Places Madeleine Wants to Go

An underwater city for the dead.

The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A submerged archeological park still holds the wonders of a Roman Sodom.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.

It should come as no surprise that the best view of the Hollywood sign is from Batman's lair.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

A castle that was built stone by stone by an eccentric journalist.

These azure waters were thought to lead to the Mayan Underworld.

This beautiful natural train tunnel is said to grant the wishes of visiting lovebirds.

This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.

One of the oldest medical collections in Europe focusing on rare surgical instruments.

Wondrous sandstone hoodoos where Native Americans collected clay for pottery, 9,000 years ago.

A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.

With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

This abandoned subway station beneath the Waldorf-Astoria hotel is allegedly used to secretly transport presidents.

One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

A "gravitational anomaly" located in the redwood forests just outside of Santa Cruz, California.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

Centuries-old bridges grown from tangled roots.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.