Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

Replicas of Apollo's leonine stone guard cats still line a sacred row in Greece.

An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.

The martyr's wax-enhanced skeletal remains lie preserved in a glass case in the Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome.

This church commemorates a venerable, yet nigh-forgotten woman who dedicated her life to the poor in post-war Tokyo.

On top of a hill, this Catholic church overlooks the most Catholic island in Greece.

Perched on a spindly rock spire in a Greek archipelago, this lighthouse would make a perfect wizard's tower.

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.

The rocks around this mountain are filled with so many carvings that the area became known as the "open library."

An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.

Carved into a towering rock mountain in Al Ula, this once served as a religious and political center in Hegra.

This mesmerizing medieval monastery-cave complex sits thousands of feet above ground overlooking a valley.

The grotto where Saint Ignatius of Loyola lived as a hermit for nearly a year.

A whimsical shrine with a porcelain Torii gate, split in half by an active train line.

These beautiful historic watchtowers were used for both scanning the desert for enemy invaders and observing the celestial world.

Bali’s Mother Temple, a breathtaking complex that rises serenely up the side of an active volcano.

This site was once the religious, cultural, and trade center of Sri Lanka.

Take a lick of the legendary homemade miso paste that protected this Buddhist temple’s scrolls from a fire centuries ago.

Over 120 years ago, the original boardgame that inspired Monopoly was invented in this small Illinois town.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

Wander along roughly a mile of paths in what may be the world's largest forest labyrinth.

A sculpture garden built by a retired durian farmer.

This abandoned park is home to hundreds of stone statues ranging from humans to mystical beings.

The woman who helped save 15th-century France was born in this humble home.

Danish children are taught that Santa lives in Greenland, at this exact cabin.