Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

"Not too many people can say they've had a nuclear bomb dropped on them, not too many would want to." — Walter Gregg.

Remember that scene in the Matrix, when Neo is in the big white room with all the weapons flying by? Well, this is what it would look like if he had wanted trees instead of guns.

Journey through a bit of nostalgia inside this classic record and video store.

This charmingly homemade amusement park has been growing for 40 years.

Over 50 historic windmills whir away at this outdoor museum.

A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

This hospital fell into ruins after failing to act as the advocate for the mentally ill it was designed to be.

World Trade Center memorial likened to a woman's sexual organ.

The boulder on which Alexander Hamilton laid his head after a deadly duel can still be visited on the New Jersey coast.

A mysterious monument meant to be a guide into "an Age of Reason" was destroyed after an apparent bombing.

These steps offer a breathtaking view of one of Europe's most besieged fortresses.

This roadside park filled with unusual statues is on the grounds of an abandoned railway station.

This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.

The palatial McDonald's that inspired Wesley Willis.

Where Cusack's record store from the film "High Fidelity" was located.

This modest post office sits on the site of H.H. Holmes' famous murder castle.

What's left of the ruins of the 1893 Columbian Exhibition, or World's Fair, also known as the White City.

Internationally known record store and purveyor of "dusties."

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

This massive mural by famed pop-artist Keith Haring was hidden for almost 30 years until its 2018 rediscovery.

A tree-like building perches on its trunk in the Steglitz neighborhood of Berlin.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.