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Fairy Forts, Dens, & Glens: When Places Are Preserved by Mythical Belief

Melissa Marshall March 26, 2014
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Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

Chris White March 6, 2014
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Bastards of the Bestiary: Eight Mythological Creatures Too Gross, Sad, or Monstrous to Be Loved

Megan Roberts March 4, 2014
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Stabbing Horn of Justice: The Most Magical Facts About the Unicorn

Michelle Enemark February 28, 2014
The original Bay Bridge Troll
Oakland, California

Bay Bridge Troll

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.
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The Lake Monsters of America

Allison Meier November 22, 2013
Saugues, France

Museum of the Beast of Gevaudan

An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Seen des Himmels (Lakes of the Sky)
Vienna, Austria

'Seen des Himmels' ('Lakes of the Sky')

In the fictional world of Kcymaerxthaere, standing at this site just outside Vienna, Austria, the sky would have been found beneath your feet.
Tokyo, Japan

Sōgenji Temple (Kappa-Dera)

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.
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Objects of Intrigue: Yeti Scalp

Annetta Black May 30, 2013
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The Strange Saga of the Stolen Yeti Hand

Jeremy Fugleberg May 29, 2013
Outside of the mermaid's temple.
Fujinomiya, Japan

Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine Mermaid Mummy

Reportedly 1,400 years old, this may be the first of the Fiji Mermaids.
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Glimpse Millions of Years Into Evolution's Past With Sequenced Coelacanth Genome

Allison Meier April 25, 2013
Mokele Mbembe
Epena, Republic of the Congo

Lake Tele

This picturesque round lake is said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.
The illusive (and mythical) Piasa Bird
Alton, Illinois

Piasa Bird

A mythical bird etched into the face of a rock doubles as the mascot for a nearby school.
Fairy Pools.
Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Pools

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.
Fouke, Arkansas

Boggy Creek Monster

The legend of a local monster still haunts this small town.
One of the many appearances of Champ throughout Burlington
Burlington, Vermont

Lake Champlain Monster Monument

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.