Hanging within this medieval church are the bones of a beast allegedly slain by a fourth-century saint.

Mythical beasts symbolizing the city of Tokyo guard a historic bridge.

This stunning iron gate designed by Modernist architect Antoni Gaudí is filled with mythic symbolism.

Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?

Each spring, residents of this Czech town hoist a 'slain' metal dragon onto the city hall to commemorate a local medieval legend

Two Chinese dragons guard the caves of this medieval temple in Iran.

A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.

Buy a token from the liquor store and you can make this beast spew flames on command.

This bridge is embedded with a giant steel dragon that breathes fire from its mouth.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.

This collection of lakeside pagodas and temples are flanked by giant lions, tigers, and dragons as well as their welcoming maws.

An enormous dragon scales the walls of this 17-story temple.

The home of a 19th-century author who brought African-American folktales to the mainstream is now Atlanta’s oldest house museum.

A historical home in upstate New York honors the work of John W. Jones, a formerly enslaved man who was a major agent for the Underground Railroad.

The tunnel that runs beneath this former inn was once a hiding place for enslaved people seeking freedom.

This one-room schoolhouse was revitalized in 2007 as a museum focusing on the education of Black children during the early 20th-century.

One of the few remaining Rosenwald Schools left in Virginia.

The location where the famed author and abolitionist began his journey to freedom.

Sharing the often-overlooked story of America's Black soldiers.

The grounds of former plantations where abolitionist Harriet Tubman spent her youth enslaved are now a museum to her incredible life.

A gift from Abbot Kinney and a little bit of piece of Black history in Venice Beach.

A renovated schoolhouse that highlights the history of Clarke County's Black community.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

A Maryland museum dedicated to Black history, housed in a historic church.