The most mysterious places on planet earth. The most mystical places on earth

Every day we are confronted with things that seem strange to us, but in the modern world there are much stranger things. If you look around, you can find many mysterious and strange places that can only be found.

Weird has always attracted people all over the world, but what exactly is weird that makes weird? An abandoned city that hasn't been inhabited for hundreds of years? Or is it an island where strange dolls live instead of people? Or, perhaps, these are abandoned amusement parks scattered around the world?

Whatever makes such places strange, this fact is beyond doubt. 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 the lack of finances and the reduction in the number of residents of the city, construction was suspended, and the underground facilities turned into a lifeless space.

The subway consists of labyrinths of tunnels with turns that can confuse only the most poorly oriented people in space. This place is definitely one of the creepy abandoned as well as weird 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 horrific and weird, there's very little that compares to c . This place in Mexico is full of interesting stories. It is uninhabited except for the thousands of dolls that can be seen all over the island.

According to legend, a girl drowned in one of the canals of the island. After her death, they say, it would seem that dolls began to be taken out of nowhere to the shore of the island. At that time, there was a person on the island who began to hang 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 Silent Hill movie, you may have already heard about the existence of this interesting and creepy city. Once it was a crowded mining town, but since the underground fire started there, almost all the inhabitants have left it.

Less than ten people remain 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 more years.

12. Sanzhi Resort


It usually takes a long time for a facility to be completed, but in the case of the Sanzhi resort in Taiwan, construction work was completed much earlier than planned.

Sanzhi Resort was supposed to be a place of rest for those who want to relax and escape from everyday life. It was supposed to be the perfect place for a vacation to be spent in unusual skeet houses on the ocean.

However, due to frequent accidents and human casualties that occurred during the work, the project was decided to freeze, and the construction of houses was stopped. Today, these houses are dilapidated buildings, and locals 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 built up with houses seems noisy and lively, but upon closer inspection 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 city, but since all its inhabitants were evacuated, no one has returned here, and it has become a ghost town with abandoned buildings, empty streets and 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 on 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. Hill 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. One of them was even installed by Pope John Paul II during his visit in 1993, making the Hill of Crosses a real place of pilgrimage.

It is believed that whoever sets up a cross on this hill will be lucky. There are many versions of the origin of the Hill 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 in a place of worship. 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 to pay their last respects. However, the people of the Philippines have taken the burial of the dead to a new level.

Instead of burying the dead underground, they mummify them and transfer them to an artificial cave. All these mummies are considered 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 houses and killed countless people, but one city still stands, a ghostly reminder of their inhuman deeds.

The French city known as Oradour-sur-Glan was one of the many cities that were burned to the ground. All that remains of the abandoned city today are ruins. It is currently an uninhabited ghost town.

6. "The door to the underworld" (Darvaza)


Darvaza, best known as the "Door to the Underworld" or the "Gate of Hell" is a gas crater in Turkmenistan, formed as a result of a failure at the site of an underground cavern discovered by geologists in 1971. It was decided to set fire to a large hole filled with gas so that gases harmful to people would not come out. The fire was supposed to die out in a few days, but the natural gas coming out of the crater is still burning.

This place has become a fairly popular tourist attraction, which is visited by many explorers, photographers and adventurers from all over the world.

5. Jacob's Well


There are many places in Texas that have become popular tourist attractions, and a deep sinkhole that goes almost 37 meters underground is one of them.

While the 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, there have already been several fatal accidents in this place.

4. Leap Castle


Ireland is one of the most mysterious and beautiful places on the planet, to say the least. This country rich in history is full of amazing places, no matter where you are in Ireland.

One of the most unusual places for lovers of everything mysterious is Lip Castle. This eerie, old castle, built in the late 15th century, has a deep history and is known for being the home of many ghosts and strange happenings. Rumor has it that a powerful evil force is roaming the halls of the castle, which is called "Elemental" ("Uncontrollable") or "It".

Another hallmark of this terrible place is the rumor that the castle was built over a pit of torture, and many of the most incredible and terrible murders took place in it.

3. Akodessewa Fetish Market


Commonly referred to as Africa's voodoo supermarket, Akodesswa is known as the perfect place to go in search of unusual amulets and charms. Located in Togo, the Akodesseva market is considered the world's largest amulet market.

People from all over Africa come to this market to buy strange and unusual items such as dried heads and skulls. The Voodoo religion originated in West Africa, so it is not surprising that in some markets of the continent, items for performing Voodoo rituals are sold.

2. Catacombs of Paris


Deep under 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 reason, but this does not prevent individual daredevils from descending underground to see what is buried deep under Paris.

For more than 300 kilometers, a labyrinth of tunnels stretches with twists and turns that can lead to death quite quickly.

1. Hoia Baciu Forest


The strangest place on this list is occupied by the creepy and frightening forest of Hoya Bachu, 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 to this forest say that they experience a feeling of anxiety or restlessness, dizziness and nausea in it, and someone hears someone's steps and voices.
The trees and bushes growing in the forest twisted and intertwined with each other, as if they had descended from the pages of children's fairy tales, making this place even more sinister and frightening.

There is nothing more intriguing than a forbidden place. The fact that you can't go somewhere makes you crave to go there. Because there is nothing more interesting than the unknown.

North Sentinel Island, India

It is home to one of the few tribes in the world that refuses to have any contact with the modern world. They do not allow outsiders into their domain. In 2006, the tribe killed two fishermen who accidentally entered their territory, but the Indian government made no attempt to punish the killers. Now it is strictly forbidden to approach this island.

World Seed Vault, Norway



The Doomsday Vault is located on the island of Svalbard and is designed to store the seeds of all agricultural plants that exist in the world. If, as a result of wars or natural disasters, some plants disappear from the face of the Earth, they can be restored using the seeds that are stored here.

