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 as mass hallucinations or simply throwing up their hands. Below we will tell you about the 10 most mystical places on the planet.
This is a rather mysterious place. First of all, you need to be able to get here in the right way. According to beliefs, it is not enough to just buy a bus or train ticket to this mystical city. Another aspect is much more important here - will this place want to receive a guest? People come here not just attracted by an interest in antiquity. Quite strange and unusual things happen here. So, you can spend the night on the top of the mountain, where it is quite cold and windy. In this case, a thick sleeping bag will not be needed - the cold will not overcome you anyway. They say that all diseases that lie dormant in the body and sometimes make themselves felt come out in these places and never return to a person. People literally experience withdrawal symptoms after visiting Arkaim. The old life loses all meaning. Anyone who has been here begins to feel renewed, starting a lot from scratch. This ancient mystical city was found by Soviet archaeologists in 1987. It is located at the confluence of the Karaganka and Utyaganka rivers. This is in the Chelyabinsk region, south of Magnitogorsk. Among all the archaeological monuments of Russia, this is, without a doubt, the most mysterious. Once upon a time, the ancient Aryans built their fortress here. However, for some unknown reason, they left their home and left, finally burning it. This happened about 4 thousand years ago. 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, a central square and again a circular street, in which the flooring was wooden, and there was even storm drain. The 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, everything ring lines here they 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 taking into account astrological aspects. Arkaim is often compared to Stonehenge, but it would be more appropriate to compare it with the City of the Sun by 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, which he invented, 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 settlement of the ancient Aryans on the planet. Legends of those times say that the white race came to Europe from the continent of Arctida, which sank 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 - Zoroastrianism and Hinduism. The Avesta and Vedas came to Iran and India from us. As proof of this, we can cite the Avestan traditions, according to which the prophet Zarathustra was born somewhere in the foothills of the Urals.
This place is located in the US state of Wyoming. In fact, it is not a tower at all, but a rock. It consists of stone pillars that seem to be made of bundles. The mountain has the correct shape. It was formed 200 million years ago. For a long time, it seemed to an outside observer that this mountain was of artificial origin. But man could not build it; therefore, it was created by the devil. In size, the Devil's Tower is 2.5 times larger than the Cheops pyramid! It is not surprising that the local population has always treated this place with trepidation and even fear. In addition, there were rumors that mysterious lights often appeared at the very top of the mountain. A variety of science fiction films are often filmed at Devil's Tower. The most famous of them is Steven Spielberg's film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. People have only climbed to the top of the mountain twice. The first conqueror was a local resident in the 19th century, and the second was rock climber Jack Durrance in 1938. The plane cannot land there, and from the only area suitable for helicopters they are literally torn away by wind currents. Experienced parachutist George Hopkins intended to become the third conqueror of the summit. Although he was able to land successfully, the ropes that were thrown to him from above were damaged due to the impact on the sharp rocks. As a result, Hopkin became a real prisoner of the Devil's Rock. The news of this shook the whole country. Soon several dozen planes were circling over the Tower, dropping down free equipment and food supplies. However, most of the parcels were broken on rocks. Rats became another problem for the parachutist. It turned out that there were quite a lot of them on the top of a smooth rock, inaccessible from below. Every night the rodents became more aggressive and bolder. In the USA, a special committee was even created to save Hopkins. Experienced climber Ernst Field was called to help him along with his assistant. But after only 3 hours of climbing, the climbers were forced to abandon further rescue. Field said that this damn rock was simply too tough for them. This is how it turned out that professionals conquering eight-thousanders turned out to be powerless in front of a rock 390 meters high. Through the press, the same Jack Durrance was found. Within two days he was there and decided to conquer the peak along the only route known to him. The climbers, led by him, were able to reach the top and lower the unfortunate parachutist from there. Devil's Tower held him captive for a whole week.
In the northeast of the Moscow region there is a place called White Gods. It is located in a tract near the village of Vozdvizhenskoye, Sergiev Posad district. As soon as you delve deeper into the deep forest, a regular stone hemisphere appears. Its diameter is 6 meters and its height is 3 meters. I mentioned this place in my notes famous traveler and geographer Semenov-Tyan-Shansky. Legends say that here in XII-XIII centuries there was a pagan altar. Its layout was somewhat reminiscent of the English Stonehenge. There, by the way, according to some sources, sacrifices were also made to the gods. In the pantheon of ancient gods, good was personified by Belbog. His idols were installed by the Magi on a hill, people prayed to him for protection from Chernobog - the personification of evil. The father of these two gods was Svantevit, the god of gods. Together they made up Triglav, or the triune deity. This was the image of the pagan system of the universe among the Slavs. Our ancient ancestors did not build their settlements just anywhere. A number of conditions had to be met for this to happen. Typically, 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 the mystical properties of nature are manifested in such places.
