Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

Sway your way across Virginia’s longest river on a rickety wooden bridge.

The world’s oldest active sailing ship.

Go deep on these fascinating fish, and get a bonus lesson on the importance of marine conservation.

A dramatic coastline that’s home to a rare pine tree.

This sanitorium-turned-asylum-turned-prison is now abandoned and a hotspot for enjoyers of the paranormal.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

Dr Barnes' $25 billion private collection of art and arboretum.

One artist's love letter to his city and its citizens plays out across dozens of bright murals painted on the sides of decrepit buildings.

This little-known collection holds everything from "Dracula" notes, to the manuscript of "Ulysses," to the forged works of Shakespeare.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

The taxidermied remains of Charles Dickens' pet raven, which helped inspire one of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poems.

Once in a state of dilapidation, this candy-inspired fortress is now being revived.

Benjamin Lay, a fiery abolitionist, is buried outside the Quaker meeting house that disowned him for his beliefs.

This fallen red oak tree has been transformed into a piece of trailside art.

On the Hudson resides one of the largest clocks in the world.

This sinkhole is disguised as a pond and named after the man who stumbled upon it.

When the Austin Dam failed it destroyed much of Austin...and then it failed again.

A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.

The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.