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A collection 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 all over the world for its mysterious stone idols - moai. Almost nine hundred statues stand around the perimeter of the island like sentries. Who made them? How did you move the multi-ton boulders? What was the function of the statues? Europeans have puzzled over these questions for decades. And although it is believed that Thor Heyerdahl solved the riddle, the locals still believe that the sacred power of the ancestors of the Hotu Matu'a clan is contained in the moai.

Aokigahara, Japan

It is a dense forest at the foot of Fuji on the island of Honshu. The place is ominous: stony soil, tree roots are 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 weak old people who were left there to die in times of famine. Therefore, during the day Aokigahara is a popular resting place, 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

Death Valley National Park, California, has a dry lake that would have been a commonplace if not for a phenomenon that scientists have been racking their brains over for many years. 30-kilogram stones move along its clay bottom. Slowly, but without the help of sentient beings. The lumps leave long, shallow furrows behind them. Moreover, the trajectory of their movement is absolutely arbitrary. What is pushing the stones? Different versions were voiced: the specifics of the magnetic field, wind, seismic activity. None of the guesses received sufficient scientific justification.

Roraima Plateau, Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana

Roraima is a mountain on the border of three countries. But its summit is not a sharp peak, but a magnificent plateau covered with a haze of clouds with an area of 34 km², with unique plants and picturesque waterfalls. This is how Arthur Conan Doyle imagined The Lost World. According to the beliefs of the Indians, Roraima is a petrified trunk of a tree that gave birth to all 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 the Europeans. Modern travelers say that people in Roraima are seized with a sacred delight.

Valley of Pitchers, Laos

At the foot of the Annamsky ridge, giant pots are "scattered": up to three meters in height and weighing up to six tons. Archaeologists assume that the jugs are about two thousand years old, but they cannot understand how the ancestors of the modern inhabitants of Laos used them. Lao legends say that these are the utensils of the giants who lived in the valley. They also say that the jugs were ordered by King Khung Chung to make a lot of rice wine and to celebrate the victory over the enemies. Historians have their own versions: they could collect rainwater in pots or store food in them. Or were they funeral urns?

Bermuda Triangle

In the Atlantic Ocean, in the "triangle" between Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico, there is an anomalous zone where over a hundred ships and aircraft have "evaporated" over the past hundred years. The most famous incident happened 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 the blame is shallows, cyclones and storms. But many are inclined to believe in more mystical versions: for example, abduction by aliens or inhabitants of Atlantis.

Shilin, China

In the province of Yunnan, the "Stone Forest" is spread 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 the boulders. But the tools had magical powers only until dawn. The young man did not finish his work, and the huge monoliths remained scattered across the valley. Scientists believe that 200 million years ago there was a sea on the site of the "Stone Forest". It dried up, but the rocks, striking in their grandeur and beauty, remained.

Glastonbury Tower, UK

In the English county of Somerset there is a 145-meter hill topped with the tower of the medieval church of St. Michael. According to legend, there was the 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 Saint Michael's Hill and King Arthur. Perhaps these are just myths, but visitors to the attraction claim that the hill has a powerful energy.

Whale Alley, Russia

On the Chukchi island of Itygran, there is an ancient Eskimo sanctuary. Huge bones and skulls of whales are dug into the frozen shore. The alley was opened in 1977, but its mysteries have not yet been solved. There is an assumption that in the XIV 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, perhaps, the whalers also 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 the "flying shamans" that took place there.

Fly Geyser, USA

It is hard to believe, but this "fountain", as if descended from the pages of a science fiction book, is not on Jupiter, not on Mars, but on Earth, in the state of Nevada. The "flying" geyser spews out streams of hot water to a height of 15 meters, forming around itself a "mini-volcano" of mineral deposits. Scientists claim that this is how 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 the permission of the owner. But this does not stop tourists. People believe that if you wash your face with water from a geyser, life will become bright and happy.

Richat, Mauritania

In the west of the 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 most ancient geological formation, the age of one of the rings of which is about 600 million years. The "Eye" is perfectly visible from space - in orbit it is used as a reference point. There are different versions about the nature of this formation. For example, that it is a crater from a meteorite fall or an alien landing site. But the most scientific hypotheses are those suggesting that this is the mouth of an extinct volcano or the result of erosion on the uplift of a section of the earth's crust.

Nazca Lines, Peru

The Nazca plateau, like a canvas, is lined with gigantic patterns. A hummingbird, a monkey, a spider, flowers, a lizard, geometric shapes - there are about 30 neat drawings in the valley in total. Geoglyphs on the Nazca plateau were discovered almost a century ago, but scientists still argue 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 has been scientifically confirmed.

Pidhirtsi Castle, Ukraine

The 17th century palace in the village of Pidhirtsi, Lviv region, would have been an ordinary historical landmark (a perfectly preserved vivid example of Renaissance architecture, the place where D'Artanyan and the Three Musketeers were filmed), if 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 it up within the walls of the palace. The keepers of the Podgoretsky castle claim that they have seen the ghost of the "White Lady" more than once and they constantly hear the sound of heels on the marble floor.

Devil's Tower, USA

The Devil's Tower, or Devils Tower, is a columnar mountain in Wyoming. It resembles a tower assembled from individual columns. It is hard to believe that this is a creation of nature, and not of human hands. The indigenous population treated the tower with awe, because at the top, strange light phenomena were observed many times. Legend has it that the devil sits at the top and beats the drum, causing thunder. Due to its bad reputation, the mountain is avoided by climbers. But she appears in Steven Spielberg's film "Close Encounters of the Third Degree" - this is where the meeting with the 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 to each other. One of them is uninhabited, on the other a villa is built. But no one lives in it - the place is considered cursed. All its owners, as well as some members of their families, died under strange circumstances, went bankrupt, ended up in prisons and psychiatric hospitals. Due to their bad reputation, the islands have no owner, the villa is abandoned. Only occasionally daring tourists, photographers and journalists drop in on Gaiola.

Bran Castle, Romania

In the picturesque town of Bran, there is 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 nickname "Dracula" was awarded to the count for his incredible cruelty: he killed innocents for fun, took baths of blood, could put a man on a stake 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 saturated 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 categories per year. Zarnitsa can be seen hundreds of kilometers away. Scientists have found out the reason for the phenomenon, but its extraordinary beauty still gives rise to superstitions and legends. In 1595, Catatumbo lightning saved the city of Maracaibo. The pirate Francis Drake decided to capture the city, but because of the light of lightning, the locals saw the approach of his ships from afar, managed to prepare and fought back.

Body, USA

In California, on the border with Nevada, there is a ghost town named after the gold digger William Bodie. In 1880, the population of the city was 10,000. They had 65 saloons and 7 breweries, there was even a "red light district" - crime, drunkenness and debauchery flourished in the city. When the gold rush subsided, the people left. It is now a historical park. But tourists do not go to Bodie out of interest in history: the city is considered a haven of ghosts. Anyone who takes even a stone from there will be haunted by misfortune. The park keepers constantly receive parcels with the return of "souvenirs".

