Places summermaddux Wants to Go

Once the "Eighth Wonder of the World," this iron railroad bridge was decimated by a tornado.

To gaze upon the visage of Sri Lanka's biggest Buddha, one must first pass through the Tunnel of Hell.

Grandpa Rainbow felt the neighborhood needed some color, so he picked up a paintbrush and went to work.

Distressing images of the Last Judgement adorn the walls of this medieval sanctuary named for St. Patrick.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.

Structure built from the skulls of vanquished foes.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

“Historical” markers commemorating the sites of fictional events depicted in a popular jidaigeki novel series.

Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.

Built in the early 70s, the ruins of dinosaurs are all that remains of a man’s dream to build a free dinosaur themed mini golf course

Some of the specimens on display at the Leiden University Medical Center have been helping educate physicians since the 17th century.

The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.

The grounds and buildings of an old wood pulp mill have been transformed into an innovative art park and museum.

Built by an accountant with a dream of running a grand resort, this estate has sat vacant for over half a century.

In the heart of Luxembourg's "little Switzerland" weaves a breathtaking natural sandstone canyon with a mythological past.

This Tudor cottage is adorned with many canary-clasping cats, which originally served as a reminder to a local clergyman of his pet's murderous ways.

This 18th-century water provider for Aranjuez was refurbished in 2013 only to be neglected again.

There's light and a dreamlike panorama at the end of this tunnel.

Thousands of bats stream out of caves every night on the edge on Thailand's second largest park.

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.

This cavernous swimming spot doubles as a home to the largest known colony of bats in Central Asia.

This abandoned railroad tunnel is now home to a micro-colony of bats and a ghost train.

Take a hidden path to the mouth of the cave to watch millions of bats swarm at sunset.