Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

It's a pretty creepy lock-up.

A reclusive Memphis neighborhood is home to decades worth of misunderstood Masonic folk art.

The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.

This colorful theme park dedicated the official fruit of Maine serves sweet, tasty treats.

This immigrant bridge once spanned the Thames but is now a fixture of an Arizona city.

Doris Duke's lasting collection of Islamic Art, hidden in a Hawaiian paradise.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

Intertwined, interspecies trees which locals believe can grant boons to lovers.

Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.

One of few lasting examples of the brief octagon craze that developed into folly.

A miniature city built by a single hunchbacked monk.

The Midwest's reigning king of surplus stores is full of nothing you need and everything you want.

Amazing pre-Civil War ruins alongside a shallow, rocky river that hosts beautiful (but endangered) lilies.

This candy shop has been serving up sweets to the Louisville area since the 1850s.

World's largest porcine hairball sits in a collection maintained by Benedictine monks.

A small horde of mythical creatures lurk almost imperceptibly within the museum's wildlife dioramas.

This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.

Take an otherworldly journey in a school dedicated to out-of-body experiences.

A 1950s eccentric's vision of Eden preserved as a hiking trail.

A sliver of nostalgia in Seattle's Viretta Park.

This prehistoric sinkhole lured exclusively male mammoths to their death, much to the delight of science.

An iconic steel and chrome diner from the 1940s left empty for nearly 20 years is in danger of being demolished.

The 40-foot-tall votive candle is the largest of its kind.