Places Shady Lady Wants to Go

Harry Houdini plunged into the Charles River and performed one of his escape acts here in 1908.

A series of eerie metal stick figures are spread out over four square miles on the bed of a huge salt lake in the Australian Outback.

The holes in the world's longest golf course are in a series of different towns.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

Over 120,000 curious objects that have shaped our modern world.

A perfect circle of 24 mysterious holes dates back to prehistoric times.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Inside this library, the history of Los Angeles is retold through a mural.

An iconic location along the Los Angeles River where countless movie scenes are filmed.

Crypt mausoleum in cathedral's basement contains relics of third century Roman martyr, Saint Vibiana.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

The largest collection of medicinal plants in Australia is also home to a witch who will show you how to use them.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

Every day a troupe of pampered water fowl walk the red carpet to their favorite fountain.

The world's largest banyan tree is followed by a community of worshippers.

This sacred fig tree with a link to the Buddha is one of the oldest human-planted trees in the world.

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

Largest Buddha carved from gemstone-quality jade in the world, on a world tour through 2011.

This Japanese-inspired labyrinth of hot springs is hidden in a Chilean forest.

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

This space rocket-like Buddhist stupa sits atop two giant arches and can be seen from out at sea.

This subterranean studio is filled with fascinating kinetic art.

This gorgeous reading room houses the oldest and largest art history library in the Netherlands.