Places evansjennifer Wants to Go

Built by the Portuguese colonists in the early 16th century, this fort is one of the oldest European structure in Asia.

This fort dates back to 1588 and was colonized by the Portuguese, Dutch, and English and sits prominently on the Indian Ocean where azure water lap the coast.

The remains of a former colonial fort on a stretch of beach that is occasionally visited by crocodiles.

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

A charming "tea atelier" hidden away in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

The final resting place of one of the most important figures in the world of tea.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.

Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.

The last standing example of an ancient district's teatime tradition.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

One of the largest and most scenic of Bangladesh's tea gardens.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

A beloved tribute to the Fab Four and the freedoms they inspired.

Buddhist pilgrims journey to this sacred rock to leave offerings and have their wishes granted.

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

These ancient pecked images are among the oldest and best-preserved in Mongolia.

Hidden treasures belonging to Mongolia's most revered and multi-talented monk spent decades buried in the Gobi desert.

A nondescript dirt lot hides an intriguing center of shamanic healing.