Places Maddy Wants to Go

Find out what it sounds like when doves cry at Prince's recording studio estate turned museum.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

An architecturally-focused antique shop.

A museum within a museum, devoted to history's most questionable medical devices.

This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.

Fantastic collection celebrating the final send-off.

Local legend says that whoever burns down this 2,000-year-old tree will only have seven days to live.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

An often-shuddersome journey into a low-tech, robotic themepark.

A curious collection of mechanical moving figures.

For more than half a millennia, this automaton has rung an hourly bell.

There's more contention than one might expect from cherry pie pans.

These picturesque Hawaiian falls are home to a rare species of fish that uses a special sucker to climb up cliffs.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

Climb right into the heart of this colorful Iceland volcano.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

The oldest (maybe) swimming pool in Iceland is a stunning oasis built into the side of a lush hill.

A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

The bright red stripes streaking across the rocks are the star feature at this Icelandic waterfall.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.