Moires, Greece
Labyrinthos Caves
Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
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Moires, Greece
Cretean quarry suggests real-life site for ancient Greek myth of the man-eating Minotaur in his labyrinth.
Penteli, Greece
Hideout of thieves, monks, and goat-footed gods.
Cefalù, Italy
Where Aleister Crowley taught magick in "La Chambre Des Cauchemars," his "Chamber of Nightmares."
Rome, Italy
An alchemist's “magic door” stands in the middle of a Roman park.
Oristano, Italy
This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.
Andermatt, Switzerland
A breathtaking bridge that crosses a vast gorge over a river's torrents, and has a tale of a devil architect attached.
Horn-Bad Meinberg, Germany
Between Neo-Pagans and Neo-Nazis, these strange rock formations have a curious cult following and a very strange history.
Büren, Germany
This unique Renaissance castle was turned into a home for Nazi occultism.
Ragunda, Sweden
Said to be one of Sweden's most haunted places, this vicarage once even attracted a ghost-busting priest.
Zugarramurdi, Spain
This Navarrese cave's history of witchcraft and pagan ritual is not just embraced, but recreated each year.
London, England
Where Aleister Crowley attempted to seize the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in a mask and a kilt.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Harrogate, England
Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.
Melrose, Scotland
This Scottish manor house is a lush relic from the life of a literary great.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Foyers, Scotland
A Scottish manor with a history of mysterious fires, magic, and eccentric tales
Hebron, New Hampshire
The New England cabin where an infamous British occultist conducted experiments in "magick".
New York, New York
This small New York museum celebrates the mountainous artwork of a Russian mystic.
Arco, Idaho
Supposedly Satanic numbers adorn this preserved submarine sail.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Rapa, Poland
A peculiar family mausoleum built by a German nobleman captivated by the occult.
Boston, Massachusetts
The tomb of Increase Mather and his son Cotton, influential colonial ministers obsessed with the occult.