Trolltunga, Norway

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

Brocken, Germany

This is the highest point of Mount Harz (1141 m), where, according to legend, witches held a Sabbath on Walpurgis Night. At the top, you can observe a natural phenomenon of rare beauty and mystery - the Brokken ghost. If you stand with your back to the setting sun, then a large shadow with a rainbow halo around the head will appear on the surface of the clouds or in the fog. Sometimes there is even a feeling that the "ghost" is moving. The phenomenon was first described by Johann Zilberschlag 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 it is a beautiful place shrouded in legends in the Moscow Museum-Reserve "Kolomenskoye". One of the legends tells of a strange green fog. Allegedly, there were cases when people wandered in an emerald haze, as it seemed to them, for several minutes, but in fact, decades passed. Also in the ravine are stones that in the old days had a sacred meaning: the Goose-stone patronized the soldiers, giving them strength and luck in battle, and the Maiden's Stone brought happiness to the girls.

Stonehenge, UK

130 km from London, in Wiltshire, there is a bizarre structure of huge boulders. It is one of the most popular archaeological sites in the world. The researchers 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 construction 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 Gosek 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 solstices, the sun enters the circle. This gave rise to the theory that this Neolithic structure is the oldest observatory in the world. Supposedly it was built in 4900 BC. NS. It seems that the creators of the ancient "celestial calendar" had a good knowledge of astronomy. It is noteworthy that such prehistoric structures are not only near Gosek, 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 2450 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 palaces, altars and houses were abandoned in 1532. 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 a better life. According to popular belief, most of the population was sacrificed to the gods to save the empire, and the rest scattered across the valley. But there is no definite answer.

Thor's Well, USA

A natural sinkhole with a diameter of 5 meters in the strait of Cape Perpetua was named after the god Thor. But more often it is called "the gate to the underworld." The spectacle is really hellishly beautiful: during the tide, the water quickly fills the well, and then abruptly "shoots" upward with a six-meter fountain, forming a whirlwind of spray. As if a monster lives at the bottom, which is angry at the streams of water pouring on it and pushes them back. But to find out what really is inside the funnel, it has not yet been possible - diving there is too dangerous.

Moeraki boulders, New Zealand

Huge stone balls up to two meters in diameter are "scattered" along the Koekohe beach, which is not far from the village of Moeraki. The surface of some of them is absolutely smooth, while others resemble the shell of a turtle. Some boulders are intact, while others are split into pieces. Where they came from is a mystery of nature. According to the popular version of the Maori, these are potatoes waking up from a mythical canoe. There are also opinions that these are fossilized dinosaur eggs and the remains of alien aircraft. 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 grinded off by water. But why only on this island? Among the supernatural versions - the intervention of aliens and the fact that the stones are artifacts of some lost civilization.

Gold Stone, Myanmar

At the edge of the Chaittiyo cliff ledge 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, the Buddha gave the hermit monk a lock of his hair. To preserve the relic, he put it under a huge stone, planted 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. Is it really necessary?

Beelitz-Heilstätten, 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, a young soldier, Adolf Hitler, "licked his wounds" there. After World War II, the hospital was at the disposal of the Soviet government. Now many horror stories are associated with the sanatorium of the city of Belitz. 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 middle of the twentieth century, businessman George Prater decided to build a house. I chose a place on the side of a hill, bought land, but could not build a building. The house came out 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 roll up an inclined plane, the broom is unsupported, the water flows up, people are 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 great Egyptian pyramids, located on the Giza plateau. Its height is 138.8 meters (due to the lack of cladding at the present time), the length of the base is 230 meters. Built in the XXVI century BC. NS. 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 along and across, but the controversy among scientists does not subside. How was the construction going? How was this gigantic structure used? There are still more questions than answers.

Newgrange, Ireland

An ancient stone structure is located 40 km north of Dublin. 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 they come from and what do the inscriptions on the stones 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 means "Black Bamboo Hollow". Here, under mysterious circumstances, accidents occur and people disappear in the thick fog. Nobody can find the objective reason for what is happening. Some believe that plants that emit toxic substances grow and rot in the forest. Others believe that the cause of strange events in the strongest geomagnetic radiation. The mystics say that in the valley there is a portal to a parallel world.

Horstail 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 water flows turn into "lava flows". An amazing natural phenomenon is associated with the fact that at sunset the sun's rays are reflected in the waterfall, creating the visual illusion that hot metal is flowing down 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 because of the heavy rain, the forge was washed off the cliff. Since then, the waterfall “reminds” of this tragic event once a year.

Chillingham Castle, UK

In the north of England, in the county of Northumberland, there is a magnificent 12th century castle with a watchtower. At one time it was of great strategic importance, but in the 17th century it became the seat of the aristocracy. Within its walls, dramas and intrigues unfolded, which claimed many lives. Perhaps this is why Chillingham is the UK's most popular haunted castle these days. There are at least three of them: the Radiant Boy (appears in blue robes), the 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 the dream of magicians and mediums of all stripes. The place, if not mystical, then definitely atmospheric, saturated with many legends. Most tourists drop by the witchcraft market just out of curiosity. Where else can you see bizarre ritual objects, masks, dried snakes, spider legs and rare herbs? Local sorcerers - brujo - can tell fortunes, cleanse the aura and "cure" ailments. Mexicans often drop in on the market - they take sorcerers quite seriously.

T'Spookhuys Restaurant, Belgium

"Horror Restaurant", "House of a Thousand Ghosts" - it's all about T’Spookhuys in 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 black humor of the owners brought success - there was no end of clients. But a few years later, the restaurant became notorious, and it was rumored that ghosts had really settled there. Now the institution 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. Allegedly, this is a creature that resembles a prehistoric lizard. One of the eyewitnesses described it as follows: 40 feet in length, 4 fins, the body gradually merges into an elongated neck with small tubercles. There are quite a few people who claim to have seen the Loch Ness monster. More than three thousand cases have been recorded. There are even photo and video evidence. But there are plenty of skeptics. The dispute about whether there is a monster in the lake has been going on for decades and flares up from time to time with renewed vigor.

Lake Kara-Kul, Russia

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

Lake Hillier, Australia

The lake is surrounded by a eucalyptus forest, and a narrow strip of land separates it from the ocean. But the main feature of the lake is that it is pink. The reason for such an unusual color of the water has not been understood. It was assumed that the matter was in specific algae, but this was not confirmed. But there is a beautiful legend, as if a crippled, but shipwrecked sailor ended up on an uninhabited 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 red water and got rid of the pain and hunger. Forever and ever.

Hvitserkur, Iceland

It is a 15 meter high rock on the eastern shore of the Vatnsnes peninsula. In shape, it resembles a dragon drinking water. But, according to popular belief, this is a troll that came out to the sun and turned into stone. Scientists believe that Khvitserkur is the remains of an ancient volcano washed out by salty 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 Doodles. These are mountain outliers 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 on this place, but due to snow, frost and winds, only small pillars remained from them. Many legends are associated with them. According to one of them, the leader of the tribe of giants 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 to become the city of the future. The elite residential complex consists of futuristic buildings resembling "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 the pool along a water slide. Huge money was allocated for the construction. But the company that built San Zhi went bankrupt, and accidents at the construction site gave rise to bad rumors. The complex was completed, but advertising could no longer change the glory of the "damned place". The city is abandoned. The authorities wanted to demolish it, but the locals were against it. They believe that San Zhi is the home of lost souls.

