The most mystical places on the planet. The most terrible and mystical places on planet earth

The world is full of mysteries and secrets. The miracles that happen in it have no boundaries, they are inaccessible to the understanding of an ordinary person and therefore extremely attractive. Despite a significant leap in development modern technologies, there are still places on planet Earth called anomalous. Strange, mysterious and even dangerous things happen in many of them. Once in one of these places, a person risks saying goodbye forever to the people, events and things he knows. Some travelers are thrown into the past or future, while others lose their memory and cannot tell anything about the hours, days and even years spent in the anomalous zone.

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Devil's Tower in Wyoming

Devil's Tower is a natural monument located in the US state of Wyoming in the center of the Great Plains. In reality, nothing abnormal happens on the 386-meter-high rock.

However, local residents claim that the surprisingly smooth fragment of ancient rock, tapering at the top, is a platform for the launch and landing of alien ships.

Devil's Tower during the day

Unusual climatic conditions help support the legend. Being one of the tallest structures, the Devil's Tower is often affected by lightning. The fog that covers it in the morning makes this place truly mysterious.

Naturally, scientists do not consider the version with aliens, which does not make the Devil’s Tower less popular. It is interesting that experts have different opinions about the origin of the rock; nothing is known about it reliably. Every year, 400 thousand tourists visit the surrounding areas.

They are attracted primarily by the unusual appearance of the rock structure. The slopes of the tower are steep and straight, which is why everyone who is lucky enough to see it in person seems as if it was hewn out of a huge mountain range by the hands of a person or an alien.

Devil's Tower– a reworked name of this amazing place. The Lakota Indians called the mountain plateau Mato Tipila, which translates as House of the Bear. The naming error occurred in 1875, when the new owners of the Great Plains first became interested in what a huge flat block represented, which for a long time had been impossible to climb. The new residents of America liked the incorrect translation more, which is why this name appears in all modern sources.

As mentioned above, scientists have not put forward a consensus on what was the impetus for the formation of the rock. The following theories are considered the most plausible.

Marine theory. In the past, the land where the Great Plains are now located was covered by a sea or ocean, the bottom of which was covered with sedimentary rocks. As a result strong earthquake a crack formed in the earth's crust, from where volcanic magma penetrated into the sedimentary rocks. Layering on shale, limestone and sandstone, the magma gradually rose to the surface, solidifying in the form of a basalt column. After millions of years, the sea retreated, and bad weather began to grind the rock, which led to the formation of hexagonal pillars, as if specially carved from stone.
Volcanic. Millions of years ago, on the site of the Devil's Tower there was a volcano, the eruption of which caused the formation of an unusual stone pillar.

For a long time it was not possible to fully explore the Devil's Tower. It remained impregnable until the end of the 19th century. Two local farmers were so curious that, using the stairs, they dared to take this mortally dangerous step.

In 1906, President Roosevelt designated Devil's Tower a national monument.

In 1938, the famous climber Jack Durance repeated this feat, and another 3 years later George Hopkins parachuted to the top of the mountain. He was supposed to return to the mainland with the help of ropes, but bad weather and the daredevil’s inability to handle climbing equipment disrupted all his plans. Hopkins got stuck on the plateau and to save him they had to look for Durance, who helped the traveler go down.

White gods

50 km from Moscow, not far from the village of Radonezh, there is an ancient Slavic tract. According to legend, it is a semi-oval sacrificial altar made of large stones. The exact location of the sanctuary is unknown to anyone living today. The forests surrounding the village are quite extensive, and it is not easy to find in them a stone structure that is probably dilapidated and covered with moss.

Experts have no doubt about its existence, linking the name of the altar with the most famous pantheon of Slavic gods, consisting of Belobog, Chernobog and Sventovit, who ruled people, the sky and the underworld.

White Gods

Currently, the search for the remains of the sanctuary does not stop, but the likelihood of finding it is minimal. Ancient stones seem to be hidden from human eyes by a divine hand, ready to appear only to those who are truly worthy of it.

Hatteras

The Atlantic Ocean is replete with anomalous zones. Cape Hatteras is considered one of them. Waves crashing against rocky ledges lift millions of grains of sand and small shells into the air. It would seem that this phenomenon is quite common, but its main secret lies in the extraordinary height to which grains of sand manage to rise. In some cases it exceeds 25–35 meters. The sand freezes in the air for a few moments, after which it smoothly descends. Scientists have not been able to find out the nature of this amazing phenomenon. The place is considered anomalous and extremely dangerous. Not everyone can decide to visit Cape Hatteras.

At Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is located inside the Bermuda Triangle, which makes this place even more mysterious and unique.

Bermuda Triangle area

Czech catacombs

In the southeast of the Czech Republic, the small town of Jihlava is located; it has gained worldwide fame not because of its delicious beer. At a depth of several tens of meters under the city there are mysterious medieval catacombs 25 km long.

Ancient tunnel

The only thing that is known about them is that they are man-made. The construction of the catacombs dates back to the 13th–14th centuries. The exact reason that prompted people to create extremely creepy underground structures has not been named. Perhaps the catacombs are the remains of miners, or local residents hid in them to escape robberies and fires.

The Czech catacombs are a world of ghosts and spirits. Anyone who dares to spend the night here can hear organ music echoing throughout the dungeons. At the same time, any psychological disorders and hallucinations are absolutely excluded, as scientists and psychologists have repeatedly been convinced of.

According to legend, the organ in the catacombs began to sound after the burial of a talented young musician there. His ability to handle musical instruments aroused suspicion among the Inquisition. The young man was accused of conspiring with the devil and was buried alive in one of the many halls. From now on, on the day of the organist’s death, an amazingly beautiful melody can be heard in the dungeons.

Signs for tourists on the walls of the catacombs

And if skeptics still don’t believe in the musician’s ghost, then in the catacombs there is something that will make any scientist doubt his own judgment. So, in one of the halls a staircase glowing with red light was discovered. They still cannot explain where it leads and why it glows.

Glowing tunnel

In addition, one of the subway tunnels passing through the catacombs emits green fluorescent light. The reason for the glow is the coating of the vault with zinc silicate. How this rather rare mineral got into the tunnel is also unknown.

Moleb triangle

Zone M located in the Perm region. It is a whole complex of anomalous places, each of which has its own unexplained phenomena: the clock hands are lagging behind, the compass is not working, luminous balls are detected.

Zones of anomalous origin inside the Moleb Triangle

Known since the late 1980s of the last century as a habitat for aliens. Eyewitnesses claim that in this place they were repeatedly able to see flying saucers and the aliens themselves. Some lucky ones even managed to establish telepathic contact with alien guests, which was written about in both local and foreign newspapers for a long time.

Pavel Globa believes, that it was in the Moleb triangle that the ancient prophet Zarathustra was born, therefore, even without aliens and unusual traces, this place can be considered holy.

Scientists do not undertake to refute fictions, but they do not confirm them either. It is reliably known that in these places there was a prayer stone, and the remains of pagan idols were also preserved.

Chawinda

In the colorful and legendary Mexican culture, there are many references to places where strange and terrible things begin to happen to a person. One of these places is called Chavinda. It is located far from big cities, but is the goal of many thrill seekers.

At Chavinda's

Local residents believe that on a small plateau there is an intersection of worlds. Inexplicable things really happen to visitors - cars break down, they see things that cannot be, they hear strange sounds. Naturally, no one died or disappeared here, but the place is really interesting and more than strange. Not everyone dares to spend the night in a tent on a plateau.

Akyrtas ancient settlement

The ancient city was once located on one of the busiest trade routes in the world - the Silk Road. The first mention of it is recorded in the diary of the Chinese monk Chang Chun, who traveled through these lands at the beginning of the 13th century. According to his notes, a red stone city with large burial grounds in the shape of the Big Dipper stood in the way.

Remains of an ancient city

The first studies of the settlement were carried out in the second half of the 19th century. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find traces of unknown medieval builders. The scale and technique of construction of houses and protective structures will amaze everyone. Some of the stones used in the construction are so heavy that even modern technology can hardly lift them.

Dead Lake

Near the village of Gerasimovka (Kazakhstan) there is an amazing lake, nicknamed Dead by local residents. It is 100 meters long and 60 meters wide. Situated in a mountainous area, it has rightfully earned its notoriety. Not a single fish or plant can be found in this lake. The drowned bodies of people do not float to the surface and cannot be detected.

The surface of the Dead Lake

Local residents avoid the reservoir, believing that it is cursed. According to one legend, a jealous groom drowned his innocent bride in this lake, and from then on truly terrible things began to happen there.

You can swim in the lake, but the villagers never do it. A carefree vacationer can be dragged to the bottom by the dead. People walking along the shore of the lake often disappear, but they are always found, however, in places completely unexpected for them.

Ustyurt Plateau

A huge white stone plateau stretching across the territories of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Due to low temperatures in winter and the heat that destroys all living things in summer, the plateau is practically uninhabited. There are also few tourists, which is associated not with the lack of something worth seeing, but with the anomalous phenomena that occur here (spirits, voices and ghosts are just a few of the things that can be found on the absolutely lifeless white plain).

On the Ustyurt plateau

On the Ustyurt plateau there are many above-ground and underground structures, the nature of which could not be determined. No civilization known to scientists has left similar traces of its existence.

The remains of stone men dressed in military uniform were also discovered. A real army, although made of stone, still brings terror to those who decide to make a long and dangerous journey across the plateau.

Lake Kok-kol

Located in the mountainous area of Kazakhstan, it is not easy to get to, and it is not necessary, because it is known as one of the most mystical places in this region. The reservoir never dries out; even in the hottest weather, the water in it remains cool and crystal clear.

Moreover, its level does not decrease, which contradicts all physical laws. Local residents call the reservoir the Living Lake, which is associated with the unexpected appearance of seething whirlpools on its surface, into which everything that is on the surface falls. It’s definitely not worth swimming in such a body of water; according to legend, it is guarded by the local spirit Idahora, who is extremely jealous of any newcomers.

