Places summermaddux Wants to Go

This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

This small memorial honors a ferocious feline and local hero.

Every Saturday morning, this microbakery fills up with freshly baked pastries and sourdough breads.

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.

Home to a forest of whimsical pygmy Coast live oak.

Located more than 600 feet beneath sea level, this tunnel boasts the world's first undersea roundabout.

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.

Though it's thrived abroad, this forgotten Dunkin' rival has just one store left in the States.

When this clock strikes a certain time, puppets showcase a story of life in Edo Japan.

A taste of the macabre Tokyo's ritzy shopping district.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Dubbed the "Blade Runner dragon," this buzzing neon sign is a beloved local icon.

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.

Crammed into a Baltimore row house is an oddities shop that sells everything from skulls to dead insects.

While comics are the main attraction at this megastore, the second floor plays host to an exhibit fit for a museum.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.

It took an artist 20 years to create this sprawling sculpture garden honoring the area's ancient inhabitants.

These molds for fiberglass statues have formed an eerie, accidental sculpture park.

The largest open-air contemporary art center in South America is a unique experience in the Atlantic Forest.

A palatial sculpture park was built illegally and in secret by a self-taught artist over 36 years.

An open-air museum in a mountain valley features works designed to blend in with—and disintegrate back into—their natural surroundings.