Places williamf Wants to Go

The great American road trip, but smaller.

Collapsing castle on the Hudson river was once the storage site of military surplus business.

This forlorn park is the result of a failed investment turned tax dodge.

The lost town of Neversink, sunk by New York City.

Take a step inside the picturesque studio of America’s most renowned sculptor.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

The largest collection of historic military firearms in the United States.

The world's largest piece of copyrighted artwork.

Museum dedicated to awful artwork.

No one messes with the Massachusetts sacred cod, not this time...

One of the indelible moments of the American Revolution took place at this location.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

"the sweltering inhabitants of Charleston and New Orleans, of Madras and Bombay and Calcutta, drink at my well . . . The pure Walden water is mingled with the sacred water of the Ganges."

It's not a typo, now say it five times fast!

The sea urchin sculpture is an unusual commemoration of a New England town's seafaring history.

Built to bless whalers before their voyages, this Massachusetts church now features a ship-shaped pulpit.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

This Cape Cod museum exhibits what it claims is the only authenticated pirate treasure in the world.

The Cape Cod house that whaling built.

Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.

This beautiful Cape Cod beach offers dazzling views and an interesting historical footnote.

The Atlantis of Cape Cod reemerges during the lowest of tides.

This candy-colored storybook village originated as a 19th-century Methodist campground.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.