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Legends

Gryteskogen Troll Trees

Lund NO, Sweden

Gryteskogen Troll Trees

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

Malmo Möllestenen

Malmo Möllestenen (The Malmo Millstone)

This millstone commemorates a gruesome tale that may have been the source of the city's name.

The well.

Oswestry, England

Oswald's Well

When King Oswald was killed in battle, an eagle dropped his arm here creating a new spring.

The birth of the Peach Boy.

Momotaro Shrine

A kitsch shrine dedicated to the ogre-slaying folktale hero born from a peach.

Ponte di Cecco

Ascoli Piceno, Italy

Ponte di Cecco

According to a local legend, this bridge was constructed by an astrologer with the help of the devil.

St Mary’s Church with bed bug weather vane on the upper left pole

Kingsclere, England

The Kingsclere Bed Bug

After a night ravaged by bedbugs, it's said King John ordered the creation of this weathervane.

Nordingrå, Sweden

Silverpilen (Silver Arrow)

Stockholm's famed ghost train is now on display at an art park in northern Sweden.

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall, England

The Blaxhall Stone

Blaxhall's burgeoning boulder can't help putting on a few extra stones.

Haneda Ōtorii

A cursed torii gate still stands on the edge of Haneda Airport, decades after its shrine's relocation.

Sopotnički Vodopadi

Sopotnica, Serbia

Sopotnički Vodopadi

This natural monument has an origin story steeped in legend.

Great Leighs, England

The Witch Stone of Great Leighs

Near this allegedly haunted pub, you can find strong spirits on the rocks.

Tomb of Mary Ellis at St. Clement's Church.

Southend-on-Sea, England

The Cutlass Stone

A story of cutlasses carelessly carving a celibate centenarian's cemetery stone.

Lyndhurst, England

Bolton's Bench

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

The Auld Wives Lifts

Glasgow, Scotland

Auld Wives Lifts

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

Sesshōseki (Killing Stone)

Believed to hold the remains of Japan's most infamous fox spirit, this stone is said to kill those who dare approach.

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

The Globe of the Vatican Obelisk

Legend has it that this bronze orb, which sat atop an ancient Egyptian obelisk, once held the ashes of Julius Caesar.

Bessie, the girl in the shadow box.

St. Louis, Missouri

The Girl in the Shadow Box

One man's unrequited love stands in a glass box forever.