Gate of Pluto in Hierapolis, Turkey



"Gates of hell", "deadly cave" - ​​once this place was dedicated to the Roman god of death Pluto. During the excavation of the temple of Pluto, a small cave was discovered, from where carbon dioxide comes out of a crack in the rock. Scientists have proven that this place is extremely dangerous: birds that are not lucky enough to fly too close to the fumes suffocate and fall dead. In some cases, the concentration of gas can pose a threat to larger animals, including humans.

Poveglia Island, Italy



This island was a cemetery for plague victims during the Roman Empire and later, in the Middle Ages, when the plague returned, the island again became home to thousands of terminally ill people. They say that the earth here is 50% human dust. Then in 1922 a psychiatric hospital was opened here. It's safe to say that this didn't affect the patients in a positive way, as the island already had a truly creepy vibe. Now this island and the buildings on it are abandoned, it is guarded, and it is closed to the public.

Lascaux cave, France



Lascaux Cave is a complex of caves near the village of Montignac. The ceilings and walls of the cave are covered with paintings, among which images of large animals predominate. The drawings do not have an exact date: it is believed that their age is about 17,000 years. Back in 1940, the cave was discovered by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat, since then many have been wondering about its origin and significance. Anthropologists believe that these drawings may symbolize the mystical rituals of hunters. The opening of the cave to the public has changed the climate in it. 1200 visitors a day, changes in air circulation and electric lighting caused the gradual destruction of the images, which led to the closure of these caves in 1963.

Secret archives of the Vatican



Documents relating to the Catholic Church are stored here, starting from the 8th century. The endless series of shelving in this archive stretches for 85 kilometers, and entry here is strictly prohibited for everyone except for scientists with a special pass. The archive contains documents such as information about the excommunication of Martin Luther and Michelangelo's letter to Pope Julius II.

North Brother Island, USA



The island occupies a site of just over 5 hectares and is located on the East River near Manhattan, New York. Once, a passenger ship was wrecked off the coast of the island, more than 1,000 people died in the water. Later, a hospital was opened here, where infectious diseases were treated. The most famous patient was Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary. She was the first person in the US to be recognized as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever. It is said to have infected more than 50 people, 3 of whom have died. Mary herself categorically denied having the disease and refused to stop working in the food industry. In the 1950s, a drug rehabilitation center was opened on the island. Now the island is a bird sanctuary for herons and other wading birds. It is abandoned and closed to the public.

Ise Grand Shrine, Japan



A sacred place where Amaterasu, the Shinto goddess of the sun and the universe, is worshiped. The temple was built without a single nail, but the most interesting thing is that the temple is rebuilt every 20 years, respecting the Shinto concept of death and rebirth. Despite the beauty and sanctity of the temple, only priests and representatives of the imperial family can enter the territory. The only chance to get a glimpse of this incredible place is through the wooden fences. You can't take pictures here.

Morgan Island (Monkey Island), South Carolina



The island got its nickname because of the colony of rhesus monkeys living there, numbering about 4000 individuals. The monkeys were brought here from La Parguera, Puerto Rico. These monkeys are infected with the herpes virus. No one is allowed on the island for their own safety (as well as the safety of the monkeys). Unless scientists who work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have access here.

Catacombs, Paris



This is one of the most mysterious and scary places in the world. Initially, this place was a network of tunnels that united the stone mines of Paris, but at the end of the 18th century it became a repository for 6 million dead bodies. A very small part of these tunnels is open to the public, and you can see thousands of bones and skulls stacked together here. You will not see 99% of the labyrinth 274 kilometers long, entry is prohibited here, because you can easily get lost in the tunnels. However, this does not stop desperate people and members of secret societies from wandering here, creating problems for the policemen who guard the catacombs.

Snake Island, Atlantic Ocean



The "Island of the Golden Snakes" is located off the coast of Brazil. This is the only place where a very poisonous snake, the island botrops, has been preserved. The island is closed to the public to protect this population of snakes from destruction, and also to protect visitors, as some estimates say there is one snake for every square meter of the island.

Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang, China



Emperor Qin Shihuang's tomb is located in the Lintong District of Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Despite the fact that it was discovered back in 1974, when the excavations of the Terracotta Army were carried out, they did not open the tomb. Opponents of opening the grave believe that the tomb and its contents could be damaged during excavations, so access to it is prohibited.

Area 51, USA



The most closed military facility is located 134 kilometers north of Las Vegas. Considered one of the most mysterious places in the world, the US government denied its existence until 2013. Such secrecy has become a breeding ground for the emergence of a wide variety of "conspiracy theories". Due to its remote location, the area is primarily used by the CIA and the US Air Force as a test site. Despite the fact that this is a military base, many believe that it was here that an alien ship crashed, and scientists had the opportunity to study the bodies of space aliens. Many conspiracy theorists visit the area adjacent to Area 51, but entry is strictly prohibited.

Surtsey Island in Iceland



A unique island that appeared in 1963 after the eruption of an underwater volcano, which lasted 3 years. Now it is used only for scientific research. The goal of scientists is to understand how an ecosystem is formed without any human intervention. Only a few scientists are allowed on the island, making it one of the most forbidden places on earth. Scientists should not bring any seeds with them, so that nothing affects the natural development of life. But one day, a tomato grew on the island, which really puzzled the scientists. As it turned out, one of them neglected the rules of being on the island and ... went to the toilet on the frozen lava. Once the scientists figured out where the plant came from, they immediately got rid of it.

