Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

The half-finished remains of what would have been Scotland’s biggest piece of landscape art.

These formal gardens were designed to be admired from the vantage point of the castle.

The main residence of the Erskine family and the hereditary keeper of the nearby royal Stirling Castle.

This Neolithic stone circle is the most complete of its kind in Scotland.

A memorial to the acting bear whose escape caused a sensation on the Outer Hebrides.

A former plant in one of the hubs of U.S. steelmaking has been turned into this museum celebrating the history of American industry.

A well-traveled statuette of a much-beloved village icon.

This pyramid is dedicated to all those who suffered martyrdom for civil and religious liberty in Scotland.

One of a series of sculptures making a statement about sea-level rise in the United Kingdom.

This uniquely shaped rock formation is one of Scotland's most iconic mountains and gives spectacular views in all directions.

A private home envelops the ruins of this 13th-century priory.

An impressive piece of infrastructure that seems outsized when considering it serves an island with a population of less than 300.

This collection of Neolithic monuments make up one of The U.K.'s richest archeological landscapes.

This impressive midden of scallop shells apparently all comes from a single fishing company.

A tumbling waterfall near a narrow passage that was used to herd cattle for hundreds of years.

Despite what a Thai tourism board might want you to think, this white-sand beach is in fact located on a Scottish island.

It's said this was once the home of King James V's pet lion.

This Neolithic-era complex boasts standing stones, a cairn, and the only henge in Western Scotland.

A collective artwork that any visitor to the islands of Barra and Vatersay can add to.

This 16th-century tower house has a little hidden secret and a connection to an Apollo astronaut.

This standing stone has a unique backdrop thanks to some of the United Kingdom's best-rated beaches.

In the mountains of West Virginia is this perfectly preserved Art Deco train station.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

A small, former industrial site overlooking Loch Kinardochy.