Edinburgh, Scotland
The Museum of Magic, Fortune-Telling & Witchcraft
A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.
Boston, Massachusetts
The bench featured in the film with Robin Williams and Matt Damon has become a popular destination for moviegoers.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The home of one of America's most wealthy industrialists is now a historic site that remembers a more decadent time in the country's history.
Sleepy Hollow, New York
Oldest existing church in New York and the inspiration for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
Sleepy Hollow, New York
The real-life site of Ichabod Crane's infamous gourd attack.
Salem, Massachusetts
An inn older than the Witch Trials.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Watertown, Connecticut
The rocky occasional overnight accommodations of a Connecticut folk legend.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Baconsthorpe, England
A striking ruined manor house in Norfolk, known for its picturesque setting and fascinating history.
Cairo, Egypt
Art Nouveau beauty hidden deep in Cairo’s Al-Helmiya neighborhood.
Avoca, Iowa
Among the cornfields stands a giant spider crafted from an old Volkswagen.
Theux, Belgium
Europe's longest Hornbeam tunnel.
Wonastow, Wales
A 17th-century manor house with a Tudor garden and some chilling history.
Philippeville, Belgium
Though Guinness took away its record, Romedenne’s 1998 wheelbarrow remains the biggest of them all.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Light still pours into the ruins of this ancient Islamic observatory.
Los Angeles, California
Beautiful Victorian buildings from L.A.'s forgotten architectural past.
Madagascar
This picturesque island graveyard is the final resting place of dozens of notorious pirates.
South Yorkshire, England
From a distance it looks like a real castle, but up close everything is slightly too small.
Heptonstall, England
The poet’s tombstone keeps getting vandalized by her fans.
Farmville, Virginia
A dilapidated Victorian mansion sits in the middle of a Virginia golf course.
Iceland
A black sand beach where glacial fragments wash ashore and look like sparkling diamonds.
Easton, England
Amid the ruins of a church on the British island of Portland, a surprising symbol among the headstones.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.