Witchcraft, Paganism and the occult

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Porta Alchemica

An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.

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Agios Tychon, Cyprus

Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

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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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Kose Parish, Estonia

Tuhala Witch's Well

This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.

EricGrundhauser

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Mercado de Brujas

A market for witches is hidden within a train station.

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La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia's Witch Market

Popular tourist destination where witches in dark hats sell dried llama fetuses for good luck.

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The Enchanted Forest of Òrrius

A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.

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Trethevy, England

St. Nectan's Kieve

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

Isle of Skye, Scotland

Fairy Glen

This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.

Kerry Wolfe

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Juodkrantė, Lithuania

Hill of Witches

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

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Cleveland, Ohio

Buckland Museum of Witchcraft and Magick

A collection of witchcraft artifacts and occult paraphernalia started by the leader of the Long Island Coven.

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Tintagel, England

Merlin’s Cave

It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.

Tony Dunnell

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Garni Gorge

A geological oddity topped with a 2,000-year-old pagan temple.

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The Oracle of Delphi

The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.

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Mesopotamos, Greece

Necromanteion of Ephyra

Ancient Greek oracle of the dead.

Annetta Black

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Karlukovo, Bulgaria

The Eyes of God

The ceiling of Prohodna Cave in northern Bulgaria affords a peek at the sky via two deity-sized-eye-shaped holes.

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Syracuse, Italy

Ear of Dionysius

Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.

Leslie McIntyre

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Dublin, Ireland

National Leprechaun Museum

A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.

Shannon Ohaire

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Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

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Prague, Czechia

The Museum of Alchemists and Magicians of Old Prague

The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.

EricGrundhauser

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Boscastle, England

The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic

The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.

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The Temple of Pythons

Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.

Erin Everywhere

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Capalbio, Italy

Il Giardino dei Tarocchi

Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.

Christine Williamson

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Prague, Czechia

Speculum Alchemiae

The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.

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Kutna Hora, Czechia

Muzeum Alchymie (Alchemy Museum)

A museum of alchemy and a basement laboratory all housed in an ancient building in a Gothic tower.

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Munlochy, Scotland

Clootie Well

A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.

Allison

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Rosscarbery, Ireland

Drombeg Stone Circle

One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.

Valerie

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Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

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Panenský Týnec, Czechia

The Unfinished Gothic Church of Panenský Týnec

The 14th-century ruins are said to contain healing powers.

Sebastian Wortys

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Lake Helen, Florida

Cassadaga

Town of spiritualists and mediums in Florida.

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Zugarramurdi, Spain

Museo de las Brujas (Witches Museum)

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

serflac

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Oakland, California

Bay Area Thelemic Temple

A temple devoted to inner esoteric mysteries located in a California commercial strip.

Added by cinapelayo

Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury

Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

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Boston, Massachusetts

First Spiritualist Temple

America's original house of worship for Spiritualism, the religious movement based on communing with the dead.

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The Temple of Dionysos

Giant marble phalluses on the sacred island of antiquity.

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Penteli, Greece

Davelis Cave on Pendeli Mountain

Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.

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Denizli Merkez, Turkey

Pluto's Gate

A deadly ancient portal to the underworld.

Allison

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Psichro, Greece

Dikteon Cave

According to myth, Zeus himself was hidden in this cave to escape being eaten by his dad.

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Paleopoli, Greece

Samothrace Sanctuary of the Great Gods

Temple complex that once housed the famous statue of Nike.

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Dion Archaeological Park

This open air archeological site houses almost as much wildlife as it does classical religious artifacts.

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Monte di Cuma, Italy

Antro della Sibilla (Cave of the Sibyl)

Virgil's many-mouthed gateway to the underworld.

Annetta Black

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Adams, Tennessee

The Bell Witch Cave

Home of an evil witch famous within southern folklore.

Faux de Verzy

Hundreds of dwarf beeches create an unusual, haunting forest in the north of France.

Rohbbie

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Hólmavík, Iceland

The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft

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

York Witch Grave

The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.

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Elephant Fountain

A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.

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