Beauty and danger

Shepherds tell stories that the lake swallowed up birds and animals before their eyes, which suggests the existence of some prehistoric creature in the depths of the reservoir. Some ufologists claim to have seen an anaconda-like animal crawling out of the water.

The lake has no bottom, as divers had to verify, one of whom almost died. Dragged into a whirlpool, he was unable to get to the surface and swam through a network of underground caves, emerging from the water only a few kilometers from the dive site.

Devil's Trap

Mysterious and dangerous place located in the city of Tacona in Sicily. It is called the Devil's Snare because of a strange incident that happened to local resident Alberto Gordoni in 1753. Walking out into the courtyard of his house, this man disappeared into thin air in front of his friends and family. They searched for him for more than one year, but no traces could be found.

There are many devil's traps - places where people disappear and appear - on Earth. Previously, belief in legends and myths helped avoid them. In the age of rationalism, a person is deprived of such an opportunity, which is why cases of disappearances of people are recorded everywhere.

It is likely that the incident would have been forgotten, but 22 years later the missing person appeared out of nowhere in the same place where he disappeared. He had not aged a bit and was sure that he had been away for no more than a few hours.

Medieval manor – crossroads of times

The time traveler was placed in a psychiatric hospital, while within the walls of which he spoke about disembodied spirits, bodies without souls, eternally living people and funnels in space and time. The only one who believed him was Dr. Mario. The doctor decided to personally visit the place of disappearance along with the missing person. Imagine his horror when, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard of his former home, Albert disappeared again. This time he failed to return. The frightened doctor ordered the place to be surrounded by a high wall and ordered no one to approach it.

Yarlu Valley

An amazingly beautiful place located among the mountain peaks of Altai. The valley is considered by many to be a place of power; those who dream of connecting with nature, meditating, and feeling close to the divine come here.

In the center of the valley is the Stone of Wisdom, also known as the Shaman Stone, or the World Stone. The weather here changes every 5–10 minutes. Many people believe that UFOs fly into the valley, but they are invisible to ordinary people. There are also those who claim that by concentrating and standing on the Shaman’s stone, you can go through a portal to other countries and even changes.

Yarlu Valley

Even if nothing unusual happens during the trip, the Yarlu Valley is still worth visiting. This is a beautiful place that does not yet retain a trace of human civilization.

Anomalous zones of the Kaluga region

The Kaluga region is rich in anomalous zones. These are the Koltsovsky Caves, and the Popovsky Bridge, and the town of Kurgan, the Devil's Settlement. Many local residents will be happy to tell the legend about Kanishchensky Pond and the inexplicable phenomena that regularly occur in the villages of Verevka, Nikitskoye, Black Potok, Shchigry, Ogarkovo, Ostrozhnoe.

Directional sign to Devil's Settlement

So, residents of the village of Verevka walking in the forest discovered that at the height of summer the leaves on the trees turned yellow and fell off, as if late autumn had come, the air temperature had dropped sharply. Having moved a few hundred meters away from the anomalous place, they were convinced that nothing had changed in the world around them, summer continued. The researchers who arrived at the scene walked at least 12 km in 40 minutes, completely unaware of how quickly they covered a path that required at least 2 hours.

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Much more mysterious things are happening in the local forests - people are disappearing and are far from the place of disappearance, UFOs are flying, and aliens are walking around at home. Remote and sometimes abandoned villages are a reliable keeper of ancient legends and prophecies.

Mysticism of Sochi

The Krasnodar region is full of secrets and mysteries. It was near Sochi that they were discovered stone houses dwarfs, and the Valley of Witches in the Shapsug anomalous zone is famous for significant energy emissions that add or subtract the strength of random travelers.

Sochi is interesting not only for lovers of ancient and mysterious places, but also for those who dream of meeting a real ghost. According to ufologists, the spirit of Stalin appears in the Green Grove sanatorium, and the ghost of Yuri Gagarin appears in the Rodina Hotel.

The greatest interest among tourists is caused by dolmens - stone houses of dwarfs. According to legend, dwarfs lived high in the mountains, possessed magic, and were cunning but weak.

Ancient buildings

One day, having descended into the valley, they met stupid, but very strong giants. The dwarfs enslaved the giants and forced them to build strong stone houses where they could live comfortably.

Swamp of fear and wandering stones

At the rapids of the Manchu-Korean Mountains there is an anomalous zone known as Bilchu, or the Swamp of Fear. In the middle of the last century, over a hundred soldiers disappeared in these places, whose well-preserved corpses are still found by local residents, despite the fact that the climate here is humid. All the dead people found were lying on their backs, their hands were folded on their chests, there were no visible injuries on the body.

Horrible swamp

According to legend, a huge white worm lives in the swamp, whose breath is so poisonous that people who find themselves in the swamp die instantly. The worm drags the people it likes into the swamp and eats them, leaving the “unpalatable” ones on the surface.

Locals try not to enter the swamps, and if it is impossible, then do it as carefully as possible. The threat is posed not only by the poisonous water, but also by the nearby Segan Hill. Such a rare phenomenon as wandering stones has been repeatedly observed on this hill. The wind spirit who lives at the top of the hill does not like people and therefore moves large boulders to intimidate the newcomer and force him to leave his place.

Secrets of the Kolomna ravine

In the Kolomenskoye Nature Reserve there is a large Golosovoy ravine, at the bottom of which there are two large boulders - Devy and Gus. Each of them weighs at least 5 tons and, according to legend, the stones are the remains of a serpent destroyed by St. George the Victorious. Stone blocks are considered magical; a wish made from them will definitely come true. Some believe that stones can restore male strength.

Sitting by the stone

Despite the miraculous power of the stones, the ravine itself is not considered a good place. Travelers' compass stops working, mobile phones run out of charge, and a trace of unknown objects is seen in the sky; at night, the UFO itself can be seen.

People disappear in Golosovo Ravine and time stops. There have been repeated cases of entire groups going missing, only to reappear in the same place decades later, claiming that only a few minutes had passed. Abnormal energy activity forces people to stay away from this place.

Where mutant trees grow

Residents and guests of Yakutsk, who decide to wander through the forest near the third kilometer of the Magansky tract, are faced with an amazing natural phenomenon - unusual shape pine trees and other trees. All of them are located near a former military base, which was once a specially protected area. In the taiga you can often find twisted trees, but no one has ever found them in such numbers.

Twisted Trees

The shape of the trees is bizarre, and scientists are unable to explain the reason for it. Ufologists believe in aliens, skeptics claim that it’s all about radiation and experiments conducted at this military base. Nothing is known reliably about the experiments, but mushrooms in the abandoned part grow in large quantities even in a lean year.

The mystery of the Patom crater

Patomsky crater is located in Irkutsk region in the deep taiga. The Yakuts call this place the Nest of the Fire Eagle and consider it cursed. The reason for its formation, according to scientists, is a meteorite; alien guests here are not considered something rare. The last large meteorite, which fell in 2003, forced hundreds of animals and birds to leave the area. The places became uninhabited for a long time. Ufologists are trying to find a connection between the Patom crater and circles on Lake Baikal. According to one version, at least 300 years ago a large alien ship crashed here, which had an impact on all nearby territories.

Patomsky crater

In the crater itself, people died repeatedly and under mysterious circumstances. The place is considered extremely dangerous.

Gobi Desert and its inhabitants

It is one of the most extensive and sparsely populated deserts in the world. It is located in the southern part of Mongolia and occupies a vast territory within China. It is known thanks to ancient legends and tales, as well as modern events that suggest the anomalous origin of this place. Thus, according to one legend, the ancient worm Olgoy-Khorkhoi lives in the desert, capable of killing with a glance from a distance. Every year, dozens of expeditions are sent in search of this creature and not all of them return.

Those who were taken forever by the desert

In 1995, scientists conducting archaeological excavations discovered the skulls of horned people. The discovery was classified, but information leaked to the press that experts could not prove the existence of a fake. The skulls were genuine and, apparently, their presence means the existence in ancient times of a certain race whose heads were decorated with horns. After another 4 years, archaeologists discovered in the rock the skeleton of a gigantic man, whose external characteristics were similar to apes.

Around 1970, unusual UFO activity was reported in the Gobi Desert. There were no eyewitnesses to those events, but there was talk of some kind of war between aliens, the springboard for which was the Earth.

Medveditskaya Ridge - a mysterious training ground

One of the strongest anomalous zones in Russia. There are many tunnels under the ridge, the weather above the anomaly is unstable, thunderstorms with lightning and thunder are not considered a rare occurrence. At the same time, lightning striking the ground never hits the places where the tunnels are located.

The builders of these tunnels are unknown; they were last used during the Civil War. During the Second World War, the passages in the tunnel were blown up, and since then no one has been able to find them. But even without the tunnels, this place is quite mysterious; here you can often find hundreds of trees burned on one side and tied in unusual knots.

Newspaper note

Scientists have not been able to find out the reason for lightning regularly striking the ground and twisted tree trunks. Ufologists suggest that the Medveditskaya Ridge is used as a space testing ground. Conjectures of this kind are supported by the presence of altered gravity in this place. Unfortunately, it has still not been possible to record a real UFO.

Kholat Syakhyl

The mysterious Mountain of the Dead, located in the Urals and is a place where extremely dangerous and destructive phenomena for humans occur. The local Mansi tribe claims that it is the mountain that kills all passers-by. There is a legend in the tribe that 9 of its members went through the pass and disappeared without a trace; their bodies were not found.

All that remains from the Dyatlov expedition

Kholat Syakhyl is the site of the death of the famous Dyatlov expedition. Nine tourists set out to conquer a mountain peak, but were found far from their overnight stay, half naked and in terrible condition. They were all dead, and their bodies were mutilated - gouged out eyes, broken bones, torn out tongues.

Tourists were found in different places, some of them were wearing completely alien clothes that did not belong to any of the expedition members. The story of the death of the Dyatlov expedition is told in the mystical film of the same name, “The Secret of the Dyatlov Pass.”

Damn cemetery

A plot of land with a diameter of up to 300 meters, located at the foot of the Cova River. It is a place with scorched areas of land. For many decades, nothing taller than grass grows on the scorched earth.