Singing dune, Kazakhstan

Not far from Almaty there is a three-kilometer dune 150 meters high. It offers a beautiful view of the Ili River and the purple mountains. In dry weather, the dune makes melodious sounds like an organ. According to one of the legends, the shaitan, who wandered around the world and built intrigues for people, turned into a dune. According to another version, Genghis Khan and his associates 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 for millennia has stood still, despite the unsteadiness of the sand and strong winds.

Zone of Silence, Mexico

An abnormal 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 go out, the compass does not 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 dubbed "The Tethys Sea" after the ancient ocean, is associated with many mysterious incidents, from the disappearance of planes and the fall of rockets to evidence of strange travelers leaving scorched grass behind them and the landing of UFOs.

Winchester House, USA

525 Winchester Boulevard in San Jose is notorious. There are 160 rooms and 6 kitchens on three floors. At the same time, many doors lead to a dead end, the steps go to the ceiling, and the windows 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 imposed 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 Winchester. According to rumors, ghosts have actually settled in house no. 525. But even without them, the gloomy layout causes frost on the skin of visitors.

Valley of mills, Italy

In the heart of Sorrento, at the bottom of the gorge dividing the city into two parts, there are the ruins of a medieval city, the "highlight" of which were the watermills. Hence the name of the valley - Valle dei Mulini. The walls of the old mill have almost collapsed, the wheel is overgrown with moss - in the middle of the 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 seen from the windows of the building.

Dancing forest, Russia

An unusual coniferous forest is located 37 km from the Curonian Spit (Kaliningrad Region). The trunks of the trees are intricately bent 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 wintering shoot. On the other, the reason lies in the geomagnetic effect of a tectonic fracture. Ufologists see in everything the intervention of an alien mind. In 2006, new trees were planted in the forest to see if they bend. While the seedlings grow 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 way from Plakley to Multman'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 a hanged man's phantom. Each of the 12 ghosts has its own story. Local residents say that they are used to their "neighbors" from the other world and are no longer afraid of them. But many believe that ghosts are a publicity stunt to attract tourists. True, it has not yet been possible to prove this, as, indeed, the presence of ghosts.

Catacombs of Jihlava, Czech Republic

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

Temehea Tohua, French Polynesia

Statues of strange creatures were found on the island of Nuku-Hiva, part of the Marquesas archipelago, in the town of Temehea-Tohua. Disproportionate torsos, elongated heads with large mouths and eyes. Archaeologists date the creation of the mysterious idols approximately to the X-XI centuries. Why did the aborigines make them? According to the official version, these are monuments to priests in 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 the locals captured their appearance in stone.

Great Blue Hole, Belize

It is a huge crater 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 originally it was a system of limestone caves that originated in the Ice Age. When the ocean level rose, the roof of the cave collapsed and a karst sinkhole formed. But there is an opinion that flooding could not provoke destruction - too large, too regular round shape. There should have been an external impact, for example, a meteorite fall.

Lake Paasselka, Finland

In the autumn, on Lake Paasselka, you can watch the lights roam the water surface. Some of them are spherical, others resemble tongues of flame. According to Finnish beliefs, they point to the places where the treasures are hidden. But they lure greedy people to a depth from which it is difficult to get out even for experienced swimmers. Wandering lights are found in other parts of the planet, but they were captured on Paasselka. They say different things about the nature of strange fires: either electricity discharges in the atmosphere, or flammable methane coming out of the ground and flammable, or maybe the traces of a UFO?

Lake Ertso, South Ossetia

This is a picturesque reservoir with a length of 940 meters in the Dzau region of South Ossetia. Locals often call it a "ghost lake", as every 5-6 years all the water disappears from the lake and then comes back. According to legend, in the old days a greedy rich man lived on its shore. The angry peasants drowned him, and since then his greedy spirit from time to time drinks all the water in the lake, and then falls into oblivion again. Geologists, however, 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.

Shicheng, 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 turned out to be 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 with 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, Hasima was a significant industrial center. In the second half of the twentieth century, more than 5 thousand people lived there. But coal reserves were dwindling, and with them the population was dwindling. Currently, the abandoned island is partially open to the public. Tourists love to wander among the gloomy buildings, listening to the stories of the tour guides. Hasima became one of the illustrations of the deserted world in the TV 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, Chalice, Church, Crown, Heart, Turtle and others. Locals talk about a strange aura of stones, and shamans still hold rituals there. Scientists make 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

In the town of Bomarzo there is an ominous but beautiful "Sacred Forest" or "Garden of the Monsters". In the park there are about thirty sculptures inspired by mythology and fantastic buildings overgrown with moss: an elephant devouring a person, a three-headed monster, a dragon dog, the gates of the underworld and others. All this is the fruit of the imagination of Pier Francesco Orsini, who so decided to perpetuate the memory of the tragically deceased wife. Orsini's heirs did not look after the park, and it took on a sinister look. There are rumors that evil spirits are roaming there. Despite this, the park became a source of inspiration for Salvador Dali, Manuel Mujica Laines and other creators.

Stanley Hotel, USA

Located in Colorado, near Rocky Mountain National Park. Built at the beginning of the twentieth century, the hotel consists of 140 apartments and is considered a haven of ghosts, for example, the ghosts of a musician playing the piano. The hotel has never had a murder or other scary event, but the place is literally steeped in mysticism. It inspired Stephen King to write the book The Shining, which was later filmed for the series - the hotel itself served as the "scenery". And Stanley Kubrick's feature-length film of the same name has become one of the best horror films in the history of cinema.

Nesvizh Castle, Belarus

This palace and castle complex is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 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. The mother of her beloved did not bless their marriage, and when they nevertheless secretly married, she poisoned her daughter-in-law. The grief-stricken husband asked the alchemist to summon the spirit of his wife in order to take another look at her. During a seance, the widower touched Barbara in a fit of feelings, which was absolutely impossible to do. Since then, her ghost allegedly lives in the walls of the Nesvizh castle.

Teotihuacan, Mexico

"Teotihuacan" in translation 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 correct lines of the streets form blocks and are strictly perpendicular to the main avenue. In the center of the city there is a huge square with massive pyramids on platforms. Teotihuacan was built according to an elaborate plan and flourished. But in the 7th century it was abandoned. Why is not clear. 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 to be phantoms. But these are real ships, once caught in a storm and moored to the shore to wait out the storm. Because of the moving sands, ships were cut off from the water, often at a fairly large distance from the ocean. One of the most famous "captives" of the mysterious coast is the steamer "Eduard Bohlen", which found its last resting place about two centuries ago. The southern part of the Skeleton Coast is open to the public 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 oddities: shuffling, heavy tread on the spiral staircase, sighs, door handles polished to a shine. This is how the legend was born that a ghost settled on the lighthouse. The Cape Hicks Lighthouse is currently open to visitors. There you can admire the local beauty and spend the night. Thousands of tourists come to Hicks Point every year hoping to see the ghost of the lighthouse keeper.

Column of Chandragupta, India

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

Bulgakov's apartment, Russia

In the 50th apartment of the house number 10 on Bolshaya Sadovaya there is a museum of Mikhail Bulgakov. The writer lived there from 1921 to 1924, and it is believed that it was this place that became the prototype of the apartment where the “ball of Satan” 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 one can hear the sounds of a piano from a “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.

