Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

The highest point in New Jersey is marked by a massive, if simply named, obelisk.

"Where the ducks walk on fish."

Pennsylvania's highest point is spotted with boulders which were pushed to the surface by nothing but cold.

The remains of Martha, the last known passenger pigeon, serve as a tool to educate about conservation.

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.

One of the oldest log cabins in America is one of the last of its kind this historic Swedish dwelling remains a piece of living history.

This historic iron-working village is now a ghost town so immaculate that it looks as though it was recently built.

This tiny New Jersey village has lived many lives but seems determined to remain a ghost town.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

The "mysteries" of this quintessential roadside oddity were almost destroyed by neglect but were saved by fans of kitschy wonder.

Local lore claims this park is named after a young woman who jumped off a cliff.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie 'The Fugitive' can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

The site of America's first commercial oil well essentially disappeared after the town went bust.

This historic cemetery is filled with markers that look more like candy than was likely intended.

A small granite block at this monument's base is the only part of Lincoln's Tomb outside of Illinois.

With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.

A museum of anything and everything Stooge.

Intricate storybook scenes are tucked inside these shadow boxes, which are tucked inside a library in the Pocono Mountains.

10,500 square feet of pinball housed in former dollar store and home to the last playable "Thunderball."

American involvement in World War I officially ended in 1921 in New Jersey, three years late and thousands of miles from the battlefield.

This huge work of functional public art replaced a landfill in New Jersey's Meadowlands.