The most mysterious and interesting places on earth. Description of the mysterious and amazing places of the earth. Mysterious city of Pripyat, Ukraine
April 25th, 2017
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 these scary places The Prague cemetery with 12,000 ancient tombstones, which operated in the Czech Republic for four centuries, is considered to be the world's largest cemetery. Unknown travelers found their last refuge in this cemetery, but most often, luxurious processions buried wealthy citizens. The territory of the cemetery is small, but 100 thousand dead are buried here. It is noteworthy that older burials were sprinkled with earth, then new dead were buried on top of them. Thus, about 12 tiers were formed: now travelers can observe a terrible picture - the sagging 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 an abandoned temple, attracted by an unusual legend places. Sometime during the next funeral service, the roof over the church collapsed. Once a holy place, the Czech artist Hadrava decorated with numerous ominous ghost sculptures.
Mexican island of abandoned dolls
The Mexican island of abandoned dolls attracts adrenaline lovers with the exoticism of forgotten toys. In the middle of the last century, a hermit who settled here began to collect and “settle” dolls thrown into the garbage 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
Famous all over the world Parisian catacombs are a winding system of underground tunnels with extensive caves and descents. A network of communications stretching up to 300 kilometers lies near Paris: more than 6 million people have found their shelter here.
Japanese Hashima Island
The Japanese island of Hashima is also considered the most mystical place in the world. This abandoned mining town once provided the country with coal: quarries and a mine were operating at the end of the 19th century. They came here in the hope of making money: the miners densely populated the island with their families. Almost 40 years ago, the enterprise became unprofitable, coal mines were closed. Now this island has become a popular ghost town with tourists.
Suicide Forest
Jukai, the famous Suicide Forest, is located on one of the Japanese islands and went down in history as a bad place where thousands of people took their own lives. The forest initially had a bad reputation thanks to ancient legends about ghosts, and since the middle of the last century, suicides have frequented these creepy thickets. Having delved several hundred meters into the forest, along the paths you can find things - shoes, clothes, bags of the departed. Knowing how attractive the place is for people with a weak psyche, the authorities put up a warning poster with a helpline number.
Burials of fire mummies of Kabayan
Among the most mystical places in the world are also called the burial places of the fire mummies of Cabayan in the Philippines. These remains are more than seven centuries old: locals believe that the spirits of the mummified dead still live near the burials. A feature of local customs is that mummies were buried in small capsules-coffins made of wood, laying the bodies of the dead in them in the most uncomfortable poses.
Akodeseva Magic Market
At the Akodesseva magic market, 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 can choose from painted skulls, magical accessories, potions and potions, dried monkey heads, hare and chicken paws, various souvenirs and local amulets.
Mental hospital
In the ranking of the scariest places in the world, tourists are attracted by the old psychiatric hospital in the city of Parma: it was once one of the most 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 clinic with the silhouettes of patients. Ghostly figures adorn the building, conveying to rare visitors the eerie atmosphere of an abandoned Italian 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 the sick, who were exiled here from all over the country. More than 16 thousand plague victims are buried here, but the locals believe that their souls have not calmed down and still hover over the graves. The gloomy reputation of the island is also supported by legends, according to which terrible experiments were performed on the sick.
City of Centralia
Connoisseurs of the horror genre and realistic computer games 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 the extensive fire, the population almost left these territories. The underground fire has not yet been extinguished: the atmosphere of hopelessness is emphasized by ash particles in the air above empty streets with destroyed houses.
Mountain of Crosses
Most mystical places The world in the last century was replenished with a new attraction - the Hill of Crosses with ancient Lithuanian crosses is an eerie-looking hill, which is not a cemetery at all. According to numerous legends, everyone who sets up a cross here will get good luck and change their fate for the better.
Cave in Belize
A cave in Belize attracts tourists with a strange atmosphere of the cult of the ancient Mayans. This unusual archaeological site is located near Mount Tapira and is famous for its original cathedral, equipped in one of the cave halls. Here bloody sacrifices were made for terrible deities. The Mayans also believed that it was here that the gates to the underworld opened.
Chauchilla Cemetery
The Peruvian ancient cemetery of Chauchilla was also on the list of the most terrible places on the planet. Landmark of the country is located near the Nazca plateau, known to ufologists. The necropolis was discovered by scientists about a century ago. The method of burial attracted the attention of archaeologists: the dead were seated in graves, covering their bodies with a special composition. Thanks to ancient recipes, the dead are perfectly preserved: this was also facilitated by the dry climate of the Peruvian desert.
snake island
In Brazil, Snake Island is considered the most terrible place: the territory is famous for the presence of a huge number of snakes - here, on every square meter of forest land, you can find up to six dangerous and poisonous reptiles. Now tourists are forbidden to visit Queimada Grande because of the risk of being attacked by huge poisonous reptiles.
Triangle of Molebs
In the ranking of the most creepy places Russia hit the Moleb Triangle: this is a remote village Perm Territory, in which anomalous UFO activity was noticed. Previously, Mansi lived here, who committed stone plateau sacrifices to their gods.
