Places williamf Wants to Go

This wooden hotel is a temple to German sustainability and forest conservation.

Remnants of an exploded schooner and wrecked submarines form a breakwater.

How did a 2,000-year-old Roman column find its way to a Chicago park?

A 19th-century horse lover's bequest led to the construction of this unique fountain in Chicago.

The last masonry skyscraper ever built reveals a transitional moment in architectural history.

This historic house museum that celebrates one of the world's most influential social reformers is also one of the most haunted locations in Chicago.

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

This urban drawbridge gained eternal pop culture fame when the Blues Brothers jumped it while it was raised.

This historic-shipwreck-cum-diving-spot can still be seen poking its boiler out of the Lake Michigan waters that claimed it.

You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.

Home to a protest movement, a bombing, and a dramatic change in labor history.

This museum celebrating the almighty dollar lets visitors literally stand in the shadow of a million bucks.

The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

The early American colonists were such ferocious drinkers the law actually required every town to have a tavern.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

The former location of a platform that allowed passengers to safely wait for the trolley.

A portrait of the Charter Oak hangs in a frame made from the Charter Oak.

One of America's oldest private membership libraries was long one of New Haven's best kept secrets.

An extra-wide chair built to accommodate the former president's big behind.

This opera house along the banks of the Connecticut River has two Tony Awards to its credit but it’s never staged a single opera.