Places rikwilliams Wants to Go

A small square plaque marks a failed assassination attempt that could have changed history.

"The Donut" was built as part of an expensive, ill-fated engineering endeavor.

This local celebrity earned his fame by doing a job no one else dared.

This unlikely memorial honors the Canadian and Portuguese laborers who felled trees for the Allies in World War I.

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.

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

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.

The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

As you overlook the Howe Sound and the town of Squamish, your breath will be taken away by its beauty or the stairs... probably all the stairs.

From mining complex to industrial exhibition, this museum once played a major part in the X-Files.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

An operating lighthouse from the 1860s.

This small beach park is littered with a collection of unique driftwood sculptures.

This castle was once considered as an option for the Royal Family's alternate residence, but you may know it better from the 'X-Men' movie.

This small island has a dark past as a colony for Chinese lepers and a dropoff point for bootleggers.

A crumbling cliffside ruin hidden in the woods.