Every day we come across things that seem strange to us, but modern world there are much stranger things. If you look around, there are many mysterious and strange places that you can find.
Strange things have always attracted people around the world, but what exactly makes strange things strange? An abandoned city where no people have lived for hundreds of years? Or is this an island where strange dolls live instead of people? Or perhaps these are abandoned amusement parks scattered across different parts of the planet?
Whatever makes such places strange, the fact is undeniable. If you have always been interested in this topic, we invite you to learn about the 15 strangest and most unusual places located around the world!
15. Abandoned subway in Cincinnati
In the late 1990s, under the bustling streets of Cincinnati, there was a system of tunnels from which it was decided to build a subway. Unfortunately, due to a lack of finance and a reduction in the number of city residents, construction was suspended, and the underground premises turned into a lifeless space.
The metro consists of labyrinths of tunnels with turns that can confuse only the most poorly oriented people. This place is definitely one of the creepy abandoned and also strange places to say the least, but the decision to completely destroy it has not yet been made.
14. The Island of Dolls
When it comes to all things creepy and weird, few things compare to . This place, located in Mexico, is full of interesting stories. It is uninhabited except for the thousands of dolls that can be seen throughout the island.
According to legend, a girl once drowned in one of the island’s canals. After her death, they say, dolls began to wash up on the shore of the island, seemingly out of nowhere. At that time, there was one person on the island who began hanging these dolls all over the island. Since then, this place has served as a kind of monument to the deceased girl.
13. Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA
If you are a fan of the movie "Silent Hill", then you may have already heard about the existence of this interesting and creepy city. It was once a populous mining town, but since an underground fire started there, almost all the residents have left it.
There are fewer than ten people left in the city, and the coal mines continue to burn to this day. The underground fire began in the early 1960s and, according to experts, will continue for many years.
12. Sanzhi Resort
It usually takes a long time for the construction of a project to be completed, but in the case of the Sanzhi resort in Taiwan, construction work ended much earlier than planned.
The Sanzhi resort was intended to be a holiday destination for those who want to relax and escape from everyday life. This was supposed to be the perfect vacation spot to spend in quaint saucer houses by the ocean.
However, due to frequent accidents and casualties that occurred during the work, it was decided to freeze the project, and the construction of houses was stopped. Today these houses are dilapidated buildings, and local residents believe that ghosts and restless souls live there.
11. Varosha
On the coast of Cyprus there is a city called Varosha, in which not a single person lives. From a distance, this city lined with houses seems noisy and lively, but upon closer examination it turns out that there have been no people in it for a very long time.
Before the invasion of the Turkish army, Varosha was a popular tourist town, but since all its residents were evacuated, no one has returned and it has become a ghost town with abandoned buildings, empty streets and an oppressive silence.
10. Maunsell Sea Forts
In the North Sea off the coast of Great Britain, very strange structures rise above the water, looking like huge tanks walking across the sea.
These were built for defensive purposes during World War II to resist the invading Germans. Now they are a ghostly reminder of those distant times.
9. Mountain of Crosses (Kryziu Kalnas)
The place Kryziu Kalnas, which is also known as the “Mountain of Crosses”, is located in Lithuania, 12 kilometers from the city of Siauliai.
According to rough estimates in 1990, about 50,000 Lithuanian crosses were installed on this unusual hill. Since then there have been even more of them. Even Pope John Paul II installed one of them during his visit in 1993, making the Hill of Crosses a real place of pilgrimage.
It is believed that whoever places a cross on this hill will become lucky. There are many versions of the emergence of the Mountain of Crosses, and one of them is based on the legend of a Catholic monastery that once stood on this hill, which went underground for unknown reasons. When one of the local residents’ daughter fell ill with an incurable disease, he decided to erect a cross at the place of prayer. Then a miracle happened: the girl recovered. The rumor about the miraculous power of this place quickly spread throughout the country, and people began to come here, leaving crosses on the hill for good luck.
8. Kabayan Mummy Caves
There is a place in the Philippines that many people don't know about. For most people, burying the dead underground is the best way pay last tribute to memory. However, the people of the Philippines have taken burying the dead to a new level.
Instead of burying the dead underground, they mummify them and move them to an artificial cave. All of these mummies are considered to be among the best preserved in the world. Until their discovery, they remained completely isolated.
7. Oradour-sur-Glane
The destruction of cities during World War II was absolutely devastating. The Germans destroyed many homes and killed countless people, but one town still stands, a ghostly reminder of their inhumane deeds.
The French town known as Oradour-sur-Glane was one of many towns burned to the ground. All that remains of the abandoned city today are ruins. It is currently an uninhabited ghost town.
6. "Door to the Underworld" (Darvaza)
Darvaza, best known as the "Door to the Underworld" or "Gate of Hell" is a gas crater in Turkmenistan, formed as a result of the collapse of an underground cavern discovered by geologists in 1971. It was decided to set a large hole filled with gas on fire so that gases harmful to people would not escape. It was assumed that the fire would go out in a few days, but the natural gas escaping from the crater is still burning.
This place has turned into a fairly popular tourist attraction, visited by many researchers, photographers and extreme sports enthusiasts from all over the world.
5. Jacob's Well
There are many places in Texas that have become popular tourist attractions, and the deep sinkhole, which goes almost 37 meters underground, is one of them.
While locals spend their holidays diving into the well from a height, divers from all over the world plunge into the depths of the karst spring, trying to penetrate the most secluded corners and openings of the natural well.
There are quite a few very sharp ledges along the edges of the well, but this does not stop desperate adventurers from trying to explore its depths. And, unfortunately, several fatal accidents have already happened in this place.
4. Leap Castle
Ireland is one of the most mysterious and beautiful places on the planet, to say the least. Steeped in history, this country is full of amazing places no matter where you are in Ireland.
One of the most unusual places for lovers of all things mysterious is Lip Castle. Built in the late 15th century, this creepy old castle has a deep history and is known for being home to many ghosts and strange occurrences. There are rumors that a powerful evil force is roaming the halls of the castle, which is called "Elemental" ("Uncontrollable") or "It".
One more distinctive feature This terrible place is rumored to be that the castle was built over a torture pit, and many of the most incredible and terrible murders took place there.
3. Akodessewa Fetish Market
Commonly referred to as the African voodoo supermarket, Akodessewa is known as the ideal place to go in search of unusual amulets and charms. Located in Togo, the Akodessewa market is considered the world's largest amulet market.
Residents from all over Africa come to this market to purchase strange and unusual items such as dried heads and skulls. The Voodoo religion originated in West Africa, so it is not surprising that some markets on the continent sell items used to perform Voodoo rituals.
2. Catacombs of Paris
Deep beneath the streets of Paris there is a system of tunnels that many know as the "Catacombs of Paris". Access to the general public in these catacombs is closed for good reasons, but this does not prevent individual daredevils from going underground to see what is buried deep under Paris.
A labyrinth of tunnels stretches for more than 300 kilometers with twists and turns that can lead to death quite quickly.
1. Hoia Baciu Forest
The strangest place on this list is the creepy and frightening forest of Hoia Baciu, located in Romania. Many people have gone missing in this forest. It is considered the "Bermuda Triangle" of all forests and is characterized by very strange features.
