Bristol, England
Stanton Drew Stone Circles
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
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Bristol, England
One of the largest megalithic complexes in England, which local legend holds is a wedding party turned to stone by the Devil.
Deal, England
A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Hastings, England
Every May, townspeople welcome summer with a bizarre pagan parade led by a man wrapped in garlands.
Bratislava, Slovakia
This Slovakian statue of an emerging sewer worker might just be a bronze peeping tom.
Bratislava, Slovakia
An unconventional memorial to the women burned as witches in Bratislava.
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Statues of a fire-breather, a clown, and a whole performing troupe celebrate Luxembourg's creative side.
Munich, Germany
Daily jousts and dancing barrel makers in Munich's mechanical clock.
Tübingen, Germany
This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
Paris, France
A melancholy jester sits on the grave of a famous 20th-century ballet dancer and choreographer.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Meslay-le-Grenet, France
A haunting medieval mural of the Danse Macabre graces the walls of this church.
Beatenberg, Switzerland
Caves famous for the dragon-slaying saint who lived there.
Commugny, Switzerland
A tiny rural community in Switzerland was home to one of history's most shocking murders, and led to the banning of Absinthe for nearly a century.
Calumet Township, Michigan
A tragedy and memorial that raised awareness about the dangers of unsealed mineshafts.
Pernik, Bulgaria
Founded in the 4th-century, the town of Pernik plays host to the Surva Carnival—a magnificent display of masked Kukeri dancers.
Danvers, Massachusetts
This historic graveyard monument is dedicated to a tragic victim of witch trial hysteria.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Located just behind a quiet residential neighborhood, this is ground zero for the Salem witchcraft hysteria of 1692.
Danvers, Massachusetts
Memorial of the Salem witchcraft hysteria in the town of Danvers, where it all began.