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Witch's Hat Depot.
South Lyon, Michigan

Witch's Hat Depot

This early 20th-century former train station’s unusual roof shape earned it a rather witchy name.
Mother Louise, a popular alewife.
plague

For Centuries, Alewives Dominated the Brewing Industry

The Church and anti-witch propaganda may have contributed to beermaking becoming a boys' club.
Addison Nugent August 17, 2018
Witch window in Craftsbury, Vermont.
Craftsbury, Vermont

Witch Windows

According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.
A Morena effigy in
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Welcoming Spring by Burning the Goddess of Winter

Traditions!
Sarah Laskow March 20, 2018
Brilej's original witch Čira Čara, who welcomes visitors and protects The Land of Fairy Tales and Imagination.
forests

In a Slovenian Forest, Fairy Tales Come to Life

A winding path through the woods is lined with more than 60 scenes from fables, folk tales, and children's films.
Keren Landman March 16, 2018
The interior of the Anna Göldi museum.
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A Museum Dedicated to the 'Last Witch in Europe' Just Got a Million-Dollar Donation

Soon you'll be able to visit the Anna Göldi Museum year-round.
Cara Giaimo February 19, 2018
The Oak of the Witches.
Capannori, Italy

Oak of the Witches

This enchanting 600-year-old tree is so magical it inspired the beloved tale of Pinocchio.
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The Scandalous Witch Hunt That Poisoned 17th-Century France

The Affair of the Poisons was one to remember.
Natasha Frost October 5, 2017
Jülich, Germany

Hexenturm Jülich

A medieval gate once used as a prison and how home to a city museum.
The fountain.
Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
The Monument to Maggie Wall
Dunning, Scotland

Maggie Wall's Memorial

A mysterious monument where a woman who records say never existed was burnt alive for being a witch.
The Barnes grave.
Ashmore, Illinois

St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave

This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
A couple of dressed-up tourists pay homage to Salem's Bewitched statue.
31 days of halloween

Salem and the Rise of Witch Kitsch

How Salem went from executing witches to marketing them.
Cara Giaimo October 31, 2016
Witch Dungeon Museum
Salem, Massachusetts

Witch Dungeon Museum

Experience the hysteria of a 17th century witch hunt through goofy reenactments and wax dummies that should probably be burned at the stake.
The interior of the Anna Göldi museum.
Ennenda, Switzerland

Anna Göldi Museum

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.
Pain Inflicted, Suffering Endured, Injustice Done
Paisley, Scotland

Paisley Witches Memorial

The strange behavior of a tween led to allegations of witchcraft and a curse being placed on anybody within earshot.
Another view of the courtyard
Velké Losiny, Czechia

Velké Losiny Château

This renaissance château was home to an infamous witch hunter who sent a hundred suspected witches to their deaths.
objects of intrigue

Witch Hunting for Dummies: The 15th-Century Witchcraft Manual

Cornell's witchcraft collection has an original copy of the Malleus Maleficarum, an early witch-hunting handbook.
Sarah Laskow April 12, 2016