The appearance of UFOs and unusual electrical phenomena have been repeatedly recorded in the forest. Ghosts and strange visions have also been seen here. Those who have been in this forest say that they experience a feeling of anxiety or restlessness, dizziness and nausea, and some hear someone’s steps and voices.
The trees and bushes growing in the forest twisted and intertwined with each other, as if they had stepped out of the pages of children's fairy tales, making this place even more ominous and frightening.
There are so many incomprehensible, amazing and mystical things in this world.
There are many places in the world that both attract and frighten with their mystery... These are the 10 most mysterious places on the planet.
Arkaim
This is a rather mysterious place. First of all, you need to be able to get here in the right way. According to beliefs, it is not enough to just buy a bus or train ticket to this mystical city.
Another aspect is much more important here - will this place want to receive a guest? People come here not just attracted by an interest in antiquity. Quite strange and unusual things happen here.
So, you can spend the night on the top of the mountain, where it is quite cold and windy. In this case, a thick sleeping bag will not be needed - the cold will not overcome you anyway. They say that all diseases that lie dormant in the body and sometimes make themselves felt come out in these places and never return to a person.
People literally experience withdrawal symptoms after visiting Arkaim. The old life loses all meaning. Anyone who has been here begins to feel renewed, starting a lot from scratch.
This ancient mystical city was found by Soviet archaeologists in 1987. It is located at the confluence of the Karaganka and Utyaganka rivers. This is in the Chelyabinsk region, south of Magnitogorsk. Among all the archaeological monuments of Russia, this is, without a doubt, the most mysterious.
Once upon a time, the ancient Aryans built their fortress here. However, for some unknown reason, they left their home and left, finally burning it. This happened about 4 thousand years ago.
Devil's Tower
This place is located in the US state of Wyoming. In fact, it is not a tower at all, but a rock. It consists of stone pillars that seem to be made of bundles. The mountain has the correct shape. It was formed 200 million years ago.
For a long time, it seemed to an outside observer that this mountain was of artificial origin. But man could not build it; according to legend, it was created by the devil. In size, the Devil's Tower is 2.5 times larger than the Cheops pyramid!
It is not surprising that the local population has always treated this place with trepidation and even fear. In addition, there were rumors that mysterious lights often appeared at the very top of the mountain.
A variety of science fiction films are often filmed at Devil's Tower. The most famous of them is Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
People have only climbed to the top of the mountain twice. The first conqueror was a local resident in the 19th century, and the second was rock climber Jack Durrance in 1938. The plane cannot land there, and from the only area suitable for helicopters they are literally torn away by wind currents.
Experienced parachutist George Hopkins intended to become the third conqueror of the summit. Although he was able to land successfully, the ropes that were thrown to him from above were damaged due to the impact on the sharp rocks. As a result, Hopkin became a real prisoner of the Devil's Rock.
The news of this shook the whole country. Soon several dozen planes were circling over the Tower, dropping down free equipment and food supplies. However, most of the parcels were broken on rocks.
Rats became another problem for the parachutist. It turned out that there were quite a lot of them on the top of a smooth rock, inaccessible from below. Every night the rodents became more aggressive and bolder.
In the United States, a special committee was even created to save Hopkins. Experienced climber Ernst Field was called to help him along with his assistant. But after only 3 hours of climbing, the climbers were forced to abandon further rescue. Field said that this damn rock was simply too tough for them.
This is how it turned out that professionals conquering eight-thousanders turned out to be powerless in front of a rock 390 meters high. Through the press, the same Jack Durrance was found. Within two days he was there and decided to conquer the peak along the only route known to him.
The climbers, led by him, were able to reach the top and lower the unfortunate parachutist from there. Devil's Tower held him captive for a whole week.
White Gods
In the northeast of the Moscow region there is a place called White Gods. It is located in a tract near the village of Vozdvizhenskoye, Sergiev Posad district. As soon as you delve deeper into the deep forest, a regular stone hemisphere appears. Its diameter is 6 meters and its height is 3 meters.
This place was mentioned in his notes by the famous traveler and geographer Semenov-Tyan-Shansky. Legends say that there was a pagan altar here in the 12th-13th centuries. Its layout was somewhat reminiscent of the English Stonehenge. There, by the way, according to some sources, sacrifices were also made to the gods.
In the pantheon of ancient gods, good was personified by Belbog. His idols were installed by the Magi on a hill, people prayed to him for protection from Chernobog, the personification of evil. The father of these two gods was Svantevit, the god of gods.
Together they made up Triglav, or the triune deity. This was the image of the pagan system of the universe among the Slavs. Our ancient ancestors did not build their settlements just anywhere.
A number of conditions had to be met for this to happen. Usually the Slavs tried to build near river bends so that they would be present groundwater, ring structures and geological faults.
This is evidenced by photographs from space and an analysis of the location of old settlements, churches and monasteries, as well as stories that the mystical properties of nature are manifested in such places.
Hatteras
There are many mysterious and mystical substances in the Atlantic. One of them is Cape Hatteras. It is also called the Southern Cemetery of the Atlantic. The East Coast of the United States is generally quite dangerous for shipping. There are islands here called the Outer Banks or Virginia Dare Dunes.
They constantly change their shape and size. This creates difficulties for navigation even in weather with excellent visibility. In addition, there are often storms, fogs and swells. The local “Southern Haze” current and “Gulf Stream soaring” make navigation in these waters quite stressful and even deadly.
Forecasters say that during a “normal” force 8 storm, the wave height here is as much as 13 meters. The Gulf Stream near the cape flows at a speed of about 70 kilometers per day.
12 miles from the cape are the two-meter Diamond Shoals. There the famous current collides with the North Atlantic. This leads to the formation of a very surprising phenomenon, observed only in these places. During a storm, the waves collide with a roar, and sand, shells and sea foam fly up in fountains to a height of 30 meters.
Few managed to see such a spectacle live and then get out of there. The Cape has many victims. One of the most famous is the American motor ship Mormakkait. It sank here on October 7, 1954.
Another famous case occurred with the Diamond Shoals lightship. It was tightly tied to the bottom with anchors, but strong storms tore it out every time. As a result, the lighthouse ended up being thrown over the dunes into Pamlico Sound.
In 1942, he was finally shot from his cannons by a fascist submarine that unexpectedly surfaced here. In general, sandbanks during World War II became a favorite place for German submarines. There, submariners swam, sunbathed and even organized sporting events. And all this is under the very noses of the Americans.
After resting, the Germans boarded their boats and continued the hunt for Allied transport. As a result, in this area from January 1942 to 1945, the following were sunk: 31 tankers, 42 transports, 2 passenger ships. The number of small ships is generally difficult to calculate. The Germans themselves lost only 3 submarines here, all in April-June 1942.
Cape Terrible at that time became an ally of the Nazis. Those natural factors that hindered American ships only helped the submarines. True, shallow depths posed a danger for the Germans too.
Czech catacombs
In the city of Jihlava, in Czech South Moravia, there are catacombs. These underground structures were created by man. This place has a mystical fame. The passages were dug here back in the Middle Ages.
They say that in one of the corridors, at exactly midnight, they begin to hear the sounds of an organ. Ghosts were repeatedly encountered in the catacombs, and other supernatural phenomena occurred here. Scientists initially rejected all these mystical incidents as unscientific. However, over time, even they were forced to pay attention to the increasing evidence of something wrong happening underground.
