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Mythology

Tarot Room.

Skagaströnd, Iceland

Museum of Prophecies

This museum dedicated to divination also honors a local 10th-century prophetess.

The sculpture.

Schönefeld, Germany

'Der Fall Daidalos und Ikaros' ('The Case of Daedalus and Icarus')

This curious sculpture represents the perseverance needed to take to the skies.

The Baboon.

'Il Babuino' ('The Baboon')

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

Wooden kappa

Shimanto-chō, Japan

Kaiyodo Kappa Museum

A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.

Kite aerial photograph of the Multivallate Ringfort at Rathrá, Co Roscommon, Ireland.

Rathcroghan

This ancient Irish landscape boasts hundreds of legendary ruins.

Skaife and his new little pal.

How the Tower of London's Ravenmaster Sets the Scene for Avian Romance

It's not easy making the big city feel more like the country.

Jessica Leigh Hester June 27, 2019

A reintroduced scarlet macaw feeding on a leaf in Palenque.

Palenque, Mexico

Scarlet Macaws of Palenque

After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.

<em>Callichimaera perplexa</em> on the prowl, as imagined by a paleoartist.

Found: The Goofiest Crab That Ever Lived

It has the legs of a sea scorpion, the body of a lobster, and the eyes of an enormous larva.

Sabrina Imbler April 26, 2019

Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil.

Uppsala, Sweden

Urdar's Well and Yggdrasil

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

The Devil’s Bit

Glenreagh, Ireland

The Devil’s Bit

It's said this geological anomaly was caused when the Devil took a bite out of the Irish mountainside.

"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.

Nipgubben.

Älvdalen N, Sweden

Nipgubben

This tiny Swedish troll protects the land and all who wander within it.

"Maid of the Mist" sculpture.

Sanborn, New York

Native American Museum of Art

This overlooked gem outside Niagara Falls preserves and celebrates Iroquois culture.

Heart of the Monster.

Heart of the Monster

This landmark is a central figure in the Nez Perce origin story.

For Sale: A Historical Map of the Imagination

Bernard Sleigh's dreamland mashes up myths, fairy tales, and nursery rhymes.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 18, 2019

The 1986 "comet egg" egg is held in a serious research collection.

objects of intrigue

Meet the 'Comet Egg,' Which Definitely Did Not Come From Space

Investigating the old myth that cosmic events can have a fowl impact.

Jessica Leigh Hester March 14, 2019

The basilisk statue outside Bazyliszek Restaurant.

The Warsaw Basilisk

A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.

Rocks of Rovigliano

Torre Annunziata, Italy

Rock of Rovigliano

This tiny islet has somehow housed an ancient temple, two monasteries, a church, a fortress, and a restaurant.