Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

A granite waterfall cascading down is one of the highest multi-tiered falls in the state.

The once-dying town of Sheffield, Tasmania has reinvented itself as a village of painted wonders.

This magical space partly designed by Antoni Gaudi is one of the best examples of romantic gardening in the Mediterranean.

A small troop of Japanese macaques live peacefully in the heart of this Tasmanian city.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

A colorful public mural in San Antonio's West Side encourages students to stay in school.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

San Antonio's first 3-D stereoscopic mural is a trippy treat for the eyes.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

The summer home of the largest colony of bats in the world.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

This long line of cement defensive wedges is named after the famous chocolate bar for obvious reasons.

No monkeying around, this fountain was really named after the classic sci-fi film.

A once crucial portion of the Long Island railroad still lays abandoned, waiting to be turned into an urban park.

Where the four original members of the Ramones hung out and revolutionized punk rock.

Hidden in the New Mexico desert southeast of Roswell, nine small deep lakes formed inside sinkholes.

The world's first cageless zoo is working to save endangered Tasmanian devils.

A museum honoring Germany’s cucumber mecca offers a great dill of gherkin history.

The nearly 120-year-old piece of pork wears a brass collar and was once a man's "pet ham."

A Bibliophile's Dream.

One of the first historical sites of an alternative universe was installed in the town of Paris, Illinois—which is now home to an annual spelling bee of Kcymaerxthaereal words.