Mysticism is extremely attractive to a person, like anything unusual that engenders curiosity. There are many mystical places on our beautiful planet, scientists are studying them, but often they cannot explain the phenomena occurring in these territories. What is the most mystical place on Earth is the most mysterious?

We will not rank the most mystical places on the planet, since each of them is unique in its own way, and what happens there is inexplicable from the point of view of earthly laws.

Nazca plateau

Almost 500 km² of the Peruvian Nazca Plateau is covered with mysterious lines (geoglyphs). Images of geometrical figures, insects, animals and people - grooves 30 cm deep in a sand and pebble pound. Who made such huge images that are visible only from a considerable height? For what purpose was the complex of huge drawings created? Why haven't the images collapsed in 2000 years? There are no reliable answers to these questions yet.

Ominous valleys of death

Several terrestrial territories are rightfully considered the most mystical places in the world, they are called the valleys of death.

Elyuya Cherkechekh

The Yakutsk Death Valley is located in the Vilyui lowland. Large metal objects dug into the ground are located in hard-to-reach places. The hunters who stayed overnight in warm metal chambers fell ill and soon died. The symptoms of the disease are strangely similar to those of severe radiation exposure. Local residents are sure that iron fell from the sky, and once a century a huge pillar of fire bursts out of the ground, burning out everything for 100 m in a radius.

Peruvian Death Valley

In the west of the Andes in Peru, there is a gorge where those who visited at night fell ill with a severe form of anemia and died quickly. Those who visited the valley during the day remained healthy and unharmed.

Pyrenean Valley of Death

In the very center of the valley, surrounded on all sides by mountains, there is the purest Lake Alet. But even birds do not fly here. From time to time people disappear in this place. Those of them who have returned look strangely aged and not fully sane.

There are mysteriously terrible Valley of Death in China - the Black Bamboo Hollow, and in Canada - the Valley of the Headless, and in Russia - the Dyatlov Pass.

Sable Island

Located in the Western Hemisphere, a small nomadic island is called the "Ship Eater". Due to the peculiarities of the local current, thousands of ships found their last refuge in this terrible place. Huge sea ships were pulled into the island sand in just a couple of months. There is an assumption that the island is a living substance of a silicon nature.

Bermuda Triangle

The area of the Atlantic Ocean in the Western Hemisphere is associated with numerous reports of the disappearance of ships and aircraft without a trace, the appearance of ships abandoned by the crew, and unusual temporal, light and spatial phenomena. There are many hypotheses about what is happening in the Bermuda Triangle: some argue that the inhabitants of Atlantis have found their refuge in this place at the bottom of the ocean, others believe that there is an alien base here, and still others believe that this territory is a portal to other dimensions.

Easter Island

The stone giants were created between 1250 and 1500 AD. How the islanders could hew the monolithic statues, and most importantly, how the multi-ton figures were transported from the place of extraction of the rock, defies explanation.

Yonaguni pyramids

Massive platforms and stone pillars lie at a depth of 40 m near the Japanese island of Ryuku. Some are trying to challenge the man-made origin of the complex, but most scientists rightly believe that nature cannot create so many right angles, regular square shapes.

Devil's Tower

Larger than 2.5 times the size of the Cheops pyramid, the Devil's Tower is located in the US state of Wyoming. The local population claims that mysterious lights are sometimes seen at the top of the mountain. People cannot get to the mysterious object!

Jihlava town

The most mystical city in the world is Jihlava in the Czech Republic. In the catacombs, made by people in the Middle Ages, ghosts are found and the sounds of an organ are clearly heard. A special archaeological expedition in 1996 did not find a single room in the underground passage that could accommodate a bulky instrument, but confirmed the reality of the existence of organ sounds. In addition, a luminous staircase was discovered in the catacombs, the nature of the glow of which scientists could not explain.

In addition to the mystical, there are others on the planet - and the most, where all lovers are in a hurry.

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Despite the fact that abandoned cities and eerie corners of the earth terrify impressionable tourists, hundreds of travelers constantly come to these most terrible places on the planet in search of thrills.

Prague cemetery

One of these scary places in the world is the Prague cemetery with 12 thousand old tombstones, which operated in the Czech Republic for four centuries. In this cemetery, unknown travelers found their last refuge, but most often wealthy citizens were buried in luxurious processions. The territory of the cemetery is small, but 100 thousand of the dead are buried here. It is noteworthy that the older burials were covered with earth, then new dead were buried on top of them. This is how about 12 tiers were formed: now travelers can observe an eerie picture - the sagging earth has exposed several upper "floors" with coffins and gravestones.

St. George Church

St. George's Church is also located in the Czech Republic, in one of the tiny villages: tourists go to an abandoned temple, attracted by an unusual legend of the place. Sometime during the next funeral service, the roof over the church collapsed. Once a holy place, the Czech artist Hadrava decorated with numerous ominous ghost sculptures.

Mexican island of abandoned dolls

The Mexican island of abandoned dolls attracts adrenaline lovers with the exoticism of forgotten toys. In the middle of the last century, the hermit who settled here began to collect and "settle" dolls thrown into the garbage on the island. About a thousand broken and mutilated toys are tied to trees - many of the dolls sit on the ground or hang on branches: this is how the hermit decided to perpetuate the memory of the girl who drowned in the bay.

Chapel of bones

The next terrible place in the world is also impressive - the chapel of bones, built many centuries ago by a Franciscan monk in one of the cities of Portugal. The small chapel contains the remains of five thousand monks. The roof and walls of the tomb are decorated with intricate inscriptions in Latin.

Paris catacombs

The world famous Parisian catacombs are a winding system of underground tunnels with extensive caves and slopes. A communications network with a length of up to 300 kilometers runs near Paris: more than 6 million people have found their shelter here.

Japanese island Hashima

The Japanese island of Hashima is also considered the most mystical place in the world. This abandoned mining town once provided the country with coal: quarries and a mine operated in the late 19th century. People came here in the hope of making money: the miners densely populated the island with their families. Almost 40 years ago, the enterprise became unprofitable, the coal mines were closed. Now this island has become a popular ghost town with tourists.

Suicide forest

Jukai, the famous Suicide Forest, is located on one of the Japanese islands and went down in history as a bad place where thousands of people took their own lives. The forest was initially poorly known due to ancient legends about ghosts, and since the middle of the last century, suicides have become frequent in these eerie thickets. Deeper several hundred meters into the forest, along the paths you can find things - shoes, clothes, bags of the deceased. Knowing how attractive the place is for people with a weak mentality, the authorities installed a warning poster with a helpline number.

Burials of fire mummies of Kabayan

Among the most mystical places in the world, the burials of the Kabayan fire mummies in the Philippines are also called. These remains are more than seven centuries old: the locals believe that the spirits of the mummified deceased still live near the graves. A peculiarity of local customs - mummies were buried in small capsule-coffins made of wood, laying the bodies of the deceased in them in the most uncomfortable positions.

Akodessev Magic Market

In the magic market of Akodesseva, which lies in the center of the capital of Togo, you can see sorcerers who still practice voodoo magic and use dolls in horrific forms. The choice is offered to buyers and fans of monstrous artifacts, decorated skulls, magic accessories, potions and potions, dried monkey heads, hare and chicken paws, various souvenirs and local amulets.

