Dragons

This beloved annual ceremony is the centerpiece of Hong Kong's Mid-Autumn Festival, and a vivid feast for the senses.

An iron dragon with a long neck covered in feathery scales perched above one of Venice's most popular squares.

Enter this dragon-shaped temple to see animatronic scenes depicting heaven and hell.

This towering, fire-breathing dragon guards a community’s buried treasure.

Scale the heights of this 100-foot play space shaped like a ferocious dragon.

A knight said to have slayed a dragon with the help of his winged dogs is buried inside the walls of a church.

A modern mini-Stonehenge is hidden in a public reserve, not far from a former Viking stronghold.

A romantic escape inspired by the legend of a child-eating five-headed dragon.

This most unusual dragon is made of recycled Chinese cutlery.

According to local lore, a flying dragon was blinded by a lighthouse and crashed, leaving a permanent mark on this island rock.

Seven dragon statues—including one that breathes real fire—are scattered throughout the streets of Krakow.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Associated with one of Japan's most famous fairy tales, this temple is home to a statue purportedly brought from the undersea palace of the Dragon God.

Once upon a time in Kamakura, a five-headed dragon fell in love with an Indian water goddess.

This dragon narrowly escaped demolition.