🌿🪨The "Druid’s Temple " in North Yorkshire. A photogenic 19th-century folly built to mimic an ancient monument.

It was a construction project to provide work for locals after the Napoleonic Wars.

However, the site is linked to many a spooky tale. Shifting shadows and eerie noises in the night, alleged occult practices and dark folklore legends.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/druids-temple-yorkshire-england/

#Yorkshire #History #Folly #DarkTourism #Story #Photography #Folklore

🏰🇷🇴 The ruins of the infamous Doftana Prison in Romania.

This dark stone fortress once housed inmates during some of the most turbulent periods in Romania’s history.

Today it is a derelict shell, collapsing and melting back into the landscape.

https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/military/doftana-prison-romania/

#Abandoned #Romania #Photography #Ruins #Urbex #DarkTourism #Ruins #UrbanExploration

Erfurt verkauft nicht Dom und Idylle.

Erfurt verkauft kontrolliertes Unbehagen.

1184, Latrinensturz, Petersberg, Stasi-Horchgänge: echte Orte, echte Gewalt, echte historische Last.

Genau daraus baut die Stadt heute Krimiführungen und Abendformate, die aus Tagesgästen Übernachtungsgäste machen sollen.

Nicht Kulisse. Architektur.

Dossier: https://1lr.de/dark

#DarkTourism #Erfurt #Geschichtskultur #Tourismusethik

Ein Augenzeugenbericht aus der Sperrzone von Tschernobyl – ein Ort zwischen Mahnmal, Mythos und „Dark Tourism“. 40 Jahre nach der Reaktorkatastrophe führt die Sendung dorthin, wo Geschichte, Erinnerung und Gegenwart aufeinandertreffen.

Sweetspot
15.04. 18:00-19:00
https://o94.at/programm/sendung/id/2513569

#Tschernobyl #Ukraine #FreiesRadio #Wien #darktourism

🆕 🧙‍♂️🏛️ 🇬🇧 New location feature: The Druid’s Temple, England.

Lost in the forests of #Yorkshire, a series of stone pillars form a circle.

This isn't an actual "Druid's Temple", it is an elaborate 19th-century folly.

However, the site is tied to unusual local folklore.

Explore these tales and more history and photos 👇
https://www.obsidianurbexphotography.com/other/druids-temple-yorkshire-england/

#DarkTourism #Folly #EnglishHeritage #NorthYorkshire #Temple #Stone #Folklore #Story #Mystery