Places katemonkey Wants to Go

The tea room that pushed the boundaries of adorable straight into... we can't find the words.

The only visible piece of San Francisco's most famous shipwreck.

A speck of nature and art in one of San Francisco’s most notorious neighborhoods.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A walk down memory lane in the heart of one of San Francisco's most notorious neighborhoods.

Alleyway plaque commemorating the death of a fictional character in The Maltese Falcon, not far from the author's home.

The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

The miraculous hydrant that saved the Mission District in 1906.

Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

There's a labyrinth of medieval chambers hidden deep below a 15th-century pub.

An L.A. traffic island where the faces of locals have been carved into massive granite eggs.

This lonely metal cross may hint at the true location of a medieval showdown between Christian and Pagan kingdoms.

Gnomes have their very own bonsai-landscaped settlement on a university campus.

Scotland's only funicular railway is also the United Kingdom's highest.

Outposts of this restaurant chain were shaped like jaunty chapeaus.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.