Kerry, Ireland
Saint Brendan’s Well
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
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Kerry, Ireland
An ancient holy well said to be used by the patron saint of sailors and travelers, lost in the boggy west of Valentia Island.
Holywell, Wales
The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.
Ards, Northern Ireland
Legend says the water within these mysterious sacred springs stays cold even when boiled.
Beaumaris, Wales
A holy well believed to have healing powers.
Clare, Ireland
A sacred well steeped in Pagan roots on the West Coast of Ireland.
Rajgir, India
A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.
Pula, Croatia
An excavation site that signified Hercules in Pula, and a glimpse into the city's Roman history.
Larache, Morocco
A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.
Ado Awaiye, Nigeria
Ado Awaye Mountain and the unique lake that sits near its peak are shrouded in ancient legends.
Kumistavi, Georgia
This neon lit Georgian cave claims to hold the boulder Prometheus was chained to.
Tulsk, Ireland
This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.
Elefsina, Greece
According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.
Tangier, Morocco
Along the most northwestern point in Africa is an ancient cave surrounded by legends.
Lares, Peru
Bathe in these natural hot springs located high in the Andes Mountains.
Split, Croatia
This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Sark, Guernsey
One of the world's smallest prisons boasts just two small cells.
Ottrott, France
An ancient monastery, a locked room, and a mysterious book heist.
Kouklia, Cyprus
This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.
Turin, Italy
See every month of the year personified at this opulent Turinese fountain.
Syracuse, Italy
According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.
Mkawer, Jordan
This cascade of mineral-rich hot springs and waterfalls is an oasis in the Jordanian desert.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Padua, Italy
The world's oldest surviving anatomical theater, where "the dead are pleased to help the living."