Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

The lasting remains of a bygone era of open-air meat markets.

A collection of vehicles across American military history.

A stone-filled garden in the heart of Edinburgh commemorates the father of modern geology.

The "first cat," "first dog," and even a presidential pygmy hippo all get their due in this museum.

A reportedly haunted parking structure with alleged links to Jack The Ripper.

The last water-powered beam pumping engine in Britain.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

For nearly a year, General Ulysses S. Grant was based here during the American Civil War.

This historic, one-acre island is the only legal place to camp in the city of Richmond.

The maritime museum that boasts the largest nautical library in the western hemisphere.

At one of the nation’s longest-running professional theaters, the audience used to barter for tickets with produce and livestock.

This statue of the famed author, actor, and journalist is made entirely of screw-nuts.

A circle made up of 19 boulders has stood in Scotland's Bladnoch Valley for some 4,000 years.

Dating back to the 500s, these stones include some of the oldest Christian memorials in Scotland.

Nine hundred years ago, this was the home of a feudal lord. Today all that remains is a steep mound surrounded by a deep moat.

A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.

On a hill overlooking Loch Trool, a granite boulder marks the site where Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, defeated an English army.

Near this coastal cave stands a small memorial to the hermit who made it his home for three decades.

A monument to a Russian cruiser near its final resting place off the Ayrshire Coast.

A gap marks the spot where a now-missing stone once completed the circular arrangement at this Neolithic site.

This 900-foot structure with 20 arches crossing a Scottish river was built in the late 19th century.

Now in ruins, this abbey was the home of Tironensian monks for more than 400 years.

A small stone pillar marks the spot where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent her final hours as a free woman.

This tower was once used to create ammunition for early settlers.