Places Brett Iredell Wants to Go

The window above the urinal in the men's restroom is a giant periscope that offers a panoramic view of Eagle Harbor.

Snapshots of late 19th and early 20th century Americana, focused on life on the plains, are displayed in this museum.

This magical oasis in East Texas is one of the most biodiverse acres in the country.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

This building is a recreation of the gatehouse that separated Los Alamos from the outside world during the era of the Manhattan Project.

The rodent-shaped sidewalk imprint that earned worldwide media attention.

A lava tube cooled to form this long tunnel that stays chilly even at the height of summer.

One of the three perfect vellum copies of this historic book known to exist is on display in a specially-designed case.

At this Nashville restaurant, cheese and charcuterie arrive via conveyor belt.

An old pay phone rewired to play local bird calls and songs at the press of a button.

This small canyon park was once the main street of Silver City—until a flood washed it away.

This penny stopped a bullet and saved a soldier’s life during the American Civil War.

A grueling 699-step stairway to a heavenly view of the island of Saint Helena.

Nature has shaped this drainage tunnel into the digestive tract of a mighty beast.

How did 19th U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes become so beloved in Paraguay?

For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.

Visit a museum dedicated to the “the king of cheeses.”

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Travel back in time at a Moroccan-inspired restaurant that was the height of glamor in the 1970s.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

More than 12,000 years ago, this park was a playground for mastodons.