Cornwall’s Museum of Witchcraft & Magic houses 3,000 objects and 7,000 books but even so is not as interesting as its founder, Cecil Williamson
Barefoot and starved, Spartan boys underwent grueling combat training to join the most formidable army of all time
After almost 80 years, 31 rolls of film discovered showing World War II through the lens of an unknown American soldier
Zoroastrianism of ancient Persia may have inspired George R. R. Martin to create the Lord of Light in “Game of Thrones”
When a shark spit out a man’s arm with a boxer tattoo, it launched a murder investigation that led to fraud and organized crime
The eerie decay of Ohio State Reformatory, where Stephen King’s “The Shawshank Redemption” was filmed
Nevada’s Gold Point: A lively 19th century mining locale now a ghost town, literally, with tours available to seek out the nonliving
Hobbiton movie set: After a family said yes to a modern wizard, Tolkein’s shire from Middle Earth was brought to life in Matamata, New Zealand
A huge portion of San Francisco, including the Financial District, sits above dozens of 19th century ships buried underground