WASHINGTON – The iconic sea serpents, mermaids and other mythical creatures found on world maps from medieval and Renaissance times splash to life on the pages of a new book. Chet Van Duzer's "Sea ...

While Bigfoot, the Jersey Devil, and the Mothman might get most of the attention on land, there are plenty of cryptozoological myths surrounding the US’s lakes, rivers, and swamps as well. Atlas ...

The mythical locations of the ancient Greeks could be situated in the landscape and understood through an origin myth.

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One of the wonderful things about encountering people from other cultures is hearing about the urban legends and folklore that they grew up with. After all, the things that go bump in the night are ...

Celebrating the anniversary of the world’s first atlas, Google honored Belgian cartographer Abraham Ortelius with a Doodle on Sunday. His famed work, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, or Theatre of the World, ...

Hunting the Ninki-Nanka? Seeking the Yeti? Expedia is helping modern-day Newt Scamanders seek out fantastical beasts with a new online travel guide that includes a mythical creatures map, as well as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shortcuts to popular tourist destinations can sometimes stretch through the back roads of less traveled, uninhabited byways.

In a place beyond the pines, towering mountains and misty coastlines resides a rich history of folklore shrouded in mystery and intrigue. The West Coast holds countless tales of mythical creatures and ...