Places summermaddux Wants to Go

It is rumored that if you spot this little golden frog hiding in plain sight, good luck will come your way.

This gilded emblem was once stolen by a Cookie Monster impostor, who demanded a charitable ransom for its return.

The fifth tallest statue in the United States is a shirtless monument to the oil worker.

A golden temple atop a sacred mountain, known for its giant effigy of the revered Pu Xian.

Seven golden statues rise into the sky from sculptor Victor Victori's New Jersey front lawn.

This enormous gold Buddha statue was hidden inside a stucco decoy for centuries.

The Midwestern United States' tribute to Michelangelo is a foam statue sprayed with gaudy gold paint.

This abandoned palace and the stupas around it conceal beautiful Buddhist frescoes, statues, and silk paintings.

Though it was originally dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple in the 15th century, complete with a massive hidden statue.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Striking, enormous gold-plated sculpture of Buddha installed in the 19th century.

This brightly-colored chapel is a contemporary jewel standing in the middle of a La Morra vineyard.

A suburban housing complex with astonishing architectural features, locally nicknamed "the Camemberts."

Henri Matisse's final masterpiece.

The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.

The secret centuries-old German cemetery in the heart of the Vatican.

Two gravestones clasp hands over the religious divide.

The encased skull that is widely believed to belong to St. John the Baptist.

A dead saint, a deadly poison, and a mysterious holy ooze.

Two elaborately decorated "catacomb saints" are displayed on either side of the altar in a small church in Germany.

Inside this church are the alleged remains of the patron saint of lovers, epileptics, and beekeepers.

A century-old local legend surrounds the grave of Barbara Snyder due to its eerie epitaph.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.