Places bradjiles Wants to Go

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

This long unused shot tower on the Mississippi remains a point of pride for a small city in Iowa.

The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.

Near Birmingham, England three and a half miles of top-secret tunnels housed a World War II “shadow factory” and a Cold War nuclear bunker.

Not quite the menace it once was, this monster still has some chops.

The oldest operating apothecary in the US has treated everyone from Thomas Edison to Mark Twain.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

A winding, cliffside stretch of road overlooking the Delaware River.

Natural stone arches form a walkable "cathedral" at low tide, then disappear entirely when the water returns.

The world's largest reflecting pool is just two centimeters deep.

Gilded heaven for philatelists and architecture freaks, still in full working order despite sitting atop tremulous ground.

This lovely university observatory continues to sit abandoned since its potential savior was sent to jail for fraud.

This abandoned racetrack looks like it is set to hold competitions in the apocalypse.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

A singular collection of hand-built art deco cars are held in a building with style to match.

The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.