Local History

From printing money to live music, this Beaux-Arts style building has had many identities over the last century.

The tale of this reverend and his parish is colorful in many a way.

According to local folklore, this odd face on a wall of Rudyard Kipling's former home can bring visitors a bit of luck.

A tiny one-room church built after one man's prayer for healing was answered.

It's beautiful, it's haunted and its claim to fame is that it's the oldest existing stone arch bridge in Australia.

This former sewage pumping station is now a fascinating museum.

The rock on which Moll Dyer was found frozen to death is said to still bear her handprint.

Eliza and Mary Chulkhurst were the first famous conjoined twins in England, but it's not clear when they were born.

According to local legends, the shallow sandbar that allows visitors to walk across Orhaniye Bay has a tragic backstory.

Three large boulders covered in mysterious carvings and graffiti.

Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.

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

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Legend says this sculpture commemorates a brave baker who rescued the city in the Thirty Years' War.

This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.