Places summermaddux Wants to Go

The ruins of a fifth-century church dedicated to Our Lady of the Harbor.

A mile-long trail of pottery culture, full of clay pipes and lucky cats, including one that’s 12.5 feet tall.

A bronze statue to commemorate an Auckland library's beloved feline resident.

Here lies Hattori Hanzō, a samurai who is remembered as a legendary ninja in today’s popular culture.

Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.

International delicatessen has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 110 years.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

This supper club is a slice of old Las Vegas.

The best Tiki bar in Las Vegas.

Keen eyes can find the Disney influences throughout this treasure trove of a tiki bar.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

Starting with nothing more than discarded conch shells, one man has built an island/bar that would make Jimmy Buffet jealous.

A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.

Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.

This hot dog-shaped diner has moved all around Colorado, but has never been to New York.

Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

Find your state fair food favorites all year long.

Ride a mechanical corn dog at the alleged birthplace of America's favorite deep-fried wiener.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.