Metro-2, line D-6, Russia



Under Stalin's rule, a secret government subway system known as "Metro-2" was built. This mysterious subway system allegedly connects administrative institutions such as the Kremlin, Vnukovo-2 airport, and the General Staff Academy. There are reportedly furnished rooms and technical rooms in the tunnels. Since the system is inaccessible to outsiders, it is believed that it is intended to serve as a place in the tunnels of high-ranking officials during the war. The Moscow metro administration denies the existence of these tunnels, but back in 1994, a group of diggers claimed to have found an entrance to this underground system. The existence of only one of the 4 branches has now been confirmed, and this is the D-6 line. You can only get here with a special pass.

Bohemian Grove, USA



This is the name of an elite men's club in Monte Rio, California. Every year, since 1872, some 2,500 of the most influential people in the world have come here, including high-ranking politicians, Nobel Prize winners, senior military personnel, as well as presidents of elite universities such as Harvard or Yale. They say the club has its own rituals and traditions. The club's motto, "Spiders that weave a web, do not belong here," implies that all problems and commercial transactions must be left outside. The club is purely male, women can only appear here as servants.
Journalist Jon Ronson criticized the club: “I get the impression that in front of me are immature youths: imitating Elvis, performing terrible rituals, drinking. These people may have reached the heights of their professions, but their emotions remained at the level of college students.

In every city there are mysterious and mystical places where strange things happen, ghosts meet or wishes come true. In the article you will find a list of the most amazing places in Moscow, which some tourists and guests of the city often bypass, and someone, on the contrary, seeks to get there in search of the unknown.

If you love thrills, riddles and mysticism, then visit the most mysterious places in Moscow, which you will find in the following list.

TOP-20 mysterious places in Moscow

1. Actor's ponds.

A long time ago, on the lands of the Ostankino Sheremetev estate, there was a suicide cemetery. It is difficult to say whether this was the influence of the place or a difficult unfree fate, but many serf actresses drowned in ponds, which they even called "actorkins". Now there is a residential building nearby, and on the graveyard there is a television center building. Local residents and employees of the television center say that sometimes in these parts you can meet an ancient old woman with a stick, who appears before misfortunes and tragedies. Her last visit was followed by a fire in the nearby Ostankino TV tower.
Address: Ostankino estate, Telecentre building, VDNKh metro station

2. Magic clock. m. "Red Gate".

This magical sundial can be seen on house number two on Spartakovskaya Street, which is known as the house of Count Musin-Pushkin. There is a legend that the famous sorcerer and warlock Jacob Bruce made them for the former owners of the house. True, the "customers" imprudently laughed at him, and Bruce said: "Let these watches be damned, and let them only show bad things." Interestingly, before the revolution and world wars, the stone from which the clock board was made turned blood red.

3. St. Danilov Monastery. m. "Tulskaya"

There is a legend that the famous treasures of the Templars were secretly taken from Paris to Moscow during the defeat of the Order. Some conspiracy theorists are sure that even today you can find traces of the Templars in the city: for example, on the walls of St. Danilov Monastery. The first tier of the gate church is decorated with stucco rosettes in the form of the coat of arms of the Templars - a six-petal rose in a white square frame, the corners of which are cut off by four rings.

In the park "Kolomenskoye" there is a very unusual and mysterious place - Golosov ravine. It divides the museum-reserve into two equal parts. The steep-sided ravine at Kolomenskoye is over a kilometer long. To get down to it, you have to go through long wooden stairs. It is named after Volos (Veles) - the pagan Slavic god of the underworld and the other world. Stones in Kolomenskoye, lying at the bottom of the ravine, served as altars to this deity. In the vicinity of the Golosov ravine, archaeologists have found the remains of ancient settlements dating back to the 1st century BC and existed even before the arrival of the Slavs in these places.

5. Novodevichy Convent. M. “Sportivnaya”

Only noble women, representatives of the royal or noble families, were tonsured here. When they arrived here, they donated significant funds for the construction and decoration of the monastery. By an evil irony of fate, Princess Sophia, who had done so much for the Novodevichy Convent, became its prisoner in 1689 on the orders of Peter. One sign is connected with the name of the disgraced princess: if you kiss the white stone walls of the Sofyushkina Tower and make a romantic wish, then it will surely come true later. According to the belief, the souls of imprisoned monastic prisoners still live here and help everyone who comes to these walls. By the way, in the 18th century, a shelter for foundling girls for 250 people was opened at the monastery. The girls were taught to weave Dutch lace by craftswomen ordered by Peter I from Brabant.

6. Museum-reserve "Tsaritsyno". M. Tsaritsyno

About five hundred years ago, here, among centuries-old dense forests, there was a small village “Black Mud”, which got its name from the nearby healing springs and mud. If you smear yourself with greasy dark slurry, and then swim in a spring gushing from the ground, many ailments will be removed as if by hand, the locals believed. Some time later, the spring was consecrated, and pilgrims flocked to it, including from the surrounding nobles and service people. Soon the rumor about the miraculous properties of water and mud reached Moscow, not passing by the Grand Duke's towers in the Kremlin. That is why Catherine the Great, losing her beauty and youth, chose this place to build her palace.

7. Tretyakov Gallery. M. “Tretyakovskaya”

They say that paintings from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery have a special, mystical effect on people. For example, the painting “Morning of the Streltsy Execution” by Surikov became the cause of a long, serious illness for the daughter of Pavel Tretyakov. The image of the Mother of God of Vladimir helped protect the capital from the enemy. And the positive impact on viewers of the paintings of Levitan, Nicholas Roerich can even be measured with instruments! There is a well-known legend associated with the exposition of the Tretyakov Gallery: girls can’t look at the portrait of Maria Lopukhina for a long time (she died shortly after painting). She appeared thanks to secular gossips, who believed that Mary's father, Ivan Lopukhin, a famous mystic and master of the Masonic lodge, lured the daughter's spirit into this portrait.

