Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

Explore this unspoiled peninsula with 11 sandy beaches and 13 miles of hiking and biking trails (keep an eye out for soaring bald eagles overhead).

Fuel up on comfort food favorites at this local gem that’s also a national landmark.

Once home to a wealthy ironmaster, this 19th-century mansion now holds unique relics from Blair County's past, and perhaps the spirits of its former occupants.

Climb the first lighthouse commissioned on a Great Lake to a lookout with peaceful, panoramic views.

Relax over handcrafted ale and gastro-pub grub inside an iconic (and possibly haunted) train station.

Where a cross marks the spot King Albert I’s body was found on 17 February 1934.

A 1,000-year-old oak and one of the last surviving trees of the ancient Scottish Jedforest.

Nine tiny mice sculptures hide in plain sight along Main Street.

Once an exclusive hunting club for U.S. presidents, now a wildlife conservation area.

A mountain pass used by Prohibition-era bootleggers to facilitate traffic into and out of Canada from Vermont.

Sip on supernatural cosmic cocktails at this spaceship themed speakeasy.

The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.

Modern reconstruction of a wooden submarine from 1894.

A 17th-century heptagonal pavilion that was used for stargazing.

One of the few remaining railroad turntables is hidden near downtown Raleigh.

This 1920s mansion in the Outer Banks has some of the best examples of Art Nouveau ornamentations in the United States.

Travel back in time aboard a restored 1950s-era railcar.

Feel what it would have been like to live in Gettysburg during the pivotal Civil War battle.

This Pennsylvania structure, the oldest building in Gettysburg, was once a stop on the Underground Railroad.

This historic Art Nouveau mansion has guided tours and impressive views of the Currituck Sound.

A T. Rex statue dressed as Mister Rogers honors the children’s-television pioneer.

The ruins of celebrated theologian Samuel Rutherford’s church, featured in a 1970s cult horror film.

Freemasonry’s universal creed etched in limestone.

A collection of 2000 bottles of Belgium's favorite drink.