legends

2 min read

• Travel

Stuckey’s Bridge and the ghost of Old Man Stuckey

1 month ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Lac Salé: legend says this remote, “bottomless” lake was created by a curse!

2 months ago Ivan

4 min read

• History

Via Port’Alba: the 17th-century passageway home to numerous bookshops, a witch legend, and the oldest pizzeria in the world!

2 months ago Danilo

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

How Croatia bans winter

2 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Carreró de les Bruixes: a signal indicates the entrance to this alley, rumored to be a meeting place for witches!

2 months ago Danilo

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Wolf Moon – first full moon of 2026!

3 months ago randomcollabs

3 min read

• Travel

Lala’s Little Nugget: at this Austin dive bar, it’s been Christmas every day for more than 50 years!

4 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Her Vacant Chair: the rocking chair headstone allegedly haunted by the spirit of a young girl named Pearl

5 months ago Leo S

12 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

6 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Corn Moon: September’s Full Moon

7 months ago Leo S

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of September 2025: holidays, folklore and traditions

7 months ago randomcollabs

2 min read

• Travel

Hønekilden – “The Hen Spring” of Sønderborg

7 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis: according to the legend, it holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld!

8 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Travel

The Caves of Hercules, explore Tangier’s legendary grottoes

11 months ago Ivan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover why 18th-Century Scots performed human sacrifices…over cake!

11 months ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Walberla: an ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.

11 months ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Explore the Dowling House, Galena’s oldest house

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Princess Theatre: one of the oldest theaters in Australia, it’s also said to be haunted by a performer who died on stage.

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

March 1st: St. David’s Day – Wales’ annual patron Saint’s Day

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Cahokia Mounds: discover the mysterious America’s first city

1 year ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

The curious story of the statue of a cursed knight that apparently come to life every 100 years

1 year ago Adam

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Thaipusam: an extreme religious festival of Tamil communities

1 year ago Robin

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Thursday before the second Sunday that follows Epiphany: discover the Brazilian Feast of Bonfim

1 year ago Danilo

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Pongal – India’s harvest festival

1 year ago Ivan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover “Pesa Vegia”, a festival with 400 years of history on the eastern branch of Lake Como

1 year ago Anya

2 min read

• Travel

Van Sant “crybaby” bridge – just a historic covered bridge home to an oddly prevalent American urban legend.

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The mystery of the moon-eyed people of Cherokee legends

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Matthew Hassal – the grave of Isle of Man vapire.

1 year ago Leo S

4 min read

• Travel

Casa de las Siete Chimeneas: the dark legend of Madrid

1 year ago Danilo

2 min read

• Travel

The world’s largest cashew tree that cover an area of over 8,000 square meters

1 year ago Danilo

3 min read

• Travel

The Lincoln Imp, a demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral that was one of Satan’s minions

1 year ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

The legend of Görlitz Klötzelmönch

1 year ago Anya

3 min read

• Travel

Discover the Curtea de Argeș Monastery and its gruesome legend

1 year ago Danijel90

10 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The Month of October 2024: holidays, folklore and traditions

1 year ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Kenashi Pond: haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain (and pubic hair)

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

Zeniarai Benten Shrine: the shrine dedicated to money-making in Kamakura

2 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• Travel

The legend of the thirsty Ghost of The Gata Loops

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

Seimei Stone of Kamakura – a curious slab of rock said to be both a blessing and a curse

2 years ago Pavel

3 min read

• Travel

Peregrine and the Mermaid: a wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman’s generosity.

2 years ago Leo S

6 min read

• Myths and Legends

How to appease mischievous household spirits across the world!

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Lake Shawnee Amusement Park, the abandoned amusement park built on a site with a dark history.

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Ružica Grad: the most beautiful rose on Papuk forest, Croatia

2 years ago Danijel90