Showing posts with label Landmarks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Landmarks. Show all posts

Thursday, June 1, 2017

Urban Legends: The Haunted Royal Ontario Museum

Home to six million or so artifacts, the Royal Ontario Museum, located in Toronto, Canada is the largest museum in Canada and one of the largest in the World. Found in April 14, 1912, the museum is over a hundred years old. Not surprisingly, for an old place housing many old artifacts, there are also many ghost stories associated with the place. Among the many supernatural stories, there are two notable ones...

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Landmarks: So Lo Pun

So Lo Pun (Traditional Chinese: 鎖羅盆) is a derelict village in the northeastern New Terrirotires of Hong Kong. Today, It is within the Plover Cove Country Park and a popular hiking destination. The village was once the home of generations of Hakka family with the surname of Wong and is purportedly haunted. 

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Landmarks: The Olde Angel Inn

The Olde Angel Inn is a purportedly haunted Inn in Canada. Located on 224 Regent St, Niagara-on-the-Lake in Ontario, Canada, it was established in 1789 and is Ontario's oldest operating Inn. 


Monday, May 1, 2017

Landmarks: Lover's Rock

The Lover's Rock (Traditional Chinese: 姻緣石) is a landmark located along Bowan Road, Hong Kong. According to popular myths, if you want love and children, pray to the Stone and your wishes will be answered.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Landmarks: Tsat Tsz Mui


Tsat Tsz Mui 七姊妹 means seven sisters in Cantonese.It was the namesake of a former village in what is now eastern North Point in Hong Kong. According to local legend, there were seven girls who once lived in the area. 

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Landmarks: Oiran Buchi

It was said that people can sometime hear screams of women in Oiran Buchi 花魁淵 (Prostitute Gorge). The site is off Highway 411 in 山梨県 Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. 

Friday, November 4, 2016

Landmarks: Doai Train Station

Do you think  the previous post on Kisaragi Station is creepy? 

Well, meet Doai station (土合駅)! The station has two single side platforms, one of which is located underground. Located some 70 metres (230 feet) below ground level, the underground platform makes the station (as of 2016) deepest in Japan!  According to hikers who used the station, it takes approximately 10 minutes to walk from the ticket gate down to the underground platform. If this is not troubling enough, the station is an unattended. On average, only 24 people use the station per day.