Places rbenn250 Wants to Go

Life-size statues of characters from 'The Wizard of Oz' stand at the one of the early screening sites for the 1939 movie.

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.

An attractive free-plunge waterfall outside Bend in the Deschutes National Forest.

A seemingly out-of-place temple built on the spot where a mystic had a profound spiritual experience.

This church in Old Goa was established by eight Portuguese Franciscan friars who landed there in 1517.

Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.

A tiny museum dedicated to the charkha, a traditional spinning wheel that became a symbol of national resistance during Gandhi's freedom movements.

A massive line that stretches across the floor of Bologna’s largest church was created by a 17th-century scientist to measure the movements of the Sun.

This windmill has been grinding pigments for traditional paints for more than 200 years.

This sculpture is dedicated to a local therapy dog who later became the official mascot of the 126th Boston Marathon.

A young artist's storefront brings eldritch horrors to small-town America.

At this concrete bunker on the Trondheim fjord, secrets lie above and below the water's surface.

A pair of stupas that archaeologists believe were built to honor the parents of Siddhartha Gautama (aka Lord Buddha).

This statue is said to bring good luck to visiting lovebirds.

Water still flows through the oldest Spanish aqueduct in America.

The replica western town of Shadowhawk was built by a former Hollywood actor in Smithfield, North Carolina.

In the middle of a Welsh field, a replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is made out of living branches.

A former railroad trestle over Interstate 90 has been refurbished for non-motorized traffic on the Palouse to Cascades trail.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.

This California town keeps a graveyard of its retired, decorated fire hydrants.

This cruise ship-turned-warship sank during World War II, and is now a world-renowned dive site.

In 1859, the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared in this small town.