Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.

Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.

A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.

Along the banks of the River Rhine lies a park that seems unassuming, but beneath the surface lies a long and fascinating history.

This giant statue pays homage to this temple's furry residents who keep the landscape pristine.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

An Olympic hero stripped of his medals is buried in a town he never visited, which took his name after his death.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Perhaps the biggest draw to this mosque is its remote location and lack of tourists.

A 1000-year-old shrine in Kyoto with a poorly planned sacred arch.

An ancient burial site that lights up with the winter solstice.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

This mysterious anthropomorphic statuette is on display at the National Museum of Oman.

Behind this beachfront shop lies a spectacular, colorful sea cave with an equally colorful past.

A 2,000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.