Mental hospital

In the rating of scary places in the world, tourists are attracted by the old psychiatric hospital in the city of Parma: it was once one of the most successful clinics in Italy, but over time the building fell into disrepair. The masterpiece of the object was made by an artist from Brazil, who painted the walls of the hospital with silhouettes of patients. Ghostly figures adorn the building, conveying to rare visitors the eerie atmosphere of an abandoned Italian hospital.

Plague Isle

In Italy, there is another terrifying attraction - Plague Island in the Venetian lagoon. Since ancient times, this place was adapted for the residence of patients who were exiled here from all over the country. More than 16 thousand plague people are buried here, but the locals believe that their souls have not calmed down and are still hovering over the graves. The island's gloomy reputation is supported by legends, according to which terrible experiments were performed on the sick.

City of Centralia

Connoisseurs of the genre of horror and realistic computer games travel to the American city of Centralia for a special experience: it was here that the famous horror film "Silent Hill" was filmed. This town in Pennsylvania is famous for the fact that due to an extensive fire, the population almost left these territories. The underground fire has not yet been extinguished: the atmosphere of hopelessness is emphasized by ash particles in the air above empty streets with destroyed houses.

Mountain of crosses

The most mystical places in the world in the last century were replenished with a new attraction - the Hill of Crosses with ancient Lithuanian crosses is an eerie hill that is not a cemetery at all. According to numerous legends, everyone who erected a cross here will receive good luck and change their destiny for the better.

Cave in Belize

The cave in Belize attracts tourists with the strange atmosphere of the ancient Maya cult. This unusual archaeological site is located near Mount Tapira and is famous for a kind of cathedral, arranged in one of the cave halls. Here bloody sacrifices were performed for terrible deities. The Maya also believed that it was here that the gates to the underworld opened.

Chauchilla cemetery

The Peruvian ancient cemetery of Chauchilla was also on the list of the most terrible places on the planet. The country's landmark is located near the Nazca plateau, known to ufologists. The necropolis was discovered by scientists about a century ago. The method of burial attracted the attention of archaeologists: the dead were seated in graves, covering their bodies with a special composition. Thanks to ancient recipes, the dead are perfectly preserved: this was also facilitated by the dry climate of the Peruvian desert.

Snake island

In Brazil, the Serpent Island is considered the most creepy place: the territory is famous for the presence of a huge number of snakes - here, on every square meter of forest land, you can find up to six dangerous and poisonous reptiles. Now tourists are prohibited from visiting Keymada Grande due to the risk of being attacked by huge venomous reptiles.

Moleb Triangle

The Molebsky Triangle is included in the rating of the most creepy places in Russia: it is a remote village in the Perm Territory, in which anomalous UFO activity has been noticed. Previously, the Mansi lived here, who made sacrifices to their gods on a stone plateau.

Russia also has its own exotic City of the Dead: the small Ossetian village of Dargavs is famous for its richly decorated family crypts.

Overtone bridge

One of Scotland's bridges, Overtown, has become infamous for unexplained dog suicides. Dozens of dogs threw themselves down on stones and died, and the survivors went upstairs to try again.

Hanging coffins of Sagada

The list of the most terrible places on the planet would be incomplete without the hanging coffins of the Sagada - original burial structures are arranged in the forest of one of the villages in the Philippines. Locals bury the dead, hanging them so that the souls of the departed ancestors were closer to the sky.

Sanctuary Tophet

In the Tunisian sanctuary of Tophet, several centuries ago, animals and children were sacrificed: this was a feature of the bloody religion of old Carthage.

The unfinished subway in Cincinnati

The grandiose construction site is striking with the atmosphere of abandonment - an unfinished subway in Cincinnati. The depot was built at the end of the 19th century, but the branch was frozen for economic reasons. Now the depot can be accessed several times a year, although diggers from all over the world often visit the unfinished metro on their own.

My home is my castle. This is how a well-known saying goes, and this is how most people perceive their home. But there are exceptions to any rules, and they are so strange that one cannot but tell about them. What do the world's most dangerous houses look like? Let's try to compose ten "horror films".

At the sight of lightning

The village of Kifuka, located on the territory of the Republic of Congo, is no different from the rest of the country's settlements. But this is only at first glance. If you take a good look at its locals, you will notice that none of them uses mobile phones, tablets and other modern gadgets. And the point here is not at all about poverty, although you certainly cannot name a prosperous village.

The secret of such technical "illiteracy" lies in the natural anomaly of the area, attracting lightning to itself on the principle of a magnet. Scientists have derived interesting statistics - it turns out that up to 150 lightning strikes per square kilometer of the unfortunate settlement per year. It is not surprising that for the sake of safety, people prefer to remain cut off from civilization, but alive, rather than perished under the discharges of heavenly "electricity".

Chernobyl aborigines

More than 30 years have passed since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, but the echoes of the tragedy are still heard. The once noisy and vigorously developing city of Pripyat with a population of over 100 thousand people has turned into a deserted "ghost", frightening with its silence and desolation. During the evacuation, local residents suddenly left their homes, leaving property, pets, and personal transport. Then they did not yet know that there would never be a way back.

Although some desperate extreme lovers still went against all the prohibitions and after some time returned to their homelands. They are called self-settlers. In total, about 80 such people live on the territory of the 30-kilometer exclusion zone. These are mainly retirees living off subsistence farming and gardening.

In recent years, excursions have begun to be organized in Chernobyl, so those who want to tickle their nerves have a chance not only to see the destroyed power plant with their own eyes, but also to communicate with the local population.

Lake with a "surprise"

Lake Kivu in Central Africa impresses with its beauty and scenic beauty. Its clear waters are full of exotic fish, and the coastal landscapes are worthy of the brush of artists. The area around the lake is far from being deserted, on the contrary - a total of about 2 million people live on its shores. And everything would be fine if it were not for the huge reserves of methane and carbon dioxide, which can explode at any moment and cause a powerful earthquake.

The further course of events is not difficult to predict. Everyone who does not die under the tsunami flurry will be poisoned by poisonous gases. The saddest thing is that no one can say how long this freshwater time bomb will remain silent - everyone hopes for the best and lives one day. In 1948, a small underwater eruption was recorded, as a result of which the fish in the lake simply boiled. It is not known when the next “X-hour” will come.

Rainy village

The Indian mountain village of Mavsilam is recognized as the wettest place on the planet, and officially with the entry of data into the Guinness Book of Records. Every spring and summer it is attacked by monsoons coming from the Bay of Bengal. The air can be twisted like bed linen rinsed in a river. Local residents have long been accustomed to such whims of nature and stock up in advance with large bamboo umbrellas, under which you can completely hide from the rain.

Due to the high humidity, agriculture in the village is not developed. All vegetables and fruits are imported, so the peasants do not have to bend their backs in the gardens. Oddly enough, but frequent showers bring tangible benefits. They contribute to the formation of waterfalls that adorn the already gorgeous flora.

The water knocks out whole caves with ornate labyrinths in the soft limestone rock and creates underground lakes. Natural beauty attracts numerous tourists, and those, in turn, attract money.

And there's life in the permafrost

The Yakut village of Oymyakon is, although not the most terrible place, but definitely on the list of mysterious settlements on the planet. It is difficult to imagine how people can live in such harsh climatic conditions. In winter, the mark on the thermometer can drop below 60 degrees. The maximum limit is recorded in the region of -77 degrees, and this despite the fact that in summer the heat reaches + 30-35 degrees. How "trained" the body must be to withstand temperature drops of 100 ° C?

