Louisville, Kentucky
The Witches' Tree
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
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Louisville, Kentucky
Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.
Minions, England
Cornish legend says these ancient circles were people turned to stone for playing hurling on a Sunday.
Manzanares el Real, Spain
This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.
Bhutan
Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.
Fetlar, Scotland
On a remote island, legend has it that a fiddler and his wife were turned to stone.
Venice, Italy
Those who own or stay at this 500-year-old, allegedly cursed house often meet terrible fates.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Eastland, Texas
Legend says the horned lizard spent 31 years sealed in a time capsule before he was discovered alive.
Prague, Czechia
A plaque marks the spot where the saint was shoved off the Charles Bridge and into the river.
Pearl River, Louisiana
Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.
Woodlands, Montserrat
Legend says those who drink from this trickle of water are destined to return to Montserrat.
Quito, Ecuador
Legend says if this neo-Gothic basilica is ever officially completed, the world will come to an end.
Warsaw, Poland
Legend says this is actually a heartbroken prince waiting for his true love's kiss.
Little Gaddesden, England
Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.
Piton Sainte-Rose, Réunion
At the foot of an active volcano sits a church miraculously spared by its lava.
Qrendi, Malta
This 50-foot-deep sinkhole created in the 14th century is home to rare plants and fungi.
Krakow, Poland
This grubby wall is said to be one of the Earth's esoteric energy centers.
Wiesenthau, Germany
An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Legend tells how a Spanish soldier disappeared from this isolated sentry box without a trace.
Duzluk, Croatia
Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine
This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.
Cuilapam de Guerrero, Mexico
This abandoned convent keeps the tomb of a legendary beheaded princess.
Faroe Islands
In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.