8. Napoleonic burial mounds

They are famous for the fact that here, according to local residents, a bloody battle with the French took place here during the Patriotic War of 1812. The result of the battle was that in this territory, without a funeral service, an incredible number of soldiers, Russians and French mixed up, were buried in mass graves. Technique here, allegedly, begins to act up. The latter, by the way, is a reason not to provide photo and video evidence of the horrors happening here.
So, become a myth buster or, on the contrary, prove the anomalous nature of these places by going to the address: Peredelkino Station, Kiev direction.

9. White Gods

This is the place where the sculptural work has been preserved. This sculpture represents a creature with the head of an animal (presumably a lion) and a human body. The uniqueness of this monument lies in the fact that this sculpture is a rare witness of the era of paganism. This creature is clearly an image of a god worshiped by the local population. There are almost no such figures on the territory of Russia and neighboring countries. This is due to the fact that after the baptism of Rus', Prince Vladimir ordered the forcible destruction of all idols, so as not to tempt the people and erase all memories of the former gods.
You can look at the forgotten god at the address: the town of White Gods, Sergiev Posad district.

10. Basurman crypts
Few people know that in Moscow there is a burial place that can be compared in beauty with the Pere Lachaise cemetery in Paris. In this cemetery, as the name implies, only foreigners are buried, or rather, foreign non-Christians. It had to be erected during the plague of 1771. Then so many people died that there were simply not enough places in the cemeteries for everyone.
This place, filled with gothic sculptures, uncharacteristic of Russian cemeteries, gained notoriety because of the incomprehensible sounds that are heard on the territory of the Crypts. Starting from the playing of the flute, coming from nowhere, and ending with the clang of shackles.
To tickle your nerves, go to the address: St. Hospital Val, metro station Baumanskaya.

11. Beria's house
Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria is a prominent Soviet politician and statesman, whose end was sad. Like many who suffered during the repressions, Beria was accused of treason and shot. However, this character is known not as a martyr who fell for his country, but as a tormentor. On his orders, many innocent prisoners were tortured. Near his house after his death, if you stand on the corner between Malaya Nikitskaya Street and Vspolny Lane, you can encounter an unusual phenomenon. The sound of an approaching car is heard, which stops in front of the house. You can also hear the doors opening and a man getting out of the car. However, neither the car nor the mysterious passenger is visible.
So, go to the meeting with the ghost at: St. Malaya Nikitskaya, 28/1, m. Arbatskaya.

12.UFO Sofrino

At first glance, Sofrino is an ordinary urban-type settlement. A small population of 15 thousand people, 2 schools, several preserved churches. But it is not educational institutions and not the architecture of religious buildings that attract visitors here.
Those who long for meetings with extraterrestrial beings go here. Over the village repeatedly saw unidentified flying objects. Lights of various shapes moving across the sky most often appear in the summer in good weather.
So, for contact with aliens, you should go to the address: Pos. Sofrino, Yaroslavl direction.

13. Sorcerer's Tower

Previously, this place was the border of the city. People here, respectively, did not live the most wealthy. And yes, it was unsafe. That is why it was decided to build a watchtower, first from wood, and then (under Peter the Great) from stone. And the monk-sorcerer and associate of Peter, named Jacob Bruce, settled in that tower. Residents spread various tales about the inhabitant of the tower. It was said that he could cure diseases and that there was no castle that could resist his spells. It was also said that Jacob hid a treasure in the tower. The Soviet government was especially interested in the latter. In search of treasure, the tower was dismantled. Since then, the ghost of Yakov began to be seen in the vicinity, who still hopes to see his home rebuilt.
You can meet a monk who lived during the time of Peter the Great at the end of Sretenki Street (metro station Sukharevskaya).

14. Smerdyache lake

As the name implies, this pond smells, not too pleasant. The water in it is reddish, and there are no fish. The lake has existed for 10 thousand years, and the locals spread various gossip about it. Like, before, as the old people used to say, there was a church there, but it went under water.
However, in the middle of the 20th century, scientists easily solved the mystery of the lake. First of all, it was formed due to the fall of a meteorite. And the color and characteristic smell, as well as the absence of living creatures in the water, is due to the fact that there is hydrogen sulfide in the reservoir.
Despite the fact that there is no mysticism around the lake now, it still looks unusual. You can see the Red Lake in the city of Shatura, on foot along the Polya River.

15. The ghost of the Kuznetsk bridge

On this street you can meet a lady, a collision with which does not bode well. This is the ghost of Savva Morozov's mistress, who died at this place under the wheels of the carriage. She was driving across the bridge in her carriage when she heard a boy selling newspapers reporting that Savva Morozov had committed suicide in Nice. The girl, whose name was Zhuzhu, ordered the carriage to be stopped, and it was at that moment that death lay in wait for her: Zhuzhu was hit by a carriage moving in the opposite lane. Now her ghost walks around this place, and meeting with him promises young girls separation from their beloved. Therefore, it is better not to appear in the area of ​​the Kuznetsky bridge at night in the summer.

16. Ghosts from Myasnitskaya

According to legend, Major General Kusovnikov and his wife lived in house number 17 on Myasnitskaya Street. These two were famous for their stinginess. Despite the large amount of savings, they almost did not keep servants.
They also say that one day the couple went on a trip and hid most of the capital in the furnace. Through an oversight, one of the servants flooded the stove in the place with all the hidden banknotes. Major-General's wife Sophia died of grief, and her husband went mad. After his death, neighbors often saw a ghost lamenting "My money, my money." A meeting with Kusovnikov promises money problems, if you don’t want to lament about your money, then avoid house number 17 on Myasnitskaya Street.

