Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

Delaware's first railroad lasted only five years and spanned only 16 miles, but its ticket office has survived for two centuries.

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.

In Wilmington's hip Trolley Square neighborhood, a utility box has been repainted to resemble a classic gumball machine.

Constrained by time and topography, this civil engineering landmark was constructed 100 feet above Starrucca Creek over the course of a single year.

A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

Sample original Hatfield family moonshine at this distillery in southern West Virginia.

West Virginia’s largest bog is home to rare carnivorous plants.

Step back in time at this historic variety store, packed with items from a bygone era.

West Virginia’s first state park commemorates one of the state’s last significant Civil War battles.

This statue in Talcott, West Virginia, is an enduring symbol of American grit.

Erosion has transformed this sandstone boulder into a massive dune-filled cavern.

The only museum in the Western Pennsylvania region that focuses on Asian art and Meissen porcelain.

Venture into the past with an unlisted exhibit hall featuring extinct birds.

A 132-year-old telescope continues to keep watch over the night skies above Providence.

A neighborhood of houses made of poured concrete through a process invented by Thomas Edison.

Among the may artifacts on display is a clock made of 50,000 individual pieces of wood.

A mural recalls a fictional woman who once lived at 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Brussels.

Come for the history lesson, stay for the mule-pulled boat rides.

This historic Art Nouveau townhouse was the former home of the son of a famous chemical inventor and industrialist.

Where George Lemaître discovered the expanding nature of the universe.

This 19th-century zoological collection has withstood the test of time.

Hundreds of fiberglass structures line the side of the road in the middle of nowhere.

A small collection of objects of a bygone era hide in plain view.

This work of engineering is imbued with elegance and ingeniousness.