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Magic

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

Tai Po, Hong Kong

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

A pair of trees near a Hong Kong shrine are said to grant wishes, but only the ones they hold on to.

society adventures

Society Adventures: A Clandestine Catacombs Affair with Philippe Petit

Megan Roberts May 9, 2014

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

Louisville, Kentucky

The Grave of Harry L. Collins

A life-sized memorial to Harry L. Collins, the official corporate magician of Frito-Lay.

Hand of Glory: The Macabre Magic of Severed Hands

Dolly Stolze April 7, 2014

Fairy Forts, Dens, & Glens: When Places Are Preserved by Mythical Belief

Melissa Marshall March 26, 2014

The Hidden Magic of New York's Houdini Museum

Allison Meier March 24, 2014

Washington Irving Bishop: The Magician Killed by an Autopsy

Allison Meier March 10, 2014

Tanuki the Tipsy Trickster: Why a Well-Endowed Raccoon Dog Is Big in Japan

Chris White March 6, 2014

Permanently Closed

Bust of Houdini once on his grave

New York, New York

Houdini Museum

Hidden in an ordinary Midtown building is a one-room museum dedicated to the greatest escape artist.

How the Ouija Board Got Its Name

Bess Lovejoy February 28, 2014

Stabbing Horn of Justice: The Most Magical Facts About the Unicorn

Michelle Enemark February 28, 2014

At the Center of Russian Buddhism, a Festival Reveals an Undead Lama

Zand Martin February 27, 2014

A reproduction Kuman Thong sold as a souvenir at the Buddhist temple at Ayutthaya, Thailand

Black Magic Baby: The Macabre History of Kuman Thong

Kevin Lo February 27, 2014

Shopping for Spells: Exploring Four of the World's Witchcraft Markets

Cynthia Pelayo February 26, 2014

Traces of the Alchemist Who Discovered the Philosopher's Stone in Paris

Sarah Blake February 26, 2014

Beyond the Bonds of Death: Four Places to Find Houdini's Legend Still Living in NYC

Allison Meier February 25, 2014

purveyors of curiosities

New York City's Oldest Magic Shop: A Photo Tour

Michelle Enemark February 25, 2014

Magic and Your Lizard Brain: The Mind Tricks behind Conjuring Ghosts

Elizabeth Harper February 24, 2014