Places williamf Wants to Go

This unusual building straddles two countries.

A giant wooden statue of one of the greatest pitchers in 19th-century baseball.

Ancient pueblos built into the base of a natural canyon wall.

Once at the center of U.S. finance, the historic Trading Room was meticulously recreated piece by piece and rebuilt in the Art Institute.

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

This historic folk art garden contains a nightmare tower that claims to be the world's largest concrete totem pole.

The remains of Abó, Gran Quivera, and Qurai are monuments to the long, complicated history of the Indigenous people of the Southwest.

This centuries-old pueblo church houses the body of a Franciscan friar who is said to be a rare "incorruptible" corpse.

This quirky hot springs town known to locals as "T or C" was named after a radio show.

Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.

The highest point in Texas is capped by a big silver pyramid.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

World's smallest skyscraper, the product of a remarkable con.

A clear blue swimming hole with hidden caves, still unexplored.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

Life-sized sculpture of a blue whale made of hand-recycled plastic trash.

A waterfall and cave near Arroyo Seco that inspired the writings of D. H. Lawrence, Willa Cather, and Mabel Dodge Luhan.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A frozen oasis lies beneath the scorching New Mexico desert.

Some 2,000 carvings show this rare desert spring has been an oasis for travelers for over a thousand years.

This bird-shaped rock formation defies gravity, time, and classification.

A classic Route 66 landmark that was built with scrap lumber and is held together with kitsch and puns.