Places Avalon Wants to Go

Comprised of Spanish war cannons, this sculpture once graced the bow of a WWI warship.

Three playfully immersive mini golf courses let you travel alongside your ball to the cup at this facility, which has been around since the 1950s.

This animatronic Christmas village within an industrial park creates a whimsical juxtaposition.

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

Built in 1933, this unique ballroom is nicknamed the "floating dance floor."

The remnants of this Douglas fir predate Columbus's arrival in North America.

A remnant of the last Ice Age, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

Museum with an extensive collection of Cray supercomputers and related artifacts.

Where experiments are conducted on all things wood.

The final resting place of one of Thomas Jefferson's formerly enslaved sons.

Hidden in magnificent rolling countryside, see what may be the largest modern stone circle in the world at Wisconsin's very own "Stonehenge”

An unassuming house in Wisconsin hides a transient artist’s magnum opus.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

Over thousands of years, this slot canyon was carved out of the bed of an ancient lake.

A 100-year-old chair with joints "cemented by nature."

A museum devoted to the victims and the survivors of the most catastrophic fire in American history.

A largely forgotten and touching neoclassical marble fountain overlooking a bear mound effigy.

Meet the "Green Monster" of Monico, Wisconsin.

Every winter, dozens of otherworldly ice structures sprout up from a rigged up artesian well.

One extremely determined man's homemade universe.

Small-town museum dedicated to outer space ... and bicycles.

This holy goods emporium is where priests go for a little retail therapy to outfit their churches.

A museum celebrating the self-taught artist-environment builder.

A wonderfully curated used bookstore in an airport.