Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

At the right time of day, sunlight floods through the roof of this cave and illuminates the small pavilion hidden within.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

This little medieval church hidden in the center of Yerevan was lost and rediscovered—twice.

Huge stairway leads to this massive gallery.

This medieval manuscript collection has some of the most obscure and ancient texts in the world.

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

For books about travel, whether factual or fictional, the perfect antiquarian does exist.

Britain’s highest medieval monastery is a remote ruin nestled at the head of a valley 1,240 feet above the sea.

These ancient ruins include a stadium dating back to 400 BC.

An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.

Jean Tinguely's bizarre monster sculpture is hidden deep in a forest.

Peeing dogs guard the Roman hunting goddess atop a fountain at France’s Château de Fontainebleau.