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, Overtown, has become infamous for unexplained dog suicides. Dozens of dogs threw themselves down onto the rocks and died, and the survivors went upstairs 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 arranged in the forest of one of the villages in the Philippines. The locals bury the dead by hanging them up so that the souls of the departed ancestors are closer to heaven.
Sanctuary of Tophet
In the Tunisian sanctuary of Tophet, several centuries ago, animals and children were sacrificed: such was the peculiarity of the bloody religion of old Carthage.
Unfinished subway in Cincinnati
The grandiose construction project, the unfinished subway in Cincinnati, strikes with the atmosphere of abandonment. The depot was built at the end of the 19th century, but the branch economic reasons was frozen. Now you can get to the depot several times a year, although diggers from all over the world often visit the unfinished subway on their own.
My personal rating of unusual places on our planet. We are not talking about beauty, although many of the places considered are not without such a quality, namely, about unusualness and even strangeness. This list includes places, bumping into which, when searching on the Internet, it was difficult to resist the exclamation: “Wow! And there is such a thing on our planet!”
Places are sorted in ascending order of the “Wow factor”, that is, starting with the simply interesting, continuing with the unusual, and ending with very strange, even fantastic, unearthly landscapes (although this gradation is very arbitrary).
Unusual places on our planet.
Let's start with a trip to the "Edge of the World" ..
It is located near the town of Skagen in Denmark, as the locals called the junction of the North and Baltic Seas: 
This is the confluence of two currents of different composition and density, which for some reason do not mix, but form a clear boundary. It turns out beautifully and mysteriously, but in my opinion it looks more like not the "End of the World", but some kind of "Border between Worlds".
Entrance to the underwater kingdom.
This is the "Great blue hole”, which is located in the Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula. Its diameter is 305 meters, the depth is about 120-140 m: 
Once this hole in the bottom Atlantic Ocean was an ordinary "land" cave, in which the "roof" collapsed, and then it was flooded by those who rose after the end ice age waters of the oceans. This is the largest hole of its kind on our planet. After Jacques Cousteau featured it in his film, it became the world's most popular diving site.
Inverted sky.
Natural mirror area of 10 thousand square meters. m. 
This dry lake in Bolivia, it is called "Uyuni Salt Flats". Such a fantastic effect of a giant mirror occurs during the rainy season, when water covers the surface of the salt marsh with a thin layer. The rest of the time the lake looks like this: 
Crooked forest.
Forest with crooked trees in Poland. 
This forest was planted in the 30s of the last century. Virtually all of its 400 trees have a synchronous bend to one side. There is no exact scientific explanation for this phenomenon, but the most plausible version sounds like this:
..As you know, in ancient times, furniture with smooth curves and crooked legs was in fashion. In general, curved wooden parts were used everywhere, for example, sleigh runners, details of boats, ships, etc. Usually, wood was bent already in the production process, but here, in the area of the Polish village of Gryfino, we see the result of an experiment on the production of a pre-curved wood.
But the second World War prevented this ambitious commercial project from being realized - the village was destroyed, young "slender" pines were abandoned. But now, in Poland, which is rather poor in sights, there is such a strange forest, protected by the state as a nature reserve.
Valley of love.
These rocks definitely resemble something.. hence the name of the valley, which is located in Cappadocia (Turkey). But not only the Valley of Love, but the rest of Cappadocia is a place with a very unusual "mushroom relief". 
Such a relief is a consequence of powerful eruptions that took place here in prehistoric times, after which wind and water took over, which, over millions of years, together created these pillars with hats.
Then, several thousand years ago, people got down to work and created here cave dwellings and whole underground cave cities extending to a depth of 80 meters. 
There are about 40 in total in Cappadocia cave cities where up to 30,000 people once lived.
Scuba diving in the park.
Agree, a very unusual place for diving is to swim among the alleys, benches and trees: 
There is such a park in Austria. It is located near clean mountain lake, and most of the year it's just a regular park. But in summer, when the snow melts in the mountains, the water level in the lake rises by several meters, turning the surrounding area into an attraction for divers.
I think that scuba divers experience very strange sensations while swimming in this lake, it probably looks like flying in weightlessness or in a dream, because instead of the usual deep landscape, they see an ordinary park underwater.
Another proof of the wisdom of nature. Look at what beauty she turned an ordinary trash can: 
50 years ago, this place on the coast of the Gulf of California was a large dump of household waste. But somewhere in the 60s, it was forbidden to throw garbage here, the main rubbish was taken out, but the broken glass remained .. And nature, as usual, performed a miracle!
Welcome to glass beach in California!
Happy Island.
This is the name of the island , more precisely an archipelago of four islands in Indian Ocean, a few hundred kilometers off the coast of Somalia and Yemen. The unusualness of this island is that for several million years it has been isolated from the rest of the earth, thanks to which many ancient plants and animals have been preserved here in their original form.
