Local History

Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.

This controversial reel is an artifact of the largest fish processing plant in the country, and a symbol of Delaware's integration.

A former smuggler's haven houses "The Chapel" and its mysterious carvings.

This deserted town in the hills of Croatia’s "party island" may have a scandalous connection to King Henry VIII.

Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.

A sign marks the location of an 18th-century sawmill allegedly owned by a wizard who employed Satanic imps.

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

Indiana's greatest rare bookstore has a special shelf for Hoosier authors.

What if the Fountain of Youth was actually found in Delaware? One historic coastal town believes it to be true.

Before he was "Bob Marley, international reggae superstar," he was "Donald Marley," a Delaware resident and forklift operator working under an assumed name. This park tells the story.

Is the centuries-old enigma of these mysterious "perjurer's footprints," where nothing ever grows, attributed to natural phenomena or to the realm of folklore?

Amid the hustle and bustle of Miami’s Financial District sits a mausoleum-turned-monument.

This wooden statue commemorates a man who spent nearly 40 years waving hello to the people of Laguna Beach.

In 1703, French settlers in what is now Mobile celebrated the first Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.

This restored 19th-century calender, a machine used in rubber manufacturing, commemorates the town's local industry.

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.