Mythology

Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.

It took 28 years to build this massive statue of the Hindu god Vishnu riding a mythical bird.

A stunning fountain depicting a mythological she-goat carved directly into the rocks on the grounds of a Renaissance palace.

Monks turned this mountain into a temple by digging grottoes, tunnels, and a huge pagoda-like hall.

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

This unusual rock formation looks like an apple that has been neatly sliced in half.

What's believed to be the country's first shrine is, in Shintō mythology, the annual meeting place of the gods.

This beautiful fountain was sculpted by a female artist who was ahead of her time.

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.