Once here, you will be transported into the past of the Earth by about 10-20 million years. Everything is as it was then, only dinosaurs are missing: 
We continue the review..
It turns out there is such a miracle on our Earth! This country, or rather a city, is located in China. 
This place was created to attract tourists. "Little people" live here, arrange performances for tourists, and in general, make money on tourists as best they can. Therefore, many Chinese dwarfs have a chance to find work and shelter in "Country of the Lilliputians".
Arizona, 240 km from the famous Grand Canyon. Fantastic, surreal beauty, especially when the rays of the sun enter during the day: 
or the moon at night: 
The place where Antelope Canyon is located belongs to the Navajo Indians, so to get here, you need to negotiate with them ($)
and hire a guide.
If you suddenly decide to go there, be careful in rainy weather - even if it rains somewhere nearby, the canyon can fill up with water very quickly and almost silently. Thus, in 1997, 11 tourists died here.
Wave.
Arizona Wave (The Wave) - another miracle of nature: 
They say nature is the best artist, in this case we see her work in the style of "surrealism".
This place, as well as Antelope Canyon, is located near the Grand Canyon Park. The surface of the “Wave”, despite the fact that it was formed under the influence of rain and wind for millions of years, is rather fragile in places, so large crowds of tourists are not allowed here. The maximum is 20 people a day, and tickets here are raffled off like a lottery, so it’s not easy to see this beauty with your own eyes.
But you can see the photo or video:
These colorful rocks are situated in geological park The Chinese province of Gansu, and there are no other hills of the same type anywhere else in the world. 
Hundreds of millions of years ago, this area was the bottom of the sea. But, as often happened in those geologically active times, the sea became dry land, and the silt deposits dried up and oxidized. Naturally, it was not without the participation of water and wind, which washed out and blew out various layers of sedimentary rocks, of different colors and shades.
Now it is a unique place of its kind that attracts tourists from all over the world. For them, convenient paths and viewing platforms have been built here. Another curious fact is that once the famous Silk Road ran through this area.
The strangest place in the world.
Perhaps this is a very loud headline, but if not this strange place, then what!?!
Of course, these toys were never alive, but according to the terrible impression that the discarded dolls hung on the trees make, such a definition is quite suitable for this place: 
The Island of the Dolls is located in Mexico, not far from Mexico City, among the canals of Xochimilco overgrown with reeds and shrubs. Of course, there is a legend that explains what happened here:
In the middle of the last century, a man named Don Julian Santana Barrera lived in these places. He was gloomy in temperament, liked to drink a lot, and was not quite friendly with his head, which is why those around him did not like him. At some point, his roof went completely, and this happened on religious grounds. With his delusional sermons, he annoyed the neighbors so much that they began to beat him periodically.
Because of all this, Don Julian decided to get away from the bustle of the world, chose a wild island among the canals of Xochimilco, began to grow vegetables there and fish for lunch. He was alone on a desert island, just like Robinson Crusoe. Rejected by society, he felt an all-consuming loneliness and hatred for the whole world.
One day, Don Julian found a doll on the island. He knew that not so long ago, a girl drowned somewhere nearby - most likely it was her doll! As a religious man, Don Julian believed that the girl's soul still wanders here without finding rest, and for his personal safety he needs to somehow win her over. Since then, occasionally visiting the city, he collected discarded dolls from the garbage dumps and brought them to the island as a gift to the spirit of the deceased girl.
..As the years passed, there were more and more dolls, and more and more Don Julian survived out of his mind - the mania of collecting dolls took possession of his consciousness completely and completely. He became obsessed with dolls, they completely replaced his society and human communication. Now he was not alone - he lived full life surrounded by friends, girlfriends, neighbors, acquaintances .. and enemies. He treated his friends in a friendly way - he courted them, shared shelter with them, and they kept him company on long dull evenings.
But Don Julian did not have many friends, for the most part he was surrounded by enemies. And with the enemies of Don Julian Santana Barrera was cruel! He carried out executions over them like a medieval inquisitor cracking down on heretics, and then hung them from the "corpse" on trees, mainly around the perimeter of the island, in order to frighten evil spirits and intruders.
This is how this strange and mysterious person, Robinon Crusoe 20th century. But one day, when his nephew, the only living person who occasionally visited him and brought him food, once again sailed to the island - Don Julian was no longer here. It looks like he drowned in the canal, as did the girl whose doll became the first inhabitant. "Islands of the Dead Dolls"
Here is such a legend .. I apologize if I caught up with horror at the end of the post. I fantasized a little based on what I found on the Internet about this strange island.. just to make it more interesting.
The world is full of mysterious monuments created by ancient masters. These sites have been carefully studied by scientists, historians and archaeologists, but some of them are so ancient, unfinished or incomprehensible that it is still not clear why they were built and what purpose they served. We have prepared a selection of “the most mysterious places on the planet”, which still raise many questions, confusing researchers.
