Swamp Ruins

The Swamp Ruins is a location appearing in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It is located on the very south side of Hyrule, east of the Desert of Mystery, west of Lake Hylia and south of Link's House. It is characterized by its abundance in tall grass, old statues, and a small shrine where Link can drain the water nearby. It is the second location for the bird which Link summons with his Flute.

Things of Importance
The Swamp Ruins houses a Fairy Fountain in its northeastern region. There is a small pond that has a warping whirlpool, and a Dark World entrance is just above that. If Link drains the shrine's water, he can find a Heart Piece in the dry earth where the water once was. He can also find a fish flopping around, and if he throws it into another body of water, it will reward him with Rupees. In the Dark World, the Swamp Ruins shrine becomes the Swamp Palace, the second dungeon in the quest for crystals.