In 1996, a special archaeological expedition arrived in Jihlava. She made an interesting conclusion - the local catacombs hide secrets that science simply cannot unravel.
Scientists have recorded that in the place referred to in legends, the sounds of an organ can actually be heard. Moreover, the underground passage is located at a depth of 10 meters; there is not a single room near it that could accommodate this musical instrument in principle. So there can be no talk of random errors.
The eyewitnesses were examined by psychologists who said there were no signs of mass hallucination. But the main sensation told by archaeologists was the existence of a “luminous staircase.” It was discovered in one of the hitherto little-known underground passages. Even the old-timers didn’t know that it even existed.
Samples of the material showed that there was no phosphorus in it. Witnesses say that the staircase does not stand out at first glance. However, over time, it begins to emit a mystical reddish-orange light. Even if you turn off the flashlight, the glow will still remain, and its intensity will not decrease.
Coral Castle
This complex includes huge statues and megaliths, whose total weight exceeds 1,100 tons. They are folded here by hand, without the use of any machines. The castle is located in California. The complex has a square tower with two floors. She alone weighs 243 tons.
There are also various buildings here, thick walls, and a spiral staircase leading to the underground pool. There is also a map of Florida made of stones, hewn stones, a table created in the shape of a heart, an accurate sundial, and stone Saturn and Mars.
The moon, weighing 30 tons, points its horn directly to the North Star. As a result, many interesting objects were located on an area of 40 hectares. The author and creator of such an object was Edward Lidskalnins, a Latvian emigrant. Perhaps he was inspired to create the castle by his unrequited love for 16-year-old Agness Skaffs.
The architect himself came to Florida in 1920. The mild climate of this place extended his life, because it was in danger due to progressive tuberculosis. Edward was a small man with a height of 152 centimeters and a weight of 45 kilograms. Although outwardly he seemed frail, he built his castle for 20 years alone. To do this, he dragged huge blocks of coral limestone here from the coast, and then created blocks from it. Moreover, he didn’t even have a jackhammer; the Latvian created all his tools from discarded car parts.
It is quite difficult to understand now how the construction itself took place. It is unknown how Edward moved and lifted multi-ton blocks. The fact is that the builder was also very secretive, preferring to work at night. The gloomy Edward was extremely reluctant to let guests into his place of work. As soon as an unwanted guest arrived here, the owner stood behind him and stood there silently until the visitor left.
One day, an active lawyer from Louisiana decided to build a Villa next door. In response to this, Edward simply moved his entire creation 10 miles south. How he managed it remains a mystery.
It is known that the builder hired a large truck for this purpose. Many witnesses saw the car. However, no one saw how Edward himself or the builder loaded anything there or unloaded it back. To astonished questions about how he managed to transport his castle, he answered: “I discovered the secret of the pyramid builders!”
In 1952, Lidskalnin died unexpectedly, but not from tuberculosis, but from stomach cancer. After the death of the Latvian, parts of diaries were found that talk about the magnetism of the Earth and the control of the flow of cosmic energy. However, nothing was explained there.
A few years after Edward's death, the American Engineering Society decided to conduct an experiment. To do this, they tried to move one of the stone blocks, which Edward never managed to install, with the most powerful bulldozer. The machine turned out to be unable to do this. As a result, the mystery of this entire structure and its movement remained unsolved.
Kyzylkum
Between the Syrdarya and Amu Darya rivers in Central Asia there are a number of anomalous areas that have not yet been explored. Thus, in the central part of Kyzylkum, in its mountains, strange rock paintings were found. There you can clearly see people in spacesuits and something very reminiscent of spaceships. In addition, UFOs are often observed in these places.
A famous incident occurred in November 1990. Then employees of the Zarafshan cooperative “Ldinka”, driving at night along the Navoi-Zarafshan road, saw a long forty-meter cylindrical object in the sky. A strong, focused, clearly defined cone-shaped beam descended from it to the ground.
An expedition of ufologists found in Zarafshan an interesting woman with supernatural powers. She stated that she is constantly in contact with representatives of an alien civilization.
In the spring of 1990, she received information that an unearthly flying object was destroyed in low-Earth orbit, and its remains fell 30-40 kilometers from the city.
Only six months passed and in September two local geologists, breaking down drilling profiles, stumbled upon spots of unknown origin. Their analysis showed that they cannot be of earthly origin. However, this information was immediately classified and was never officially confirmed by anyone.
Loch Ness
This Scottish lake has long attracted all lovers of mysticism and mysteries. The reservoir is located in the north of Great Britain, in Scotland. The area of Loch Ness is 56 km², its length is 37 kilometers. The maximum depth of the lake is 230 meters.
The lake is integral part The Caledonian Canal, which connects the west and east coasts of Scotland. The fame of this lake was brought by the mysterious large animal Nessie, who supposedly lives in it. Outwardly, it is very reminiscent of a fossil lizard.
Scientists estimate that since the creation of the road on the lake shore in 1933, more than 4 thousand evidence of a monster emerging from the waters of the lake has been recorded.
It was first seen in the 20th century by the Mackay couple, owners of a local hotel. However, there are not only documented stories of eyewitnesses, science also has dozens of, albeit unclear, photographs, there are underwater recordings and even recordings of echo sounders. One or more lizards with a long neck can be seen on them, in whole or in part.
Proponents of the existence of the monster cite a film made in 1966 by British aviation employee Tim Dinsdale as proof of their theory. There you can see a huge animal swimming in the water.
Military experts only confirmed that the object moving around Loch Ness cannot be an artificial model. This is a living creature moving at a speed of about 16 km/h.
It is also believed that the lake area itself is a large anomalous zone. After all, UFOs were often observed here; the most famous evidence dates back to 1971, when alien “irons” flew here.
Researchers do not leave the lake alone. So, in the summer of 1992, the entire Loch Ness was carefully scanned using sonar. The results were sensational. Dr. McAndrews' wards stated that several unusual living creatures were found under water. These could have been dinosaurs that somehow survived to this day.
The lake was also photographed using laser equipment. Researchers said that the lizard living in the waters is unusually smart. Even a submarine was used to search for the monster.
In 1969, the Pisiz apparatus, equipped with a sonar, descended under water. Later, the search was continued by the Viperfish boat, and since 1995, the Time Machine submarine also began to take part in the research.
An important study was carried out in February 1997 by the military, led by Officer Edwards. They patrolled the water surface and used deep-sea sonars.
A deep crevice was found at the bottom of the lake. It turned out that the cave is 9 meters wide, and its maximum depth can reach 250 meters!
Researchers want to find out further whether this cave is part of an underwater tunnel connecting the lake with other bodies of water in the neighborhood. To find out, they are going to launch a whole batch of non-toxic dyes into the hole. Individual particles of it will then be searched for in other bodies of water.
The lake can be reached from London by train, and from Inverness by bus or car. A whole extensive tourist infrastructure has been created around Loch Ness. There are many hotels and hotels here. You can even pitch a tent, but not on personal land. In summer, the lake warms up enough to swim in. But only Russian tourists dare to do this, and local residents simply take them for crazy.
Moleb triangle
Between the Sverdlovsk and Perm regions on the banks of the Sylva there is a geoanomalous zone. This triangle is located opposite the village of Molebki. This strange place was discovered by a geologist from Perm, Emil Bachurin.