In total, about a hundred people live in the village. They live in the old fashioned way - in simple wooden houses heated by stoves. It is simply impossible to provide centralized water supply and sewerage here. The soil freezes so deep that it is technically unrealistic to lay pipes. However, people are used to natural abnormalities, and even school is only canceled if the temperature drops below 50 degrees.

At the top of the Andes

The city of La Rinconada in Peru, lost in the mountain peaks of the Andes, is another unique place where life glimmers. It is located at an altitude of 5 thousand meters above sea level, and to get there, you need to be a real extreme. Not only will you have to climb the rocky slopes of the mountains, testing your body for endurance, but you will also have to breathe thin air. In such conditions, even a hundred meters can become a long road, which will take several hours to overcome.

But reckless adventurers are not afraid of such prospects. Most of them are attracted not by the beauty of the Andes and not even by the romanticism of travel, but by the mines for the extraction of gold ore and the opportunity to enrich themselves. True, you will have to work in Spartan conditions - hard, long and exhausting. The city has no sewerage system, water supply, garbage disposal or any infrastructure at all. But even the stench and filth does not repel gold prospectors from their goal. Proof of this is the constant population growth, which has doubled over the past ten years.

Today, about 50 thousand people live and work on the territory of La Rinconada.

Life on a volcano

Indonesia is not only a popular tourist destination, but also one of the most dangerous places on the planet. Being located in a seismically active zone, it simply "drowns" in earthquakes. Due to frequent tremors, flat areas often suffer from severe hurricanes and tornadoes. The local population lives like on a powder keg - you never know where trouble comes first: from the mountains or the ocean.

The island of Sumatra is home to about 50 million people, and one can only guess how they manage to adapt to such unstable climatic conditions. The island of Java is no less "famous" for its pranks. Volcano Merapi keeps everyone in constant tension, and strives to release tons of fiery lava on the ground again. It even has its own "schedule" of eruptions - about once every 7 years, it gets hotter in a big way, and small earthquakes happen on the island about twice a year.

Dragon island

Komodo Island, part of Indonesia, can be called one of the most exotic places on the planet. And it's not about gorgeous sandy beaches, clear warm water and palm-tree landscapes, but about unusual local “inhabitants”. To an unprepared tourist it may seem that he got to the shooting of the movie "Jurassic Park" or, at least, to a strange zoo. Everywhere you look, gigantic monitor lizards are walking everywhere - terrible, clumsy, but very agile reptiles.

In total, there are about 1,700 of them on the island, and despite the fact that the local population is about the same - about 2,000 people. It is not known how the prehistoric lizards got to Komodo, and most importantly, how they managed to adapt to modern life.

But the fact remains - monitor lizards feel like full-fledged owners of the island. They feed mainly on small and medium-sized game, they do not attack people, but cases of aggression still happen.

The sands are coming

There is one village in the Nenets Autonomous Okrug called Shoina. Every inhabitant's morning begins with the excavation of his house from the sand. It sounds strange, but for the local population it has already become a familiar daily routine. Today, only about 200 people live in a godforsaken village, but once the fishing industry flourished here.

Violent and irresponsible human activity has led in the end to a sad outcome. The waters of the White Sea, once rich in fish, have exhausted their reserves, moreover, the fishermen have completely destroyed the bottom vegetation by using heavy trawls. The tundra also suffered, as a result of which the sands began to attack the village. Sand dunes swallowed roads and streets, swept coastal houses and state farm buildings. And only through the efforts of the remaining residents, together with the only tractor in the village, is it possible to leave Shoin on the map of Russia.

Away from people - closer to God

The Hanging Monastery of Xuankun-si, founded 1500 thousand years ago, has retained its architecture almost unchanged. As if glued to a sheer cliff, from a distance it resembles a house of cards. To cross the turbulent Hun River, now blocked off by a dam, pilgrims had to first cross a boardwalk swinging over an abyss. Today, this bridge is closed to prevent reckless tourists from testing their fate.

The temple includes a complex of buildings interconnected by tunnels and staircases carved right into the rock. Until now, modern architects are at a loss as to how Buddhist monks were able to build such a wonder of the world without the appropriate equipment and working tools.

The most mysterious places in the world

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There are many places in the world that both attract and frighten with their mystery.

People disappear there, things fly there, ghosts appear there.

Scientists still cannot really understand these phenomena, either explaining them by mass hallucinations, or simply throwing up their hands. Below are the 10 most mystical places on the planet.

Arkaim.

This is a rather mysterious place. First of all, you need to be able to get here in the right way. According to legends, it is not enough to simply buy a bus or train ticket to this mystical city. Here, a different aspect is much more important - will this place want to receive a guest? People come here not simply because of their interest in antiquity. Quite strange and unusual things are happening here. So, you can spend the night on the top of the mountain, where it is rather cold and winds blowing. At the same time, a thick sleeping bag will not be needed - all the same, a cold will not overcome. They say that all diseases that are dormant in the body and sometimes make themselves felt come out in these places and never return to a person again. After visiting Arkaim, people literally break down. The old life loses all meaning. Visited here begins to feel renewed, starting a lot from scratch. This ancient mystical city was found by Soviet archaeologists in 1987. It is located at the confluence of the Karaganka and Utyaganka rivers. This is in the Chelyabinsk region, south of Magnitogorsk. Among all the archaeological sites in Russia, this is undoubtedly the most mysterious. Once upon a time the ancient Aryans built their fortress here. However, for some unknown reason, they left their home and left, finally burning it down. It happened about 4 thousand years ago. But during this time the city practically did not collapse, another Aryan city, Sintashta, looks much worse. According to the plan, Arkaim looks like two rings of defensive structures, inscribed one into the other. There are two circles of dwellings here, a central square and, again, a circular street, in which the flooring was wooden, and there was even a storm sewer. Four entrances to Arkaim were oriented to the cardinal points. There is no doubt that the city was built according to a clear plan. After all, all the circular lines here have a single center, where all the radial lines converge. In addition, the city also has a clear orientation by the stars. The fact is that it was not only built, but also lived with astrological aspects in mind. Arkaim is often compared to Stonehenge, but it would be more appropriate to compare it with the City of the Sun of Tommaso Campanella. This philosopher was fond of astrology and dreamed of creating a society that would live according to the laws of the Cosmos. The City of the Sun, invented by him, was to be built in the form of a ring, taking into account astrological calculations. The culture of the found city existed 38-40 centuries ago. This correlates with the theory of the dispersal of the ancient Aryans on the planet. Legends of those times say that the white race came to Europe from the continent Arctida, sunk in the Arctic Ocean. Then the Aryans settled along the Volga and in the Urals, Northern Siberia. From there they moved to India and Persia. Thus, it is Russia that can be considered the cradle of two ancient world religions at once - Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. The Avesta and Vedas came to Iran and India from us. This can be proved by the Avestan traditions, according to which the prophet Zarathustra was born somewhere in the foothills of the Urals.

Devil's Tower.

