Places Talbot von Sregor Wants to Go

A medieval weapon rumored to have been used by the brilliant poet himself.

The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.

A stone in Wolin, Poland, marks the possible location of a legendary Viking fortress.

This Arabesque Italian castle was built with a primitive, if ingenious, air-conditioning system.

The Pope’s secret escape route.

A military museum and library dedicated to the citizen soldier.

Da Vinci's equestrian statue, 500 years in the making.

"The prettiest love letters in the world" ... or so said Lord Byron.

Fortified medieval tower house with lovely roof garden.

Be a ninja - or just act like one.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Step back in time and witness the fall of Constantinople.

This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.

Five sultans and their families rest in eternal splendor, teeming with overlooked beauty and drama.

The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.

The largest burial mound in the United States holds the remains of prehistoric West Virginians.

Two insane asylum bodies embalmed by an amateur.

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

Thousands of jack o'lanterns light up Halloween at this historic West Virginia home.

Take a steam-powered ride straight out of the past on this Appalachian rail line.

This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.

These rows of World War II-era bunkers were the scene of some of the infamous Mothman sightings.

Beyond the usual stories that attend old prisons, this one has deep bloody undercurrents.

A small storefront museum explores the history and myth of West Virginia's famous urban legend.