Places RHF Wants to Go

The taxidermied body of a bear that was a casualty of a drug trafficker’s bizarre death.

This huge abandoned fortress hidden inside a mountain holds a world of subterranean secrets.

This historic island prison holds one of the dungeons from the Count of Monte Cristo even though it is a work of fiction.

A fortress on this island housed the mysterious prisoner known as the "Man in the Iron Mask" for more than a decade.

This stately palace, first built in the 16th century, was converted into a prison in 1830.

Kentucky's longest operating jail is now a spooky spot to spend the night.

A pair of large white marble lions guard this stretch of the Mojave Desert, and it is utterly mysterious how they got there.

Built as a schoolhouse in 1914, this Mission-style building has also served as a dancehall, a library, an Army canteen, and now a cultural museum.

A secret fresh water spring for animals and humans alike hidden along the most famous road in the United States.

Don't blink or you'll miss it.

The remains of this hell for leather wild west town can still be found in the Arizona desert.

For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.

The remains of a historic ranch house that witnessed the Civil War battle dubbed the “Gettysburg of the West.”

The old Route 66 town straddling Texas and New Mexico died along with the Main Street of America.

This water tower slanted at an uncomfortable angle off the old Route 66 was an ingenious marketing ploy.

The future of roadside attractions is this sci-fi soda mecca that is home to a 66-foot tall neon pop bottle.

Along the historic Mother Road is an old gas station with a secret counterfeiting past.

This refurbished gas station is one of the oldest in Texas, located on the original Route 66.

The folks at the Devil's Rope Museum want you to get hooked on barbed wire history.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.

Come for the fried chicken, stay for the history at Oklahoma's oldest bar.

A serene but haunting memorial to protective wetland lost, the absence of which directly damaged the Lower 9th Ward following Hurricane Katrina.

A planned settlement in Pennsylvania once housed the aristocratic refugees of the French Revolution.