Places summermaddux Wants to Go

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

For centuries, the largest Arab bathhouse in Spain was hidden under a palace.

A disused, crumbling 110-year-old theater retains the authentic retro charms of Showa-era cinema.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

The 700-year-old fortress was the site of Count Orlok's castle in "Nosferatu."

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

Visitors are encouraged to fish for water goblins at this haunted pool.

Explore 10 acres of environmental sculptures.

An otherworldly musical haven in The Big Easy.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Experience park where visitors are told to expect the unexpected.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

Gargantuan pots of slow-cooked lamb, noodles, and red wine feed everyone at a Mallorcan harvest festival.

In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Open-air museum with an elaborate sculpture garden, stretching for over 70,000 square-meters.

A group of medieval rock-cut Buddhist statues created to save people from the volcanic hell that surrounds them.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

The centuries-old cobblestones of a feudal highway remain in the woods of Hakone.

The fictional birthplace of the Chief Engineer aboard the Starship Enterprise.

Look closely and you'll spot the remains of an ancient Roman aqueduct beside this fountain.