In the winter of 1983, he found an unusual round footprint in the snow with a diameter of 62 meters. Returning here in the fall of the following year, he saw a hemisphere glowing blue in the forest. Further study of this place showed that there is a strong dowsing anomaly.
Large black figures, luminous balls and other bodies were observed in the triangle. At the same time, these objects demonstrated reasonable behavior. They lined up in clear geometric figures, watched the people exploring them, and flew away when people approached them.
In September 1999, the next expedition of the Kosmopoisk group came here. They repeatedly heard strange sounds here. The researchers mention that they heard a running engine.
It felt like a car was about to roll out of the forest into the clearing, but it never appeared. And no traces of her were found later. The Moleb triangle is generally quite famous among tourists and ufologists.
In the early 90s, so many curious people began to come here that it became simply impossible to do any research here. It has become increasingly mentioned in the press that the Perm anomalous zone has ceased to exist under the massive impact of people. That is why interest in the mysterious triangle has noticeably decreased recently.
Chavinda
This unusual place is located in Mexico. In Chawinda, according to the beliefs of local residents, there is the “intersection of worlds.” Therefore, no one is surprised that anomalous and mystical incidents occur more often in this area than in other places.
In the 1990s, a sensational incident occurred here. Eyewitnesses say it was a moonlit, cloudless night. You didn't even need a flashlight to see what was going on around you.
The treasure hunters suddenly heard a horseman approaching them. He was in national costume. The horseman told the frightened Mexicans that he saw them from the top of a distant mountain and rode here in 5 minutes. It was physically impossible!
The treasure hunters dropped their tools and fled in panic. When he came to his senses, they naturally doubted what they had seen. The Mexicans soon began searching again. But it turned out that this was just the beginning!
Their new cars began to break down, and within just one day they turned into old wrecks. No repair could stop this process. One of the cars was even no longer visible to other drivers on the road.
Once she was even rammed by a truck, whose driver watched in amazement as he crashed into an “invisible” car. Such mystical troubles continued until the Mexicans, who had previously believed in nothing, were forced to promise themselves that they would abandon the search for this treasure.
Envaitenet Island
Envainenet is an island in Kenya that has been associated with unexplained disappearances. In the archives of the local police there is a record from 1936 that an ethnographic expedition consisting of M. Sheflis and B. Dyson landed on the island. A few days later, contact with the scientists was lost and they disappeared without a trace.
There are also records of dozens of people inexplicably disappearing, leaving behind their homes and food. Similar news is reported to this day.
Death Valley
The mysterious Death Valley in southern Nevada has gained gloomy fame. People have disappeared here many times.
The strange thing is that many cars were later found in good condition, but not a trace remained of the people.
Local residents believed that the military was to blame for everything, testing new types of weapons in the area. The military denied everything and pointed at the smugglers. But relatively recently, the military themselves were faced with the mystery of the Valley of Death.
A group of Mexican special forces conducted training in conditions close to combat. We chose not the best place for training.
The group's location was continuously monitored on the map with an accuracy of hundreds of meters. But on the fourth day of testing, the group suddenly disappeared from the monitor screen.
When she did not reach the conditional target at the appointed time, a landing party was sent in search of her, which was landed at the point from which the last signal came. One of the jeeps with soldiers went the entire route to the conditional target without meeting anyone; another jeep, in which there were two soldiers, deviated from the route towards strange light flashes.
When he also did not get in touch, a helicopter flew out to search for him. The jeep was found to be in perfect working order, but there were no people in it, and there was a working radio station in the cabin.
Black Bamboo Hollow
The Heizhu Valley in southern China is considered one of the most inexplicable anomalous zones in the world; the name of the valley translates as “Black Bamboo Hollow.”
Behind long years in this place, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace, whose bodies were never found.
Horrible accidents and people die here are alarmingly common. So, in 1950, for an unknown reason, a plane crashed in the valley: the ship did not have any technical problems and the crew did not report a disaster.
That same year, according to statistics, about 100 people went missing in the ravine. 12 years later, the valley “swallowed” the same number of people - an entire geological exploration group disappeared.
In 1966, a detachment of military cartographers who were engaged in correcting relief maps of this area disappeared here. And in 1976, a group of forest rangers disappeared in a ravine.
Damn Cemetery
Devil's Cemetery is located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, near the village of Karamyshevo. There are rumors that this anomaly arose after the fall of the Tunguska meteorite.
First, a hole appeared in the ground, and later animals began to die in this place, in such numbers that the entire surrounding clearing was littered with bones. Many researchers have visited the Devil's Cemetery.
Everyone’s description of the place was similar - “A small clearing covered with black charred trees.” Everything could be attributed to harmful underground gases emanating from the ground, if not for one “but” - when approaching the Devil’s Cemetery, navigation instruments begin to behave strangely, and the compass needle changes direction.
Bermuda Triangle
Undoubtedly, the most famous place in the world associated with mysterious disappearances is the Bermuda Triangle.
The area is very difficult to navigate: there are a large number of shallows, and cyclones and storms often form.
Mysterious disappearances in this zone indeed occur very often; researchers put forward various hypotheses to explain them: from unusual weather phenomena to abductions by aliens or inhabitants of Atlantis.
The latest convincing version was put forward in October 2016 by Steve Miller, a meteorologist at Colorado State University. He and a team of researchers managed to investigate phenomena that have been occurring for a couple of centuries in a triangle with an area of 500 thousand square kilometers in the Atlantic between the coast of Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.
Miller's team studied the situation using radar satellites. And she found that clouds of a special shape provoke sharp accelerations of air flows. Rushing from top to bottom at speeds of up to 300 km/h, these streams become real “air bombs” capable of shooting down planes and even sinking ships, researchers believe.
Miller's hypothesis is the most scientifically substantiated of all that have been put forward regarding the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle over the past half century. Previously, researchers sinned on methane emissions from the ocean floor, aliens, parallel worlds and geomagnetic fields. These theories had no scientific basis.
The world is a strange, wonderful, and sometimes scary place. We present to you the most unusual places on Earth, which are the result of the whim of Mother Nature or the work of human hands.
20. Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Spotted Lake has long been revered by the Okanagan Indians, and it is easy to see why they consider it sacred. In summer, part of the lake's water evaporates, causing the formation of small multi-colored mineral spots that you can even walk on. This lake contains the largest amount of different minerals in the world.
This is the world's largest salt pan. And when a thin film of water collects on the surface of a dry salt lake, it becomes the world's largest natural mirror.
Looking for the strangest places in the world? What about this terrifying lake? Animals that die in it turn into statues through calcification. The presence of huge volumes of sodium bicarbonate ensures that all organisms that die in the lake will turn into mummies.
Next in the ranking of the strangest places on the planet is the bridge, which is famous for its unique structural precision. The bridge itself and its reflection merge into a perfect circle, regardless of the viewing angle.
Sixty million years ago, an erupting volcano “gave birth” from its depths to a mass of molten basalt, which then hardened and shrunk in volume. As it cooled, cracks appeared in it, which can be seen today. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has approximately 37,000 polygonal columns, all of which are perfectly geometric. According to local legend, they were created by the legendary hero Finn McCool, who was preparing to fight the giant Goll.
A surreal sight - a sun-drenched dead forest in a dry oasis, surrounded by rusty orange giant sand dunes. The lack of water causes tree roots to crawl out, right onto the sand in search of the slightest drops of moisture. This is a real fight for life!
