Places katemonkey Wants to Go

The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.

These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.

In the middle of a barren moorland, the remnants of a lost British Space Age stand like a 20th-century Stonehenge.

This monument dedicated to the legendary American showman can be found in Scotland's largest city.

This monument is dedicated to a young boy who survived a disaster that forced Edinburgh to reevaluate its building codes.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

This monumental gateway marks the northern edge of Brighton and is a welcome sign to all visitors to the seaside city.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

An expansive book store, art gallery, and curio shop with wares ranging from tarot cards to novelty socks.

The last surviving roundhouse in the United Kingdom also plays host to a popular annual beer and music festival.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

This Norman castle was once the site of a Victorian-era prison, and now exists as a luxury hotel.

This golf ball–shaped former desert real estate office now houses a UFO museum.

This antique shop and tea room reside inside a twice defunct church that was moved stone by stone to its current location.

A replica of the flagpole that gave a frontier town its name.

This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.

A former telephone box found new life as a photo booth and charity fundraiser.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.