Birds flying over the Devil's Cemetery and animals running through immediately die.

Damn cemetery

Local residents bypass it and believe that whoever steps onto the black earth will face a quick and quick death. Ufologists believe that the unusual anomalous phenomenon is associated with the Tunguska meteorite.

Yakut Death Valley

Mythical zone in the valley of the Vilyui River. Everyone who dared to spend the night in this seemingly safe place fell ill. If the person spent the night again, death awaited him. Death Valley is a kind of crater with a metal core.

Death Valley

There is talk of a giant iron cauldron that sank in this place, the bottom of which is the lowest point of the valley. The origin of the mysterious cauldron or several cauldrons is associated with:

spaceship crash;
the remains of an alien base;
the ruins of a city built by an ancient civilization;
geological formations of unknown nature;
hallucinations under the influence of methane;
nuclear tests.

Strange stones and objects are found at the bottom of local lakes.

Every year, the valley is visited by travelers interested in everything anomalous, but the local inhabitants avoid this place.

Death Valley in Sichuan Province

Death Valley, or Black Bamboo Hollow, is located in southwest China and has a bad reputation. Here, not only people but also animals disappear without a trace. Local residents are afraid of this place. You can only choose a guide among them for a lot of money. At the same time, it is not a fact that the valley will let the newcomer in.

Mysterious and scary place

Ufologists believe that the strange fog that sometimes covers the valley hides the ships of arriving aliens who are abducting people. Locals believe in spirits and a giant man-eating panda that destroys all life in the area. And since explain scientific language The inexplicable is almost impossible, then the Valley of Death deserves the attention of lovers of the mysterious. Over 100 people disappeared in its vastness.

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Mysteries and mysticism attract, all sorts of inexplicable phenomena arouse interest and tickle the nerves. That's why writers come up with horror stories, and filmmakers make “horror films” that are watched by millions of people all over the world. However, thrill-seekers can raise the level of adrenaline in their blood not only by watching horror films, but also in real life - there are many scary places on our planet, exciting the imagination no less than fictional ones.

1. Black Bamboo Hollow. China
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 is considered to be the Heizhu Valley in southern China, whose name literally translates as “Black Bamboo Hollow.”
Over the years, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace in the ravine, whose bodies were never found. Horrible accidents and people die quite often here.

So, in 1950, a plane crashed in the valley for an unknown reason: the ship did not have any technical problems and the crew did not report a disaster. That same year, according to statistics, about 100 people went missing in the ravine!

12 years later, the valley “swallowed” the same number of people - an entire geological exploration group disappeared. Only the guide survived and told what happened.

When the expedition approached the valley, he fell behind a little, at that moment a thick fog suddenly appeared, due to which nothing was visible within a radius of about a meter. The guide, feeling an inexplicable fear, froze in place. A few minutes later, when the fog cleared, the group was no longer there...

The geologists, as well as all their equipment, were never found.
In 1966, a detachment of military cartographers who were engaged in correcting relief maps of this area disappeared here. And in 1976, a group of forest rangers disappeared in a ravine.

There are many versions explaining the anomalous properties of Black Bamboo Hollow - from the effect on human consciousness of vapors emitted by rotting plants and strong geomagnetic radiation to transitions to parallel worlds located in this zone.

Be that as it may, the mystery of the Chinese “Death Valley” has still not been solved, which attracts many tourists here. There is even a souvenir trade here.

2. Valley of the Headless. Canada
There is also a valley in northwestern Canada that has a similar dark 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 beheaded.
By the end of the 19th century, the Gold Rush swept the north-west of Canada - in 1897, incredibly large-scale mining 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 easily and quickly had to look for new “golden places”. Then six daredevils went to the valley located along the South Nahanni River, which the local Indians avoided.

Gold miners did not pay attention to superstitions. They were never seen alive again. This was the first officially registered case of missing people in this area.

The Canadian police files preserved official data on the valley’s numerous victims: since it received its unattractive name, people regularly disappeared here, and then their bodies were found beheaded.

It is interesting that most of the dead were gold miners, and each of them had a strong physique and could fend for themselves.

It was assumed that bandits were hunting in the Valley of the Headless, or that local residents were protecting their gold in this way. The Indians, however, claimed that people were being killed by the local “Bigfoot” - Sasquatch.
In 1978, an expedition led by scientist Henk Mortimer set off for the valley. The six researchers were equipped with the latest technology and, of course, were ready to defend themselves.

Having reached the place, the scientists reported that they had set up a tent and were heading deep into the valley. Towards evening another call came. The operator heard a heart-rending cry: “Emptiness is coming out of the rock! This is terrible...”, after which the connection was interrupted.

Of course, rescuers were immediately sent to the expedition’s camp site, but, having arrived there by helicopter half an hour after the message, they found neither people nor tents. The headless body of one of the researchers was discovered only six days after the tragedy.

After this, the area acquired the glory of a mystical place. And people continued to disappear... In 1997, a group of scientists, anomaly specialists and military personnel went to the uncanny valley, which also disappeared. The last thing they said: “We are surrounded by thick fog”...

The mystery of the murderous valley has not been solved to this day, but despite this, curious tourists continue to visit it willingly.

3. Sable Island. Atlantic Ocean
In the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 180 km southeast of the coast of Canada, the “nomadic” crescent-shaped Sable Island drifts.
Since this small island was discovered by Europeans, it has instilled real terror in sailors. As soon as they called it: “ship devourer”, “shipwreck island”, “deadly saber”, “ghost island”...

And in our time, Sable is called the “cemetery of the Atlantic.” By the way, its official name in English means black, mourning color (sable).

Of course, it was not by chance that the island became so notorious - shipwrecks actually happened here all the time. Now it’s difficult to say how many ships found their deaths here...

The fact is that in the coastal waters of Sable, navigation is very difficult due to two currents found here - the cold Lambrador and the warm Gulf Stream. The currents create whirlpools, huge waves and the movement of the sand island.

Yes, Sable moves in the ocean waters. To the east, at an approximate speed of 200 meters per year. Moreover, along with the position of the treacherous island, which is difficult to see due to constant fog and giant waves, its size is constantly changing.

So, on 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 completely disappear, but over the last century, on the contrary, it began to increase.
The fate of the wrecked ships was also aggravated by the nature of the local sands - they quickly suck in any objects. Huge ships disappeared completely underground in just 2-3 months.

The last victim of the insatiable island was the American steamship Manhassent in 1947. After that, 2 lighthouses 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 service the lighthouses, radio station and 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. Not surprising - they literally live on 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 schooner Sylvia Mosher that was wrecked here in 1926...

4. Venetian Poveglia. Italy
Romantic Venice also has its mystical places. Not far from the wonderful canals of the city is the island of Poveglia, which has gained the dubious reputation of a real “symbol of horror”.
It all started back in Roman times, when plague victims were brought here to certain death in order to isolate society from them.

In the 14th 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 legends, due to the fact that there was no time to bury the dead, the bodies were simply burned, so now the soil of the island is half made of human ashes. They say that in total about 160 thousand unfortunate people died here.

In 1922, a psychiatric hospital was opened on the creepy island, “a haven of lost souls.” That’s when a real nightmare began here - patients complained of wild headaches, and at night the ghosts of dead people appeared to them, patients heard wild screams and screams...

And in Venice there were rumors that the head doctor of this hospital was himself unwell and was conducting experiments on the mentally ill - testing prohibited drugs and sophisticated healing techniques on them, and in the bell tower of the hospital he was performing a lobotomy using improvised means - chisels, hammers, drills...
If you believe local legends, soon the doctor himself began to see the ghosts of Poveglia, after which, in a fit of madness, he threw himself from that very tower.

In 1968, Poveglia was completely abandoned, now no one lives here, the hospital bell tower serves only as a landmark, and even fishermen try to stay away from the cursed island - they are afraid of accidentally catching human bones instead of fish.

The authorities, and the Venetians themselves, deny all these rumors - they claim that the island building served only as a rest home for the elderly. However, its dilapidated premises still contain hospital beds and pieces of medical equipment.

5. Lake Ivachevskoe. Russia
Russia also has its own sinister zones. One of them is located in the Vologda region near the city of Cherepovets - in the area of the local lake Ivachevskoye, on the shores of which people relax both in summer and winter.
Researchers of anomalous phenomena consider this place to be disastrous, since people quite often disappear here without a trace. At the same time, as in any other similar 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 something hostile was nearby.

Other “eyewitnesses” said that they even felt a certain force that forced them to obey themselves. Perhaps this is why suicides occur so often here.
Four years ago, a group of researchers was sent to the area. As a result, scientists have identified signs of geomagnetic changes in this area that could cause anomalies.

Skeptics find a much more prosaic explanation for the disappearances of people - they blame the swamps located near the lake for all misfortunes.

Moreover, in the 19th century, those same swamps were called Living because of the much greater number of crimes and suicides committed here, in contrast to other Russian provinces.

However, local residents, like skeptics, are sure that Ivachevskoye is a very ordinary lake, since nothing strange happened to them there. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle

6. Overtown Bridge. Scotland
In the ancient Scottish estate of Overtoun, which is located a few kilometers northwest of the town 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 very ordinary, and nothing strange was connected with it. And so, in the 50s of the 20th century, completely inexplicable events began to happen here - dogs began to regularly jump from one of its niches, most of which crashed to death, since the height of the bridge is 15 meters.

Surprisingly, the few surviving quadrupeds, despite the pain and wounds, again climbed to that same 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 the mystical legend did not take long to arrive.

Local residents began to say that the dogs were being pushed to death by two ghosts - the spirit of a child who was thrown from this very place by his own father, and the father himself, who repented and flew after the child.
However, scientists have put forward their hypothesis about the reasons for the strange phenomenon. The fact is that rodents live under the bridge, and dogs, having smelled them, are just following their hunting instinct. Although this theory does not explain the repeated jumping of dogs, which contradicts the instinct of self-preservation.

Therefore, those who believe in anomalous phenomena suggest that the Overtown Bridge may be some kind of passage to other worlds, and dogs pay with their lives for excessive curiosity.

Thank you for your attention!

