Places katemonkey Wants to Go

A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.

This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.

This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.

This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.

A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

One of the best collections of antique printing machinery in the world.

With lush plants and flowers, huge trees, ponds, and hidden monuments, this place feels a bit like discovering Narnia.

Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

This 600-year-old tower was built as a comfy residence for cherished pigeons.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

A baffling beast so absurd a town councilman called it "intellectual vomit in technicolor."

Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

It is still illegal to "quarrel" at this unlikely urban oasis built on top of an electrical substation.

An Aladdin's cave of old Silicon Valley tech.