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An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This bizarrely tree-like red skyscraper is one of the newer additions to Barcelona’s skyline.

The hillside where Edvard Munch experienced the panic attack that inspired “The Scream” offers one of the most striking evening views in Oslo.

A sculpture of a courtesan towers above Lake Constance, recalling a church scandal.

Copenhagen's celebrated theme park and gardens.

A mythical garden that once grew the golden apples of wisdom is said to have existed in this ancient Moroccan city.

This serene, turquoise lake in an extraordinary nature reserve showcases a rare natural phenomenon.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

According to Greek mythology, this natural spring is the home of a freshwater nymph.

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

This small town's local tradition is to create the world's tallest ice pillar.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

Home to the world's largest collection of nutcrackers.

This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.

This fifth-century church is one of the oldest Christian sites in the Balkans.

The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A stunning little chapel built on a rock in the Mediterranean Sea on the Greek island of Leros.

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.