Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

A largely overlooked statue that may commemorate the first publication of 'Don Quixote' outside of Spain.

A humorous work of art making fun of the station's very long construction time.

This ruins of an abandoned Victorian-era mental health facility.

Fill up your senses in this beautiful riverside garden, dedicated to the works of singer-songwriter John Denver.

These storage facilities offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of Edinburgh's biggest museums.

The largest drain hole in the world.

A unique collection of five Roman burial grounds right next to the road.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

An abandoned village that doubled as "The Hunger Games"' post-apocalyptic wasteland is up for grabs.

This sign marks the start and end of Matt Green's nearly 10,000-mile quest to walk every block of every street in New York City.

The oldest subscription library in Britain was started by lead miners in southwest Scotland.

Since its accidental discovery in 1977, this sarcophagus has been described as "the greatest masterpiece of Merovingian sculpture north of the Alps."

This fine arts hall honors the mastermind behind our beloved creepy and kooky Addams Family.

Street names don't get more "late capitalism" than this.

This huge limestone slab is considered the largest paving stone in Belgium and a relic of the earliest modern paving in Brussels.

Georges Seurat’s pointillist masterpiece has been recreated in Ohio in topiary form.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

The woman whose immortal cell line continues to shape scientific research was buried near her birthplace in a grave that was left unmarked for nearly 60 years.

The only museum dedicated to the tile production for which the Rupel region was renowned.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.

The remains of a 19th century cargo ship now sits in the middle of a quaint neighborhood after a century spent on the ocean floor.

A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.

The home of two of Scotland's most important artists has been reassembled in the Hunterian Art Gallery.

The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.