Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

Beneath the surface, something slithers. And if you find it, prepare to be slimed and glowing.

This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.

This defunct, fortress-like prison has been the setting for several movies.

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This abandoned iron furnace was one of the first to use coke—a type of high-carbon fuel—to make iron.

According to local myth this cemetery is half evil spirits, half good—split down the middle.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

Eat your Big Mac in a DC-3.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

Legend says this sacred tree was a gift from goddess Athena.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

This fine-dining restaurant features native New Zealand ingredients and Māori cooking.

Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.

Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.