Places sawilliams Wants to Go

A Prada store in the West Texas desert that is never open for business.

A toxic ghost town sitting atop a massive coal fire.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This church carved into the rocks is full of enchanting stone statues.

A series of abstract sculptures pop up from an otherworldly volcanic landscape.

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

Buried beneath the New Mexico sands are believed to be millions of copies of Atari's E.T. video game.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

This high-design church is made up of two dizzying spirals meant to evoke the weaving together of marriage.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

The world's biggest pet store.

One of the world's heaviest musical instruments towers within a popular urban park.

In 1830, cemetery workers in Cham unearthed a chamber housing thousands of skeletal remains from the 13th century, which can still be viewed today.

Six tiny houses built for working class people form the largest intentional cluster of Wright homes anywhere.

No need to strap in for a “ride” on this walkable roller coaster.

A state-of-the-art medical facility from the Imperial era is now a derelict ruin.

A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

Experience architect Le Corbusier's modernist design for living in the home he designed for himself.

This building’s ghostly exterior reflects its former lives as a prison, school, and funeral home.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.