Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

The bat-covered home of one of the world's most popular brands of rum is located on a tropical Art Deco campus.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

This tiny Vietnamese village is known for eating snakes and serving their still-beating hearts in shots of vodka.

The only place to see live frogs don pigtails and top hats, then eat their scrumptious legs.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

This historic hotel invented the chocolate brownie.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

Once a giant gingerbread factory, this space now hosts exhibits and workshops on the historic treat.

Fans of the spicy bright-red sauce can tour where it's made.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

A completely round house designed for the Atomic Age.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.