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Magic

Marvel at the Awesome and Mysterious Power of 19th-Century Magic Advertisements

Anika Burgess August 19, 2015

objects of intrigue

Object of Intrigue: The Turk, a Mechanical Chess Player that Unsettled the World

Ella Morton August 18, 2015

Revenge Zombies and Necropants: A Brief History of Icelandic Sorcery

Eric Grundhauser May 13, 2015

Magic Circle Museum

London, England

Magic Circle Museum

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

The Throne of Denmark

Copenhagen, Denmark

Throne of Denmark

Opulence and fantasy collide in this royal chair which is supposedly made with unicorn horns.

Ancient Egyptian Spellbook Deciphered

oriana leckert November 20, 2014

The Best Magic Shops in the World

Jessica Guerra November 13, 2014

Houdini's Grave

Queens, New York

Houdini's Grave

The final resting place of the great escape artist, where some still gather to wait for his escape from death.

Hólmavík, Iceland

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft

Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.

Boleskine House, photographed in 1912.

Foyers, Scotland

Boleskine House

A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

Tai Po, Hong Kong

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

society adventures

Society Adventures: A Clandestine Catacombs Affair with Philippe Petit

Megan Roberts May 9, 2014

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

Louisville, Kentucky

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Hand of Glory: The Macabre Magic of Severed Hands

Dolly Stolze April 7, 2014

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

Melissa Marshall March 26, 2014

The Hidden Magic of New York's Houdini Museum

Allison Meier March 24, 2014

Washington Irving Bishop: The Magician Killed by an Autopsy

Allison Meier March 10, 2014

Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

Chris White March 6, 2014