A selection for lovers of natural and historical mysteries, as well as for those who simply appreciate beautiful, unusual places. Welcome to 65 corners of the planet that make you think about the irrationality of the world, feel like an explorer and get a dose of adrenaline.

Easter Island, Chile

This small piece of land in the Pacific Ocean (area - 163.6 km², population - about 6,000 people) is known throughout the world thanks to the mysterious stone idols - moai. Almost nine hundred statues stand around the perimeter of the island, like sentinels. Who made them? How were multi-ton blocks moved? What function did the statues serve? Europeans have been puzzling over these questions for decades. And although it is believed that Thor Heyerdahl solved the riddle, local residents still believe that the moai contains the sacred power of the ancestors of the Hotu Matu'a clan.

Aokigahara, Japan

This is a dense forest at the foot of Fuji on the island of Honshu. The place is ominous: rocky soil, tree roots entwined with rocky debris, there is a “deafening” silence, compasses do not work. And although scientists (seemingly) have found explanations for all these phenomena, the Japanese believe that ghosts live in the forest - the souls of frail old people who were left there to die in times of famine. Therefore, during the day Aokigahara is a popular vacation spot, and at night it is a “haven” for suicides. Books and songs have been written about this place, films have been made, including documentaries.

Racetrack Playa, USA

In California's Death Valley National Park there is a dry lake that would be ordinary if not for a phenomenon that scientists have been puzzling over for years. 30-kilogram stones move along its clay bottom. Slowly, but without the help of living beings. The blocks leave behind long, shallow furrows. Moreover, the trajectory of their movement is absolutely arbitrary. What pushes stones? Different versions were voiced: the specifics of the magnetic field, wind, seismic activity. None of the guesses has received sufficient scientific substantiation.

Roraima Plateau, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana

Roraima is a mountain on the border of three countries. But its top is not a sharp peak, but a luxurious, cloud-shrouded plateau with an area of 34 km², with unique plants and picturesque waterfalls. This is exactly how Arthur Conan Doyle imagined The Lost World. According to Indian beliefs, Roraima is a petrified tree trunk that gave birth to all the vegetables and fruits on the planet. The Indians also believed that gods lived there, so no one climbed to the top before the arrival of Europeans. Modern travelers say that on Roraima people are simply filled with sacred delight.

Valley of the Jars, Laos

At the foot of the Annam ridge, giant pots are “scattered”: up to three meters in height and weighing up to six tons. Archaeologists suggest that the jars are about two thousand years old, but they cannot understand how the ancestors of modern Laotians used them. Laotian legends say that these are utensils of giants who lived in the valley. They also say that King Khung Trung ordered the jugs to be made in order to prepare a lot of rice wine and celebrate the victory over the enemies. Historians have their own versions: rainwater could be collected in pots or food could be stored in them. Or maybe they were funeral urns?

Bermuda Triangle

IN Atlantic Ocean, in the “triangle” between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, there is an anomalous zone where more than a hundred ships and aircraft have “evaporated” over the past hundred years. The most famous case occurred in 1945. Five Avenger bombers took off from a US Navy base and disappeared. The planes that went in search of them also disappeared without a trace. Skeptics say that shoals, cyclones and storms are to blame. But many tend to believe in more mystical versions: for example, abduction by aliens or inhabitants of Atlantis.

Shilin, China

In Yunnan province, the “Stone Forest” spreads over an area of 350 km². Ancient rocks, caves, waterfalls and lakes create the atmosphere of a fairy-tale world. According to legend, one young man decided to save the people from drought and build a dam. The wizard gave him a whip and a rod to cut and move blocks of stone. But the instruments had magical powers only until dawn. The young man did not finish the work, and the huge monoliths remained scattered throughout the valley. Scientists believe that 200 million years ago there was a sea in the place of the “Stone Forest”. It dried up, but the rocks that amaze with their grandeur and beauty remained.

Glastonbury Tower, UK

In the English county of Somerset there is a 145-meter hill topped by the tower of the medieval church of St. Mikhail. According to legend, there was an entrance to Avalon - the other world where holy people, fairy-tale creatures and magicians were born, where special laws of time and space operate. King Arthur and his wife Guinevere were buried on this hill - in 1191, the monks of Glastonbury Abbey allegedly found sarcophagi with their remains. This is not the only legend about St. Michael's Hill and King Arthur. Perhaps these are just myths, but visitors to the attraction claim that the hill has powerful energy.

Whale Alley, Russia

On the Chukchi island of Itygran there is an ancient Eskimo sanctuary. Huge whale bones and skulls are buried in the frozen shore. The alley was opened in 1977, but its mysteries have not yet been solved. There is an assumption that in the 14th century this place was used by whalers for ritual meetings. Judging by the many “meat pits,” the gatherings were accompanied by feasts, and the holes in the tops of the whale “pillars” indicate that the whalers may also have played games, hanging prizes on bones. But in folklore there is no information about the purpose of the alley. But there is a legend about the battle of “flying shamans” that took place there.

Fly Geyser, USA

It’s hard to believe, but this “fountain,” as if straight from the pages of a science fiction writer’s book, is not on Jupiter, not on Mars, but on Earth, in the state of Nevada. The “flying” geyser spews jets of hot water to a height of up to 15 meters, forming a “mini-volcano” of mineral deposits around itself. Scientists claim that this is what the surface of our planet looked like millions of years ago. The geyser is located on the territory of a private ranch, and to admire it, you need permission from the owner. But this does not stop tourists. People believe that if you wash your face with geyser water, life will become bright and happy.

Richat, Mauritania

In the western Sahara there is the “Eye of the Earth”. These huge circles, drawn by an unknown force, really resemble an eye. The Richat structure is the oldest geological formation, the age of one of the rings is about 600 million years. The “Eye” is clearly visible from space; in orbit it is used as a landmark. There are different versions about the nature of this formation. For example, that this is a crater from a meteorite fall or a landing site for aliens. But the most scientific hypotheses suggest that this is the crater of an extinct volcano or the result of erosion on an uplifted section of the earth’s crust.

Nazca Lines, Peru

The Nazca Plateau, like a canvas, is covered with giant patterns. A hummingbird, a monkey, a spider, flowers, a lizard, geometric shapes - in total there are about 30 neat designs made in the same style in the valley. Geoglyphs on the Nazca plateau were discovered almost a century ago, but scientists are still arguing about who, how and when created them. Some believe that this is an ancient irrigation system, others that these are the “holy paths of the Incas,” while others claim that this is the oldest astronomy textbook on Earth. There is also a completely mystical version that the lines are a message from aliens. There are many theories, but none have been scientifically confirmed.

Podgoretsky Castle, Ukraine

The 17th-century palace in the village of Podgortsy, Lviv region, would be an ordinary historical landmark (a perfectly preserved, striking example of Renaissance architecture, the place where D’Artagnan and the Three Musketeers was filmed) if it were not for the anomalies noticed there. According to legend, one of the owners of the castle, Vaclav Rzhevuski, was terribly jealous of his beautiful wife Maria. So much so that he walled her up within the walls of the palace. The caretakers of Podgoretsky Castle claim that they have seen the ghost of the “White Lady” more than once and constantly hear the clicking of heels on the marble floor.

Devils Tower, USA

Devil's Tower, or Devil's Tower, is a columnar mountain in the state of Wyoming. It resembles a tower assembled from individual columns. It's hard to believe that this is a creation of nature and not human hands. The indigenous population treated the tower with awe, because strange light phenomena were observed many times at the top. There is a legend that the devil sits on the top and beats a drum, causing thunder. Because of its bad reputation, climbers avoid the mountain. But she appears in Steven Spielberg’s film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” - this is where the meeting with aliens takes place.

Gaiola Islands, Italy

In the Gulf of Naples, off the coast of Campania, there are two small islands of wondrous beauty. A bridge connects them together. One of them is uninhabited, the other has a villa built on it. But no one lives in it - the place is considered cursed. All its owners, as well as some members of their families, died during strange circumstances, went bankrupt, ended up in prisons and psychiatric hospitals. Due to their bad reputation, the islands have no owner and the villa is abandoned. Only occasionally do brave tourists, photographers and journalists visit Gaiola.

Bran Castle, Romania

In the picturesque town of Bran stands a majestic 14th-century castle. According to legend, Count Vlad III Tepes-Dracula often spent the night here. This man became the prototype of the most famous vampire in pop culture. The count was given the nickname “Dracula” for his incredible cruelty: he killed innocents for fun, took blood baths, could impale a person and eat in the presence of a corpse. The people hated and feared him. Bran Castle is currently a working museum. It is believed that although Vlad III did not live there permanently, the place is imbued with his negative aura.

Catatumbo River, Venezuela

In the place where the Catatumbo River flows into Lake Maracaibo, a unique atmospheric phenomenon is observed: almost every night the sky is illuminated by lightning without thunder. There are over a million discharges per year. Lightning can be seen hundreds of kilometers away. Scientists have discovered the cause of the phenomenon, but its extraordinary beauty still gives rise to superstitions and legends. In 1595, Catatumbo lightning saved the city of Maracaibo. Pirate Francis Drake decided to capture the city, but because of the lightning, local residents saw his ships approach from afar, managed to prepare and fought back.

Body, USA

In California, on the border with Nevada, there is a ghost town named after gold miner William Bodie. In 1880, the city had a population of 10,000. They accounted for 65 saloons and 7 breweries, they even had their own “red light district” - crime, drunkenness and debauchery flourished in the city. When the gold rush died down, people left. Now it is a historical park. But tourists do not come to Bodi because of their interest in history: the city is considered a haven of ghosts. Anyone who takes even a stone from there will be haunted by misfortune. Park rangers constantly receive packages with the return of “souvenirs”.

Troll Tongue, Norway

Trolltunga, or Troll Tongue, is unusual stone ledge at an altitude of 350 meters on Mount Skjeggedal. Why language? And why a troll? As an old Norwegian legend says, in those parts there lived a troll who constantly tested fate: he dived into deep pools and jumped over abysses. One day he decided to check whether it was true that the rays of the sun were deadly to trolls. At dawn, he stuck his tongue out of his cave and... was petrified forever. The rock attracts modern adventurers like a magnet: sit on the edge, do a somersault, take a photo. There is no troll, but his work lives on!

