Places williamf Wants to Go

Relics of the 1894 Midwinter Exposition continue to delight visitors today.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

The Corinthian columns that towered over Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration stand proud.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

In all of the 29 years it was in operation, no prisoners ever escaped successfully... or so they claim.

An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.

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

With a floor made of thick glass, this observation deck offers a full view of Sunwapta Valley's mountains and rivers.

This natural wonder is disappearing at an alarming rate.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

Fossils, railroads, and waterfalls!

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.

The natural hot spring that was integral to the creation of Canada's first national park.

Though many were skeptical at first, these animal-specific routes across the Trans-Canada Highway have been a major conservation success.

The ruins of the "20-year town" lay out among the mountains of Alberta.

The only way to visit this old resort hotel is with scuba gear.

A stone troll guards the hike that leads to this waterfall.

Despite being dead since the 1970s, this Canadian tree is kept upright and intact by adoring locals.

A sleepy little town that had the greatest landslide in North American history fall on it.

Historic site where Native American hunters once trapped and killed buffalo.

The frozen bubbles that form on the icy surface of this Canadian lake contain enough methane to create a small explosion.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

Every fall this lake mysteriously drains, like a bathtub with the plug pulled out.