At an altitude of 776 meters in the Alps there is a charming picturesque place, in the center of which there is a small lake. But in April, the park, which at first glance seems ordinary, changes dramatically. Powerful streams of water that roll down the mountain slopes fill the gorge with clean water. And benches, flower beds, bridges, lawns, trees and shrubs disappear under it. It turns out to be a real underwater park with a depth of 2 to 20 meters. Well, divers also need somewhere to relax.
This remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in southwest Turkey. This is Pamukkale (Cotton Palace), around which are the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, once a great city. Water cascades from natural springs rich in calcium bicarbonate flow down the white travertine terraces and form stunning thermal pools with a snow-white surface, which have no analogues in the world.
On one of the sections of the industrial railway near the Ukrainian village of Klevan there is a green tunnel formed by intertwined branches of trees and bushes. It seems that it was created as a setting for some beautiful fairy tale.
There is a belief that if a couple of lovers walk through this tunnel and make a wish, it will certainly come true.
11. Lake Hillier, Western Australia
This wonderful lake was discovered in 1802. Its deep pink color remains all year round, which some scientists believe is due to the high salinity of the water combined with the presence of a salt-bearing species of algae known as Dunaliella salina and pink bacteria - halobacteria.
In the waters of the Rivers Thames and Mersey stand the remains of sea forts built on stilts to deter German air raids during the Second World War.
After the war, the forts were chosen by a group of pirate radio operators, and in 1967 they were driven out of there by retired Colonel Paddy Roy Bates. Having occupied one of the forts - Rafs Tower - he proclaimed the creation of his own independent state called the Principality of Sealand. And to make everything “grown-up”, Bates took the name Roy I Bates, developed a constitution and came up with the national symbols of Sealand. He transported family and friends to the platform, after which the legal confrontation between the “self-proclaimed king of the lemurs,” that is, the newly-minted prince, and the British government began. And the result was not in favor of the government.
As a result, Sealand existed safely until 2006, and then, due to short circuit in the generator and the resulting fire, the principality burned to the ground. It would take a huge amount of money to restore it, and its owner decided to put the miniature state up for sale. So far no one has bought it.
And the rest of the forts had a less eventful and bright fate. They look like an army of rusty but merciless robots decided to launch an invasion from the sea and then stopped on their way.
Siberia has one of the most unusual places on the planet. It is known as the “Seven Giants” and “Mansi blockheads”. These huge weathering stone pillars, 30 to 42 meters high, are located west of the Urals, on Mount Man-Pupu-ner. They were created not by human hands, but by ice and snow over many years.
Legend says that the monoliths were once giant brothers, and their leader was Torev (Bear). Hearing about the beauty of the daughter of the Mansi leader, the giants went to war against the tribe in order to capture the beauty by force. But good spirits gave the leader’s son a magical weapon - a fiery sword and shield, with which he turned the giants to stone. Dying, one of them threw aside the tambourine, which also petrified and turned into the top of the Koyp (“Drum”).
Lakes typically don't have a giant "drain" that sucks water into some cavernous, invisible drain. However, the man-made Lake Berryesa is special.
When heavy rains create excessive water pressure, a hole appears in the water surface of the lake, creating a fantastically beautiful and strange hole that you hardly want to fall into.
The unique design of the spillway, officially known as the “glory hole,” allows excess water equal to 1,370 cubic meters to pass through in one second. The depth of the drain is 21 meters.
Since 1990, a man named Ra Paulette took a shovel and a pickaxe and went into the New Mexico desert to carve caves out of the pliable sand mountains. The caves, which he excavates by hand, include underground galleries decorated with intricate designs. They come to the mind of the creator right while working.
“Is this Antarctic glacier bleeding?” This is a perfectly reasonable question when you look at the Taylor Glacier, just east of the Ross Ice Shelf. A red liquid flows down it, staining the ice in its path, but there is a completely reasonable explanation for this. The red substance is highly saline, microbe-laden water that has accumulated under the glacier for millions of years. As the water reaches the surface, it becomes saturated with oxygen, resulting in the formation of a rusty waterfall, worthy of being included in the top 20 strangest places on Earth
For most people, death is a terrible and sad event. However, some believe that people who have passed on to another world should be remembered with a smile, and not with tears.
An example of a non-standard approach to death is the cemetery located in the Romanian village of Sepinta. Each of the 800 colorful headstones is marked with an amusing anecdote from the life of the person buried beneath it, and often contains details of his death, accompanied by a cheerful illustration.
The colors of wooden headstones have a specific meaning.
- Green has become a symbol of life.
- The color black traditionally represented death.
- Yellow is a symbol of fertility.
- Red symbolized passion.
And blue was originally the dominant color chosen by the artist Stan Jon Petrash, the author of the first “cheerful” tombstone.
Fragmentary epigraphs and bright colors make this cemetery one of the most unusual places in the world.
These beautiful travertine terraces in northern Iran are an incredible natural phenomenon that were formed at an altitude of 1840 meters above sea level, over thousands of years. Travertine is a type of limestone formed from calcium deposits in running water.
The unusual reddish color of the terraces is due to the high content of iron oxide in one of the sources.
The animal figures and geometric patterns engraved on the Nazca Plateau in Peru are one of South America's greatest mysteries. Who created them and why? Scientists have no answer, only guesses.
The images are clearly visible only from the air or from an observation tower located next to the highway. The outline of each of these geoglyphs (some of them are up to 200 m long) is made using a single continuous line.
Separated from mainland Africa more than six million years ago, this island looks like the set of a science fiction movie. Socotra's incredible and unique biodiversity means it has plants and trees found nowhere else in the world. The ancient and twisted dragon tree and the mushroom tree look especially strange.
There is a joke that cats actually rule the world. Well, in every joke, as you know, there is only a grain of joke. The seals still managed to capture one island.
A short ferry ride from Japan's east coast takes you to Tashiro Island, home to about 100 people and many, many cats.
Cat breeding was initially encouraged on the island because the locals made silk and mice were a natural enemy of silkworms. Local fishermen believed that the fluffies brought them good luck, and there is even a cat temple on the island, as well as a recently built cat-shaped basin (an attraction for tourists). It goes without saying that dogs are not allowed on the island.
Incredible and strange places on the planet on video
Despite the fact that abandoned cities and creepy corners of the earth terrify impressionable tourists, hundreds of travelers constantly come to these most terrible places on the planet in search of thrills.
Prague cemetery
One of such terrible places in the world is considered to be the Prague cemetery with 12 thousand ancient tombstones, which operated in the Czech Republic for four centuries. Unknown travelers found their last refuge in this cemetery, but most often wealthy townspeople were buried in luxurious processions. The cemetery area is small, but 100 thousand dead are buried here. It is noteworthy that the older burials were covered with earth, then the new dead were buried on top of them. This is how about 12 tiers were formed: now travelers can observe an eerie picture - the subsiding earth has exposed several upper “floors” with coffins and gravestones.
St. George's Church
St. George's Church is also located in the Czech Republic, in one of the tiny villages: tourists go to the abandoned temple, attracted by the unusual legend of the place. Sometime during the next funeral service, the roof over the church collapsed. The once holy place was decorated by the Czech artist Hadrava with numerous ominous ghost sculptures.
