Places Avalon Wants to Go

On the grounds of a hospital in Ghana, a legendary sword said to have been plunged into the earth hundreds of years ago.

The walls of this sandstone outcropping are covered with 2,000-year-old artwork.

After Sierra Leone's railways shut down in 1974, a collection of engines and other artifacts spent decades hidden away in this old workshop—now a museum.

Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.

Walk through history in a palace that has seen centuries of Muslim rulers.

Memorial stone for GWAR vocalist, depicted in his iconic costume.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

Where royalty waits in the height of luxury.

Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.

The final resting place of one of Germany's most accomplished Renaissance men.

This fancifully decorated Victorian home in New York’s Hudson Valley is the only known fully domed octagonal residence in the United States.

Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.

This relic of transportation history still stands in this Indiana city.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

A registered historic landmark shrouded in unsettling local legends.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.

It took over 100 years to decode this enigmatic epitaph for two buried brides.

Apparently, the whole cosmos emanates from this plain concrete tower.

An inland seafood emporium makes more sense than you'd think.

The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.

Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.

A 6,888-carat piece of turquoise that bears a striking resemblance to the first President of the United States.

A tribute to Loveland’s most famous sweethearts, who helped spread cupid’s message to millions.

In California, colorful roadside signs remind us all that love transcends borders.