There are many mysterious and mystical substances in the Atlantic. One of them is Cape Hatteras. It is also called the Southern Cemetery of the Atlantic. The East Coast of the United States is generally quite dangerous for shipping. There are islands here called the Outer Banks or Virginia Dare Dunes. They constantly change their shape and size. This creates difficulties for navigation even in weather with excellent visibility. In addition, there are often storms, fogs and swells. The local "Southern Haze" current and "Gulf Stream soar" make navigation in these waters quite stressful and even deadly. Forecasters say that during a “normal” force 8 storm, the wave height here is as much as 13 meters. The Gulf Stream near the cape flows at a speed of about 70 kilometers per day. The two-metre Diamond Shoals are located 12 miles from the cape. There the famous current collides with the North Atlantic. This leads to the formation of a very surprising phenomenon, observed only in these places. During a storm, the waves collide with a roar, and sand, shells and sea foam fly up in fountains to a height of 30 meters. Few managed to see such a spectacle live and then get out of there. The Cape has many victims. One of the most famous is the American motor ship "Mormakkait". It sank here on October 7, 1954. Another famous case occurred with the lightship Diamond Shoals. It was tightly tied to the bottom with anchors, but strong storms tore it out every time. As a result, the lighthouse ended up being thrown over the dunes into Pamlico Sound. In 1942, he was finally shot from his cannons by a fascist submarine that unexpectedly surfaced here. In general, sandbanks during World War II became a favorite place for German submarines. There, submariners swam, sunbathed and even organized sporting events. And all this is under the very nose of the Americans. After resting, the Germans boarded their boats and continued the hunt for Allied transports. As a result, in this area from January 1942 to 1945, the following were sunk: 31 tankers, 42 transports, 2 passenger ships. The number of small ships is generally difficult to calculate. The Germans themselves lost only 3 submarines here, all in April-June 1942. Cape Terrible at that time became an ally of the Nazis. Those natural factors that hindered American ships only helped the submarines. True, shallow depths posed a danger for the Germans too.
In the city of Jihlava, in Czech South Moravia, there are catacombs. These underground structures were created by man. This place has a mystical fame. The passages were dug here back in the Middle Ages. They say that in one of the corridors exactly at midnight they begin to hear the sounds of an organ. Ghosts were repeatedly encountered in the catacombs, and other supernatural phenomena occurred here. Scientists initially rejected all these mystical incidents as unscientific. However, over time, even they were forced to pay attention to the increasing evidence of something wrong happening underground. In 1996, a special archaeological expedition arrived in Jihlava. She made an interesting conclusion - the local catacombs hide secrets that science simply cannot unravel. Scientists have recorded that in the place about which we're talking about In legends, the sounds of the organ are actually heard. Moreover, the underground passage is located at a depth of 10 meters; there is not a single room near it that could accommodate this musical instrument in principle. So there can be no talk of random errors. The eyewitnesses were examined by psychologists who said there were no signs of mass hallucination. But the main sensation told by archaeologists was the existence of a “luminous staircase.” It was discovered in one of the hitherto little-known underground passages. Even the old-timers didn’t know that it even existed. Samples of the material showed that there was no phosphorus in it. Witnesses say that the staircase does not stand out at first glance. However, over time, it begins to emit a mystical reddish-orange light. Even if you turn off the flashlight, the glow will still remain, and its intensity will not decrease.
