Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

Now in ruins, this castle stood for centuries and saw a number of gruesome events.

This former POW camp was transformed into a Cold War missile installation.

A tribute to two brothers' artistic endeavors.

A 17th-century building that once served as the town's courthouse and jail is now a thriving art center.

This painting of a beloved dog will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery at long as the museum exists.

Dedicated to one of the nation's worst engineering disasters.

A single oak tree rises out of the waters of Loch Lomond.

The remains of "the Pearl of Scotland" can be found inside this church.

On the side of a Virginia highway, a collection of monuments commemorates an 18th-century trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains.

You can spot this teeny tiny stained-glass window from the Bonifacius bridge.

A tiny metropolis resides inside this student housing complex.

These stones date back to the 3rd or 2nd millennium B.C.

This fortified L-shaped tower is the ancient seat of clan Hannay.

A replica of a 17th-century map of the stars stands in the courtyard of a Belgian university.

The site of the world's first modern seismometer.

A tribute to smugglers and the Butter Wars.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

This monument pays homage to a classic Dutch tune.

No other place in Scotland has such a high concentration of prehistoric carved stone surfaces.

An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.

A tribute to a child prodigy who died way too young.

The departure point for the first return flight across the Atlantic.

This historic timepiece was a popular meeting place for romantic rendezvous in the 1960s.

Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.