Brocken, Germany

This is the highest point of the Harz Mountain (1141 m), where, according to legend, the witches held a Sabbath on Walpurgis Night. At the top you can observe a natural phenomenon of rare beauty and mystery - the Brocken ghost. If you stand with your back to the setting sun, a large shadow with a rainbow halo around your head will appear on the surface of the clouds or in the fog. Sometimes you even get the feeling that the “ghost” is moving. The phenomenon was first described by Johann Silberschlag in 1780 and since then has been mentioned more than once in the literature about the Harz Mountains.

Golosov Ravine was once a deserted, gloomy outskirts of Moscow. Now this is a beautiful place, shrouded in legends, in the Moscow Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve. One of the legends tells of a strange green fog. Allegedly, there were cases when people wandered in an emerald haze for what seemed to them to be several minutes, but in reality decades passed. Also in the ravine there are stones that in ancient times had sacred meaning: the Goose Stone patronized warriors, giving them strength and luck in battle, and the Maiden Stone brought happiness to girls.

Stonehenge, UK

130 km from London, in the county of Wiltshire, there is a bizarre structure made of huge stone blocks. It is one of the most popular archaeological sites in the world. Researchers have found that the construction of the complex lasted almost two thousand years and took place in several stages. However, it is still unclear who built it and why. According to popular legend, huge blue stones have magical powers, and the structure was erected by a wizard named Merlin. There are also versions that Stonehenge is a Stone Age observatory, a Druid sanctuary or an ancient tomb.

Goseck Circle, Germany

The Goseck Circle refers to concentric ditches with a diameter of 75 meters and log circles with gates. Through them, on the days of the summer and winter solstice, the sun penetrates into the circle. This has given rise to the theory that this Neolithic structure is the world's oldest observatory. It was supposedly built in 4900 BC. e. It seems that the creators of the ancient “celestial calendar” had good knowledge of astronomy. It is noteworthy that similar prehistoric structures exist not only near Goseck, but also in other places in Germany, as well as in Austria and Croatia.

Machu Picchu, Peru

At the top of the mountain range, at an altitude of 2,450 m, among the clouds above the valley of the Urubamba River, the ancient “lost city of the Incas” rises majestically. Machu Picchu was built in the 15th century, but in 1532 the palaces, altars and houses were abandoned. Where did the residents go? According to historians, the elite of the Inca Empire lived in Machu Picchu, and with the fall of the empire, the inhabitants simply left in search of better life. According to popular beliefs, most of the population was sacrificed to the gods to save the empire, and the rest scattered throughout the valley. But there is no clear answer.

Thor's Well, USA

A natural funnel with a diameter of 5 meters in the strait of Cape Perpetua was named in honor of the god Thor. But more often it is called the “gate to the underworld.” The spectacle is truly hellishly beautiful: during high tide, water quickly fills the well, and then sharply “shoots” upward in a six-meter fountain, forming a whirlwind of spray. It’s as if there’s a monster living at the bottom that gets angry at the streams of water pouring on it and pushes them back. But it has not yet been possible to find out what is actually inside the funnel - diving there is too dangerous.

Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand

Huge stone balls with a diameter of up to two meters are “scattered” along the Koekohe beach, not far from the village of Moeraki. The surface of some of them is absolutely smooth, while others resemble a turtle shell. Some boulders are intact, while others are broken into pieces. Where they came from is a mystery of nature. According to the Maori folk version, these are potatoes that woke up from a mythical canoe. There are also opinions that these are fossilized dinosaur eggs and remains aircraft aliens. Scientists believe that these are geological formations that formed on the ocean floor millions of years ago.

Champ Island, Russia

Another place with mysterious stone balls is Champ Island, located in the central part of Franz Josef Land (Arkhangelsk region). The entire coast is literally strewn with spherical stones ranging in size from a few centimeters to three meters. Where did they come from on a deserted island? It is believed that due to the melting of glaciers, stones fell into natural pools and were ground down by water. But why only on this island? Among the supernatural theories are the intervention of aliens and the fact that the stones are artifacts of some lost civilization.

Golden Stone, Myanmar

On the edge of the ledge of the Chaittiyo rock lies a granite boulder 5.5 meters high and about 25 meters in circumference. The boulder has been balancing on the edge of the abyss for several centuries and, contrary to the laws of physics, does not fall. According to legend, Buddha gave a lock of his hair to a hermit monk. To preserve the relic, he placed it under a huge stone placed on the rock by Burmese spirits. The stone is covered with gold leaf and is one of the main Buddhist shrines. It has not yet been possible to find a scientific basis for the phenomenon of the Chaittiyo Pagoda. And is it necessary?

Beelitz-Heilstetten, Germany

40 km from Berlin there is a sanatorium that was once considered the best in Germany. At first it was a hospital for tuberculosis patients, and then a military hospital. In 1916, the young soldier Adolf Hitler “licked his wounds” there. After World War II, the hospital was at the disposal of the Soviet authorities. Now there are many horror stories associated with the sanatorium in the city of Belits. Allegedly, strange sounds are heard there, and letters from soldiers are still found in the walls of the building. Speculation and nothing more? Probably. But visitors say: the longer you stay there, the more tired and depressed you feel.

Mystery Spot, USA

“Mystery Spot” is translated from English as “Mysterious Place”. In the mid-twentieth century, businessman George Prater decided to build a house. He chose a place on the hillside, bought land, but was never able to erect a building. The house looked crooked, although the drawings were correct and the builders were sober. It turned out that the laws of physics were violated on the hill: the balls are rolling up an inclined plane, the broom is standing without support, water is flowing upward, people are standing in an inclined position. Scientists say that these are nothing more than optical illusions, but many tend to see a mystical trace in what is happening.

Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt

The largest and most mysterious of the greats Egyptian pyramids located on the Giza plateau. Its height is 138.8 meters (due to the current lack of cladding), the length of the base is 230 meters. Built in the 26th century BC. e. The construction of the pyramid lasted more than 20 years, colossal resources were involved: 2.5 million multi-ton limestone blocks, tens of thousands of slaves. It would seem that the Cheops pyramid has already been studied far and wide, but disputes among scientists do not subside. How did the construction go? How was this gigantic structure used? There are still more questions than answers.

Newgrange, Ireland

40 km north of Dublin there is an ancient stone structure. It is 700 years older than the Egyptian pyramids. According to legend, Newgrange is the home of the Celtic god of wisdom and the sun, Dagda. According to archaeologists, this place served as a tomb. There is also a version that this is one of the first observatories: during the winter solstice, the morning rays of the sun penetrate the hole above the entrance and illuminate the room from the inside. But researchers still have more questions than answers: where did the inscriptions on the stones come from and what do they mean, how did the builders achieve such accuracy, what tools did they use?

Heizhu, China

In the south of China there is one of the most powerful anomalous zones in the world - the Heizhu Valley, which translated means “Hollow of Black Bamboo”. Here, under mysterious circumstances, accidents occur and people disappear in thick fog. No one can find an objective reason for what is happening. Some believe that plants that release toxic substances grow and rot in the forest. Others believe that the cause of the strange events is strong geomagnetic radiation. Mystics say that in the valley there is a portal to a parallel world.

Horsetail Falls, USA

In Yosemite National Park, on the eastern slope of Mount El Capitan, there is a 650-meter waterfall. Most of the year it is unremarkable, but in February the falling streams of water turn into “lava flows”. This amazing natural phenomenon is due to the fact that at sunset the sun's rays are reflected in the waterfall, creating a visual illusion that hot metal is flowing from the rock. According to legend, at the top of the mountain was the house of a blacksmith who made the best horseshoes for horses in the area. But due to heavy rain, the forge was washed off the cliff. Since then, the waterfall once a year “reminds” of this tragic event.

Chillingham Castle, UK

In the north of England, in the county of Northumberland, there is a majestic 12th-century castle with a watchtower. At one time it was of great strategic importance, but in the 17th century it became the residence of the aristocracy. Dramas and intrigues unfolded within its walls, claiming many lives. This may be why Chillingham is Britain's most popular haunted castle these days. There are at least three of them: Shining Boy (appears in blue clothes), Tormentor Sage (seen in the torture room) and Lady Mary Berkeley (emerges from her portrait in the Gray Room).

Mercado de Sonora, Mexico

One of the most unusual markets in the world is a dream for magicians and mediums of all stripes. The place, if not mystical, is certainly atmospheric, imbued with many legends. Most tourists visit the witch market simply out of curiosity. Where else can you see bizarre ritual objects, masks, dried snakes, spider legs and rare herbs? Local sorcerers - brujos - can tell fortunes, cleanse the aura and “cure” ailments. Mexicans also often come to the market - they take sorcerers quite seriously.

Restaurant T'Spookhuys, Belgium

“Horror Restaurant”, “House of a Thousand Ghosts” - all this is about the T’Spookhuys establishment in the city of Turnhout. The restaurant was conceived as an attraction for lovers of mysticism: a gloomy interior, fog swirling on the floor, moving pictures, creaking doors, skulls instead of plates, an extraordinary menu and waiters in the role of vampires. At first, the owners' dark humor brought success - there was no end to customers. But a few years later, the restaurant acquired notoriety; they began to say that ghosts actually lived there. Now the establishment is abandoned, but the atmosphere and ominous aura have been preserved.

Loch Ness, UK

Loch Ness is a deep lake in the highlands of Scotland where, according to legend, a monster lives. Supposedly this is a creature reminiscent of a prehistoric lizard. One eyewitness described it as follows: 40 feet in length, 4 fins, the body smoothly merges into an elongated neck with small tubercles. There are quite a lot of people who claim to have seen the Loch Ness monster. More than three thousand cases have been recorded. There is even photo and video evidence. But there are also plenty of skeptics. The debate about whether there is a monster in the lake has lasted for decades and flares up with renewed vigor from time to time.

