For almost two centuries tourists have been flocking to the waters of Lake Champlain hoping against the odds to glimpse the Lake monster they've dubbed Champ. Learn about one of the oldest monster legends in the world.
In Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there lurks a winged man, with eyes that glow a fierce red, known as the Mothman. The sheer number of sightings has even awed the skeptics.
The small town of Adams, Tennessee is home to the Bell Witch, who cursed the Bell family with a poltergeist.
The town of Rhinelander, Wisconsin is united by the local legend of a fierce creature with scales, horns and sharp claws known as the Hodag
The Tatzelwurm, legendary across all of Europe, is an ugly beast, possessing two powerful front claws but no hind legs and the body of a serpent.
In the town of Willow Creek in Northern California the legend of Bigfoot is taken more seriously than anywhere in the world with organized hunting expeditions, Statues, and a museum.
The city of Kelowna in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, one of Canada's most fertile swaths of land, is home to a legend nearly two centuries old. In the depths of Lake Okanagan, a monster known as Ogopogo, described as a 10-15 meter long serpent, has been sighted on and off since the 19th century. Discover one of Canada's oldest and most enduring legends.
Lake Windermere, England's largest natural lake and a popular holiday destination for those who enjoy watersports and activities, is said to be home of Bownessie, a prehistoric snake-like creature akin to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster. Is there any truth to the legend? We endeavor to find out.
Since the 14th century, sightings of a worm like creature in and around the Lagarfljot Lake in Iceland have captivated locals and frightened foreigners, but the creature known as the Lagarfljotsormur, or Lagarfljot Worm, has been given new popularity when two major sightings from last year reignited suspicions that the lake's murky depths have not relinquished all their secrets.
In the swedish province of Jamtland, a local legend of a lake monster dating back centuries has found new life as eyewitness accounts continue to describe strange sights in the chilly waters of Lake Storsjon. The creature, described as having the body of a snake and a cat like head, is known as Storsie, and researchers claim to have found compelling evidence of it's existence.
Minnesota's famous lakes have always drawn tourists interested in boating, fishing, and watersports, but resurgence of strange sightings have attracted a different breed of enthusiast on the quest for evidence of Pepie, a lake monster whose legend dates back centuries.
Stories of strange creatures inhabiting the murky depths of lakes and landlocked bodies of water are as old as civilization, but North Carolina's Lake Norman is the youngest and first manmade Lake to gain the monster reputation. Is the nearby nuclear power plant responsible?, or is it the introduction of strange fish populations to the lake?
For just over a century, strange sightings in Patagonia, Argentina, have captivated the imaginations of locals, scientists, zoologists, and amateur explorers, all seeking to discover if the creature with the face of a serpent and the neck of a swan is more than just local legend. Join us as we pick up the trail and interview locals who claim to have seen the monster known as Nahuelito.