Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

A mine fire has been burning under the deserted town since 1962, but this church is still going strong.

An offbeat angle on the ocean viewed through an antiquated lens.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

A walk-in working camera obscura produces 360-degree live images of the San Francisco coast.

The remains of an idyllic small town built for the film 'Big Fish' still stand around a rundown main street.

This tiny getaway tucked away in an uninhabited Scottish valley isn't your ordinary teahouse.

This waterfall is one of the most spectacular natural features in the Scottish Lowlands.

A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.

Manhattan’s Battery Park has a whimsical carousel full of spinning, glowing fish.

Though difficult to access, this stunning cave has a place in Scotland's poetic history.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Wander around the extensive remains of this 12th-century medieval church.

A building-sized painting of the renowned 19th-century American abolitionist.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

This enormous steel tube is the biggest speaking horn in the world.

A former coastal watch post has been turned into a bothy with unrivaled views of the sea and its inhabitants.

Two large-scale sculptures of Adam and Eve greet visitors in the nude at the Time Warner Center in NYC.

During the American Revolution, this mansion hosted failed peace talks between the British and Americans.

Where the embers of the Big Bang were first detected.

These unassuming lighthouses have seen the first reading of the Pledge of Allegiance, the first wireless transmission, and more than one mystery.

A glimpse into the sacrifices of military members during World War II.

The eccentric mansion of one of the most popular horror authors of modern times.

Nestled in the woods lies this land art project: a hybrid between park, maze and natural monument.