This place is located in the US state of Wyoming. In fact, this is not a tower at all, but a rock. It consists of stone pillars, which seem to be stacked from bundles. The mountain has the correct shape. It was formed 200 million years ago. For a long time it seemed to an outside observer that this mountain was of artificial origin. But man could not build it in any way, it began to be, the devil created it. In size, the Devil's Tower is 2.5 times larger than the Cheops pyramid! It is not surprising that the local population has always treated this place with trepidation and even fear. In addition, there were rumors that mysterious lights often appeared at the very top of the mountain. A variety of science fiction films are often filmed at Devil's Tower. The most famous of these is Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". People climbed to the top of the mountain only twice. The first conqueror was a local in the 19th century, and the second was rock climber Jack Durrance in 1938. The plane cannot land there, but from the only helicopter landing site they are literally blown off by wind streams. Experienced skydiver George Hopkins set out to become the third conqueror of the summit. Although he was able to land successfully, the ropes that were thrown to him from above deteriorated due to impact on sharp rocks. As a result, Hopkin became a real prisoner of the devil's rock. The news of this shook the whole country. Soon, several dozen planes were circling over the Tower, dropping equipment and food supplies down for free. However, most of the packages were broken on stones. Another problem for the parachutist was the rats. It turned out that there are quite a few of them on the top of a smooth rock, inaccessible from below. Every night the rodents became more aggressive and impudent. In the United States, a special committee was even created to rescue Hopkins. Experienced mountaineer Ernst Field was summoned to help him, along with his assistant. But after 3 hours of ascent, the climbers were forced to abandon further rescue. Field said the damn rock was too tough for them. This is how it turned out that the professionals, conquering eight-thousanders, were powerless in front of a rock 390 meters high. The same Jack Durrance was found through the press. Two days later, he was on the spot and decided to conquer the summit along the only route known to him. The climbers led by him were able to reach the summit and release the unfortunate parachutist from there. The Devil's Tower held him captive for a whole week.

White Gods.

In the north-east of the Moscow region there is a small town called White Bogi. It is located in a tract near the village of Vozdvizhenskoye, Sergiev-Posad region. As soon as you delve deeper into the dense forest, the correct stone hemisphere appears. Its diameter is 6 meters and its height is 3 meters. This place was mentioned in his notes by the famous traveler and geographer Semenov-Tyan-Shansky. Legends say that there was a pagan altar here in the XII-XIII centuries. Its layout was somewhat similar to the English Stonehenge. There, by the way, according to some sources, sacrifices were also made to the gods. In the pantheon of ancient gods, good was personified by Belbog. His idol was installed by the Magi on a hill, people prayed to him for protection from Chernobog - the personification of evil. The father of these two gods was Svantevit, the god-gods. Together they made up the Triglav, or triune deity. This was the image of the pagan system of the universe among the Slavs. Our ancient ancestors did not build their settlements anywhere. A number of conditions had to be met for this. Usually, the Slavs tried to build near river bends, so that groundwater, ring structures and geological faults were present. This is evidenced by photographs from space, as well as an analysis of the location of old settlements, churches and monasteries, as well as stories that in such places the mystical properties of nature are manifested.

Hatteras.

There are many mysterious and mystical substances in the Atlantic. One of them is Cape Hatteras. It was also called the South Atlantic Cemetery. The east coast of the United States is generally quite dangerous for shipping. There are islands here called the Outer Bank or Virginia Dare Dunes. They are constantly changing their shape and size. This makes navigation difficult even in weather with excellent visibility. In addition, there are often storms, fogs and swells. The local current "southern haze" and the "soaring of the Gulf Stream" make navigation in these waters quite stressful and even deadly. Forecasters say that during a "normal" 8-point storm, the wave height here is as much as 13 meters. The Gulf Stream near the cape flows at a speed of about 70 kilometers per day. Twelve miles from the cape are the two-meter Diamond Shallows. There, the famous current collides with the North Atlantic. This leads to the formation of a very surprising phenomenon, observed only in these places. In a storm, waves collide with a roar, and sand, shells and sea foam fly up in fountains to a height of 30 meters. Few managed to see such a spectacle live and then get out of there. The cape has many casualties. One of the most famous is the American motor ship "Mormackite". He sank here on October 7, 1954. Another notable incident was the Diamond Shoals lighthouse. He was tightly tied to the bottom with anchors, but strong storms pulled him out every time. As a result, the lighthouse was generally thrown over the dunes into the Pamliko Bay. In 1942, he was finally shot from its cannons by an unexpectedly fascist submarine that surfaced here. In general, sandbanks during the Second World War became a favorite place for German submarines. There, the submariners swam, caught fire and even organized sporting events. And all this is right under the very nose of the Americans. After resting, the Germans got into their boats and continued to hunt for the Allied transports. As a result, in this area from January 1942 to 1945, 31 tankers, 42 transports, 2 passenger ships were sunk. The number of small vessels is generally difficult to calculate. The Germans themselves lost only 3 submarines here, all in April-June 1942. The terrible cape at that time became an ally for the Nazis. Those natural factors that hindered American ships and submarines only helped. True, shallow depths were dangerous for the Germans too.

Czech catacombs.

There are catacombs in the town of Jihlav in Czech South Moravia. These underground structures were created by man. This place has a mystical fame. The passages were dug here in the Middle Ages. They say that in one of the corridors, at exactly midnight, they begin to hear the sounds of an organ. In the catacombs, ghosts were repeatedly met, and other supernatural phenomena happened here. Scientists initially dismissed all these mystical events as unscientific. However, over time, even they were forced to pay attention to the increasing evidence of something amiss happening underground. In 1996, a special archaeological expedition arrived in Jihlava. She made an interesting conclusion - the local catacombs hide such secrets that science simply cannot solve. Scientists have recorded that in the place referred to in the legends, the sounds of the organ are really heard. At the same time, the underground passage is at a depth of 10 meters, there is not a single room near it, which could house this musical instrument in principle. So there can be no talk of random errors. The eyewitnesses were examined by psychologists who said there were no signs of mass hallucinations. But the main sensation, told by archaeologists, was the existence of a "luminous staircase". It was found in one of the hitherto little-known underground passages. Even the old-timers did not know that he actually existed. Samples of the material showed that there is no phosphorus in it. Witnesses say that the staircase does not stand out at first glance. However, over time, it begins to emit a mystical reddish-orange light. Even if you turn off the flashlight at the same time, the glow will still remain, and its intensity will not decrease.

Coral castle.

