Places summermaddux Wants to Go

Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

Rebuilt several decades ago, its striking murals prevent it from being reconsecrated as a church.

Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.

Once the largest town in eastern Yuba County now sits abandoned.

Although now a decaying ruin, this stone cabin's history includes several notable figures.

Norway has built what may be the world's most beautiful public toilet.

This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

Home to the ancient Roman temple of a lesser-known Celtic god that inspired J. R. R. Tolkien and H. P. Lovecraft.

Nature is slowly overtaking this disused cemetery on the outskirts of Brussels.

An architectural gem nestled into a promontory overlooking a prehistoric landscape.

This abandoned Victorian-style house was built in 1884.

Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.

One of ancient Etruria's most spectacular archaeological sites with impressive necropolises and rugged landscape.

The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.

This castle played host to the largest great hall found in medieval Central Europe.

Abandoned in 2009, this once popular resort destination now stands frozen in time.

This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.

This temple was constructed entirely by Roman soldiers.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A devilishly named gorge that was a sign of salvation for many pioneers.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Next to the Leaning Tower of Pisa is a cemetery home to ancient sarcophagi and disturbing murals.