Lake Kara-Kul, Russia

The Russian counterpart of the Loch Ness monster, according to legend, lives in Lake Kara-Kul in the Baltasinsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan. This is an elongated reservoir with an average depth of 8 meters and an area of 1.6 hectares. Translated from Tatar “kara-kul” means “black lake”. It is believed that the reservoir was previously surrounded by dense forest, which is why the water appeared black. Local residents have a legend about the bull-like water snake Su Ugez. If she appears to people, expect trouble - fire or famine. There is no documentary evidence of the presence of the monster in the lake. But superstitious people prefer to avoid it.

Lake Hillier, Australia

The lake is surrounded by eucalyptus forest, and is separated from the ocean by a narrow strip of land. But the main feature of the lake is that it is pink. The reason is so unusual color water is not solved. It was assumed that the problem was specific algae, but this was not confirmed. But there is a beautiful legend that a sailor who was crippled but survived a shipwreck ended up on a desert island. He suffered from pain and hunger and asked heaven for deliverance, until finally a man came out of the forest with jugs of milk and blood. He poured them into the lake and it turned pink. The sailor plunged into the scarlet water and got rid of pain and hunger. Forever.

Hvitserkur, Iceland

This is a 15-meter cliff on the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula. In shape it resembles drinking water dragon. But, according to popular belief, this is a troll who went out to the sun and turned to stone. Scientists believe that Hvitserkur is the remains of an ancient volcano, eroded by salt waters and destroyed by cold winds. To prevent the sea from completely destroying the figure, its base was reinforced with concrete. People from all over the world come to admire this rock. And sometimes the northern lights observed there give it additional mystery.

Manpupuner, Russia

Other names are Weathering Pillars and Mansi Logos. These are mountain outcrops with a height of 30 to 42 meters on the territory of the Pechora-Ilychsky Nature Reserve. It is believed that 200 million years ago there were high mountains, but due to the snow, frost and winds, only small pillars remained of them. Many legends are associated with them. According to one of them, the leader of the giant tribe wanted to marry the daughter of the leader of the Mansi tribe. Having received a refusal, the giant attacked the village. It’s good that the beauty’s brother arrived in time: he saved the village by turning the giants into stones with the help of a magic shield.

San Zhi, Taiwan

Sanzhi was supposed to be the city of the future. The luxury residential complex consists of futuristic houses shaped like “flying saucers.” An elegant staircase leads to each of the “plates”, and, according to the architects’ idea, you can go down from the second floor directly into the ocean or pool via a water slide. Huge amounts of money were allocated for construction. But the company that built San Zhi went bankrupt, and accidents at the construction site gave rise to unkind rumors. The complex was completed, but advertising could no longer change the glory of the “cursed place.” The city is abandoned. The authorities wanted to demolish it, but local residents were against it. They believe that San Zhi is a refuge for lost souls.

Singing Dune, Kazakhstan

Not far from Almaty there is a three-kilometer dune with a height of 150 meters. It opens from it beautiful view to the Ili River and the purple mountains. In dry weather, the dune produces melodic sounds, like an organ. According to one legend, the shaitan, who was wandering around the world and plotting intrigues for people, turned into a dune. According to another version, Genghis Khan and his comrades are buried in the sands. The dune “sings” when the soul of the khan, “exhausted from mental anguish, tells his descendants about his exploits.” It is noteworthy that the dune does not wander across the plain, but stands in place for millennia, despite the unsteadiness of the sand and strong winds.

Zone of Silence, Mexico

An anomalous desert on the border of the states of Durango, Chihuahua and Coahuila, where reception and registration of radio and sound signals is impossible. There the receivers stop working, the compass doesn't work and the clock stops. Scientists have tried several times to establish the cause of the anomalies, but their conclusions boil down to something like this: something is suppressing radio waves. The area, also nicknamed the “Tethys Sea” after the ancient ocean, has been associated with many mysterious incidents: from plane disappearances and missile crashes to evidence of strange travelers leaving scorched grass behind them and UFO landings.

Winchester House, USA

525 Winchester Boulevard in San Jose has a bad reputation. There are 160 rooms and 6 kitchens on three floors. At the same time, many doors lead to dead ends, steps go to the ceiling, and windows go to the floor. Not a house, but a labyrinth! This architectural “miracle” was created by Sarah Winchester. Her father-in-law made weapons, for which, according to the woman, a curse was placed on their family. On the advice of a medium, she built a house for the souls of people whose lives were taken by the inventions of old man Winchester. According to rumors, house number 525 is actually haunted. But even without them, the gloomy layout gives visitors chills.

Valley of the Mills, Italy

In the heart of Sorrento, at the bottom of the gorge that divides the city into two parts, there are the ruins of a medieval city, the highlight of which were water mills. Hence the name of the valley - Valle dei Mulini. The walls of the ancient mill have almost collapsed, the wheel is overgrown with moss - in the middle of a modern city it is like a fragment of another world. Perhaps that is why the Valley of Mills is one of the favorite attractions of fans of mysticism. They believe that the mill has otherworldly inhabitants. Allegedly, laughter is sometimes heard from the gorge, and a strange light is visible from the windows of the building.

Dancing forest, Russia

37 km from the Curonian Spit (Kaliningrad region) there is an unusual coniferous forest. Tree trunks are intricately curved and twisted into spirals. The forest was planted in 1961, and it is still unclear why the pines “started dancing.” According to one version, the trunks of still young trees are damaged by the caterpillars of the hibernating shoot. According to another, the reason lies in the geomagnetic effect of a tectonic fracture. Ufologists see the intervention of an alien intelligence in everything. In 2006, new trees were planted in the forest to see if they would bend. While the seedlings are growing straight.

Pluckley, UK

This is a place in the English county of Kent where, according to legend, at least a dozen ghosts live. On the road from Pluckley to Maltman's Hill, a carriage drawn by four horses appears from time to time, the spirit of a colonel wanders through the pasture, and on one of the streets you can stumble upon the phantom of a hanged man. Each of the 12 ghosts has its own story. Local residents say that they have become accustomed to their “neighbors” from the other world and are no longer afraid of them. But many believe that the ghosts are a publicity stunt to attract tourists. True, it has not yet been possible to prove this, as well as the presence of ghosts.

Catacombs of Jihlava, Czech Republic

Jihlava is a city in the southeast of the Czech Republic. One of its main attractions is the 25-kilometer catacombs. Once these were silver mines, then they began to be used for economic needs. In 1996, archaeologists worked in the catacombs and recorded that the sound of an organ was heard in the place indicated by the legends, and in one of the passages the researchers discovered a “luminous staircase” emitting a reddish light. Archaeologists were examined - mass hallucinations were excluded. The reasons for the mysterious phenomena are unknown.

Temehea-Tohua, French Polynesia

On the island of Nuku Hiva, part of the Marquesas archipelago, in the town of Temehea-Tohua, statues of strange creatures were found. Disproportional bodies, elongated heads with large mouths and eyes. Archaeologists date the creation of the mysterious idols to approximately the 10th–11th centuries. Why did the Aboriginal people make them? According to the official version, these are monuments to priests wearing ritual masks. But it is strange that the masks themselves were not found on the island. Hence the assumption that Nuku Hiva was once visited by aliens, and local residents imprinted their appearance in stone.

Great Blue Hole, Belize

This is a huge funnel with a diameter of 305 meters and a depth of 120 meters. Located in the center of Lighthouse Reef. In 1972, Jacques-Yves Cousteau established that it was originally a system of limestone caves that originated during the Ice Age. When the sea level rose, the roof of the cave collapsed and a karst sinkhole was formed. But there is an opinion that the flooding could not have provoked the destruction - too big sizes, too regular round shape. There had to be an external influence, for example, a meteorite fall.

Lake Paasselka, Finland

In autumn, on Lake Paasselka you can see lights wandering across the water surface. Some of them are spherical, others resemble flames. According to Finnish beliefs, they point to places where treasures are hidden. But they lure greedy people to depths from which it is difficult for even experienced swimmers to escape. Will-o'-the-wisps are also found in other parts of the planet, but they were captured on Paasselka. They say different things about the nature of the strange lights: either discharges of electricity in the atmosphere, or flammable methane coming out of the ground, or maybe traces of a UFO moving?

Lake Ertso, South Ossetia

This is a picturesque reservoir with a length of 940 meters in the Dzau region of South Ossetia. Local residents often call it a “ghost lake”, since every 5-6 years all the water disappears from the lake and then returns back. According to legend, in the old days a greedy rich man lived on its shore. Angry peasants drowned him, and since then his greedy spirit periodically drinks all the water in the lake, and then falls into oblivion again. Geologists suggest that the water goes into karst caves under the bottom of the reservoir. Ufologists have their own version that there is an alien base under the lake.

Shichen, China

An ancient city, flooded in 1959 as a result of the construction of a hydroelectric power station. Shichen, or "Lion City", was founded in 670. Five city gates with towers, six stone streets - everything was under water. The size of the Lion City is about 62 football fields. Surprisingly, even after half a century the city is perfectly preserved, including wooden beams and steps, as if this “Chinese Atlantis” is inhabited and someone carefully maintains order there. The mysterious underwater kingdom is very popular among divers.

Hashima Island, Japan

Located in the Pacific Ocean, 15 km from the city of Nagasaki. The Japanese call it “gunkanjima”, that is, “cruiser” - the island looks like a ship. In 1810, a coal deposit was found there. In the 1930s, Hashima was a significant industrial center. In the second half of the twentieth century, more than 5 thousand people lived there. But coal reserves were melting, and along with them the population was declining. Currently, the abandoned island is partially open to the public. Tourists enjoy wandering among the gloomy buildings, listening to the stories of the guides. Hashima became one of the illustrations of the deserted world in the series “Life after People.”

Amur Pillars, Russia

A natural monument 134 km from Komsomolsk-on-Amur, glorified in legends. Granite pillars from 12 to 70 meters high stand on the slopes of the hill and have their own names: Shaman-stone, Walls, Bowl, Church, Crown, Heart, Turtle and others. Local residents talk about the strange aura of the stones, and shamans still perform rituals there. Scientists have made various assumptions about the origin of the Amur Pillars. According to one version, they are about 170 million years old and are the result of the activity of an underground volcano.