17. death road

That is how the Lyubertsy-Lytkarino highway was dubbed. On this flat stretch of road, car accidents occur with suspicious frequency under mysterious circumstances. They say that strange pedestrians who appear on the road right before an accident are to blame for everything: an elderly lady of an unpleasant appearance, a shadow, a traffic cop with burning eyes ...
They like to explain this by the fact that the road was laid through an ancient cemetery. However, this information has not yet been confirmed. This site is located near the village of Pekhorki.

18. Ghosts of princes Khovansky

The father and son of the Khovanskys were killed on the orders of Princess Sophia because the royal lady was informed that the Khovanskys were plotting a plot. But the boyars accused of treason were innocent. Since then, their decapitated ghosts have been scaring late drivers on the Yaroslavl Highway.

19. Plague Lane

Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich once ordered to rename Chertolye (which received its name because of the crimes and lawlessness that took place in this place) into Prechistenka - they say, the pure name and God's grace will correct the bad reputation of the area. The name changed, but it didn’t make it any easier - a morgue was set up here, where all the dead tramps were taken. Under Stalin, everything, of course, was demolished, and bags of bones stood on the streets for a long time.
Now here is a regular metropolitan school. But the souls of vagabonds and orphans still appear to the townspeople. So, to console the unmourned, go to the address: Prechistenka, Chertolsky per., Kropotkinskaya metro station.

20. Execution place on Red Square.

One of the most famous places where Muscovites and guests of the capital make their innermost desires is located right on Red Square. This is a monument of ancient Russian architecture, which has survived to this day - Lobnoye Mesto. In order to make a wish, you need to throw a coin and get right into the center of the stone circle. Judging by the number and nationality of the coins scattered at Lobnoye Mesto, tourists from all over the world are very actively supporting the established ritual.
According to legend, the Execution Ground was built during the restoration of devastated Moscow by Khan Makhmed Giray. Tsars appeared on it once a year, showed the people the royal heirs when they reached 16 years old, on Palm Sunday, the patriarch gave the tsar branches of the consecrated willow. In ancient times, it was called the "Tsar's" place and was considered sacred. Defiling it meant insulting God himself, since "The King is God's viceroy on earth."

How much in this world is incomprehensible, amazing and mystical

There are many places in the world that 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 in this mystical city, it is not enough just to buy a bus or train ticket.

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. There are quite strange and unusual things going on here.

So, you can spend the night on the top of the mountain, where it is quite cold and windy. At the same time, a thick sleeping bag will not be needed - all the same, a cold will not overcome. They say that all the diseases that sleep in the body and sometimes make themselves felt, come out in these places and never return to a person again.

After visiting Arkaim, people literally begin to break down. The old life loses all meaning. The one who has been here begins to feel renewed, starting a lot with a clean slate.

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 sites in Russia, this one 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. It happened about 4 thousand years ago.


Devil's Tower


This place is located in the US state of Wyoming. In fact, this is not a tower at all, but a rock. It consists of stone pillars, which seem to be made of bundles. The mountain has the right 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 a man could not build it in any way, according to legend, the devil created it. In terms of its size, the Devil's Tower exceeds the pyramid of Cheops by 2.5 times!

It is not surprising that the local population has always treated this place with awe 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 the Devil's Tower. The most famous of them is Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

People climbed to the top of the mountain only twice. The first conqueror was a local resident in the 19th century, and the second was rock climber Jack Durrans in 1938. The plane cannot land there, and from the only platform suitable for helicopters, they are literally torn off by wind currents.

The third conqueror of the summit set out to become an experienced skydiver George Hopkins. Although he was able to land successfully, but those ropes that were thrown to him from above deteriorated due to impact on 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 already circling over the Tower, dropping equipment and food supplies for free. However, most of the parcels were broken on stones.

Rats became another trouble for the skydiver. It turned out that there are quite a lot of them on the top of a smooth rock, impregnable from below. Every night the rodents became more aggressive and bolder.

In the United States, a special committee was even created to save Hopkins. An experienced climber Ernst Field, along with his assistant, was called to help him. But already after 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 the professionals conquering the eight-thousanders turned out to be powerless in front of a rock 390 meters high. The same Jack Durrans was found through the press. Two days later he was in place and decided to conquer the summit along the route known only to him.

The climbers led by him were able to reach the summit and lower the unfortunate parachutist from there. The Devil's Tower held him captive for a whole week.

White Gods


In the north-east of the Moscow region there is a place called White Gods. It is located in the tract near the village of Vozdvizhenskoye, Sergiev-Posad district. It is worth going deep into the dense forest, as the correct stone hemisphere will appear before your eyes. Its diameter is 6 meters and its height is 3 meters.

This place was mentioned in his notes by the famous traveler and geographer Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky. Legends say that there was a pagan altar here in the XII-XIII centuries. His layout was somewhat similar to the English Stonehenge. There, by the way, according to some sources, sacrifices were also made to the gods.

In the pantheon of the ancient gods, good was personified by Belbog. His idol was 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.

All together they constituted the Triglav, or triune deity. Such was the image of the pagan system of the universe among the Slavs. Our ancient ancestors did not build their settlements anywhere.

It was necessary to meet a number of conditions for this. Usually the Slavs tried to build near river bends so that groundwater, ring structures and geological faults were present.

This is evidenced by images from space and an analysis of the location of old settlements, churches and monasteries, as well as stories that 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 South Atlantic Cemetery. The East Coast of the United States is generally quite dangerous for shipping. There are islands here called the Outer Banks or the Dunes of Virginia Dare.

They are constantly changing their shape and size. This creates a difficulty for navigation even in weather with excellent visibility. In addition, there are often storms, fogs and swells. The local "southern mist" and the "soaring Gulf Stream" make navigation in these waters quite stressful and even deadly.

Forecasters say that during a "normal" 8-point 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 two-meter shoals of Diamond. 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, 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 ship "Mormakkait". She sank here on October 7, 1954.

