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El Dragón de la Elipa

This dragon narrowly escaped demolition.

One Gary Con vendor was selling these dragon dice holders. Also known as dice jails, these holders "detain" unlucky dice.

Dungeons & Dragons All Started In This Tiny Wisconsin Town

Since 2008, Lake Geneva has hosted Gary Con, a convention honoring the hometown hero who created the beloved game.

Tea Krulos March 28, 2024

29 Dragon Places for the Lunar New Year

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon with temple-scaling serpents, fire-breathing bridges, and everything in between.

Michelle Cassidy February 5, 2024

As the Year of the Dragon Looms, We See Dragons Everywhere

This Lunar New Year welcomes the Wood Dragon, but these mythic animals never go out of style.

Gemma Tarlach January 29, 2024

Nearly 40 feet tall, the Dragon of Calais enchants tourists and locals alike—but it takes an entourage to keep it in fire-spitting shape.

How to Maintain Your Dragon

A massive, winged beast prowls Calais—thanks to a dedicated team of operators and "veterinarians."

Claire Naylor July 13, 2023

The tin dragon of Trutnov hanging in front of city hall

Trutnov, Czechia

The Dragon of Trutnov

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

Wormingford, England

The Wormingford Dragon Window

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

Dos du Dragon

Ivoini, Comoros

Dos du Dragon

This moss-covered, rocky outcropping looks like a mythical beast resting in the water.

The church font with the Slayer’s Slab behind

Lyminster, England

Slayer's Slab

This carved stone slab marked the grave of a local dragon slayer, who makes a killer pie.

General view of the fence

Barcelona, Spain

The Güell Pavillions Dragon Gate

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

Urnes Stave Church and graveyard.

8 Viking-Style Churches to Visit (Not Pillage)

These epic, wooden stave churches are scattered across two continents.

Sarah Durn November 4, 2021

What a dragon is, and how it interacts with humans, varies widely by culture and era.

The Historian of Hell and the Undead Takes on Dragons

Medieval expert Scott Bruce delves into the darker—and sometimes more hopeful—corners of human imagination.

Gemma Tarlach October 20, 2021

<em>Extragalactic</em> won the 1st Classified award in the Nature category of this year's Drone Photo Awards.

Is This an Erupting Volcano or the Eye of Sauron?

An award-winning image, taken via drone, captures the dreadful beauty of one of nature's violent shows of power.

Gemma Tarlach October 4, 2021

Dragos Gelemos

La Palma, Spain

Dragos Gemelos

Behind this pair of dragon trees, there is a tragic story of lost love.

Providence, Rhode Island

Nori the Dragon

A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.

The dragon ominously looking over the land.

Deepcar, England

The Dragon of Wantley

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

Lyndhurst, England

Bolton's Bench

According to legend, a noble knight and a terrible dragon lie beneath this storied hill.

Burg Drachenfels seen from Mehlem.

Königswinter, Germany

Burg Drachenfels

A ruined castle stands atop a hill surrounded by dragon lore.