Places Brett Iredell Wants to Go

The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.

Post office plaque commemorates local resistance to a cult invasion.

The wooden airship was the largest flying boat ever built.

Home of Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose.

Sasqu(w)atch out!

The victims of a free-floating Japanese bombing during WWII are remembered by this stone monument.

A botanic garden full of trees twisted into fantastic shapes and positions.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

Perhaps the oldest vine in North America, this sprawling plant helps make a sweet wine.

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

A unique walk through hundreds of cactus plants, including some that stretch over 8 feet tall.

The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.

An abandoned film set location for a remote spaceport in a galaxy far, far away hides in the Tunisian desert.

A favorite haunt of Delhi's politicos and intellectuals, this old-school coffee shop was shut down under Indira Gandhi's Emergency.

The next-door homes of two very different musicians, George Frideric Handel and Jimi Hendrix.

The northernmost truck stop in the United States.

This small Spanish village still pays homage to the Spaghetti Western films that were shot there in the 1960s.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The whiskey producer's archives includes a historical list of infractions committed by and associated penalties exacted upon employees.