Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.

Along a busy beachfront strip you may hear Frank Sinatra singing from one boardwalk home.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

Art museum based around the collections accumulated over 58 years by one eccentric thrift store owner.

This North Carolina store preserves a historic moment in America's movement for racial equality.

Once the world's largest reinforced concrete structure, this abandoned bridge now beckons urban explorers.

A granite monument honors a beloved World War II canine mascot.

A six-foot pair of socks hangs from a drawer of the world's largest bureau.

A series of mysterious metal artwork adorn this harbor walkway.

This strange, big-tailed beast became a Pennsylvania town's unofficial mascot.

This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

A small structure built from used railroad ties honors the short term of America's 20th president.

Dozens upon dozens of boulders engraved with scripture tell the story of one man's troubled life.

This roadside attraction has been serving out its fair share of hearty folklore and chaos since 1858.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

The final resting place of a famous 19th-century murder victim whose identity is still a mystery.

This maze-like slot canyon is a unique gem within an already fascinating geological area.

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

A sign marks the plane crash that caused two nuclear bombs to fall in North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to an incredible woman who founded a pioneering school for rural Black students.

The space-age building is home to one of the few remaining rotating restaurants in America, and the only one that inspired a 1980s sitcom.

A surprising museum of 20th-century technology.

Seven people are buried in the middle of what's now a movie theater parking lot.

You can spend the night as an honorary lighthouse keeper in this quaint, historic beacon.