Places katemonkey Wants to Go

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

Decades' worth of lost and forgotten objects make up the collection of this tantalizingly odd little museum.

The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.

A tribute to the statues of Easter Island along Route 66.

A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

These ancient rock graves were featured on the cover of a Black Sabbath compilation album.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.

In the 19th century, this pit housed a fully grown black bear for the entertainment of visitors. Today there is a sculpture in tribute to the poor creature.

English parliaments were once convened by this ancient oak tree in the heart of Sherwood Forest.

The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.

A commemorative plaque at the door pays tribute to an "American Patriot" known for his betrayal.

One of the first skyscrapers in Santa Monica, and a famous getaway for the Hollywood elite of then and now.

Gold Rush ship-turned-hotel buried underneath San Francisco's financial district.

Only hotel where you can legally launder money.

A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.

The interior of the Overlook Hotel in "The Shining" was based on this Yosemite original.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.

These mysterious mazes carved on the rock may be up to 4,000 years old.