Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

The famed natural wonder that gave its name to a fishcake as well as one of the most popular anime series of all time.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

A monumental sculpture honoring the invisible ecosystem inside us all.

Mural dedicated to one of Spain's favorite cartoonists, Francisco Ibáñez.

Nine tiny mice sculptures hide in plain sight along Main Street.

A tiny village started by a father, lovingly restored by his son.

This mosaic commemorates the oldest subway tunnel and station in the United States.

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

This Bordeaux parking garage has 712 indoor spaces, and one outdoor.

A unique spiral staircase that doesn't quite make it up to the top floor.

We're not in Kansas anymore: the Strabag headquarters has a playful upside-down addition.

A damaged tree turned into a whimsical giant pencil that is sharpened each year.

A long enclosed walkway provides a daily free light show with hypnotic effects.

A naturally heated pool steaming in the wild heart of Kosciuszko National Park.

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

A subterranean museum where mushrooms still grow in the tunnels of a centuries-old quarry.

This departure gate in Austin's airport sends travelers to over 120 imaginary destinations.

It's believed King John of England stayed at this 13th-century castle before riding off to sign the Magna Carta.

Built in the 18th century, and now the largest roost for hibernating bats in Britain.

This towering sweet treat is big enough to share... with an entire city.

Bronze frogs link the town’s hidden waterways with the people who shaped it.

A marker in suburban Hangzhou shows the intersection of the 30th parallel north and the 120th meridian east.

This massive rock column in Canada is perched on a corner of its base, seeming to defy gravity.

A cynical face-off exposing the cost of war.