"Sacred Forest", Italy

The town of Bomarzo is home to the ominous but beautiful “Sacred Forest,” or “Garden of Monsters.” The park has about thirty mythologically inspired sculptures and fantastic buildings covered with moss: an elephant devouring a man, a three-headed monster, a dragon dog, the gates of the underworld and others. All these are the fruits of the imagination of Pier Francesco Orsini, who decided to perpetuate the memory of his tragically deceased wife. The Orsini heirs did not take care of the park, and it acquired an ominous appearance. There were rumors that evil spirits were roaming there. But despite this, the park became a source of inspiration for Salvador Dali, Manuel Mujica Lainez and other creators.

Stanley Hotel, USA

Located in Colorado, near national park Rocky Mountain. Built in the early 20th century, the hotel consists of 140 apartments and is believed to be haunted by ghosts, such as the ghost of a musician playing the piano. There have never been murders or other terrible events at the hotel, but the place is literally imbued with mysticism. It inspired Stephen King to write the book “The Shining,” which was later adapted into a TV series—the hotel itself served as the “scenery.” And Stanley Kubrick's feature film of the same name became one of the best horror films in cinema history.

Nesvizh Castle, Belarus

This palace and castle complex is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The legend of the Black Lady is associated with it, the prototype of which is the cousin of the first owner of the castle, Barbara. Her lover’s mother did not bless their marriage, and when they finally got married secretly, she poisoned her daughter-in-law. The grief-stricken husband asked the alchemist to summon the spirit of his wife in order to look at her again. During a seance, the widower, in a fit of emotion, touched Barbara, which was absolutely forbidden to do. Since then, her ghost allegedly lives within the walls of Nesvizh Castle.

Teotihuacan, Mexico

"Teotihuacan" means "city of the gods." This mysterious place is located 50 km from Mexico City. Now the city is deserted, but once it was inhabited by more than two hundred thousand people. The layout is striking: the regular lines of the streets form blocks and at the same time are strictly perpendicular to the main avenue. In the center of the city is a huge square with massive pyramids on platforms. Teotihuacan was built according to a carefully thought-out plan and flourished. But in the 7th century it was abandoned. Why is unclear. Either because of a foreign invasion, or because of a popular uprising.

Skeleton Coast, Namibia

In the middle of the sand dunes of the national park, dilapidated ships seem like phantoms. But these are real ships that were once caught in a storm and moored to the shore to wait out the storm. Due to the shifting sands, ships found themselves cut off from the water, often for quite some time. long distance from the ocean. One of the most famous “prisoners” of the mysterious coast is the steamship “Eduard Bolen”, which found its final refuge about two centuries ago. The southern part of the Skeleton Coast is open to visitors and is of great interest to lovers of mysticism.

Hicks Point, Australia

In 1947, the keeper of Australia's tallest lighthouse went fishing and never returned. And the new caretakers allegedly began to notice strange things: shuffling, heavy tread on spiral staircase, sighs, door handles polished to a shine. Thus was born the legend that a ghost settled in the lighthouse. The Cape Hicks Lighthouse is currently open to visitors. There you can admire the local beauty and spend the night. Every year, thousands of tourists come to Hicks Point in hopes of seeing the ghost of the lighthouse keeper.

Chandragupta Column, India

A seven-meter iron column, part of the architectural ensemble of Qutub Minar. This is one of the main attractions of Delhi. Its uniqueness lies in the fact that over the centuries it has hardly undergone corrosion. It has been suggested that the reason for this is a special metal and favorable climate. According to another version, the column was preserved because of the oils with which pilgrims wiped it. But none of the hypotheses has been officially confirmed: it is still unclear how in 415 it was possible to obtain the prototype of modern weather-resistant steel.

Bulgakov's apartment, Russia

In the 50th apartment of house No. 10 on Bolshaya Sadovaya there is a museum of Mikhail Bulgakov. The writer lived there from 1921 to 1924, and it is believed that this particular place became the prototype of the apartment where the “Satan’s Ball” took place in the novel “The Master and Margarita.” The entire front door is covered with lines from the novel - visitors are immersed in an atmosphere of mysticism without even crossing the threshold. There is an urban legend that on moonless nights the sounds of a piano can be heard from the “bad apartment”, and strange silhouettes flash through its windows. Therefore, the museum is visited not only by fans of the writer, but also by lovers of mysticism, confident that Woland, the cat Behemoth and other characters are not fiction at all.

1.Chinese hollow black bamboo.

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 is considered to be the Heizhu Valley in southern China, whose name literally translates as “Black Bamboo Hollow.”
Over the years, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace in the ravine, whose bodies were never found. Horrible accidents and people die quite often here.
So, in 1950, a plane crashed in the valley for an unknown reason: the ship did not have any technical problems and the crew did not report a disaster. That same year, according to statistics, about 100 people went missing in the ravine!
12 years later, the valley “swallowed” the same number of people - an entire geological exploration group disappeared. Only the guide survived and told what happened.
When the expedition approached the valley, he fell behind a little, at that moment a thick fog suddenly appeared, due to which nothing was visible within a radius of about a meter. The guide, feeling an inexplicable fear, froze in place. A few minutes later, when the fog cleared, the group was no longer there...
The geologists, as well as all their equipment, were never found.
In 1966, a detachment of military cartographers who were engaged in correcting relief maps of this area disappeared here. And in 1976, a group of forest rangers disappeared in a ravine.
There are many versions explaining the anomalous properties of Black Bamboo Hollow - from the effect on human consciousness of vapors emitted by rotting plants and strong geomagnetic radiation to transitions to parallel worlds located in this zone.
Be that as it may, the mystery of the Chinese “Death Valley” has still not been solved, which attracts many tourists here. There is even a souvenir trade here.

2.Valley of headless gold miners in Canada

There is also a valley in northwestern Canada that has a similar dark 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 beheaded
By the end of the 19th century, the Gold Rush swept the north-west of Canada - in 1897, incredibly large-scale mining 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 easily and quickly had to look for new “golden places”. Then six daredevils went to the valley located along the South Nahanni River, which the local Indians avoided.
Gold miners did not pay attention to superstitions. They were never seen alive again. This was the first officially registered case of missing people in this area.
The Canadian police files preserved official data on the valley’s numerous victims: since it received its unattractive name, people regularly disappeared here, and then their bodies were found beheaded.
It is interesting that most of the dead were gold miners, and each of them had a strong physique and could fend for themselves.
It was assumed that bandits were hunting in the Valley of the Headless, or that local residents were thus protecting their gold. The Indians, however, claimed that people were being killed by the local “Bigfoot” - Sasquatch.
In 1978, an expedition led by scientist Henk Mortimer set off for the valley. The six researchers were equipped with the latest technology and, of course, were ready to defend themselves.
Having reached the place, the scientists reported that they had set up a tent and were heading deep into the valley. Towards evening another call came. The operator heard a heart-rending cry: “Emptiness is coming out of the rock! This is terrible...”, after which the connection was interrupted.
Of course, rescuers were immediately sent to the expedition’s camp site, but, having arrived there by helicopter half an hour after the message, they found neither people nor tents. The headless body of one of the researchers was discovered only six days after the tragedy.
After this, the area acquired the glory of a mystical place. And people continued to disappear... In 1997, a group of scientists, anomaly specialists and military personnel went to the uncanny valley, which also disappeared. The last thing they said: “We are surrounded by thick fog”...
The mystery of the murderous valley has not been solved to this day, but despite this, curious tourists continue to visit it willingly.

3.Ghosts of Sable Island in the Atlantic Ocean

In the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately 180 km southeast of the coast of Canada, the “nomadic” crescent-shaped Sable Island drifts.
Since this small island was discovered by Europeans, it has instilled real terror in sailors. As soon as they called it: “ship devourer”, “shipwreck island”, “deadly saber”, “ghost island”...
And in our time, Sable is called the “cemetery of the Atlantic.” By the way, its official name in English means black, mourning color (sable).
Of course, it was not by chance that the island became so notorious - shipwrecks actually happened here all the time. Now it’s difficult to say how many ships found their deaths here...
The fact is that in the coastal waters of Sable, navigation is very difficult due to two currents found here - the cold Lambrador and the warm Gulf Stream. The currents create whirlpools, huge waves and the movement of the sand island.
Yes, Sable moves in the ocean waters. To the east, at an approximate speed of 200 meters per year. Moreover, along with the position of the treacherous island, which is difficult to see due to constant fog and giant waves, its size is constantly changing.
So on 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 completely disappear, but over the last century it has, on the contrary, begun to increase
The fate of the wrecked ships was also aggravated by the nature of the local sands - they quickly suck in any objects. Huge ships disappeared completely underground in just 2-3 months.
The last victim of the insatiable island was the American steamship Manhassent in 1947. After that, 2 lighthouses 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 service the lighthouses, radio station and 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. Not surprising - they literally live on 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 schooner Sylvia Mosher that was wrecked here in 1926...

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 the dubious reputation of a real “symbol of horror”.
It all started back in Roman times, when plague victims were brought here to certain death in order to isolate society from them.
In the 14th 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 legends, due to the fact that there was no time to bury the dead, the bodies were simply burned, so now the soil of the island is half made of human ashes. They say that in total about 160 thousand unfortunate people died here.
In 1922, a psychiatric hospital was opened on the creepy island, “a haven of lost souls.” That’s when a real nightmare began here - patients complained of wild headaches, and at night the ghosts of dead people appeared to them, patients heard wild screams and screams...
And in Venice there were rumors that the head doctor of this hospital was himself unwell and was conducting experiments on the mentally ill - testing prohibited drugs and sophisticated healing techniques on them, and in the bell tower of the hospital he was performing a lobotomy using improvised means - chisels, hammers, drills...
If you believe local legends, soon the doctor himself began to see the ghosts of Poveglia, after which, in a fit of madness, he threw himself from that very tower.
In 1968, Poveglia was completely abandoned, now no one lives here, the hospital bell tower serves only as a landmark, and even fishermen try to stay away from the cursed island - they are afraid of accidentally catching human bones instead of fish.
The authorities, and the Venetians themselves, deny all these rumors - they claim that the island building served only as a rest home for the elderly. However, its dilapidated premises still contain hospital beds and pieces of medical equipment.

