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Rocky algal rims offer new evidence of Croatia’s seismic past.

We explore the hotel that some paranormal investigators call the most active haunted location in the world.

From unsolved candy crimes to treats eaten only at funerals, these stories are bittersweet.

From incendiary fish curries to rare desserts to sublime fried chicken, here are some of the best places to dine across the region.

The classic creepy story—a driver offers a lift to a stranger who is not of this world—has deep roots and a long reach.

The spectral, terrifying dog of Scottish folklore has inspired many a nightmare for centuries—and likely for millennia.

In the wake of one hurricane and the looming shadow of another, millions find creative ways to face a crisis.

Anyone with a military ID can have a shot at this famed bar.

This staircase and its construction have dumbfounded visitors for decades.

The a-maize-ing history of getting lost among the stalks.

From perfectly clear cubes to flower and fruit fillings, here’s how to level up your ice.

Studying our ancestors' nocturnal lives reveals the value of reclaiming darkness.

These ancient terrors, from Australia’s bunyip to Brazil’s capelobo, still haunt—and hunt—us.

From erupting volcanoes to mystical minotaurs, it's a putting experience like no other.

In prehistoric Transylvania, a giant darkened the skies.

In Sardinian folktales, an older woman gives those at death's door a nudge. But was she real?

Once a year, Mini-Golf’s finest gather under Hawaiian Rumble’s rumbling volcano to strut their stuff at the Mini-Golf Masters tournament in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

A trickster monkey hero, a complex pantheon, and more than a millennium of storytelling are behind the hit.