Places texastessa1 Wants to Go

This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.

Buried for centuries, this hidden cellar is all that remains of London's medieval Whitefriars Monastery.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

This magnificent tree towering over the Atlantic rainforest is one of the oldest and largest in Brazil.

An otherworldly alpine pasture in Slovenia with historical ties to WWII and architecture that recalls Middle Earth.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

The Devil’s own choice when he needs a drink in Brussels.

The Old Mill shown in the opening credits of “Gone With the Wind” is actually fairly new, and was never a mill at all.

A special shop catering to the needs of things that go bump in the night, and also helps kids become writers.

A relic from one of London's worst 19th-century slums.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.

One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.

A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.

This poignant sculpture of a gnarled weapon is a symbol of non-violence.

This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.

This sprawling 18th-century cemetery features unique and beautiful gravestones, including one shaped like a tree.

A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.

An exact replica of Bill Clinton's childhood home stands within a resort in Japan.

These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.

This peaceful park with centuries of history hides in an overlooked section of South London.

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.