Places Halli Wants to Go

The longest continuous lava tube in the continental U.S. offers 2.5 miles of dark explorations for the adventurous.

An extraordinary mixture of natural beauty and man-made phenomena.

A midcentury ranch house hides a literal treasure trove of unique rocks and minerals.

Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.

A heavenly experience, right here on Terra Firma.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

Portlandia is the second-largest copper repoussé statue in the United States.

Statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy the dog in the park where their adventures "really happened."

The abandoned husk of a mental institution that failed to save a Jazz Age icon still sits nearly unchanged.

The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

One of the foremost Sherlock Holmes collections is hidden away at a Toronto library.

This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

This popular park is home to a sea serpent sculpture that now overshadows the twisted history of its creation.

In a city famous for its cemeteries, it's no wonder these are easy to overlook—they clock in at just a few inches tall.

This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

Introducing the Green Fairy to her fawning masses.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.