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Legends

The Hurlers.

Minions, England

The Hurlers

Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.

The Burning Lake.

The Burning Lake

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.

A majestic Gredos Ibex.

Manzanares el Real, Spain

The Ibex of La Pedriza

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.

Aerial view of Ružica Grad.

Duzluk, Croatia

Ružica Grad

Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.

Princess Donají tomb.

Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico

Princess Donají Tomb

This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.

Synevyr Lake.

Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine

Synevyr Lake

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

Edinburgh, Scotland

David Hume's Statue

Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.

The cathedral exterior.

Genoa Cathedral

This cathedral hides a sculpted dog that determines your fate and an unexploded shell from World War II.

Garita del Diablo, seen from fort San Cristóbal (2015).

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Garita del Diablo

Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.

Walberla sunset

Wiesenthau, Germany

Walberla

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

In Sleepy Hollow, Life Imitates Legend

How a New York town made its fictional identity a reality.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 30, 2018

How the Fictional Town of Sleepy Hollow Became Real

The wall is roped off to deter people from touching the chakra.

Wawel Chakra

This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.

Illeta dels Banyets.

El Campello, Spain

Illeta dels Banyets

The legendary bathing site of a Moorish queen is actually part of a Roman fish farm.

The Real Story Behind Northern Italy's Abandoned 'Ghost Mansion'

"The ghost was me!" says Giuseppe Negri, who grew up at Villa de Vecchi.

Lizzie Philip October 17, 2018

Il-Maqluba

Il-Maqluba Sinkhole

This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.

Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion

Notre Dame des Laves

At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

The Old Man of Storr

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.