Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

This statue of the Virgin and Child is said to have miraculously changed its position during the 1692 earthquake.

An 18th-century industrial site, repurposed in WWII, along the wild North Sea coast.

This triangular lighthouse is one of the most modern in the U.S.

Did a Halloween gathering at this site kick off Scotland’s witch trials?

The narrowest house in the U.K.

This work of art, which took 35 years to complete, has a motorway running through it.

Old signage above the doors of a church with an amusing backstory.

An 18th-century bell honors a manager who advocated for mineworkers.

A Belgian town divided its water supply into six troughs, each with a specific use.

The unlikely Art Deco shrine to marbrite, a vanished glass.

Amphibious mascots display a quirkier side to this luxury hotel's rich history.

A fake 1930s-euro-style hotel with an indoor mini golf course.

A tribute to the forgotten origins of American religious freedom.

A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.

In the heart of the Pine Barrens, entire forests of pitch pines that usually grow 20–90 feet tall only reach six feet in height.

This site used to mark the heart of the EU—now it's crowned with a striking glass sculpture and a buried secret underneath.

A remarkable headstone said to be a gift from Daniel Boone.

A remembrance of the local Scottish victims of the Lockerbie Bombing Incident in the now-restored neighborhood.

Built in 1899, this luxurious home was part of one of the first gated communities in Los Angeles.

The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.

Once on display alongside a giant Gumby, it’s as tall as a nine-story building when fully extended.

Remnant of a largely forgotten struggle over resource scarcity.

See antique textile machines in operation, bringing industrial history vividly to life.

This single-screen Art Deco theater in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania opened its doors in 1941.