Places summermaddux Wants to Go

Four steel monoliths stand in the Qatari desert, in a breathtaking work of large-scale art by Richard Serra.

A late 4th-century BC archaeological wonder located just outside the suburbs of Thessaloniki, Greece.

This record setting conveyor belt system can even be seen from space.

A 90-year-old underground water reservoir offers a more industrial kind of tranquility.

An elegant German-style resort overlooking the Potomoc River.

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

This genuine, blood red Jolly Roger was captured off the North African coast in 1790 by Admiral Richard Curry.

Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

This tiny hotel perched atop a 50-foot tower really puts things into perspective.

Strange physical sensations and optical contradictions keep visitors coming back for more.

Meet California's largest recorded lodgepole pine: an 11-story-tall, 440-year-old living relic that has survived centuries of disaster to rank among the world's greatest forest giants.

The astonishing collection of an infamous criminologist.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

A 3rd-century Roman villa in Kourion with one of the only mosaics in Cyprus to depict gladiators fighting by name.

The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.

A waterfall coming through an old stone wall, in a small canyon where 3 creeks converge.

A tragic legacy of the attempt to beautify Skopje and line the pockets of corrupt politicians

Built in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, this cathedral is one of the finest examples of Sicilian Baroque architecture.

No two pieces are exactly the same at Portland's hippo-themed hardware store.

A sculpture of a salmon swimming through a brick building.

This public art piece proves that in Portland even reporting the weather is a thing of whimsy.

The world's smallest park was dedicated in 1948 as the only colony for leprechauns west of Ireland.