Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

A modernist landscape of water and sci-fi concrete.

The most iconic structure in Scotland has been home to bishops, colonels, and Sean Connery characters.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

A hidden network of subterranean passageways lies tangled beneath Indianapolis' bustling City Market.

Here, at the “world’s longest art gallery,” you’ll find forty miles of ancient petroglyphs and pictographs.

This magnificent Japanese garden provides a moment of Zen in rural Vermont.

A Victorian garden in a harsh climate at the border of the prairies and foothills of the Canadian Rockies.

A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.

The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Two stunning 17th-century libraries and a cabinet of curiosities.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.

The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.

A 17th-century mosque that was used for war more than worship.

A perfectly restored 17th-century hammam in the heart of Lahore.