This complex includes huge statues and megaliths, whose total weight exceeds 1,100 tons. They are folded here by hand, without the use of any machines. The castle is located in California. The complex has a two-storey square tower. She alone weighs 243 tons. There are also various buildings here, thick walls, a spiral staircase leads to the underground pool. There is also a map of Florida made of stones, carved stones, a heart-shaped table, an accurate sundial, and stone Saturn and Mars. The month, weighing 30 tons, points with its horn directly to the North Star. As a result, many interesting objects were placed on an area of 40 hectares. The author and creator of such an object was Edward Lidskalninsh, a Latvian émigré. Perhaps it was his unrequited love for 16-year-old Agnes Scaffs that pushed him to create the castle. The architect himself came to Florida in 1920. The mild climate of this place prolonged his life, because she was in danger due to progressive tuberculosis. Edward was a small man with a height of 152 centimeters and a weight of 45 kilograms. Although outwardly he seemed puny, he built his castle for 20 years alone. To do this, he dragged huge blocks of coral limestone here from the coast, and then created blocks from it. At the same time, he did not even have a jackhammer; the Latvian created all his tools from discarded car parts. To understand now how the construction itself took place is rather difficult. It is not known how Edward in general moved and lifted multi-ton blocks. The fact is that the builder was also very secretive, preferring to work at night. Edward was extremely reluctant to admit guests to his gloomy places of work. As soon as an unwanted guest got here, the owner grew up behind him and stood there in silence until the visitor left. One day, an active Louisiana lawyer decided to build a Villa next door. In response, Edward simply moved his entire creation 10 miles south. The mystery is how he did it. The builder is known to have hired a large truck for this. The car was seen by many witnesses. At the same time, no one saw how Edward himself or the builder loaded something there or unloaded it back. To the astonished questions about how he managed to move his castle, he replied: "I discovered the secret of the builders of the pyramids!". In 1952, Leedskalninsh died unexpectedly, not from tuberculosis at all, but from stomach cancer. After the death of the Latvian, parts of the diaries were found, which talk about the magnetism of the Earth and the control of the flow of cosmic energy. However, nothing was explained there. A few years after Edward's death, the American Engineering Society decided to conduct an experiment. To do this, the most powerful bulldozer tried to move one of the stone blocks that Edward did not manage to install. The machine was unable to do it. As a result, the mystery of this whole structure and its movement remained unsolved.

Kyzylkum.

Between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya rivers of Central Asia, there are a number of anomalous areas that have not yet been explored. So, in the central part of Kyzylkum, in its mountains, strange rock paintings were found. There you can clearly see people in spacesuits and something very reminiscent of spaceships. In these places, moreover, UFOs are often observed. The famous case took place in November 1990. Then the employees of the Zarafshan cooperative "Ldinka", traveling at night along the Navoi-Zarafshan road, saw a long forty-meter cylindrical object in the sky. A strong, focused, well-defined cone-shaped beam descended from it to the ground. An expedition of ufologists found an interesting woman with supernatural powers in Zarafshan. She stated that she is constantly in contact with representatives of an alien civilization. In the spring of 1990, she received information that an unearthly flying object was destroyed in near-earth orbit, and its remnants fell 30-40 kilometers from the city. It took only six months and in September two local geologists, breaking the drilling profiles, stumbled upon spots of unknown origin. Their analysis showed that they cannot have an earthly origin. However, this information was immediately classified and was never officially confirmed by anyone.

Loch Ness.

This Scottish lake has long attracted all lovers of mysticism and mysteries. The reservoir is located in the north of Great Britain, in Scotland. Loch Ness area is 56 km², its length is 37 kilometers. The maximum depth of the lake is 230 meters. The lake is part of the Caledonian Canal, which connects the west and east coasts of Scotland. Glory to this lake was brought by the mysterious large animal Nessie, allegedly living in it. Outwardly, it is very similar to a fossil lizard. Scientists estimate that since the creation of the road on the lake in 1933, more than 4,000 evidence of a monster emerging from the waters of the lake has been recorded. It was first seen in the 20th century by the McKay couple, the owners of a local hotel. However, there are not only documented eyewitness accounts, science also has dozens, albeit indistinct, but photographs, there are underwater records and even records of echo sounders. On them you can see in whole or in part one or more lizards with a long neck. Proponents of the existence of the monster cite a film made in 1966 by an officer of the British aviation Tim Dinsdale as proof of their theory. There you can see how a huge animal swims in the water. Military experts have only confirmed that the object moving along Loch Ness cannot be an artificial model. This is a living creature moving at a speed of about 16 km / h. It is also believed that the lake area itself is a large anomalous zone. After all, UFOs were often observed here, the most famous evidence refers to 1971, when alien "irons" flew here. Researchers do not leave the lake alone. So, in the summer of 1992, the entire Loch Ness was thoroughly scanned using sonar. The results were sensational. Dr. McAndrews' charges stated that at least several unusually large living creatures were found under the water. They could have been dinosaurs that somehow survived to this day. The lake was also photographed using laser equipment. The researchers said that the lizard living in the waters is unusually smart. Even a submarine was used to search for the monster. In 1969 the device "Pisis", equipped with sonar, was lowered under the water. Later the search was continued by the Viperfish submarine, and from 1995 the Time Machine submarine began to take part in the research. An important study was conducted in February 1997 by the military, led by Officer Edwards. They patrolled the water surface and used deep sea sonars. A deep crevice was found at the bottom of the lake. It turned out that the cave is 9 meters wide, and its maximum depth can reach 250 meters! Researchers want to know further if this cave is part of an underwater tunnel connecting the lake with other bodies of water in the vicinity. To find out, a whole batch of non-toxic dyes are going to be launched into the hole. Its individual particles will then be searched for in other bodies of water. The lake can be reached from London by train and from Inverness by bus or car. A whole extensive tourist infrastructure has been created around Loch Ness. There are many hotels and hotels here. You can even pitch a tent, but not on personal land. In summer, the lake warms up enough to swim in it. But only Russian tourists dare to do this, which local residents simply take for crazy.

Molebsky Triangle.

There is a geo-anomalous zone between the Sverdlovsk and Perm regions on the banks of the Sylva. This triangle is located opposite the village of Molebki. This strange place was discovered by a geologist from Perm Emil Bachurin. In the winter of 1983, he found an unusual round track 62 meters in diameter in the snow. Returning here in the fall of next year, he saw a hemisphere glowing in blue in the forest. Further study of this place showed that there is a strong dowsing anomaly. Large black shapes, luminous balls and other bodies were observed in the triangle. At the same time, these objects demonstrated reasonable behavior. They lined up in clear geometric shapes, watched people exploring them, flew away when people approached them. In September 1999, another expedition of the "Cosmopoisk" group came here. They have repeatedly heard extraneous sounds here. Researchers mention hearing a motor running. There was a feeling that a car was about to roll out of the forest into the clearing, but it never appeared. And then no traces of her were found. The Molebsky Triangle is generally quite famous among tourists and ufologists. In the early 90s, so many curious people began to come here that it became simply impossible to do any research here. The press began to mention more and more often that the Perm anomalous zone, under the massive influence of people, ceased to exist. That is why interest in the mysterious triangle has dropped noticeably lately.

Chavinda.

This unusual place is located in Mexico. In Chavinda, according to the beliefs of local residents, there is a "crossing of the worlds". Therefore, no one is surprised that anomalous and mystical incidents in this area occur more often than in other places. In the 1990s, a sensational incident took place here. Eyewitnesses say that it was a moonlit cloudless night. You didn't even need a flashlight to see what was happening around. The treasure hunters suddenly heard a horseman approaching them. He was in a national costume. The rider told the frightened Mexicans that he saw them from the top of a distant mountain and galloped here in 5 minutes. Physically it was impossible! The treasure hunters abandoned their tool and fled in panic. When they came to their senses, they naturally doubted what they had seen. The Mexicans soon began searching again. But it turned out that this was only the beginning! Their new cars began to break down, and within just one day, they turned into old wrecks. No repairs could stop this process. One of the cars even ceased to be seen by other drivers on the road. Once she was even rammed by a truck, the driver of which watched in amazement as he crashed into an "invisible" car. Such mystical troubles continued until the Mexicans, who had not believed in anything before, were forced to give themselves their word that they were refusing to search for this treasure.

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