Places katemonkey Wants to Go

A scrap-metal sculpture recalls an infamous 19th-century camel.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.

This museum houses two of Mexico's most impressive Aztec monoliths.

A striking depiction of Teotihuacan's mysterious "Spider Woman."

Exquisite carvings of leaves, Green Men, and the occasional dragon adorn a medieval chapter house.

This mysterious and unique painting is filled with symbolism.

No one’s quite sure why there's a metal megaphone bolted on two rocks in the middle of the Mojave Desert.

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

A museum devoted to the science of color.

Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.

L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.

A beloved carnival gets a modern makeover in Los Angeles.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Raised illegally, Reggie now lives at the Los Angeles Zoo after authorities spent years tracking him down.

Large but largely ignored, these 42 life-size Liberty Bell replicas were a peculiar, unexplained feature on the facade of a Macy's department store.