better part of a century.

In the middle of a Welsh field, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is made out of living branches.

The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

This captivating Bronze Age timber circle spent centuries concealed by the tides.

The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.

The largest self-built castle in the U.S., six decades in the making.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

A small, archaeology park outside Settle in the Yorkshire Dales with ruins of the impressive Hoffman Lime Kilns and an informative trail which explains the industrial history of the site and leads you to other ruined structures.

Neo-Romantic tower randomly locared in a pine forest offering a great view over the Vienna Basin.

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.

Construction uncovered this trove of fossils, which visitors are welcome to add to their own collections.

The forest has reclaimed nearly everything—streets included—from this failed Pennsylvania "City of Heaven" that was once deeded directly to God.

An extravagant 18th-century fountain built with bits of broken ceramic.