Mexican Island of Abandoned Dolls
The Mexican island of abandoned dolls attracts adrenaline junkies with the exotic nature of forgotten toys. In the middle of the last century, a hermit who settled here began to collect and “resettle” dolls thrown into the trash around the island. About a thousand broken and mutilated toys are tied to trees - many dolls sit on the ground or hang on branches: this is how the hermit decided to perpetuate the memory of a girl who drowned in the bay.
Chapel of Bones
The next terrible place in the world is also impressive - the chapel of bones, built many centuries ago by a Franciscan monk in one of the cities of Portugal. The small chapel contains the remains of five thousand monks. The roof and walls of the tomb are decorated with intricate inscriptions in Latin.
Paris catacombs
The world-famous Parisian catacombs are a winding system of underground tunnels with extensive caves and descents. A communications network stretching up to 300 kilometers lies near Paris: more than 6 million people have found their home here.
Japanese island Hashima
The Japanese island of Hashima is also considered the most mystical place in the world. This abandoned mining town once supplied the country with coal, with quarries and a mine operating in the late 19th century. People came here in the hope of making money: miners densely populated the island with their families. Almost 40 years ago, the enterprise became unprofitable and the coal mines were closed. Now this island has become a popular ghost town among tourists.
Suicide Forest
Jukai, the famous Suicide Forest, is located on one of the Japanese islands and has gone down in history as an evil place where thousands of people committed suicide. The forest initially enjoyed a bad reputation thanks to ancient legends about ghosts, and since the middle of the last century, suicides have become frequent in these eerie thickets. Going several hundred meters into the forest, along the paths you can find things - shoes, clothes, bags of those who have passed away. Knowing how attractive the place is for people with weak mental health, the authorities installed a warning poster with a helpline number.
Kabayan fire mummies burials
Among the most mystical places in the world, the burial places of the fiery mummies of Kabayan in the Philippines are also called. These remains are more than seven centuries old: locals believe that the spirits of the mummified deceased still live near the graves. A peculiarity of local customs is that mummies were buried in small coffin capsules made of wood, placing the bodies of the deceased in them in the most uncomfortable positions.
Akodessewa Magic Market
At the magic market of Akodessewa, which lies in the center of the capital of Togo, you can see sorcerers who still practice voodoo magic and use terrifying-looking dolls in rituals. Buyers and fans of monstrous artifacts are offered a choice of decorated skulls, magical accessories, potions and medicines, dried monkey heads, hare and chicken feet, various souvenirs and local amulets.
Mental hospital
In the ranking of scary places in the world, tourists are attracted by the old psychiatric hospital in the city of Parma: it was once one of the successful clinics in Italy, but over time the building fell into disrepair. A masterpiece from the object was made by an artist from Brazil, who painted the walls of the hospital with silhouettes of patients. Ghostly figures decorate the building, conveying to rare visitors the eerie atmosphere of an Italian abandoned hospital.
Plague Island
In Italy there is another terrifying attraction - the Plague Island in the Venetian lagoon. Since ancient times, this place has been adapted for the residence of patients who were exiled here from all over the country. More than 16 thousand plague victims are buried here, but locals believe that their souls have not calmed down and still hover over their graves. The island’s gloomy reputation is also supported by legends according to which terrible experiments were performed on the sick.
City of Centralia
Connoisseurs of the horror and realistic genres computer games They go to the American city of Centralia for a special experience: it was here that the famous horror film “Silent Hill” was filmed. This town in Pennsylvania is famous for the fact that due to a massive fire, the population almost abandoned the area. The underground fire has not yet been extinguished: the atmosphere of hopelessness is emphasized by particles of ash in the air over empty streets with destroyed houses.
Mountain of crosses
The most mystical places in the world in the last century were replenished with a new attraction - the Mountain of Crosses with ancient Lithuanian crosses is an eerie-looking hill that is not a cemetery at all. According to numerous legends, anyone who places a cross here will receive good luck and change their fate for the better.
Cave in Belize
A cave in Belize attracts tourists with the strange atmosphere of the cult of the ancient Mayans. This unusual archaeological site is located near Tapir Mountain and is famous for its unique cathedral, built in one of the cave halls. Blood sacrifices were made here for terrible deities. The Mayans also believed that it was here that the gates to the underworld opened.
Chowchilla Cemetery
The Peruvian ancient cemetery of Chauchilla was also included in the list of the most terrible places on the planet. This landmark of the country is located near the Nazca Plateau, famous for ufologists. The necropolis was discovered by scientists about a century ago. The burial method attracted the attention of archaeologists: the dead were placed in graves, covering their bodies with a special composition. Thanks to ancient recipes, the dead were perfectly preserved: the dry climate of the Peruvian desert also contributed to this.
Snake Island
In Brazil, Snake Island is considered the creepiest place: the territory is famous for the presence of a huge number of snakes - here on every square meter In forest land you can find up to six dangerous and poisonous reptiles. Now tourists are prohibited from visiting Queimada Grande due to the risk of attack by huge poisonous reptiles.
Moleb triangle
The Moleb Triangle was included in the ranking of the creepiest places in Russia: this is a remote village in the Perm Territory, where anomalous UFO activity was noticed. Previously, the Mansi lived here, who made sacrifices to their gods on a stone plateau.
Russia also has its own exotic City of dead: The small Ossetian village of Dargavs is famous for its richly decorated family crypts.
Overtown Bridge
One of Scotland's bridges, Overtoun, has become notorious for unexplained cases of suicide among dogs. Dozens of dogs threw themselves onto the rocks and died, and the survivors went up to try again.
Hanging coffins of Sagada
The list of the most terrible places on the planet would be incomplete without the hanging coffins of Sagada - original burial structures were built in the forest of one of the villages in the Philippines. Locals bury the dead, hanging them so that the souls of departed ancestors are closer to heaven.
Sanctuary of Tophet
In the Tunisian sanctuary of Tophet, several centuries ago, animals and children were sacrificed: this was a feature of the bloody religion of old Carthage.
Unfinished subway in Cincinnati
The grandiose construction project - the unfinished subway in Cincinnati - amazes with its atmosphere of abandonment. The depot was built at the end of the 19th century, but the line was frozen for economic reasons. Now the depot can be visited several times a year, although diggers from all over the world often visit the unfinished metro on their own.
You can discover exotic and unusual places in the world, visit the most terrible corners of the planet and see any sights with your own eyes by going on a trip with a travel company website. Experts will offer a large selection of the best tours at affordable prices: you will be able to appreciate the comfort of pre-booked hotels and get the most unusual impressions from a well-planned trip.
The twenty-first century is a time of digital electronics, new technologies and discoveries. Cures have been found for many previously incurable diseases. Skyscrapers have been built that change their shape. Space has been explored. However, there is still a lot of unknowns left. For example, the Nazque Lines in Peru or China, Stonehenge and Easter Island. Which one is the most mysterious place on the planet? No scientist can answer this question...
Around the world in search of the unknown
Mysterious places on Earth. Where to look for them? Just look around. In every corner of the planet you can find interesting and unusual natural phenomena. The question is: what do you want more - beauty that captivates the spirit, or extreme adventures? Seekers of beauty should visit, for example, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia. A huge salt desert formed on the site of a dry lake. During the rainy season, when the salt is covered with a small layer of water, it feels as if a person is walking on water. The sky merges with the earth. All thoughts disappear overnight. This is the most incredible place on Earth!
