Places Edited by Ian Hall

This library is designed to commemorate the work of the Human Genome Project.

One of America's oldest continuously operating hotels offers a blend of rich history and historic architecture in the heart of Annapolis.

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

Since 1929, this institution has been serving one of the most celebrated po’ boys in New Orleans.

Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.

A mural honoring two trailblazing Supreme Court Justices—Thurgood Marshall and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

A rare 18th-century heating system tucked inside a historic colonial home.

For more than 75 years, this living piece of history has been serving exceptional soul food.

This small museum is dedicated to telling the 4,000-year story of Palestinian history, culture, and resistance.

Essential to the history of early American religious freedom and home to the only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.

This rudder is one of the few remnants of a shipyard that once operated on the banks of the Potomac River.

Jamestown may have been the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, but the colonists made landfall at a lesser known cape.

The Lincoln Memorial has inspired many, even though a word on the inscription appears to be spelled incorrectly.

This small museum celebrates the history of the Ouija board and its connection to the city of Baltimore.

A Gothic gym and community space that encourages fitness for misfits.

A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.

The most magical part of this Latin American and Caribbean art museum is a room covered in beautiful blue tiles from floor to ceiling.

Learn about our ancestral eating habits at the passion project of an archeologist.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

An outlet for connecting to memories of lost loved ones and saying goodbyes you never got to say.

This plaque honors the unsung Black songstress once known as the “greatest singer of her race.”

Press 1 for knock-knock jokes.

Below this enormous headstone lie Billy and Benny McCrary, better known as the "McGuire Twins."

A church now sits over the site of one of the worst urban disasters of early 19th-century America.