Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

The largest mausoleum on the West Coast, with over seven miles of corridors, perched on a riverside bluff.

A 17-acre urban oasis featuring a pollinator garden, heritage trees, and an aerial tree walk.

This theatre and its amazing marquee harken back to the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Forever immortalized in concrete, this Simpsons etching was crafted by show creator Matt Groening.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

A beautiful 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.

A one-armed veteran of the Battle of Waterloo lies in a cemetery for one in the middle of a Chicago scrapyard.

In a quiet north Chicago neighborhood rests a stunning relic of the golden age of earthenware design.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

This old steel industry company town has a tradition of parking cars on the sidewalk so people can walk in the narrow streets.

Pugs with antlers are found all over the city as a homage to one of its most famous cartoonists.

Honoring Italian greats from Joe DiMaggio to Rocky Marciano.

A hidden oasis just north of Chicago's Chinatown.

This mechanical marvel is a 24-hour cheese vending machine, holding freshly made cheeses from the internationally acclaimed Perrystead Dairy.

America’s first living history museum of camping — a decade-by-decade museum of vintage campers, luxury tents, and Northwoods vacation history that guests can actually sleep in.

These murals have been brightening a Chicago beach for more than 30 years.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.