Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

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.

A little-known subterranean street runs under some of the best-known buildings in Chicago's River North.

All of Chicago's wood-paved streets are long gone but two alleys remain.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

An enormous park-like oasis, full of famous Chicagoans’ graves.

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.

Volo Bog is the only open-water quaking bog in Illinois, and also the southernmost open-water quaking bog in North America to exhibit all stages of bog succession.

This historic Amsterdam bar used to accept sailor's monkeys as payment.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

The second narrowest street in England is only 28 inches wide.

A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.

A chimeric bronze demon, embodying the chaotic spirit of a new millennium.

This fairy-tale castle would make Dracula (who is said to have been imprisoned there) jealous.

Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.

This 19th century wooden span is one of only four retractile bridges in the United States.

This colorful creation wasn't always a welcome part of Toronto's Moccasin Trail Park.

An abandoned railroad tunnel transformed into a creepy path for hikers and cyclists.

Stroll through a wonderland of stupendous moss-covered trees.

This place claims to be North America’s first vegan convenience store.