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According to folklore, Vermont's slanted windows were installed to keep witches from flying into the house.

This large cemetery is known as the museum of granite sculptures.

The Vermont grave of a 4,000-year-old mummy prince.

A small chapel celebrating the spiritual bond between dogs and humans.

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

This ominously named New Jersey street seems to be attracting over-the-top legends of its own making.

One of America’s oldest and spookiest hotels, thanks to the residency of ghosts, dead presidents, and Alfred Hitchcock.

This seemingly unremarkable boulder is said to bear the hoofprint of the devil himself.

A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.

A historic covered bridge is but one example of an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

Mexico's largest collection of masks is found in the ruins of an abandoned convent.

Devilish masks, handicrafts, and pieces of old buildings create a snapshot of life in a historic Alpine region.

Strange masks and obscure costumes are housed in this old Madrid corrala.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

This ancient jade mask depicting the Zapotec bat god was found in the ruins of the pyramids of Monte Alban.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.

Eat like a bird in a bamboo nest.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.