mysteries

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• Travel

Rocchetta Mattei: the castle where science, mystery and the devil met

22 hours ago Danijel90

8 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Seven plants of October: folklore, spirits and the green world of the dead

4 days ago Leo S

7 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

Ca’ delle Anime: the Inn where you were never supposed to look inside the stew

1 week ago Danilo

6 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Lughnasadh: the ancient festival that still echoes across 5,000 years of history, myth and harvest

2 months ago Leo S

3 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The House Within a House: Croatia’s Most Remarkable Legend of Defiance

3 months ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Kubur Kassim Cemetery: Where Singapore’s Muslim Heritage Meets Ancient Folklore

3 months ago Nathan

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

The Sailor’s Stone: the mysterious grave that has told a story of murder for more than two centuries

3 months ago Leo S

4 min read

• History

The Lambrate Sarcophagus: a remarkable discovery beneath Milan

4 months ago Anya

2 min read

• Travel

Stuckey’s Bridge and the ghost of Old Man Stuckey

8 months ago Danijel90

2 min read

• Travel

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

8 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!

8 months ago Danilo

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

11 months ago Leo S

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!

1 year ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Explore the Dowling House, Galena’s oldest house

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Abandoned Places

Cahokia Mounds: discover the mysterious America’s first city

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

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

2 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• People, mysteries and stories

The mystery of the moon-eyed people of Cherokee legends

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Matthew Hassal – the grave of Isle of Man vapire.

2 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The legend of Görlitz Klötzelmönch

2 years ago Anya

3 min read

• Travel

Discover the Curtea de Argeș Monastery and its gruesome legend

2 years ago Danijel90

4 min read

• Travel

The legend of the thirsty Ghost of The Gata Loops

2 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The Blessing Stone of St Dogmaels, the stone that has been used as a place to bless fishing boats since the Middle Ages.

2 years ago Nathan

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

Dunino Den, a site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies

2 years ago Danijel90

3 min read

• Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries

Meet the three Brujas of Kit Carson Cemetery!

2 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Discover the lost tradition of playing ball in church to celebrate easter!

3 years ago Danilo

3 min read

• Travel

Hill of Crosses, an old hill fort covered in over 100,000 crosses as a symbol of Lithuanian nationalism and beliefs

3 years ago Ivan

2 min read

• Travel

Lake Tele, the picturesque round lake said to be home to the legendary Mokèlé-mbèmbé.

3 years ago Danilo

4 min read

• Myths and Legends

The legend of Ogopogo, Canadian Nessie

3 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The Bigfoot Trap of Jacksonville, Oregon

3 years ago Nathan

2 min read

• Travel

Honey Island Swamp, Louisiana, and its monster

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

The mysteries of Questhaven: discover the rumors of hauntings in San Diego’s Elfin Forest!

3 years ago Leo S

7 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

29/30/31 January: the Merla days (hen blackbird), according to tradition are the coldest days of the year ~

3 years ago Leo S

3 min read

• Travel

Goatman’s Bridge – just a registered historic landmark shrouded in macabre local legends….

3 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The legend of the Bunny Man Bridge

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mitaarfik, the terrifying New Year tradition in Greenland

3 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

January 2: Berchtoldstag

3 years ago Anya

4 min read

• Travel

I-4 Dead Zone, Florida’s haunted highway

3 years ago Leo S

2 min read

• Travel

The creepy legend of the Donkey Lady at Old Applewhite Bridge in San Antonio, Texas

3 years ago Leo S

5 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Mabon (?) and the Autumn Equinox

3 years ago Adam

6 min read

• History

August 18 – The day of Austrian witches!

3 years ago Leo S

4 min read

• Holiday, folklore and Traditions

Ferragosto: history, traditions (and curses) of one of the most beloved holidays in Italy

3 years ago randomcollabs