Places summermaddux Wants to Go

Soak in the sacred vibes at this beloved food and coffee hangout inside a former church.

An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.

More than 5,000 contemporary and "historic" mustards from around the world.

One of the last soy sauce-makers in Hong Kong has been in the artisanal condiment business since 1917.

The 19th-century pharmacy (now a used bookstore) was featured in James Joyce’s "Ulysses," and has changed very little to this day.

At an estimated 3,800 years old, this olive tree is one of the oldest on earth.

This store may be part of a well-known chain, but it stands out due to the tree growing through the middle of it.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.

The remains of a 13th-century Franciscan friary have survived multiple attempts at destruction, most recently in 1921.

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

A historic pub in the front room of a Victorian-era house.

Some of the best renditions of traditional British dishes can be found on the site of a 15th-century inn.

The strange “kaiju” of Lake Imba that allegedly killed over a dozen men with a single strike of lightning.

A fantastical display of Croatian folklore, mythology, and myths.

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

A hidden gem full of oddities, curiosities and macabre antiques.

A 50-year old dive bar that has its own yacht club.

Deep into the lower floors of Pike Place, find a date with fowl fate.

What's that on the side of that building? Va Va Voom, it's Bettie!

In this subterranean brick arcade, a small shop continues the ancient practice of bookbinding.