10. Mounds of Cahokia
Cahokia is the name given to an Indian settlement near Illinois, USA. Archaeologists believe that the city was founded in 650 AD and the complex structure of its buildings proves that it was once a highly developed and prosperous society. At its peak, Cahokia was inhabited by 40,000 Indians - it was the most populous settlement in America before the arrival of Europeans. Cahokia's main attraction is earthen mounds up to 100 feet high on a 2,200-acre site. There is also a network of terraces throughout the city and it is believed that important buildings such as the ruler's house were built on the uppermost terraces. During the excavations, a wooden solar calendar called Woodhenge was found. The calendar played an important role in the life of the community, both religious and astrological, marking the days of the solstice and equinox.
What is the secret of the Mounds of Cahokia?
Although scientists are constantly discovering new information about the Cahokian community, the biggest mystery that remains is which modern Indian tribe descended from the inhabitants of the ancient city and what made them abandon their city.
9. Newgrange
It is believed to be the oldest and most famous prehistoric structure in all of Ireland. Newgrange was built from earth, stone, wood and clay around 3100 BC, about 1000 years before the pyramids were built in Egypt. This building consists of a long corridor that leads to a transverse chamber, which was probably used as a grave. Newgrange's most unique feature is its precise and sturdy design, which has helped the structure remain completely watertight to this day. What is most surprising is that the entrance to the tomb is located relative to the sun in such a way that at the winter solstice, on the shortest day of the year, the rays of the sun are directed through a small opening into a 60-foot passage, where they illuminate the floor of the central room of the monument.
Newgrange Mystery
Archaeologists speculate that Newgrange was used as a tomb, but why and for whom is still a mystery. It is also difficult to determine how the ancient builders calculated the structure with such accuracy, and what role the sun occupied in their mythology. Scientists have not been able to determine the exact reason for the construction of Newgrange.
8. underwater pyramids Yonaguni
Of all famous monuments in Japan, perhaps none is more puzzling than Yonaguni, an underwater formation that lies off the coast of the Ryuku Islands. The site was discovered in 1987 by a group of divers watching sharks. The find instantly sparked a huge amount of debate in Japanese scientific community. The monument is made up of a series of carved rock formations including massive platforms and huge stone pillars which lie at a depth of 5 to 40 meters. The most popular formation is called "turtle" because of its unique shape. The currents in this area are quite dangerous, but that hasn't stopped the Yonaguni Monument from becoming one of the most popular diving spots in all of Japan.
The Mystery of the Yonaguni Monument
The ongoing debate around Yonaguni is based on one key question: Is the monument really a natural phenomenon, or is it man-made? Scientists have long argued that millennia of strong currents and erosion have carved the formation out of the ocean floor, and they point to the fact that the monument is a single piece of solid rock. Others point to many straight edges, square corners and many formations of various shapes, proving that the monument is of artificial origin. If the proponents of artificial origin are right, then there is even more interesting secret: who built the Yonaguni Monument, and for what purpose?
7. Nazca Lines
The Nazca geoglyphs are a series of lines and pictograms located on a dry plateau in the Nazca Desert, Peru. They cover an area of approximately 50 miles and were created between 200 BC and 700 AD by the Nazca Indians. The lines have managed to stay intact for hundreds of years thanks to the area's arid climate where rain and wind are very rare. Some of the lines span distances of 600 feet and depict a variety of subjects, from simple lines to insects and animals.
The mystery of the Nazca geoglyphs
Scientists know who made the Nazca Lines and how they did it, but they still don't know why. The most popular and reasonable hypothesis is that the lines must have figured in the religious beliefs of the Indians, and that they made these drawings as an offering to the gods, who would be able to see them from heaven. Other scholars have argued that the lines are evidence of the use of massive looms, and one researcher has even introduced the preposterous theory that the lines are the remains of ancient airfields used by a vanished, technologically advanced society.
6. goseck circle in Germany
One of the most mysterious places in Germany is the Goseck Circle, a monument made of earth, gravel, and wooden palisades, which is considered the earliest example of a primitive “solar observatory.” The circle consists of a series of circular ditches surrounded by palisade walls (which have since been rebuilt). It is believed that the monument was built around 4900 BC by the Neolithic peoples.
Mystery of the Goseck Circle
The precise and high quality construction of the monument has led many scholars to believe that the Circle was built to serve as some primitive solar or lunar calendar, but its exact use is still a source of debate. According to the evidence, the so-called "solar cult" was widespread in ancient Europe. This has led to the suggestion that the Circle was used in some sort of ritual, perhaps even in human sacrifice. This hypothesis has yet to be proven, but archaeologists have recovered several human bones, including a headless skeleton.
5. Sacsayhuaman - ancient fortress great Incas
Not far from the famous ancient city of Machu Picchu is Sacsayhuaman, a strange complex of stone walls. A series of walls were assembled from massive 200 ton blocks of rock and limestone, and they are arranged in a zigzag pattern along the slope. The longest blocks are approximately 1000 feet long and each is approximately fifteen feet high. The monument is in surprisingly good condition for its age, especially considering the area's propensity to earthquakes. Under the fortress, catacombs were found, most likely leading to other structures of the Inca capital - the city of Cusco.
