Places summermaddux Wants to Go

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Wisconsin’s oldest Chinese restaurant, still glowing beneath its historic neon sign.

Richly symbolic public artworks that have been reconfigured for the 21st century.

A natural bridge formed by limestone travertines in Armenia's Vorotan River Canyon.

A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

According to local legend, anyone who falls on these temple steps will turn into a cat.

This Austin music venue is an homage to a legendary figure in the local blues scene.

This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

This simple frog painting created by musician Daniel Johnston embodies the spirit of Austin.

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.

A grove of colossal man-made flowers built to collect the sun's rays.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.

This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.

At this Austin dive bar, it's been Christmas every day for more than 50 years.

In a fusion of myth and mischief, this statue is a testament to this university's quest for both knowledge and pleasure

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

A giant roll of mints marks the birthplace of one of America's most famous candy brands.

This unfinished tribute to a hometown hero and early baseball great is now an abandoned roadside attraction.