Another famous incident occurred with the Diamond Shoal lightship. It was tightly tied to the bottom with anchors, but strong storms pulled it out every time. As a result, the lighthouse turned out to be thrown over the dunes into Pamlico Bay.

In 1942, in the end, he was shot from his guns by a Nazi submarine that unexpectedly surfaced here. In general, sandbanks during World War II became a favorite place for German submarines. There, divers bathed, lit up and even organized sporting events. And all this is under the very noses of the Americans.

After resting, the Germans got into their boats and continued to hunt for Allied transport. As a result, in this area from January 1942 to 1945, 31 tankers, 42 transports, 2 passenger ships were sunk. The number of small vessels is generally difficult to calculate. The Germans themselves lost only 3 submarines here, all of them in April-June 1942.

The terrible cape at that time became an ally for the Nazis. Those natural factors that interfered with American ships only helped submarines. True, shallow depths posed a danger to the Germans too.

Czech catacombs


In the city of Jihlava, in the Czech South Moravia, there are catacombs. These underground structures were created by man. This place has a mystical notoriety. The passages were dug here in the Middle Ages.

They say that in one of the corridors at exactly midnight they begin to hear the sounds of the organ. Ghosts have been repeatedly met in the catacombs, and other supernatural phenomena have happened here. Scientists at the beginning rejected all these mystical occurrences as unscientific. However, over time, even they were forced to pay attention to the increasing evidence of something wrong going on underground.

In 1996, a special archaeological expedition arrived in Jihlava. She made an interesting conclusion - the local catacombs hide such secrets that science simply cannot unravel.

Scientists have recorded that in the place referred to in the legends, the sounds of the organ are indeed heard. At the same time, 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.

Eyewitnesses were examined by psychologists who said there were no signs of a mass hallucination. But the main sensation told by archaeologists was the existence of a “luminous staircase”. She was found in one of the hitherto little-known underground passages. Even the old-timers did not know that he existed at all.

Samples of the material showed that there is 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 1100 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, a spiral staircase leads to the underground pool. There is also a map of Florida made of stones, hewn stones, a table created in the form of a heart, an accurate sundial, and stone Saturn and Mars.

A month weighing 30 tons points with its horn directly at the North Star. As a result, a lot of interesting objects were placed on an area of ​​40 hectares. The author and creator of such an object was Edward Lidskalninsh, a Latvian emigrant. Perhaps his unrequited love for 16-year-old Agnes Skaffs pushed him to create the castle.

The architect himself came to Florida in 1920. The mild climate of this place extended his life, because she 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. At the same time, he did not even have a jackhammer; the Latvian created all his tools from discarded car parts.

It is rather difficult to understand now how the construction itself took place. It is not known how Edward moved and lifted multi-ton blocks in general. The fact is that the builder was also very secretive, preferring to work at night. The gloomy Edward let the guests into the places of his work extremely reluctantly. As soon as an unwanted guest got here, the host grew up behind him and stood there silently until the visitor left.


One day, an active lawyer from Louisiana decided to build a Villa in the neighborhood. In response to this, Edward simply moved his entire brainchild 10 miles south. How he did it is a mystery.

It is known that the builder hired a large truck for this. The car was seen by many witnesses. At the same time, no one saw how Edward himself or the builder loaded something there or unloaded it back. To the astonished questions about how he managed to transport his castle, he answered: "I discovered the secret of the pyramid builders!"

In 1952, Lidskalninsh died unexpectedly, but not at all from tuberculosis, but from stomach cancer. After the death of the Latvian, parts of the diaries were found, which speak of the magnetism of the Earth and the control of cosmic energy flows. However, nothing was explained there.

A few years after Edward's death, the American Society of Engineering decided to conduct an experiment. To do this, the most powerful bulldozer tried to budge one of the stone blocks that Edward did not have time to install. The car was unable to do so. As a result, the mystery of this entire structure and its movement remained unsolved.

Kyzylkum


Between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers of Central Asia there are a number of anomalous areas that have not yet been explored. So, 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 these places, UFOs are also often observed.

A famous case occurred in November 1990. Then the employees of the Zarafshan cooperative "Ldinka", traveling at night along the Navoi-Zarafshan road, saw a long forty-meter cylindrical object in the sky. A strong, focused, well-defined cone-shaped beam descended from it to the ground.

An expedition of ufologists found an interesting woman with supernatural powers in Zarafshan. She stated that she was 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 near-Earth orbit, and its remnants fell 30-40 kilometers from the city.

Only half a year has passed and in September two local geologists, breaking up drilling profiles, stumbled upon spots of unknown origin. Their analysis showed that they cannot have an earthly origin. However, this information was immediately classified and no one has ever officially confirmed it.

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 part of the Caledonian Canal, which connects the western and eastern coasts of Scotland. The glory of this lake was brought by the mysterious large animal Nessie, supposedly living in it. Outwardly, it is very similar to a fossil lizard.

Scientists have calculated that since the creation of the road on the lake in 1933, more than 4 thousand evidence of the appearance of monsters from the waters of the lake has been recorded.

It was first seen in the 20th century by the McKays, owners of a local hotel. However, there are not only documented eyewitness accounts, science also has dozens of photographs, albeit indistinct, but there are underwater recordings and even echo sounder recordings. On them you can see in whole or in part one or more lizards with a long neck.

Proponents of the existence of the monster cite a film shot in 1966 by British aviation officer Tim Dinsdale to prove their theory. There you can see how a huge animal swims in the water.

Military experts only confirmed that the object moving through Loch Ness cannot be an artificial model. It is a living being 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.

Explorers 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. Wards of Dr. McAndrews said that several unusual living creatures were found under the water. It could have been dinosaurs that somehow survived to this day.


