Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

A joyful oddity that takes the art of clowning very seriously.

Florida's first Dark Sky Park is a haven for wildlife and stargazers.

Time travel back to Florida's abundant cattle era.

This charming Mediterranean Revival landmark has welcomed guests since 1927, and starred in a cult horror film. 

A tribute to a hometown hero and surfing legend.

Faded remnants of the entrance to a Mediterranean-style resort that never fully came to life.

What started as three small gnomes at the base of a tree has grown into a full-blown gnome home.

The mounds on this coastal archaeological site reveal the history of the land’s first inhabitants.

What started as a tailor shop to help swimmers live their mermaid dreams has grown into a full-scale aquarium, complete with live mermaid shows.

The grave of the first dolphin to play Flipper is located at the Dolphin Research Center.

Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.

Deep in the Ocala National Forest, a lonesome 19th-century grave.

Hidden 2600-year-old Urartian tomb is located in close proximity to a busy shopping mall.

For centuries, one side of this basilica has integrated local archaeological finds.

A museum complex showing 17th-century life in Swellendam.

Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.

Across Valencia lie the remains of three ancient fortifications built centuries apart: a Roman enclosure, an Islamic expansion, and a medieval Christian wall.

A life-sized imperial army, buried in battle formation, has stood underground for over 2,000 years—built not for war, but for eternity.

A forgotten stone skeleton of medieval Dijon slumbers beneath the feet of unsuspecting museum visitors.

Mediaeval cross marking an old Roman ridgeway on the top of moors in the Peak District.

A small stone boy mischievously turns his backside toward the city’s most famous water carrier.

Florida’s largest fish hatchery features aquariums, fishing ponds, and local taxidermy.

A unique car-free island in the Hawkesbuy River serviced by a regular ferry and on-island electric buggy.

The world's largest swan species was saved from extinction thanks to conservation efforts at this park.