Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

This Oaxacan town is known for its colorful fantastical creatures hand-carved by local artisans.

Though the original building has been demolished, these massive bronze doors were saved.

One of the few places where you can visit a cenote and Maya ruins at the same time.

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.

This unusually shaped fortress houses a blend of centuries-old frescoes and modern art.

This extraordinary art museum is like a secret world on the edge of Mexico City.

A semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II dominates the valley of Turano.

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.

One man has spent decades faithfully constructing this unique brick and cinderblock castle.

A Los Angeles cemetery that was once at the center of a Supreme Court dispute.

The ruins of a Roman fort lie in the shadows of an imposing medieval castle.

One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.

This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.

This serene bamboo walkway allows Buddhist monks from remote temples access to the nearby village.

The state bird of New Mexico, constructed entirely out of garbage.

A statue of the formerly enslaved person considered "the first liberator of the Americas" stands in the town named after him.

This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

A unique journey back in time to an early 20th-century fairground.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Remnants of a 4th-century church with vivid medieval frescoes and ancient sarcophagi hide beneath this old basilica.

A trail of "Game of Thrones"-themed doors carved from fallen trees from the iconic Dark Hedges.

A wonderfully eccentric Victorian-era museum and library.