Paris, France
House of Nicolas Flamel
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
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Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Iceland
Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.
Iceland
A stratovolcano located in the south of Iceland, with a long history of charted activity and a rich mythology attached.
Çanakkale, Turkey
This famous city eluded concrete detection until the early 2000's.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Chester, England
Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.
Iceland
An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.
Djúpivogur, Iceland
This natural rock formation features seemingly unnatural vertical ridges that have been blamed on elves.
Whitehaven, England
Local legends say that fairies used to dance in the moonlight here and invite handsome young men into their grottoes.
Wilmington, England
This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.
Hanover, Germany
Striking occult iconography on a medieval German church.
Italy
According to the local folklore, the myriad colors of this lake are the result of a lovelorn wizard's blunder.
Naples, Italy
These "anatomical machines" are only one of the many strange items in this Italian crypt.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
Mount Colah, Australia
An ancient rock engraving shows Aboriginals used their advanced knowledge of the stars to hunt and gather.
Mexico City, Mexico
Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.
Kungsbacka, Sweden
Iron Age grave stones and Viking burials, a short drive from Gothenburg.
Hólmavík, Iceland
Staves, storm-calling, and of course, necropants.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
New Orleans, Louisiana
A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.
Dublin, Ireland
A museum that cashes in on its infamous little people while teaching you a thing or two about the Irish fey.
Greece
The hallucinogenic center of the ancient world.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Kose Parish, Estonia
This disappearing geyser has been attributed to witchcraft, but really it's all about rainfall.