Places summermaddux Wants to Go

The little tuxedo cat survived the trip, then languished in obscurity.

The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.

According to one local legend, this image was created during a battle between a wild lioness and the archangel Michael.

Accessible only by boat, this centuries-old island fort never saw troops or combat.

A room filled with frescos that make it seem like the walls are crumbling down while giants die in despair.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

In a largely deserted ghost town, a little brick building recalls its history as a gold rush hub and haven for outlaws.

This underwater sculpture park is the basis for a manmade coral reef.

A 19th-century cabin built into a hollowed-out Sequoia tree.

Under the right circumstances, this waterfall in Yosemite briefly turns a luminescent fiery orange.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

A darkly erotic open-air statuary in Catalonia.

Chiseled out of a sandstone cliff, one farmer's unfinished art project lies in ruins.

This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

A witch wreaks ruinous revenge on this ancient church with her "enchanted leg."

Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.

Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.