The Secret of the Sacsayhuaman Fortress
Most scholars agree that Sacsayhuaman served as a kind of fortress. However, this issue remains quite controversial, as there are other theories that can be found in the topic “Sacsayhuaman - the mighty fortress of the Incas”. Even more mysterious are the methods that were used in the construction of the fortress. Like most Inca stone structures, Sacsayhuaman was built from large stones that fit together so perfectly that not even a piece of paper can fit between them. How the Indians managed to transport such heavy stones is still not known.
4. Easter Island off the coast of Chile
On Easter Island are the Moai monuments - a group of huge human statues. The moai were carved between about 1250 and 1500 AD by the earliest inhabitants of the island, and are believed to represent the ancestors of humans and local gods. The sculptures were carved and carved from tuff, a volcanic rock that is common on the island. Scientists have found that there were originally 887 statues, but years of struggle among the clans of the island led to them being destroyed. Today, only 394 statues are still standing, the largest of which is 30 feet tall and weighs over 70 tons.
Easter Island Mystery
Scholars have reached agreement on why the statues were erected, but how the islanders made them is still a matter of debate. The average Moai weighs several tons, and scientists cannot describe how the monuments were transported from Rano Raraku, where most of them were built, to different parts of Easter Island. In recent years, the most popular theory is that the builders used wooden sleds and blocks to move the Moai. It also answers the question of how such a green island became almost completely barren.
3 Georgia Guidestones
While most places have become mysteries over the millennia, the Georgia Guidestones were a mystery to begin with. The monument consists of four monolithic granite slabs that support a single cornice stone. The monument was created in 1979 by a man under the pseudonym R.C. Christian. The monument is oriented to the cardinal points, in some places there are holes indicating polar star and the sun. But the most interesting thing is the inscriptions on the plates, which are a guide for future generations who survived as a result of a global cataclysm. These inscriptions caused a lot of controversy and indignation, the monument was repeatedly desecrated.
Mystery of the Georgia Guidestones
Apart from many controversies, very little is known about who built this Monument or what its true purpose. Some scholars claimed that he represented an independent organization and had no contact with them after the construction. Since the monument was built during the height of cold war, one popular theory about the group's intentions is that the Georgia Guidestones were meant to serve as a textbook for those who would begin to rebuild society after a nuclear holocaust.
2. Great Sphinx in Giza
Incredibly, the Sphinx statue is carved from a single piece of rock and is 240 feet long, 20 feet wide, and 66 feet high. This is the most big monument of its kind in the world. Historians largely agree that the function of the Sphinxes was symbolic, as the statues were strategically placed around important structures such as temples, tombs, and pyramids. The Great Sphinx at Giza stands next to the pyramid of Pharaoh Khafre, and most archaeologists believe that it is his face that is depicted on this statue.
Mystery of the Great Sphinx
Despite its reputation as one of the most famous monuments of antiquity, there are still many mysteries surrounding the Sphinx of Giza. Egyptologists have opinions about the reasons for the construction of the statue, but the absolute mystery remains when, how, and by whom it was created. If it was the pharaoh Khafre, then the sculpture dates back to 2500 BC, but other scholars argue that evidence of water erosion of the statue suggests a much older Sphinx. If this theory is correct, then the builders were not the ancient Egyptians at all.
1. Stonehenge in England
Of all the famous monuments in the world, none is shrouded in such mystery as this one. The ancient monument has been causing debate among scientists, historians and researchers since the Middle Ages. Stonehenge is stone megalithic structure 130 km southwest of London. Circling along the outer rampart are 56 small burial "Aubrey Holes", named after John Aubrey, who first described them in the 17th century. To the northeast of the entrance to the ring stood a huge, seven-meter Heel Stone. Although Stonehenge looks very impressive, it is believed that its modern version is only a small remnant of a much larger monument that has been damaged over time.
Mystery of Stonehenge
The monument became famous, baffling even the most brilliant explorers. The Neolithic people who built the monument left no written language, so scientists can only base their theories on and analyzing the current structure. This has led to speculation that the monument was created by foreigners, or that it was built by a highly advanced society of technologically advanced superhumans. All the craziness aside, the most common explanation is that Stonehenge served as a monument near the graves. Several hundred burial mounds found nearby serve as confirmation. Another theory suggests that the site was a place for spiritual healing and worship.
Planet Earth is unique in nature.
There are many beautiful and charming places in the world that many people want to visit. But there are mysterious, unusual and mystical places.
While scientists are trying to unravel the mystery of their uniqueness, they arouse a burning interest among tourists.
So, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the TOP 5 most mystical places on planet Earth.
5th place - Roopkund Lake, India
The glacial lake is located at an altitude of 5029 meters in the Himalayas. The alpine reservoir is called the "lake of skeletons" for the many skeletons and skulls on its shores.