This complex includes huge statues and megaliths, whose total weight exceeds 1,100 tons. They are folded here by hand, without the use of any machines. The castle is located in California. The complex has a square tower with two floors. She alone weighs 243 tons. There are also various buildings here, thick walls, leading to an underground pool spiral staircase. There is also a map of Florida made of stones, hewn stones, a table created in the shape of a heart, accurate sundial, stone Saturn and Mars. The moon, weighing 30 tons, points its horn directly to the North Star. As a result, many interesting objects were located on an area of 40 hectares. The author and creator of such an object was Edward Lidskalnins, a Latvian emigrant. Perhaps he was inspired to create the castle by his unrequited love for 16-year-old Agness Skaffs. The architect himself came to Florida in 1920. The mild climate of this place extended his life, because it was in danger due to progressive tuberculosis. Edward was a small man with a height of 152 centimeters and a weight of 45 kilograms. Although outwardly he seemed frail, he built his castle for 20 years alone. To do this, he dragged huge blocks of coral limestone here from the coast, and then created blocks from it. Moreover, he didn’t even have a jackhammer; the Latvian created all his tools from discarded car parts. It is quite difficult to understand now how the construction itself took place. It is unknown how Edward moved and lifted multi-ton blocks. The fact is that the builder was also very secretive, preferring to work at night. The gloomy Edward was extremely reluctant to let guests into his place of work. As soon as an unwanted guest arrived here, the owner stood behind him and stood there silently until the visitor left. One day, an active lawyer from Louisiana decided to build a Villa next door. In response to this, Edward simply moved his entire creation 10 miles south. How he managed it remains a mystery. It is known that the builder hired a large truck for this purpose. Many witnesses saw the car. However, no one saw how Edward himself or the builder loaded anything there or unloaded it back. To astonished questions about how he managed to transport his castle, he answered: “I discovered the secret of the pyramid builders!” In 1952, Lidskalnin died unexpectedly, but not from tuberculosis, but from stomach cancer. After the death of the Latvian, parts of diaries were found that talk about the magnetism of the Earth and the control of the flow of cosmic energy. However, nothing was explained there. A few years after Edward's death, the American Engineering Society decided to conduct an experiment. To do this, they tried to move one of the stone blocks, which Edward never managed to install, with the most powerful bulldozer. The machine turned out to be unable to do this. As a result, the mystery of this entire structure and its movement remained unsolved.
Between the Syrdarya and Amudarya rivers Central Asia There are a number of anomalous areas that still cannot be explored. Thus, in the central part of Kyzylkum, in its mountains, strange cave drawings. There you can clearly see people in spacesuits and something very reminiscent spaceships. In addition, UFOs are often observed in these places. A famous incident occurred in November 1990. Then employees of the Zarafshan cooperative "Ldinka", driving at night along the Navoi-Zarafshan road, saw a long forty-meter cylindrical object in the sky. A strong, focused, clearly defined cone-shaped beam descended from it to the ground. An expedition of ufologists found in Zarafshan interesting woman with supernatural powers. She stated that she is constantly in contact with representatives of an alien civilization. In the spring of 1990, she received information that an unearthly flying object was destroyed in low-Earth orbit, and its remains fell 30-40 kilometers from the city. Only six months passed and in September two local geologists, breaking down drilling profiles, stumbled upon spots of unknown origin. Their analysis showed that they cannot be of earthly origin. However, this information was immediately classified and was never officially confirmed by anyone.
This Scottish lake has long attracted all lovers of mysticism and mysteries. The reservoir is located in the north of Great Britain, in Scotland. The area of Loch Ness is 56 km², its length is 37 kilometers. The maximum depth of the lake is 230 meters. The lake is integral part The Caledonian Canal, which connects the west and east coasts of Scotland. The fame of this lake was brought by the mysterious large animal Nessie, who supposedly lives in it. Outwardly, it is very reminiscent of a fossil lizard. Scientists estimate that since the creation of the road on the lake shore in 1933, more than 4 thousand evidence of a monster emerging from the waters of the lake has been recorded. It was first seen in the 20th century by the Mackay couple, owners of a local hotel. However, there are not only documented stories of eyewitnesses, science also has dozens of, albeit unclear, photographs, there are underwater recordings and even recordings of echo sounders. One or more lizards with a long neck can be seen on them, in whole or in part. Supporters of the existence of the monster cite a film made in 1966 by British aviation employee Tim Dinsdale as proof of their theory. There you can see a huge animal swimming in the water. Military experts only confirmed that the object moving around Loch Ness cannot be an artificial model. This is a living creature moving at a speed of about 16 km/h. It is also believed that the lake area itself is a large anomalous zone. After all, UFOs were often observed here; the most famous evidence dates back to 1971, when alien “irons” flew here. Researchers do not leave the lake alone. So, in the summer of 1992, the entire Loch Ness was carefully scanned using sonar. The results were sensational. Dr. McAndrews' team stated that at least several unusually large living creatures were found under water. These could have been dinosaurs that somehow survived to this day. The lake was also photographed using laser equipment. Researchers said that the lizard living in the waters is unusually smart. Even a submarine was used to search for the monster. In 1969, the Pisiz apparatus, equipped with a sonar, descended under water. Later, the search was continued by the Viperfish boat, and since 1995, the Time Machine submarine also began to take part in the research. An important study was carried out in February 1997 by the military, led by Officer Edwards. They patrolled the water surface and used deep-sea sonars. A deep crevice was found at the bottom of the lake. It turned out that the cave is 9 meters wide, and its maximum depth can reach 250 meters! Researchers want to find out further whether this cave is part of an underwater tunnel connecting the lake with other bodies of water in the neighborhood. To find out, they are going to launch a whole batch of non-toxic dyes into the hole. Individual particles of it will then be searched for in other bodies of water. The lake can be reached from London by train, and from Inverness by bus or car. A whole extensive tourist infrastructure has been created around Loch Ness. There are many hotels and hotels here. You can even pitch a tent, but not on personal land. In summer, the lake warms up enough to swim in. But only Russian tourists dare to do this, and local residents simply take them for crazy.
