Places summermaddux Wants to Go

An Italian crevasse filled with abandoned buildings gives visitors a look at the world without humans.

This supermarket offers shoppers a window into the past alongside their groceries.

This desert oddity hides in plain sight thanks to a cartographic error and a desert explorer with a punny sense of humor.

Peek into a cave of giant, glimmering crystals.

An award-winning children’s garden enchants visitors at the intersection of natural beauty and fairy tales.

A series of magical limestone formations along the coastline of the country island of Antigua.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

Fantastic stainless steel dragon gates complete with mesh wings.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.

The spectacular and eerie moss-covered grave site of 19th-century Belgian merchant.

Legend has it that this stone moves down to the river sometimes to have a drink.

The second-largest giant sequoia in the world.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Brightly colored 30-foot-tall totems light up the desert sky just outside Las Vegas.

An actor's tribute to a former mentor.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

On a secluded beach is one of the few shipwrecks left on the shores of Mauritania.

Mosques carved from coral and dozens of well-preserved stone structures fill this 500-year-old Swahili trading center.

View the ancient remains of buildings and the ancient "River of Hades" before hopping on a train.

In the basement of a San Francisco performing arts center, a small museum dedicated to the history of showgirls.

One of the oldest producers of hand-folded fortune cookies still uses its original secret recipe.