Blidworth, England
Fountain Dale
This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.
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Blidworth, England
This muddy wooded valley and the ancient structures it hides are said to be the favored haunt of the legendary Friar Tuck.
Rivodutri, Italy
Legend said this huge, gnarled tree sheltered the saint during a storm.
Lares, Puerto Rico
The location of Puerto Rico's first water bottling plant, thanks to a collaboration between Mother Nature and technology.
Hum Košnički, Croatia
This beautiful Croatian fortress is haunted by legends of forbidden love.
Glenreagh, Ireland
It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.
Uppsala, Sweden
Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.
Scotland
Legend says a witch conjured the world's third largest whirlpool to protect Scotland from a nasty pirate.
Bronx, New York
Hidden inside one of the world's most well-visited zoos is a secret plaque promising eternal life.
Lincoln, England
Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Whitby, England
Legend says squeezing into this slender stone seat will make your wish come true.
Palenque, Mexico
After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.
Trongsa, Bhutan
An 18th-century Nepali-style chorten built to subdue demons and evil spirits.
Douglas, Isle of Man
This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.
Florence, Italy
Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
London, England
Legend has it this gnarled old tree was planted by Tsar Peter the Great during his visit to London.
Warsaw, Poland
This bell stars in a tragic love tale and is said to make wishes come true.
Nemoli, Italy
This small but lovely sinkhole lake is the last remnant of a great prehistoric water basin.
Baku, Azerbaijan
This mysterious but iconic tapered tower appears in many Azeri fairytales and legends.
Skrzyńsko, Poland
Legend says a giant, venomous spider once dwelled within this Polish church.
Cuenca, Spain
Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Älvdalen N, Sweden
This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.
Copenhagen, Denmark
This ordinary street was made infamous by a legendary visit from the devil.