It has been rumored since the late 19th century, but is believed to have been discovered by a local forester in 1942. Many believed that these remains belonged to Japanese soldiers, but numerous examinations have shown that the age of the remains is more than 800 years.
In 2004, an expedition of scientists found that human remains lie from 850 AD. DNA analysis found that the bones are divided into two parts: those belonging to people of small stature and people of ordinary stature.
The cause of their death was hail. It is suggested that, most likely, they were pilgrims to the sacred place Homkund.
4th place - Arkaim, Russia
In 1987 in Chelyabinsk region archaeologists have discovered this mysterious city. Previously, it belonged to the ancient arches, which suddenly left it and finally set it on fire.
Arkaim is well preserved and practically not destroyed. In this place, inexplicable things are happening.
There are legends that people are healed here, and illnesses go away forever. The city consists of two circles with four entrances, according to the cardinal points.
This place is popular with tourists. It is even possible to spend the night in a tent under open sky in this mystical place.
3rd place - Loch Ness, Scotland
This place gained popularity after the appearance of a mysterious animal. For the first time, a huge monster in the 20th century was seen by the McKay couple, who had a hotel nearby.
Many eyewitnesses describe him as a huge dinosaur with an outstretched neck.
An English pilot even made a film confirming its existence. Scientists have found a long cave at the bottom of this lake.
Scientists are still studying this lake, but for now a huge flow of tourists visits it every year.
2nd place - Heizhu Valley, China
The hollow of black bamboo is located in the southern region of China. The popularity of this place lies in the fact that people die and disappear here repeatedly, and accidents occur.
In 1950, a plane crash occurred here, although no malfunctions had previously been discovered. One day, an expedition team disappeared in the valley.
The leader of the detachment fell behind the rest of the participants a little and saw how a thick fog appeared around him. He was terribly scared and when the fog cleared he found that the rest of the group had disappeared.
It is believed that this anomalous zone is located on the border of the transition to a parallel world. It is worth noting that the evaporation of the roots of rotting plants, which are located in the hollow, can affect the psyche of people.
1st place - Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean
The most dangerous and mystical zone on Earth. In the Devil's Triangle, planes, ships and people disappear without a trace.
The anomalous zone got its name because it looks like a triangle, where Bermuda, Puerto Rico and southern cape Florida.
Vincent Gladdis devoted an article to this place in 1964 and became the author of this phrase. Many films have been made and many books written about the Bermuda Triangle.
Skeptics claim that this place there are no less cataclysms than in others. It is believed that the triangle is a transition to a parallel world.
But there are also scientific points of view on the occurrences in this anomalous zone, and several books have been written where the authors debunk the myths about the danger zone.
In any case, while skeptics and scientists argue, this place rightfully takes first place in the ranking of the most mystical places on Earth.
1.Chinese black bamboo hollow.
In many countries there are so-called "Valleys of Death", where mysterious and anomalous phenomena regularly occur. One of the strongest anomalous zones in the world they consider the Heizhu Valley in southern China, whose name literally translates as "Black Bamboo Hollow".
Over the years, under mysterious circumstances, many people have disappeared without a trace in the hollow, whose bodies have never been found. Terrible accidents often occur here and people die.
So, in 1950, a plane crashed in the valley for an unknown reason: the ship had no technical problems and the crew did not report a disaster. In the same year, according to statistics, about 100 people went missing in the hollow!
After 12 years, the valley "swallowed" the same number of people - an entire exploration group disappeared. Survived only guide, who told what happened.
When the expedition approached the valley, he lagged behind a little, at that moment a thick fog suddenly appeared, due to which nothing could be seen within a radius of about a meter. The guide, feeling inexplicable fear, froze in place. A few minutes later, when the fog cleared, the group was gone...
The geologists, as well as all their equipment, were never found.
In 1966, a detachment of military cartographers who were engaged in correcting the relief maps of this area disappeared here. And in 1976, a group of foresters disappeared in the hollow.
There are many versions explaining the anomalous properties of the Black Bamboo Hollow - from the effect on the human mind of the vapors emitted by rotting plants and strong geomagnetic radiation to the transitions to parallel worlds located in this zone.
Be that as it may, the mystery of the Chinese "Valley of Death" has not yet been solved, which attracts many tourists here. There is even a souvenir shop here.
2. Valley of the Headless Gold Diggers in Canada
There is also a valley in northwest Canada that has a similar grim notoriety. Until the beginning of the 20th century, this desert area had no name: it received its terrible name only in 1908, after the skeletons of gold miners who had disappeared here three years earlier were found decapitated
By the end of the 19th century, the Gold Rush swept northwest Canada - in 1897, an incredibly large-scale extraction of the precious metal was carried out in the famous Klondike.
A year later, the Klondike fever ended, and those who wanted to get rich quickly and easily had to look for new “golden places”. Then six daredevils went to the valley located along the South Nahanni River, which the local Indians bypassed.
