Places Willymjr Wants to Go

A boardwalk winds above this beautiful bog full of wildlife and a rare type of turtle.

A swaggering, monumental souvenir of the most extravagant party Montreal’s ever thrown.

Designed by Buckminster Fuller, this relic of the 67 Expo survived fire and ice.

A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.

A unique sculpture garden nestled among farm fields.

Former laboratory of radical psychiatrist Wilhelm Reich.

As state highpoints go, this spot is one of the lowest, but for years it was also the hardest to climb.

This massive boulder is inscribed with the story of a sensational hostage negotiation dating back to Colonial times.

This giant Massachusetts sycamore is said to hold the dubious distinction of being the "widest tree East of the Mississippi!"

This rare symbol of Eastern philosophy in the West has been created over years of painstaking construction by the local community.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

This candy-striped tower is the farthest east you can go in the United States.

A daybeacon pyramid is about all that's left of this island that is said to have sunk due to a pirate's curse.

Trash escaped from a landfill to fill beaches with all kinds of treasure.

This Gothic castle was inspired by Erik the Red's Viking residence at Brattahlid in Greenland.

Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.

An eccentric inventor's castle home with its own indoor weather system.

An 80-year-old house built out of newspapers.

A mysterious collection of stones stand outside a small New England town.

Teddy Roosevelt’s famous “midnight ride to the presidency" started at this small lake high up in the Adirondacks.

Hike deep into the woods to explore this Gilded Age masterpiece.

An old abandoned mining town in The Adirondacks where Theodore Roosevelt first learned of the shooting of President William McKinley.

A massive sustainable farm designed by the mastermind behind Central Park.

A gardener's enduring labor of love is spread throughout a small Vermont town.