And there are also natural places that, once visited, will make it difficult to fall asleep. Caves, forests and lakes with mysterious and mystical stories will not leave even the most daring and courageous tourists indifferent. Horror films will seem like children's fairy tales. The anomalous places on the planet will tickle everyone’s nerves.
Dedicated to thrill seekers
Blue hole. This is an underwater cave located on the coast of Belize among the coral reefs (Central America). It is a funnel 120 meters deep and 305 wide. The cave roof collapsed and was flooded when sea levels rose. The Blue Hole became known to the world after the television programs of researcher Jacques-Yves Cousteau. It was he who became the discoverer of this amazing natural phenomenon. Undersea world The caves are very diverse, which attracts divers. It feels like you're in a cartoon about the mermaid Ariel.
And lakes are undoubtedly the most unusual places. There are many of these on the planet. And, of course, Lake Melissano in Greece deserves special attention. This is a cave and a lake at the same time. Clear waters like tears combined with virgin thickets and unusual stones - what could be more beautiful? The only thing missing is fairy nymphs and elves.
The underground river Puerto Princesa in the Philippines attracts and fascinates. The world's largest underground river. Its length reaches eight kilometers. Puerto Princesa is considered one of the wonders of nature. The area around the underground reservoir, as well as the reservoir itself, have been declared a national park. You can get into the cave directly from the open sea, where the river flows. Maybe this is the most mysterious place on Earth?
It is also attracting interest in the USA. It is both a surface and underground reservoir. A long time ago, the area around the lake was inhabited by the harshest of them - the Apaches. Here you can listen to a lot of different legends and legends. They will not leave any person indifferent. The lake and the area around it are considered a nature reserve.
If we talk about natural reservoirs, we should mention the Pamukkale pools in Turkey. A place that will leave its mark on the tourist’s memory for a long time. The pools are large hills filled with natural healing waters. Millions of tourists visit the country just to see this most mysterious place on Earth. At any time of the day, the view from the pool is simply stunning. Many consider the Pamukkale pools to be the eighth wonder of the world.
Mysterious places on the planet
How many interesting and mysterious nature hides! It seems that life is not enough to travel around the Earth and see everything with my own eyes. But, on the other hand, there would be time and desire. After all, nothing is impossible!
So, where are they - the mysterious places of the planet? Photos of natural wonders can be found on the pages of various encyclopedias. All you have to do is look through one of these books and decide on your travel route. You should definitely see the Giant's Causeway in Ireland, Troll's Tongue in Norway, canyons in the USA, Spotted Lakes in Canada, and much, much more.
The Giant's Causeway. It is laid out on the coast of Ireland from stone columns. There are many legends and tales about her. The most common legend: the road was built by a Finn to fight a sea monster. In fact, the trail was formed due to volcanic eruptions. The area where it is located is a nature reserve.
Antelope Canyon in the USA. America is rich in canyons, but the most amazing is Antelope Canyon. In the photo he looks like a human creation. After all, how can nature sculpt such lines and shapes? Maybe! For a long time, winds and rainwater carved out and washed away the sand caves. It is difficult to name all the shades of the canyon. In the morning he is one, in the evening he is different. A best game colors - during the day, in sunlight. The canyon is located on the lands of the Navajo tribe. And to see the most mysterious place on Earth, you need to pay the Indians to cross their land.
Spotted Lake in Canada. The shape of the lake resembles a honeycomb, each cell of which is filled with water. different color. This is because the reservoir is saturated with various minerals, which color the water. In summer, the water evaporates, leaving beneficial minerals on the surface.
Stone forest in China. These are amazing stones that resemble small mountains. At one time there was a sea here, which washed away the soft rocks, leaving stone trunks. The forest is located in Yunnan province and is very popular among tourists. It has narrow paths and passages, which it is better not to wander along alone - you can get lost. There are similar formations in Russia on the banks of the Lena River (Yakutia).
Pyramids of Yoganuni in Japan. The world knows many pyramids, but the Japanese ones were discovered quite recently, just 20 years ago. The unusual thing about the buildings is that they are underwater. According to scientists, it is ten thousand years. There are no clear answers as to who built this artifact and how. However, terraces, trenches, various lines and inscriptions indicate some, perhaps still unknown, civilization that was flooded by the sea.
Tourists in love should definitely visit the Tunnel of Lovers. It is located in the Rivne region in Ukraine. An abandoned railway, it would seem, should have a frightening, mystical appearance. But with this tunnel it’s the other way around! In summer, the railway section is overgrown with greenery on all sides and takes on the appearance of a tunnel. Many lovers and newlyweds rush here for a photo shoot. The tunnel is very similar to the path from the fairy tale “Alice in Wonderland”. You just wait for the Cheshire Cat to appear...
A few horror stories. Ghost towns
In addition to stunning and mysterious natural places, our planet is full of creepy and unpleasant places that chill the soul with their mystical secrets. As they say, horror films “take a break” in comparison. For thrill seekers - just right!
In the “most anomalous places” category, first place can legitimately be given to Ukraine and its ghost town of Pripyat. The city is abandoned and abandoned after the world-famous tragedy at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Empty streets, playgrounds and lonely houses seem to have been specially created as the backdrop for a creepy film. Pripyat is the youngest ghost town. At the time of the disaster he was only 16 years old. Now about 300 old residents live there, who did not want to look for shelter in other cities.
There is a similar town in Russia - Kadychkan (Magadan). It traces its history back to 1943, when high-quality coal deposits were discovered at the site of the future settlement. Since then, a small settlement has been founded. However, after a mine explosion in 1996, life in the city became impossible due to higher level radiation. People wasted away before our eyes. The evacuation has begun. Now only empty apartments and cars abandoned in courtyards remind us that the city “was”...
Oradour-sur-Glane is a French village whose inhabitants were shot by the German occupiers during World War II. In one day, 642 people were killed, of which almost 500 were women and children. The city itself was burned. Not far from the site of the tragedy, a new city with the same name was built, and the old Oradour-sur-Glane was recognized as a historical monument.
America also has its own ghost town - Detroit (Michigan). The previously prosperous city now looks like a ghost: destroyed houses and schools inspire fear and horror. The strongest impression is made by the once largest railway station in the world. Detroit is a great place to film mystery films. In abandoned churches, dolls are scattered everywhere, indicating satanic rituals.
Ghost towns are the most unusual places on the planet. They make you think about the consequences of human actions and reconsider your attitude towards nature.
In search of the paranormal
When it comes to ghost towns, it is appropriate to mention individual buildings that are so frightening in appearance. Paranormal places on the planet are not a figment of the directors’ imagination, it’s true stories worthy of attention.
Amityville. Someone will say: “This is just fiction!” But still, the strange house actually exists! The town of Amityville is located not far from New York. The murder, which led to mysterious events, has not been solved to this day. Nobody knows what really happened there. However, after the terrible incident when the eldest son killed his entire family, not a single tenant stayed in the house for a long time. People fled, leaving their belongings behind.
The same horror is caused by the Lier Sikehus psychiatric clinic in Norway or the military hospital in Germany. Buildings that have a dark past will be a treasure for lovers of the paranormal. In the clinic, as in the hospital, souls who died in pain and agony found their refuge.