The gold diggers ignored the superstition. They were never seen alive again. This was the first officially recorded case of missing people in this area.
The Canadian police file has preserved official data on the numerous victims of the valley: since it got its unattractive name, people have regularly disappeared here, and then their bodies have been found decapitated.
Interestingly, most of the dead were gold diggers, while each of them was distinguished by a strong physique and could stand up for himself.
It was assumed that bandits were hunting in the Valley of the Headless, or local residents, thus protecting their gold. The Indians, however, claimed that people were being killed by the local Bigfoot, the Sasquatch.
In 1978, an expedition headed by the scientist Henk Mortimer set off to the valley. The six explorers were equipped with the latest technology and were, of course, ready to defend themselves.
Having reached the place, the scientists reported that they had set up a tent and were going deep into the valley. Toward evening another call rang out. The operator heard a heart-rending cry: “Void comes out of the rock! It’s terrible…”, after which the connection was interrupted.
Of course, rescuers were sent to the expedition's campsite at that hour, who, having arrived there by helicopter half an hour after the message, did not find either people or a tent. The headless body of one of the researchers was discovered only six days after the tragedy.
After that, the area gained fame as a mystical place. And people continued to disappear ... In 1997, a group of scientists, anomaly specialists and the military went to the ominous valley, which also disappeared. The last thing they said: "We are surrounded by thick fog" ...
The mystery of the murderous valley has not been revealed to this day, but, despite this, curious tourists continue to visit it willingly.
3. Ghosts of Sable Island in the Atlantic Ocean
In the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, about 180 km southeast of the coast of Canada, the “nomadic” sickle-shaped sable island.
Since the discovery of this small island by Europeans, it has been a real horror for sailors. As soon as it was not called: “ship eater”, “shipwreck island”, “deadly saber”, “ghost island” ...
And in our time, Sable is called the "graveyard of the Atlantic." By the way, its official name in English means black, mourning color (sable).
Of course, the island received such notoriety not by chance - shipwrecks really constantly occurred here. Now it is difficult to say how many ships found their death here ...
The fact is that in the coastal waters of the Sable, navigation is greatly complicated due to two currents encountered here - the cold Lambrador and the warm Gulf Stream. Currents give rise to whirlpools, huge waves and movement sand island.
Yes, Sable moves in the waters of the ocean. To the east, at an approximate rate of 200 meters per year. Moreover, together with the position of the treacherous island, which is difficult to see due to constant fogs and giant waves, and its dimensions are constantly changing.
So on the maps of the 16th century, its length was about 300 km, but now it has decreased to 42. It was assumed that the island would soon disappear completely, but over the past century, on the contrary, it began to increase
fate wrecked The nature of the local sands also aggravated the ships - they quickly drag in any objects. Huge ships hid underground completely in just 2-3 months.
The last victim of the insatiable island was the American steamship Manhassent in 1947. After that, 2 beacons and a radio station were installed on Sable - since then, the disasters have finally stopped.
Nowadays, about 20 - 25 people permanently live on the island - they serve the lighthouses, the radio station and the local hydrometeorological center, and also know how to conduct rescue operations- in case of a shipwreck.
These people work in very difficult conditions, and not only because of the constant fog and hurricane winds- many of them say that they see the ghosts of dead sailors. No wonder - they literally live on the bones.
One of the workers even had to be evacuated from the island, because every night he was begged for help by a ghost with the victim here in 1926, the wreck of the schooner "Sylvia Mosher" ...
4.Nightmare of Venice-Poveglia
Romantic Venice also has its mystical places. Not far from the wonderful canals of the city is the island of Poveglia, which has gained dubious fame as a real “symbol of horror”.
It all started back in the days of Rome, when plague victims were brought here to certain death in order to isolate society from them.
In the XIV century, during the second epidemic of this disease, or the Black Death, hopelessly ill Venetians were brought to Poveglia, where, in terrible agony, they said goodbye to life. People were buried in one huge mass grave.
According to beliefs, due to the fact that the dead did not have time to bury, the bodies were simply burned, so now the soil of the island is half human ash. They say that in total about 160 thousand unfortunate people died here.
In 1922, a psychiatric hospital was opened on the creepy island, "the haven of lost souls". It was then that a real nightmare began here - patients complained of wild headaches, and at night they saw the ghosts of dead people, the patients heard wild cries and screams ...
And in Venice there were rumors that the head doctor of this hospital was unwell himself and was experimenting on the mentally ill - he was testing forbidden drugs and sophisticated medical techniques on them, and in the bell tower of the hospital he was performing a lobotomy using improvised means - chisels, hammers, drills ...
According to local legends, soon the doctor himself began to see the ghosts of Poveglia, after which, in a fit of madness, he threw himself off that same tower.
In 1968, Poveglia was completely abandoned, now no one lives here, the bell tower of the hospital serves only as a guide, and even the fishermen try to stay away from cursed island- they are afraid to inadvertently catch human bones instead of fish.
