Places williamf Wants to Go

America's only nuclear missile silo open to the public.

World's second largest particle accelerator, where nature reveals its secrets.

The ruins of an abandoned 18th-century town that is slowly being reclaimed by the forest.

The world’s largest underground marble quarry is hiding in Vermont.

The only thing stranger than stumbling onto these philosophical musings is the story of the homesteader who created them.

This volcano rises like a giant anthill from the plains below, with a road spiraling up to the rim.

An opulent testament to the boom-and-bust history of industry in north central Indiana.

The former broadcast site has been reimagined as a museum about the medium.

This roadside stop between Goblin Valley and the Henry Mountains is the perfect location to view some of the region's natural wonders.

The "Sultan of Swat" once attended a school at the site of this baseball field.

In one of the hottest parts of the Mojave Desert, shallow bedrock forces the typically dry Mojave River to the surface in this canyon, providing a vital oasis for humans and wildlife.

A spectacular but little-known slot canyon in extreme northern Nevada, with sheer walls nearly 500 feet high and a perennial stream.

These unique volcanic rock formations offer the perfect opportunity to camp and hike.

Family-run for more than a century, this pizzeria makes a unique mustard pie.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

137 graves holding New England's earliest residents.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

One of the "twins" in these falls on the Snake River was sacrificed for hydropower generation in the 1930s.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

A notorious Route 66 eatery once frequented by Al Capone.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.