5. The ominous Lake Ivachevskoye in Russia

Russia also has its own sinister zones. One of them is located in the Vologda region near the city of Cherepovets - in the area of the local lake Ivachevskoye, on the shores of which people relax both in summer and winter.
Researchers of anomalous phenomena consider this place to be disastrous, since people quite often disappear here without a trace. At the same time, as in any other similar 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 something hostile was nearby.
Other “eyewitnesses” said that they even felt a certain force that forced them to obey themselves. Perhaps this is why suicides occur so often here.
Four years ago, a group of researchers was sent to the area. As a result, scientists have identified signs of geomagnetic changes in this area that could cause anomalies.
Skeptics find a much more prosaic explanation for the disappearances of people - they blame the swamps located near the lake for all misfortunes.
Moreover, in the 19th century, those same swamps were called Living because of the much greater number of crimes and suicides committed here, in contrast to other Russian provinces.
However, local residents, like skeptics, are sure that Ivachevskoye is a very ordinary lake, since nothing strange happened to them there. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.

6.Scottish Overtown Bridge.

In the ancient Scottish estate of Overtoun, which is located a few kilometers northwest of the town 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 very ordinary, and nothing strange was connected with it. And so, in the 50s of the 20th century, completely inexplicable events began to happen here - dogs began to regularly jump from one of its niches, most of which crashed to death, since the height of the bridge is 15 meters.
Surprisingly, the few surviving quadrupeds, despite the pain and wounds, again climbed to that same 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 the mystical legend did not take long to arrive.
Local residents began to say that the dogs were being pushed to death by two ghosts - the spirit of a child who was thrown from this very place by his own father, and the father himself, who repented and flew after the child.
However, scientists have put forward their hypothesis about the reasons for the strange phenomenon. The fact is that rodents live under the bridge, and dogs, having smelled them, are just following their hunting instinct. Although this theory does not explain the repeated jumping of dogs, which contradicts the instinct of self-preservation.
Therefore, those who believe in anomalous phenomena suggest that the Overtown Bridge may be some kind of passage to other worlds, and dogs pay with their lives for excessive curiosity.

7. Mysteries 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 have all repeatedly heard stories about the inexplicable and traceless disappearances of ships and planes in it, about ghost ships found here, abandoned by the crew, about mysterious movements in time, instantaneous in space and many other creepy things things.
There are also a great many explanations for all these phenomena - some claim that aliens are at work here, others believe that there are temporary or black holes in the Bermuda Triangle, others suggest that faults in space are to blame, and some even think that people are being abducted inhabitants of the disappeared Atlantis!
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, originally from Spain, near the coast of Central America came across 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 of Bermuda was recognized as dangerous among travelers, but the unfavorable zone expanded significantly 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 the 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 spiritualist magazines.
However, the real popularity of the triangle was brought by Charles Berlitz’s 1974 book “The Bermuda Triangle,” which collected all the mysterious cases that occurred in this zone.
However, it was later established that some facts in the book were presented incorrectly, and other strange cases occurred completely outside the boundaries of that same triangle.
Opponents of the mystical theory of this area 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 one hundred percent certainty whether there is something mystical in the Bermuda Triangle or not, and also whether there are mystical phenomena, or everything anomalous simply has not yet been explained by science.
One thing is absolutely clear - rumors, myths and legends never appear out of nowhere.

Our vast planet is full of places that impress with their unimaginable beauty and mystery. From time immemorial, people have always been attracted to themselves. There are so many places on Earth where unimaginable events occur, and there are such amazing creatures that impress not only ordinary tourists, but also scientists who have met many. Researchers are trying to find out more about what they see, but many questions remain unanswered, and mysterious riddles remain unsolved.

Amazing buildings

The most mysterious and unexplored places are historical buildings, about which there are various rumors and legends. And no one knows a reliable answer to the question of where they came from and in what century BC. It is very interesting to get answers to these questions, but when will this be possible? Someday people will find answers to these mysterious questions.

To figure out exactly how many such places and buildings are on our planet, we can give a whole list of specific examples.

Stonehenge

This is the very first and probably the most famous attraction that does not have reliable information about its origin. The place where this building is located is called Wiltshire, which is located in England. This monument of the world is considered the most mysterious. Around him, scientists and researchers make hundreds of assumptions that are not similar to each other. But, unfortunately, disputes do not move forward.

It is precisely because of its mystery that this building attracts people from all over the world.

This stone structure evokes a variety of fantasies. Movies were even filmed at this place. They say that this amazing miracle was created by extraordinary people with high development, who thus created a memorial place for those who died in their times. This theory - one of many - is confirmed by the fact that burials were actually found near this place.

Underwater pyramid of Yonaguni

This place is the most mysterious. From the name it is clear that it is located underground in water. Scientists have determined that this unusual building is approximately ten thousand years old. She is located in Japan. This place is especially memorable for those who love to scuba dive. It was a diver who found these pyramids about twenty years ago.

It is interesting that one of the walls of this monument has a sharp cliff that goes to a depth of about thirty meters. Some scientists suggest that this monument was at first an ordinary rock, but then it was transformed by people, and subsequently it acquired such appearance which it has now.

Nazca Lines

Still incomprehensible and surprising are the Nazca Lines, which are located in Peru, near the Nazca Desert. From above, these drawings look especially neat and resemble some kind of pictograms that could hardly have appeared on their own. The clarity of these lines is explained by the fact that their geographical location, which implies a constantly dry season, has preserved them in their proper, one might say, untouched form. In addition to lines, you can also see images of various animals and insects, as well as other objects.

This most mysterious place in the world has been the subject of many speculations by historians and archaeologists. They say that these amazing lines were created for religious ceremonies performed by the ancient Indians. Some believe that this is only evidence that huge looms were used in this place in the past.

New Grange Mound

No less mysterious is the mound, which is located near Ireland and is called New Grange. This mound above the ground has a diameter of 85 meters. And it reaches a height of about 11 meters. The most interesting thing about this mound is that although the roof is made of earth, which is overgrown with various grasses, the walls are not earthen, but stone, that is, made of quartz, which distinguishes this mound from all others and makes it unique.

They say that this building is about five thousand years old, of course, during this time the walls have collapsed a little, but they are neatly built. It is also very interesting to know exactly what this building looks like inside. Only by entering inside, you can immediately get into long corridor, which leads to the room located across.

This room consists of tall monoliths, holes in the walls, rings and other decorations carved into the walls, and a large stone bowl. Many people are surprised by what happens to the sun during the solstice in December. At this time, a thin ray of sun literally penetrates into this mound for a few minutes. The interesting thing is that Sunbeam does not penetrate through the entrance, but through a small hole that is located above the entrance.

These amazing places around the world show that our history was preceded by important events when someone unknown built these monuments. Now people just have to find out the real origin of these buildings.

But no less interesting are also places that no one created; they are so amazing that they simply lead to extraordinary admiration.

Beautiful and extraordinary places on Earth

There are many places on Earth where you can admire the beautiful, mesmerizing nature. It is in these places that the most incomprehensible and most inexplicable things happen. Here are just some examples of this.

Salar de Uyuni

Describing the most mysterious places on Earth, one cannot fail to mention the sky, which creates the impression of inversion. We can say that this is a natural mirror, which reaches ten thousand square meters in area.

There is a desert in Bolivia that is completely different from all the deserts that exist on Earth. What is its superiority and difference? This desert is unusual in that it contains many salt marshes. Therefore, we can say that it is not sandy, but salty. Surprisingly, there are also active volcanoes here, cacti grow here and there are geysers. It is truly huge in size. But when the rainy season comes, it becomes even more extraordinary than before. When it rains, here on the dry lake the water is practically not absorbed into the ground, but creates a giant mirror. Many people who have been there say that it feels like the sky has turned upside down.

The end of the world

The sea is considered one of the extraordinary places on our planet, namely the junction of two seas - the Baltic and the North. This place is located in Denmark, near the city of Skagen. Local residents called this place the end of the world, since the junction of these seas is so clearly visible that it seems that one world ends and another begins.

This miracle is explained by the fact that in the waters of these two seas there are two separate currents of different densities. Therefore, they do not mix, but create a separate border that is clearly visible.

Forest with crooked trees

Even more mysterious and inexplicable is a forest in which trees of unusual shapes grow. This forest is located in Poland. It did not grow on its own, but was planted before the Second World War in the thirties of the twentieth century.

This forest has about four hundred trees that have a bend in the trunk in one direction, it looks so synchronized and smooth that it is simply surprising. It is difficult to find a sensible explanation for such unimaginable growth of pine trees. We can say that this landmark in Poland is one of the most memorable, which is why the state carefully protects it. It also assigned the status of a nature reserve to the forest.

Sable Island

When considering the most mysterious places on the planet, it is important to mention the island, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean. Interestingly, its dimensions are 42 meters by one and a half meters. But this is not the only thing that is mysterious and amazing. What is more strange is that it is precisely near it that ships cannot sail normally. According to statistics, approximately seven hundred ships have already been shipwrecked.
This fact is explained by the fact that this island is not located in a very good place. Namely, at the intersection of two currents, cold and warm, the Labrador and Gulf Stream. These two different currents create constant strong storms near the island, which are characterized by heavy fog and high waves. For this reason, many sailors are simply unable to see the low, flat island, which is barely visible from under the water.

It is also interesting that this island has the ability to move. It has been observed that Sable in the ocean can move at a speed of two hundred meters per year. The surprising thing is that not a single island can move faster in the ocean, and the ocean floor itself moves only a few millimeters per year. Therefore it is also considered inexplicable.

It is also worth noting that the reason for this movement is that the island is under pressure from two sides. On one side the ocean erodes, and on the other side the current brings sand. Because of this, the island also not only changes its position, but also its size, sometimes growing, sometimes decreasing. It is because of this that ship captains cannot be one hundred percent sure where exactly this island is located, as well as what size it is.

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