Places Ian Hall Wants to Go

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

This collection of 80 polarizing foods aims to challenge your subjective notions of repulsion.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

The fountains of the U.S. Navy Memorial are annually salted with water from the Seven Seas as part of a nautical ritual.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

After hundreds of years of settlement, this once-bustling fishing village sunk into the Chesapeake Bay.

One man's lifelong collection of 10,000 rare steins tells the story of beer drinking from 1350 to today.

The flower-shaped temple in Virginia aims to transcend the boundaries of the world’s religions.

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

This bird-loving brewery is situated in an old municipal bathhouse, nestled beside a 300-year-old windmill.

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.