The authorities, and the Venetians themselves, refute all these rumors - they claim that the island building served only as a rest home for the elderly. However, in its dilapidated premises there are still hospital beds and debris. medical equipment
5. Ominous lake Ivachevskoe in Russia
Russia also has its sinister zones. One of them is in Vologda region not far from the city of Cherepovets - in the area of the local lake Ivachevskoye, on the banks of which they rest both in summer and in winter.
Researchers of anomalous phenomena consider this place dead, because people often disappear without a trace here. However, as in any other such a case, there are many explanations for these mysterious phenomena - aliens and monsters, unknown evil forces and transitions to other worlds are blamed for the disappearance of people.
Some who have visited the lake say that when approaching it, their heartbeat and breathing slowed down, and then a feeling of complete serenity appeared. However, already at the very water, calmness was replaced by anxiety, turning into inexplicable fear - it seemed that there was something hostile nearby.
Other "eyewitnesses" said that they even felt a certain force that forced them to obey themselves. Perhaps that is why there are so many suicides here.
A group of researchers was sent to the area four years ago. As a result, scientists have identified signs of geomagnetic changes in this area that can cause anomalies.
Skeptics, on the other hand, find a much more prosaic explanation for the disappearances of people - they blame the swamps located near the lake for all the misfortunes.
At the same time, those swamps were called Alive in the 19th century because of the much greater number of crimes and suicides committed here, unlike other Russian provinces.
However, local residents, as well as skeptics, are sure that Ivachevskoye is the most ordinary lake, since nothing strange happened to them there. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.
6.Scottish Overtown Bridge.
In the Scottish old estate of Overtoun, which is located a few kilometers northwest of the city of Glasgow, there is a stone arched bridge over a small river, built at the end of the 19th century.
Until the middle of the next century, the bridge was the most ordinary, and nothing strange was connected with it. And so, in the 50s of the XX century, completely inexplicable events began to occur here - dogs began to jump regularly from one of its niches, most of which were smashed to death, since the height of the bridge is 15 meters.
Surprisingly, the few surviving four-legged, despite the pain and wounds, again climbed to that very niche and repeated the suicide attempt, as if some unknown force forced them ...
About once a month, a variety of dogs repeated the fate of their unfortunate predecessors. Of course, the appearance of a mystical legend was not long in coming.
locals they began to tell that two ghosts were pushing dogs to death - the spirit of a child who was thrown from this very place by his own father, and the father himself, who repented, flew after the child.
However, scientists put forward their assumption about the causes of the strange phenomenon. The fact is that rodents live under the bridge, and dogs, smelling their smell, just follow the hunting instinct. Although this theory does not explain the repeated jumping of dogs, which is contrary to the instinct of self-preservation.
Therefore, those who believe in anomalous phenomena suggest that the Overtown Bridge may be a kind of transition to other worlds, and dogs pay with their lives for excessive curiosity.
7. Riddles of the Bermuda Triangle.
Perhaps the most famous mystical place in the world is the Bermuda Triangle, a section of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico.
The name of the Bermuda Triangle has already become a household name and, of course, we all have repeatedly heard stories about inexplicable and traceless disappearances of ships and aircraft in it, about ghost ships found here, abandoned by the crew, about mysterious movements in time, instantaneous in space, and many other creepy things.
There are also a great many explanations for all these phenomena - someone claims that aliens are hunting here, others believe that in bermuda triangle there are temporary or black holes, others suggest that faults in space are to blame, and some even think that people are being abducted by the inhabitants of the disappeared Atlantis!
At the same time, skeptics and scientists do not find anything mystical in the notoriety of the triangle - it has been established that this area is very difficult to navigate, since there are many shallows here, and storms and cyclones often arise.
In 1502, the navigator Bermudez came from Spain, not far from the coast Central America stumbled upon islands surrounded by dangerous shoals and reefs. He called them the Devil's Islands. And only a few decades later they began to be called Bermuda in honor of himself.
For many centuries the area Bermuda was recognized as dangerous among travelers, but the disadvantaged zone expanded so much only in the 20th century.
It all started in 1950 when a correspondent for the Associated Press, one of the world's largest news agencies, wrote about mysterious disappearances in this area, which he called "the devil's sea". The famous name appeared only 14 years later in the publication of Vincent Gaddis in one of the spiritualistic magazines.
However, the real popularity of the triangle was brought by Charles Berlitz's book "The Bermuda Triangle" in 1974, where all mysterious cases occurring in this zone.
At the same time, it was later established that some of the facts in the book were stated incorrectly, and other strange cases occurred generally outside the borders of that same triangle.
Opponents of the mystical theory of this region also point out that in many other, most ordinary places on our planet, inexplicable accidents also occur quite often.
Be that as it may, it is unlikely that in the near future we will be able to say with absolute certainty whether there is something mystical in the Bermuda Triangle or not, and whether there are any mystical phenomena, or everything anomalous simply has not yet been explained by science.
One thing is absolutely clear - rumors, myths and legends never appear from scratch.