The eighth workshop of the Dagdizel plant (Russia) “smells” of loneliness with notes of mysticism. This is a Russian military station in the Caspian Sea. It is located three kilometers from the coast. The walls of a long-abandoned plant, like a cold icy iceberg, stand in the middle of the sea and frighten the Marines with their monstrous appearance...
Russia also has its own “Silent Hill”. A small abandoned town of dachas and children's camps is located in the Moscow region. And God forbid you become a witness to the satanic rituals that are held there!
Roads of Death
Our land is intertwined with roads and highways. There are good highways and not so good ones. And there are paths, being on which evokes inexplicable fear.
For example, The most terrible road in the world! It claimed thousands of lives. The road runs high in the mountains and stretches for 70 km. On one side there are rocks dotted with crosses and monuments, and on the other side there is a cliff and an abyss. And although construction of a safe path has begun, people still use this road. Eyewitnesses more than once noticed strange white shadows flickering in front and behind the car. Probably the souls of those who died on this path, who cannot find peace in any way...
An unusual road is located in the mountains of China. This is not just a track, but a road-tunnel. Periodically, the route seems to enter the mountain itself, where on one side there are rocks, and on the other there are windows over the abyss. They say that if the driver looks out that window, he will immediately fall down...
There is a road of death in Russia too. This is the name of the Lyubertsy-Lytkarino highway. This is a narrow, winding highway where drivers drive with extreme caution. More than one traveler has seen strange silhouettes here. Rumor has it that there are ancient burial grounds in these places. Perhaps restless souls are looking for answers to their eternal questions. The entire road is dotted with monuments, crosses and flowers.
But by and large, all roads in Russia, to one degree or another, can be called paths of death. Either the drivers are like that, or the highways, but Russian Federation among the first countries in road accidents.
Paranormal Russia
The entire Russian country is teeming with anomalies. There are a lot of different oddities in its very heart - in Moscow and the region. Anomalous places in the Moscow region are scattered mainly in small villages.
UFO seekers can hunt for unusual images in populated areas Chapel, Protasovo, Ogudnevo, Nikolskoye and many others. The strongest geopathogenic node is located in the village of Chapel. Strange sounds, shadows and flashes have been noticed more than once by local residents. Some were lucky enough to capture interesting footage on camera, the authenticity of which was verified in Russia and the USA.
Lights are often recorded in the sky at 47 km of the Yaroslavl highway, in particular, over the village of Sofrino. You can find out whether this is true or true only by arming yourself with a camera and going on an extreme journey.
If we talk about Moscow itself, then almost every metro station hides some secrets. The underground stations “Baumanskaya” (Basurmansky Crypts), “Sukharevskaya” (Tower of the Sorcerer), and “Chistye Prudy” (the misers from Myasnitskaya) hide a lot of interesting and paranormal things. These are places that still keep the secrets of the past.
But the greatest horror is brought to the residents of Moscow by the Beria House on Malaya Nikitskaya Street (Arbatskaya metro station). They say that at night you can hear the sounds of a car approaching, followed by heavy male steps. It was Beria who returned home. And it’s good if he is accompanied by a lady. But if you can hear the groans of a repressed person, then it’s better to run away from that place without looking back...
What do the caves of Russia hide?
Caves are the most mysterious places on the planet, which have aroused great interest among people since ancient times. There are different beliefs and legends about these natural creations.
For example, the Sablinsky caves in the Leningrad region have taken more than one human life. They prefer to remain silent about this place. You won't read about him in the newspaper or hear about him on the radio. The secret zone is covered in secrets that no one has yet been able to unravel. Previously, fugitives and prisoners hid in caves. Probably, they were never able to find a way out of them, and now their souls are doomed to eternal searches.
Many horror stories are associated with the Kashlukat cave, which is in northern Russia. It is popularly known as the Black Devil's Cave. It is not surprising, because its grottoes also have mystical names - Skeleton, Obscurantists... On the walls of the cave you can see ancient spells of shamans who have been performing their rituals here for a long time. They say that those who manage to survive after going into the cave eventually go crazy.
The most anomalous and mysterious places in Russia are located in mountain ranges. One of these is the Dyatlov Pass. Many people learned about this place from the film of the same name. This is not just an invention of the director, this is a real mountain, and it is located in the north of the Urals. Back in 1959, a group of young tourists tried to conquer it. However, all members of the group died under mysterious circumstances. Rescuers looking for tourists found only a tent torn from the inside. What force forced people to leave their accommodation for the night in the bitter cold? What scared the group members so much? There are still no clear answers to these questions. Local residents consider this place cursed.
People don't talk about places like this...
“Unusual places on the planet, photos of which can be found on the pages of educational books, are just pictures,” everyone will say. And only those who have felt the cold of a mysterious cave or lake are unlikely to want to visit these corners again.
There are places in Russia that it is better not to know about, and certainly not to go there. For example, local residents prefer to bypass the Devil's Cemetery by the tenth road. A mystical forest with an incomprehensible clearing is located not far from the village of Ust-Kov, Kezhemsky district, Krasnodar region.
According to the legend of the village residents, in 1908 a meteorite fell here and formed in the ground. The hole became overgrown after a while. But the land in this place is considered cursed. It looks like after a terrible fire, and there is nothing alive on it. Anyone who sets foot in the Devil's Cemetery will die immediately. Over all the years of research, about a hundred people have disappeared here.
These are not all the anomalous places in Russia. Many secrets are hidden in the country's water bodies.
Ivachevskoe Lake (Volgograd region). The reservoir fascinates with its beauty and mystery. However, the picturesque area not only pacifies, but also instills some fear. Many noted that after relaxing on this lake their health worsened. And residents of the city of Cherepovets, which is located next to the lake, say that more and more people are disappearing on this reservoir. Researchers of anomalies have not yet given clear answers. This is the most mysterious place on Earth.
They also avoid the Yachenskoye Reservoir (Kaluga Region). People call it the Thunder of the Lord. The reservoir attracts an electrical charge. People who bathe in it die from lightning strikes. It's better not to go to these places. It is unlikely that anyone will like such a vacation.
But the mortality rate of people in Lake Syurzi in the Arkhangelsk region is quite understandable. The reservoir is dangerous to life due to increased radioactivity. The fish here floats up belly up, and the fishermen completely disappear. Those who managed to survive after such fishing remember the events with fear and do not always survive until the morning. The results of forensic examinations show that the cause of death of the fishermen was the effect of radiation.
These are not all the anomalous places in Russia. The mystical city of Arkaim in the Chelyabinsk region is distinguished by its beauty and mystery. Where two rivers, Karaganka and Utyaganka, converge into one, this amazing historical heritage is located. The city was discovered by archaeologists in 1987. It looks like rings enclosed one within the other. The settlement has four entrances - one on each side of the world. The surviving buildings of Arkaim testify to an ancient civilization. The city has amazing properties - it can heal many diseases. Anyone who has visited here once will certainly return again. But Arkaim is not hospitable for everyone. For some, it instills fear and horror. Only a select few are allowed entry.
Incredible places on Earth - towards adventure!
The unknown surrounds us everywhere. The most mysterious places on the planet are revealed only to a select few. People with enormous willpower who are ready for an exciting trip. Our life is so short and fleeting that before you even have time to look back, old age creeps up. And it’s good to close your eyes and remember the mysterious places on the planet in search of which you wandered around the world. And whoever has not seen the true beauty of our Earth has almost never lived...