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This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

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

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

A parade of antique steeds offers a quirky ride through history.

This 170-year-old Swiss guesthouse built into the side of a mountain is best accessed by a cable car.

An oddities shop packed with twisted treasures inspired by Oscar Wilde and Edgar Allan Poe.

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape.

Pirates had to be ousted from the land where this now ruined Louisiana fortress was built.

One of the longest water bridges in the world was built over a supposedly haunted swamp in Louisiana.

This museum chronicles the history of a leprosy quarantine hospital that then became a refuge.

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

A 19th-century Gothic, castle-like statehouse by the Mississippi River.

A Cajun-style Christmas on the river also involves sky-high pyres and explosives.

A prime example of New Orleans' unique architecture these early 20th century homes were built to look like steamboats.

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

The crumbling ruins of this southern American fort have survived storms, war, and cults.

A haunting, yet lovingly hand-hewn potters' field full of graves that flood with each heavy rain.

The Louisiana sandwich shop that served Bonnie and Clyde's last meal is a museum that chronicles the criminal couple and honors the Bienville Parish lawmen who stopped their crime spree in an ambush.

Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.