Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

This unusual double arched bridge runs over a picturesque Scottish glen.

An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.

This town hosts 170 pieces of public art, including giant irises, flying saucers, and, famously, hippos.

The oldest hotel in West Virginia is reportedly frequented by ghosts.

In West Virginia, you can walk across the longest single-arch bridge in the Western Hemisphere.

You can still shop in one of West Virginia’s oldest stores.

Here lies Zona, whose ghostly testimony led to her husband’s murder conviction.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.

With roots dating back to 1942, this retro diner was where Hank Williams is said to have uttered his last words.

Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

This old-fashioned confectionary has been family owned and operated for more than a century.

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

These ornate, fish-shaped water spouts guard Savannah’s historic facades.

The tabby ruin is Savannah’s oldest surviving structure.

This hands-on museum houses roughly 80 vintage pinball machines and arcade games.

History says that America’s first English industrial manufacture began here with a “tryal of glasse.”

This unassuming home played a pivotal role in American history, essentially putting an end to the Revolutionary War.

A small cave with a larger-than-life legend.

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

A charming tour of the umbrella, tin-can, and drinking-straw capital of the world.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

A tribute to one of Coplay’s best athletes and beloved sons.