Places brinkmonkey Wants to Go

Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.

How one woman gave orphaned sculptures a new home in the city of Utrecht.

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Europe's official "zero-level," the equator of elevation.

This pirate-broadcasting-tower-turned-restaurant played a rebellious role in the history of Dutch television.

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.

An Amsterdam street lined with antique shops each one dedicated to a different obscure collection.

These natural hot springs form four-tiered soaking pools with temperatures ranging from 85 to 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rocky outcrops containing overhangs, caves, fissures, clefts, and alcoves that invite exploration and scrambling.

A playground built by the kids that is a child's wonderland, and a helicopter parent's nightmare.

A museum dedicated to celebrating the humble wingnut.

Rustic natural hot springs in the deciduous rain forest.

See the imprints of ancient trees, burned and preserved by lava.

An important landmark in the history of algebraic logic.

This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.

Taxidermy reptiles and rodents put on quite the show at this local history museum.

An antiquated aquarium housed in a converted government anti-nuclear bunker.

A menagerie of concrete animals brought together from across New York City's parks.

A terrace reminiscent of Rome's Spanish Steps is tucked away in a little park in Washington, D.C.

This whimsical stacked cabin looks like something out of a children's book.

A dark, narrow tunnel that leads to a charming lake and waterfall.