Places LeahRumsey Wants to Go

An impressive site containing some of the earth’s rarest living fossils.

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

A spectacular slot canyon at the northern edge of Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.

A lake that borders Kazakhstan and Russia allegedly harbors the giant "Terror Trout" or "Chinese Nessie."

A miniature representation of Canadian cities and landmarks in incredible—and sometimes hilarious—detail.

More than 500 years after his death, a medieval ruler's remains were found buried under a parking lot.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

A few stone foundations and an old graveyard are all that is left of this once thriving settlement in the wilds of Connecticut.

Burial ground for revolutionary veterans attracts tall tales, ghost hunters, not enough historians and preservationists.

The remnants of a 1849 sunken ship lie underneath a building.

In a crypt underneath this church lies a naturally mummified vicar whose story is surrounded by mystery.

Unicorns, elephants, and bears, oh my!

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

Marigolds, rosemary, Madonna lilies, and the Virgin’s Bower decorate this Massachusetts sacred garden.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

This abandoned neighborhood is now a park filled with beautiful trees, wildflowers, and hints of its past.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

Inspiring Herman Melville and Henry David Thoreau, Mount Greylock in western Massachusetts is the highest point in the state at 3,491 feet above sea level.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

Palatial mansion estate used in films including "Flowers in the Attic" and "The Witches of Eastwick."

A former copper mine which became a truly unsuccessful prison.