Places Willymjr Wants to Go

Marking the spot where a conquistador gave up his search for the fabled Seven Cities of Gold.

A diverse, expansive nature preserve in northeastern Kansas.

European castle ruins in an American state park are actually the product of death and grief.

These little-known sands dunes are a geological anomaly in Saskatchewan's southern prairies.

The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.

The ancient remains of this natural fortress can still be found along the Silk Road looking surprisingly preserved.

Natives of this mud-brick desert village use an ancient irrigation system to grow sweet, seedless grapes.

Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

These large speakers once broadcasted propaganda across the strait to the People’s Republic of China.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

It's a repurposed treasure trove of history, located just an hour away from Acadia National Park.

A stone hut overlooking a picturesque bay once hosted picnics for the wealthy Gribbel family.

143 feet of leaping muskie whose mouth can be used as a wedding venue.

One of the few Cold War-era bases with many of its original structures still standing.

Largest outdoor staircase in the United States.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

These modest Midwestern formations are kin to Niagara Falls' impressive cliffs, more than 600 miles away.

A river with some unusual, and occasionally dangerous, habits.

This lakefront cottage was crafted in the 1800s and was once a sanitorium.

"The Most Boring Road in the State."

Unique Michigan homes look like something out of Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."

There are two legends behind the origin of this unusually tall sanitary structure.