Pärnu, Estonia
Pärnu Seawall
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.
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Pärnu, Estonia
Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.
Larne, Northern Ireland
It is said a heartbroken man visited the gap every day to stare blankly out at the sea.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Marianna, Florida
The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.
College Station, Texas
Campus tradition says couples who walk beneath this enormous oak will stay together forever.
České Budějovice, Czechia
Locals say the stone that marks the spot where the gallows once stood can lead you astray.
Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Bélmez de la Moraleda, Spain
Mysterious face-like images that appeared within an Andalusian house are surrounded by legends of the paranormal.
Georgia
Legend says these stone structures are where the doomed citizens of a vanished village sent themselves to die.
Ashland, Kansas
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Mito, Japan
A park built around the legend of a clam-loving giant who created a monumental midden.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Blatce, Czechia
Folklore says this medieval fortress was plopped atop a portal to hell to trap the demons below.
Žytkavicki rajon, Belarus
The centuries-old crosses "growing" in the cemetery are steeped in local lore and are believed to have healing powers.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Johns Creek, Georgia
The statues commemorate the legendary mass killing of escaped circus monkeys.
Ouidah, Benin
Dozens of snakes are housed and worshipped within the walls of this Vodun temple.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Heidelberg, Germany
It's good luck to be mocked by this monkey.
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.
Hillside, Illinois
Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.
L'Aquila, Italy
A medieval fountain lined with 99 unique stone faces whose origins and meaning remain unknown.
Molepolole, Botswana
The historic cave is both a symbol of superstition and black magic and inspired one of the early Christian converts in Botswana.
Rincon de Parangueo, Mexico
A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.