Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

The remnants of two World's Fairs are here, complete with a 12-story globe, a mini-Manhattan, and a UFO-shaped pavilion.

This hollow steel globe is the second-largest in the world.

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

At least according to the Guinness World Records.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

This gateway to subterranean Hanover plays jazz, pop and rock to surprised passersby.

A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.

Organisms normally seen under a microscope decorate this church.

Explore a misty river canyon from a metal bridge system.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

An ode to Japanese artist Hokusai, with a bit of a comical twist.

More than 10,000 small mirrors cover the curved surface of the world's second-largest solar oven, located in a remote village in Uzbekistan.

This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.

The writing studio of an American adventure author, built in the style of a medieval castle.

Two nations form a rare four-sided border at the peak of a mountain, philosophical questions result.

The fairy tale castle of the “fairy-tale king,” this was also the inspiration for Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty.”

This ancient stone bridge dates back to the early Middle Ages.

This 165-foot water tower has been supplying the residents of Varel with drinking water for more than a century.

Where you can hail your favorite fictional commanders-in-chief.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

A medieval setting reimagined into a unique art alley.

Walk along the medieval fortifications that have been protecting Tallinn since the 14th century.

Journey through a mesmerizing array of board games inside this museum.

Beyond being incredibly fun, not much can be said about the Hole with certitude.