Caprarola, Italy
Pozzo del Diavolo (Devil's Well)
Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?
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Caprarola, Italy
Was this cave created by Hercules's wrath, the devil, or volcanic activity?
Milanovac, Serbia
Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
Niedzica-Zamek, Poland
This picturesque castle in Poland has a rich history, including a legend that ties it to lost Incan treasures.
Zennor, England
This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.
Pidhirtsi, Ukraine
One of the most valuable palace-garden complexes in the eastern borderlands—and one of the most haunted.
Antwerp, Belgium
This legendary giant, born from vegetables, terrorized townspeople and cheated local children in games.
Kathmandu, Nepal
This small shrine dedicated to a fish is believed to hold the secrets to this historic market's founding.
Berlin, Germany
Once a path for Jewish funeral processions, this unassuming alleyway is rich in local lore.
San Luis Tehuiloyocan, Mexico
This house covered in art created with volcanic rocks is shrouded in macabre lore.
Naudītes Pagasts, Latvia
Mysterious heaps of stones dot these otherworldly woods.
Derby, Australia
Critics argue this boab tree has been mislabeled for the sake of dark tourism, undermining its spiritual significance.
Serang, Indonesia
A palace-fortress ruin in Indonesia complete with legends of two magical tigers, eight bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon.
Auliyeagash, Kazakhstan
Local lore says this 700-year-old tree has sacred and medicinal properties.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Pachuca de Soto, Mexico
This park's art collection includes a clock made of flowers, siblings in a tree's roots, and a dove made out of weapons.
Weston, Massachusetts
This tower pays homage to a legendary Viking fort established in Massachusetts that never really existed.
Peñíscola, Spain
The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.
Teruel, Spain
These magnificently sculpted tombs represent Spain's own legendary version of "Romeo and Juliet."
Rossville, Australia
Legend says entire herds of cattle have disappeared within this boulder-strewn landscape.
Hilo, Hawaii
This legendary urban waterfall creates a dazzling display of rainbows.
Waterbury, Connecticut
A miniature village lies nearly forgotten in the forest by the side of a major highway.
Salamanca, Spain
A hidden medieval crypt where a famous legend says the devil used to teach black magic.
Seattle, Washington
An allegedly haunted mansion with a tragic, tawdry past.