The lake was also photographed with the help of laser equipment. The 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 "Peese" apparatus, equipped with a sonar, descended under water. Later, the Viperfish boat continued the search, and since 1995, the Time Machine submarine began to take part in the research.

An important study in February 1997 was conducted 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 has a width of 9 meters, and its maximum depth can reach 250 meters!

Researchers want to find out further if this cave is part of an underwater tunnel connecting the lake to 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. Some of its particles will then be looked for in other reservoirs.

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 private land. In summer, the lake warms up enough to swim in it. But only Russian tourists dare to do this, which the locals simply take for crazy.

Triangle of Molebs


There is a geoanomalous zone between the Sverdlovsk and Perm regions on the banks of the Sylva. This triangle is opposite the village of Molebki. This strange place was discovered by a geologist from Perm, Emil Bachurin.

He found in the winter of 1983 in the snow an unusual round track with a diameter of 62 meters. Returning here in the fall of the following year, he saw a hemisphere glowing in 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 shapes, watched the people exploring them, flew away when people approached them.

In September 1999, another expedition of the Kosmopoisk group came here. They repeatedly heard extraneous sounds here. Researchers mention that they heard a running motor.

There was a feeling that a car was about to roll out of the forest into the clearing, but it itself never appeared. And no trace of her was ever found. 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. The press began to mention more and more often that the Perm anomalous zone ceased to exist under the massive influence of people. That is why in recent years, interest in the mysterious triangle has declined markedly.

Chavinda


This unusual place is located in Mexico. In Chavinda, according to the beliefs of local residents, there is a "crossing of the 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 that it was a cloudless moonlit night. You didn't even need a flashlight to see what was going on around you.

The treasure hunters suddenly heard a rider approaching them. He was in national costume. The rider 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 abandoned their tools and fled in panic. When they came to their senses, they naturally doubted what they saw. The Mexicans soon began to search again. But it turned out that this was only 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 seen on the road by other drivers.

Once she was even rammed by a truck, the driver of which watched in amazement as it crashed into an "invisible" car. Such mystical troubles continued until the Mexicans, who had not believed in anything before, were forced to give themselves a word that they would refuse to search for this treasure.

Enwaitenet Island


Envainetenet is an island in Kenya that has been linked to 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, communication was lost with the scientists, and they disappeared without a trace.

There are also records of dozens of people inexplicably disappearing, leaving their homes and food behind. Similar news is reported to this day.

death valley


The mysterious Death Valley in the south of Nevada has gained gloomy fame. People have disappeared here many times.

The strange thing is that many cars were later found in good condition, and there was not a trace of people left.

Local residents believed that the military was to blame for everything, conducting their tests of new types of weapons in the area. The military denied everything and "nodding" at the smugglers. But relatively recently, the military themselves faced the mystery of the Valley of Death.

A group of the Mexican Special Forces Detachment conducted training in conditions close to combat. For training chose not the best place.

The location of the group was continuously tracked 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 at the appointed time she did not reach the conditional target, an assault force was sent to search for her, which was landed at the point where the last signal came from. One of the jeeps with soldiers went the entire route to the target without meeting anyone; the other jeep, which carried two soldiers, deviated from the route in the direction of strange flashes of light.

When he also did not get in touch, a helicopter flew out to search for him. The jeep was found in perfect condition, but there were no people in it, while there was a working radio station in the cabin.

Hollow of black bamboo


One of the most inexplicable anomalous zones in the world is the Heizhu Valley in southern China, the name of the valley is translated as “Black Bamboo Hollow”.

Over the years, in this place, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace, whose bodies were never found.

Terrible accidents happen here frighteningly often and people die. So, in 1950, for an unknown reason, a plane crashed in the valley: 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.

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.

Devil's Cemetery


Devil's Cemetery is located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, near the village of Karamyshevo. Rumor has it that this anomaly arose after the fall of the Tunguska meteorite.

First, a hole appeared in the ground, later animals began to die in this place, and in such numbers that the entire surrounding glade was littered with bones. Many researchers have visited the Devil's Cemetery.

The description of the place was similar for everyone - "A small clearing covered with black charred trees." Everything could be attributed to harmful underground gases released from the ground, if not for one “but” - when approaching the Devil's Cemetery, navigation devices 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 shoals, cyclones and storms often arise.

Mysterious disappearances in this zone do happen very often, researchers put forward various hypotheses to explain them: from unusual weather phenomena to abductions by aliens or residents of Atlantis.

The last convincing version was put forward in October 2016 by Steve Miller, a meteorologist at the University of Colorado. He and a team of researchers managed to investigate phenomena that have been occurring for a couple of centuries in a triangle 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 currents. Rushing from top to bottom at speeds up to 300 km/h, these streams become real “air bombs” capable of shooting down planes and even sinking ships, the researchers are sure.

Miller's hypothesis is the most scientifically sound of all that have been put forward regarding the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle over the past half century. Previously, researchers have sinned on methane emissions from the ocean floor, aliens, parallel worlds and geomagnetic fields. There was no scientific basis for these theories.

On Earth there are a lot of incredibly interesting, unusual and. Do not forget about the mysterious, mystical, and sometimes frankly creepy places, looking at which is breathtaking and covers sincere horror. It seems that these otherworldly landscapes have broken through to us from another world - the world of nightmares, monsters and ghosts. And despite the fact that most of the creepy places were created by nature, there are also areas that were created by the gloomy and terrible hands of the people themselves.

Below is a selection of photos from the most terrible places on the planet.

