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This São Paulo home became a lifelong prison for a woman with a tragic childhood.

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

Rocky cove with large smashing waves tied to an important Samoan cultural story.

The ruins of a medieval citadel believed to be haunted by a ministry of wish-granting djinns.

The site where two doves fell in love.

A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.

Evidence of a long-ago crush remains scratched into the glass at this historic Maryland House.

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.

Local history holds that a young woman, killed for a crime she did not commit, cursed this island.

Housed in a 20th-century prison, this small museum recounts local Nicaraguan myths.

It's believed this well was once plagued with evil spirits until St. Columba purified the water.

How a bat poo mine became a major Native American archaeological site—and connections to legendary red-haired giants.

From amidst her whirling waves, this mermaid sees all who pass through St. Swithun’s Church. If local legends are to be believed, she serves as a warning.

Legends hold that these unusual rock formations were once a bridal party, or perhaps a group of hunters.

According to the local legend, these boys and ducks were turned to stone by an angered water goblin.

A piece of stonework relief commemorates the site where the Devil's rage, and odd apparel, destroyed a house.

Associated with the famous wizard, it is said that when this oak tree falls, so will the town.

Does this 10-foot-tall statue carved into a rock face depict a king afflicted by a skin condition or a Buddhist figure?

According to legend, this rock represents a young girl trapped by an evil ocean spirit.

Legend says this rock spire is the finger of a witch who wanted to throw the Faroe Islands towards Iceland.

According to a local legend, this peculiar mountaintop rock formation is actually a demon that was turned into stone.

Successful single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world in a sailing boat was a wish said to be granted at the well.

A deer-headed statue that brings together a 12th-century legend and big wave surfing.

Erosion left these fascinating granite formations strewn across fields and mountains in Burgundy.