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 ...

Above: Ortelius's 1658 map of Iceland showing various mythological sea creatures. Below, a detail of a sea creature labelled H, ‘the greatest of whales’ which could not chase fish but caught them ...

When the animal kingdom met the artistic imagination, the result was a whole zoo full of fantastical creatures from dragons to unicorns, phoenixes to sphinxes. These strange mythological beasts haven ...

Dragons & Mythical Creatures at RWP Zoo opens this Sunday! Guests to the Zoo this spring and summer can embark on a mythical journey where folklore meets reality as they encounter 60 life-size dragons ...