The abandoned city of Pripyat, located in close proximity to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, where an accident occurred in 1986 that claimed the lives of about 10,000 people who died from the effects of radiation exposure. Photo: Zoltan Balog.
View inside the abandoned gothic church in Gary, Indiana. Photo: Chris Arnold.
A vast wasteland of badlands in San Juan County, New Mexico. The entire desert is filled with surreal landscapes created by the combination of rock formations and fossils.
Hell's Gate is a natural gas outlet in Derweze, Turkmenistan. In 1971, Soviet geologists discovered a gas field. During drilling, scientists stumbled upon a void, which led to a collapse and the release of gas. To avoid poisoning people with natural gas, it was decided to set fire to the fault site. The burning was supposed to stop in a few days, but the fire is still raging. Photo: Tormod Sandtorv
The Valley of the Whales (Wadi al-Khitan) is a paleontological excavation site where the remains of ancient whales were discovered. Fossils illustrate the evolutionary process and prove that whales originally lived on land. Photo: Roland Unger.
Death Valley is a National Park in California, the territory of which is the hottest and driest place in North America.
If you are afraid of heights, then Trolltunga in Norway would be almost the scariest place on the planet for you. It hangs horizontally at a height of more than 700 meters above the Ringedalsvatnet lake and offers a charming view of the Hardanger valley. Safety fences on the rock are not provided. Photo: TerjeN
Desert National Park in Namibia, home to a 900-year-old forest of dead trees that once grew here. Trees do not decompose due to the too dry climate of the area. Photo: Ikiwaner.
Located north of the White Desert, the Black Desert of Egypt is located near the Bahariya Oasis. The desert is known for its black sand and black rocks of volcanic origin. Photo: Roland Unge.
Deer Cave in Malu National Park is home to over 3 million bats that live on the ceiling of the cave at a height that reaches 140 meters in some places. The cave is located in Borneo, Malaysia. Photo: Robbie Sean.
One of the darkest and most mysterious cemeteries on the planet is located in Sheffield, UK. Almost all the graves in the cemetery are unmarked, and locals say that ghosts roam here from time to time, explaining this by the fact that in the 19th century the cemetery was a place of frequent plunder of graves.
Hashima Island in Japan was inhabited from 1887 to 1974, when coal mining took place here, providing thousands of jobs. When the amount of coal in the deposit decreased, people began to simply leave the island, as a result of which it was completely abandoned. Photo: Yaves Marchand and Romain Meffrey.
The Hill of Crosses is a place of pilgrimage in northern Lithuania. For centuries, crosses, giant crucifixes, statues and thousands of tiny crosses have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is not known, but according to experts 10 years ago there were about 100,000. Photo: Joe Klamer.
The subway of the American city of Cincinnati is one of the largest abandoned tunnels on the planet. Construction stopped in the late 1920s, before half of the 25 km line was completed. The subway tunnel is located between the Cincinnati CBD and suburban Norwood. Photo: Jonathan Warren
Boiling Lake is located in the Morne Trois Pitons National Park in Dominica. Because of a crack in the earth's crust, endless streams of gas and steam break out, causing an endless boil of water.
More than 50 large transports from the Second World War are buried under the water column of Truk Lagoon. Many wrecks have cargo holds full of tanks, bulldozers, railroad cars, motorcycles, torpedoes, mines, weapons, and human remains. Some divers also report seeing ghosts among the debris at the bottom of Truk Lagoon. Photo: Adam Horwood
A man walks past a wall of skulls and bones in the catacombs of Paris. The catacombs were used to store the remains of generations of Parisians in an attempt to cope with the overcrowding of the cemeteries of Paris at the end of the 18th century. Photo: Boris Horvath
Abandoned amusement park near Berlin, Germany. The last visitors to the park were here 13 years ago, since then it has been empty, everything around is overgrown with trees and bushes, and this deserted place looks creepy and intimidating.
Lake Caddo, located on the border of Texas and Louisiana. This spooky place is full of surreal weird scenes. The lake is full of submerged trees and bushes that have been growing here for over 400 years.
One of the caves of Phang Nga Island, which is simply teeming with bats hanging from the ceiling. Photo: Jerry Redfern
A chandelier made of bones hanging in the crypt of Sedlec, Czech Republic. The crypt was built in the 14th century, after which its walls were filled with the remains of 40 thousand people over 4 centuries.
Crooked Forest Grove is located in northwestern Poland and is filled with hundreds of pine trees that have a strange 90-degree curve at the base. The grove was planted in 1930. After several years of normal growth, the trees were pressed to the ground using a special technique that kept the young trees close to the ground. After several years of this experiment, the trees were released, and their pillars were irrevocably deformed.
An eerie, mysterious blood-red waterfall erupts from the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. This waterfall resembles an endless stream of blood escaping from the ground. In fact, this is water from an underground lake rich in iron. Photo: Peter Reisek.
Bran Castle, known as "Dracula's Castle" stands among the Transylvanian mountains in Romania. This is just one of several places associated with the legend of Dracula, but it retains its mystique and attracts hordes of tourists every year. Photo: Sean Gallup.
Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave in Belize, famous for archaeological sites associated with the Mayan tribes. Here are the remains, ceramics and other household items. The photograph shows the skeleton of a teenage girl who, judging by the surroundings, was sacrificed.
A flock of vultures fly over the La Chureca landfill, Central America's largest landfill, located in Managua, Nicaragua.
The beds and furniture were left behind in the psychiatric ward of the abandoned Poveglia hospital in Venice, Italy. The entire island of Poveglia used to be used as a quarantine for plague victims.
The Kaplica Czaszek chapel in Czermna, Poland is decorated with 3,000 human bones and skulls and another 20,000 bone fragments lying below the chapel in the crypt.
Island of the Dolls, located in the channels of Xochimilco south of Mexico City. It has become home to hundreds of creepy dolls. The island's dolls are dedicated to the memory of a little girl who drowned in a canal many years ago.