World's Best...

World's Most Amazing Cathedrals

#1 St. Peter's Basilica

What's Cool: Visitors can visit the excavated crypt beneath the basilica, reputed to hold St. Peter the Apostle's remains.

World's Best Egyptian Museums Outside of Egypt

#1 Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy

What's Cool: You can view actual mummies on display.

World's Best Thrill Parks
#1 Six Flags Magic Mountain

What's Cool: Visit during Fright Fest, an October spook zone that includes a monster coaster shrouded completely in darkness.

World's Best Subways

#1 Moscow, Russia

What's Cool: The marble, quartzite and other stones covering the subway stations came from all four corners of the former Soviet Union.

World's Best European Castles

#1 Leeds Castle

What's Cool: Visitors can stay overnight; the Dog Collar Museum

World's Best Bathrooms

#1 Lam Sai Wing's Golden Bathroom

What's Cool: Gold-lined fossils, said to ease rheumatism, grace the bathroom floor

World's Best Historic Rock and Roll Clubs

#1 CBGB OMFUG

Famous Bands to Grace the Stage: Talking Heads, Blondie

World's Best Prison Museums

#1 Alcatraz Island

What's Cool: Storied high-profile prison with memorable nickname — "The Rock" — an invigorating ferryboat ride and spectacular views of San Francisco Bay.