local history

3 min read

• Travel

St. Stephen Bulgarian Church: the unique cast iron Church of Istanbul

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Crackpot Hall: the dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse on the edge of a remote hillside in North Yorkshire, England~

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Visingsö Oak Forest: a forest of immensely tall and unusually straight trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never existed

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Travel

Swaledale Corpse Way: a winding medieval path used by mourners to carry their dead to the nearest church~

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Standing Rock Monument of Fort Yates, North Dakota: said to have once been a young woman, is sacred to the Sioux people.

5 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Travel

Devil’s Lake (and its stories): a remnant of the last Ice Age in Wisconsin, this lake is surrounded by fascinating rock formations.

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Parkland Walk: a walk along an abandoned railway line

5 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The story of Dick Whittington and his faithful cat

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

How Blacksod lighthouse changed the course of the World War II

5 years ago Robin

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The curious London’s time-traveling tomb

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Hanami: the way Japanese enjoy the transient beauty of flowers

5 years ago Pavel

4 min read

• History

May 14, 1983: the forgotten history of massacre of the Eros cinema in the suburbs of Milan, Italy

5 years ago Anya

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

The curious abandoned Sea Cable Car of Sidi Ifni (سيدي إفني), Morocco

5 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• History

The princes in the Tower of London: one of the great mysteries of English history

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

The gray cat ghost at Fairport Harbor Lighthouse – Ohio

5 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Jewett City Vampires: the graves of a Connecticut family thought to be plagued by a vampire ~

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

Gobodura Hill and the Lioness of Gobedra

5 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

The impressive little Lourdes 30 km from Milan

5 years ago Anya

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Zhiva: the Slavic Goddess of Life

5 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

North Island Lighthouse: the oldest lighthouse in South Carolina ~

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Nadežda Nada Tomić: the story of a brave young medical doctor who lost her life trying to save a drowning child at Lake Geneva

5 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Irish legend of O’Donoghue on May morning

5 years ago Ivan

3 min read

• Food

So, Japan’s 1,000-year-old cheese that’s back in fashion due to COVID-19 pandemic

5 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

The annual Pidakala battle of Kairuppala

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Malaga’s English Cemetery and its last guardian

5 years ago Danilo

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Inca legend of Lake Titicaca and other mysteries about its origin

5 years ago Ivan

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

Alps: nightmare creatures of German folklore

5 years ago Pavel

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

East Cape Lighthouse: the iconic lighthouse in easternmost point of New Zealand

5 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Maria Higgins, the woman who was buried twice

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Myths and Legends

Bysen: the gnome-like creature in Swedish folklore

5 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Telling the Bees: the curious folklore of Rural England and not only

5 years ago Anya

4 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Gibraltar Point Lighthouse: the historic lighthouse on Toronto Island

5 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

California’s “Dark Watchers” that have been spooking hikers for centuries

5 years ago Robin

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

Knockers: Mine Spirits of Cornish Folklore

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Cape Bojeador Lighthouse – the Philippines

5 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Eggs Hunt: how one of the most popular Easter tradition was born

5 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Rusovce Mansion: a once-fairy tale mansion in Slovakia now stands in a state of disrepair.

6 years ago Ivan

5 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Robbins Reef Lighthouse – Staten Island, New Jersey

6 years ago Nathan

4 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The grave of Mary Nasson, the Witch of York ~

6 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Myths and Legends

The Legend of the Irish Leprechaun ~

6 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Anclote Key Lighthouse: this skeletal cast-iron tower in one of Florida’s most remote state parks was built to withstand wind and waves.

6 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Manila Cemetery: known as “Beverly Hills of the Dead” is full of luxurious final resting places

6 years ago Pavel