Places summermaddux Wants to Go

The highest point in Virginia can only be reached by passing through ponies and flowers.

See some of the world's greatest racing horses at this idyllic thoroughbred breeding facility and garden complex.

These free-roaming horses were once destined to disappear from the land.

This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.

This museum holds the most comprehensive collection of Armenian art in the world.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

A real-life homage to the Rachel McAdams and Will Ferrell's fictional Eurovision musical duo.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Try the frozen treat that inspired Arrested Development's famous banana stand.

This Arkansas town is known for its gangster history, its healing waters, and now its brews.

A 19th-century mansion houses the largest collection of gin in the European Union.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

An evolving artwork that began in 1996 and is scheduled to continue until... 2496!

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Once home to a wealthy ironmaster, this 19th-century mansion now holds unique relics from Blair County's past, and perhaps the spirits of its former occupants.

Built into the side of Jack's Mountain, these steps were once the daily commute of local quarry-workers.

A stunning fusion of Ottoman and Fatimid architectural styles.

This is where all crows in the surrounding region come to roost from the entire Lower Mainland of Vancouver.

This sculpture in Denmark presents Arnold Schwarzenegger embracing his own doppelgänger.