Places sawilliams Wants to Go

This ordinary set of steps is a must-see destination for fans of a certain romantic anime.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Who said a biker bar is no place for a taxidermy squirrel collection?

They call this long foot bridge a swinging bridge, but really it's the bouncing you have to watch out for.

Ruins of a Carnegie family mansion on Cumberland Island.

Crumbling ruins mark the site of a couple's grisly murder in the woods.

Journey through vintage Americana inside this small Massachusetts shop.

You can walk up Thailand’s naturally non-slip waterfall.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A preserved stump is all that remains of the once-mighty hardwood.

The trunks of 3,000 year-old trees lurk beneath the surface of this crystal clear lake in Oregon.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

This strange seaside tower got its name from a wealthy eccentric who would hide coins among its stones.

This futuristically sylvan church is a glass-enclosed marvel of modern architecture.

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

A hand-built folk art installation covered with messages of God's love.

The ghost town left by the worst nuclear disaster of all time is being taken over by nature and urban explorers.