Places Edited by Ian Hall

An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.

An enormous warehouse filled with parade floats collected from over 50 years of patriotic celebrations.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

One of the oldest of its kind.

The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.

One of the last active volcanoes on the Eastern seaboard.

A sculpture of 18 beautiful clay mandalas on display at Warm Mineral Springs in Florida sends a message of world peace.

Welcome to old Florida, where a 1940s mermaid show is still enchanting visitors.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Connecticut's shot tower is near the end of its life.

A tiny, unassuming park in Tampa that belongs to the Republic of Cuba.

The homestead of American patriot John Adams.

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.

An almost life-sized elephant named Ms. Ellie greets visitors at this jumbo-themed museum.

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.

An oddities shop that dabbles in the deathly and beautiful.

For 32 years the famous Ringling Bros circus troupe spent winters in this sunny spot in Florida.

Eighteenth century house of the mysterious "Father of Raleigh."

This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.

Hidden for 165 years inside a building designed by Thomas Jefferson are the remains of what may be America's first educational chemistry lab.

One of the oldest Catholic churches in the U.S., situated just east of Gettysburg.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.

Florida might be at its most surreal in this museum devoted to the famed Spanish artist.