local history

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• Travel

The church of San Martino: a splendid balcony on Lake Como

4 years ago Anya

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• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The forgotten story of hidden Colonial Cemeteries of Oyster Bay

4 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

Sanctuary of Santa Vittoria, the Romanesque church built over the tomb of a martyr who legend says defeated a dragon.

4 years ago arthurodas

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• Abandoned Places

The abandoned ruins of King Zog’s Estate

4 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Santa Maria del Piano, the ruins of an abbey believed to have been founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century.

4 years ago arthurodas

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• Travel

Château de Puymartin and the shadow of the White Lady

4 years ago Adam

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• Lighthouses of the world

Porto Rico: Guánica Lighthouse Ruins

4 years ago Nathan

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• Abandoned Places

Ruins of Antuni: a semi-abandoned village destroyed by U.S. bombings during World War II that dominates the valley of Turano.

4 years ago arthurodas

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• Abandoned Places

St. Thomas: the former former Mormon settlement that is reemerging from the receding waters of Lake Mead.

4 years ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

Grays Reef Lighthouse – Michigan

4 years ago Nathan

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• Travel

The Iron Pillar of Qutub Minar, the 1,600-Year-Old ancient wonder that refuses to rust

4 years ago Robin

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• Myths and Legends

Bean-nighe, the Washerwoman of Death of Scottish Folklore

4 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Bankhead: a cursed story of a Ghost Town

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

The Lost Town of Proctor

4 years ago Leo S

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• Abandoned Places

Fort Gorges: accessible only by boat, this centuries-old fort never saw troops or combat.

4 years ago Nathan

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• Food

Ram Kand Mool: the mysterious plant snack that has intrigued scientists (and not only) for decades

4 years ago Robin

5 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Point Vicente Lighthouse: a “haunted” landmark on the coast of Southern California

4 years ago Leo S

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• Travel

The Road to Nowhere of North Carolina – a broken promise!

4 years ago Nathan

5 min read

• Travel

Kasteel van Horst and the legend of ghost chariot

4 years ago Adam

3 min read

• Abandoned Places

Deward the ghost town still on the maps that completely vanished

4 years ago Leo S

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• History

Alfredino Rampi: the tragedy of little boy who died in well

4 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Travel

Toblerone Line, a sweet monument to Swiss wartime defences

4 years ago Leo S

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• Lighthouses of the world

The story behind Point Wilson Lighthouse in Washington state

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

“Big Red” – Holland Harbor Lighthouse

4 years ago Robin

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• Travel

Veado: a deer-headed statue that puts together a 12th-century legend and the big waves of Nazaré.

4 years ago Danilo

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Almudena Cemetery: the oldest cemetery in Cusco, Peru

4 years ago Ivan

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• People, mysteries and stories

The macabre story of Sawney Bean, Scotland’s most famous cannibal

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Explore Panama’s El Valle de Anton, the mysterious valley of square trees

4 years ago Ivan

5 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

St. Joseph Lighthouse: the iconic duo’s bright history

4 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Dwarfie Stane, Britain’s only example of a rock-cut tomb

4 years ago Nathan

3 min read

• Food

Thieboudienne: the Senegal’s national dish incomplete without fermented sea snails!

4 years ago Ivan

6 min read

• Abandoned Places

Winona, the once thriving town of Emmons County

4 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The curious story of the house with two numbers

4 years ago Robin

5 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Seul Choix Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan: the haunted lighthouse

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• History

Pizzeria Brandi: the birthplace of Pizza Margherita?

4 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Food

The long and legendary history of Chartreuse, the elixir of long life

4 years ago Adam

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The creepy legend of Tate’s Hell Swamp and the curse of the Native American Medicine Man

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Waugoshance Light: the first light built in the Great Lakes that was totally surrounded by water

4 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The haunted grave of Angeline Hoagland

4 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Abandoned Places

Vozrozhdeniya, the mysterious former island where the Soviets tested extreme Bio-Weapons (and not only…)

4 years ago Robin

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Lluvia de Peces: Honduras’ yearly rain of fish

4 years ago Robin

2 min read

• Lighthouses of the world

Southerness Lighthouse, the second oldest lighthouse in Scotland

4 years ago Nathan