Places M0nac0 Wants to Go

Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.

A monument dedicated to the unrecognized Black "mother" of modern medicine.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

One of Bristol's best-hidden gems has ties to Lord Byron, whence it became the nation's first reformatory school for girls.

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

A medieval cave used to shelter local hermits now holds nearly 200 old Quaker gravestones.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.

A honeycomb-like structure of interlocking shelves creates a beehive of books.

A mountaintop shrine named for the road to heaven.

In the "Danish Capital of America," a replica of one of Copenhagen's most iconic buildings.

An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.

St Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal Church, better known as one of the oldest European buildings in the Western Hemisphere.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Over 100 million years ago, beach-bound dinosaurs left permanent marks on San Antonio's landscape.

A priceless work of art created by the saint's own blood sister hangs in a San Antonio basilica.

Tile mosaics and quotes from Pablo Picasso add an artistic flair to these bus stop benches.

The wood bears a hidden love note carved by a young Johnny Cash.

Building owners can take out tiles for free at this repository for historic building materials.

This giant sculpture made of trash is a critique of society's wastefulness.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.