Places summermaddux Wants to Go

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

This unassuming bridge is most likely one of Michelangelo's unfinished masterworks.

The construction of a new church near Venosa was started in the 11th century, but never finished.

This road in the Great Smoky Mountains was supposed to assuage a displaced community, but ended up a $52 million dead end.

Site of a classic 19th-century physics experiment to prove the earth is rotating.

Memorial full of frescoes, in the middle of nowhere.

The world's oldest continuously operating record shop has been in Cardiff since 1894.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

Prehistoric humans once used this sprawling lava tube network in the Saudi Arabian desert as shelter.

Coney Island’s last surviving haunted ride.

An enormous white temple that honors the birthplace of a Hindu goddess.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

After witnessing the rise and fall of three empires, this ancient city was finally destroyed by a series of earthquakes.

The remains of a luxurious 14th-century church built by the last despot of Serbia.

Ornate lobby of a police station is decorated with colorful murals by Augusto Giacometti.

The menacing creature had a tremendous influence on the local culture before being exposed as a hoax.

Both the cocktails and the dive bar vibes are immaculate at this Mid-City watering hole.

Professional and amateur dioramas, taxidermy, and oddities all located in an attic above a gallery.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.