Places waywardwillard Wants to Go

A priest with no formal artistic training used basic house paint to create gorgeous religious scenes inside this historic church.

More than 2,000 species of tropical plants call this nature preserve and sanctuary home.

Try your hand at old-fashioned coffee growing at this museum devoted to one of the world's most coveted beans.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.

This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.

Climbing this abandoned railway leads to breathtaking vistas of O‘ahu.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

In a dry, neglected cemetery lies the unassuming grave of a soldier vilified in life but celebrated in death.

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

Built in 1821 using rooms from another estate, the Phillips House is the only historic home on scenic Chestnut Street open to the public.

The remnants of a creative early method of wildfire prevention.

This Native American settlement dates back to the Pueblo II period.

The “Grand Canyon of Maine” is a three-mile gorge full of striking geological features.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

A mass grave for victims of an airline disaster that led to much-needed safety improvements for commercial flights.

This secluded aqua waterfall in the Grand Canyon is the perfect swimming hole, and the Havasupai tribe's fiercely protected natural wonder.

This small interfaith chapel lies not far from the rim of the Grand Canyon.

A monument to the one-armed geologist who led the first documented expeditions through the Grand Canyon.

One of the largest, oldest, darkest, quietest motel rooms in the world.

Visit a sweet shop selling one of the first candies ever made and sold in America.

One man’s hobby is another man’s world of metal wonders.

Like stepping into a spooky fairy-tale, this shop carries the dark ideas of artists and other makers.