Places Willymjr Wants to Go

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

Hike to the decaying remains of a dream house with a spectacular view.

An historic lighthouse accessible via a half-mile walk through a nature preserve and freshwater tidal wetlands.

In 2019, an anonymous photo of a windowless room with eerie yellow wallpaper was posted to 4chan from this building, launching 'The Backrooms', one of the internet’s most massive collaborative horror phenomena.

The cavern’s main chamber is so vast that the Statue of Liberty could reportedly fit inside it.

The world's largest flat-topped mountain.

A 5,000-pound fiberglass channel catfish perches on the banks of the Red River, occasionally taking a swim when spring floodwaters rise.

A long and winding trail through history led to the current iteration of this mountaintop tower.

Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

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.