Between the Sverdlovsk and Perm regions on the banks of the Sylva there is a geoanomalous zone. This triangle is located opposite the village of Molebki. This strange place was discovered by a geologist from Perm, Emil Bachurin. In the winter of 1983, he found an unusual round footprint in the snow with a diameter of 62 meters. Returning here in the fall of the following year, he saw a glowing blue hemisphere. Further study of this place showed that there is a strong dowsing anomaly. Large black figures, luminous balls and other bodies were observed in the triangle. At the same time, these objects demonstrated reasonable behavior. They lined up in clear geometric figures, watched the people exploring them, and flew away when people approached them. In September 1999, the next expedition of the Cosmopoisk group came here. They repeatedly heard strange sounds here. The researchers mention that they heard a running engine. It felt like a car was about to roll out of the forest into the clearing, but it never appeared. And no traces of her were found later. The Moleb triangle is generally quite famous among tourists and ufologists. In the early 90s, so many curious people began to come here that it became simply impossible to do any research here. It has become increasingly mentioned in the press that the Perm anomalous zone has ceased to exist under the massive impact of people. That's why in Lately interest in the mysterious triangle has noticeably decreased.
This unusual place is located in Mexico. In Chawinda, according to the beliefs of local residents, there is the “intersection of worlds.” Therefore, no one is surprised that anomalous and mystical incidents occur more often in this area than in other places. In the 1990s, a sensational incident occurred here. Eyewitnesses say it was a moonlit, cloudless night. You didn't even need a flashlight to see what was going on around you. The treasure hunters suddenly heard a horseman approaching them. He was in national costume. The horseman told the frightened Mexicans that he saw them from the top of a distant mountain and rode here in 5 minutes. It was physically impossible! The treasure hunters dropped their tools and fled in panic. When 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 just the beginning! Their new cars began to break down, and within just one day they turned into old wrecks. No repair could stop this process. One of the cars was even no longer visible to other drivers on the road. Once she was even rammed by a truck, whose driver watched in amazement as he crashed into an “invisible” car. Such mystical troubles continued until the Mexicans, who had previously believed in nothing, were forced to promise themselves that they would abandon the search for this treasure.
My personal rating of unusual places on our planet. We are not talking about beauty, although many of the places considered are not without this quality, namely, unusualness and even strangeness. This list includes places that, upon stumbling upon when searching on the Internet, it was difficult to resist exclaiming: “Wow! And this exists on our planet!”
The places are sorted in ascending order of “Wow factor”, that is, starting with the simply interesting, continuing with the unusual, and ending with very strange, even fantastic, unearthly landscapes (although this gradation is very arbitrary).
Let's start with a trip to the "Edge of the World"..
It is located near the town of Skagen in Denmark, as the locals called the junction of the North and Baltic seas: 
This is the confluence of two currents different composition and densities that for some reason do not mix, but form a clear boundary. It turns out beautiful and mysterious, but in my opinion it looks more like something like “The Border Between Worlds” rather than “The End of the World.”
This is the “Great Blue Hole”, which is located in the Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula. Its diameter is 305 meters, depth is about 120-140 m: 
Once upon a time, this hole in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean was an ordinary “land” cave, the “roof” of which collapsed, and then it was flooded by the rising waters of the world’s oceans after the end of the Ice Age. This is the largest hole of its kind on our planet. After Jacques Cousteau featured it in his film, it became the world's most popular diving spot.
Natural mirror with an area of 10 thousand square meters. m. 
This is a dry lake in Bolivia, it is called the “Salt of Uyuni”. This fantastic effect of a giant mirror occurs during the rainy season, when water covers the surface of the salt marsh with a thin layer. The rest of the time the lake looks like this: 
Forest with crooked trees in Poland. 
This forest was planted in the 30s of the last century. Almost all of its 400 trees have a synchronized bend in one direction. Accurate scientific explanation this phenomenon does not exist, but the most plausible version sounds like this:
..As you know, in ancient times, furniture with smooth curves and crooked legs was in fashion. In general, curved wooden parts were used everywhere, for example, sleigh runners, parts of boats, ships, etc. Usually, wood was bent already during the production process, but here, in the area of the Polish village of Gryfino, we see the result of an experiment in the production of pre-curved wood
But the Second World War prevented this ambitious commercial project from being realized - the village was destroyed, the young “slender” pines were abandoned. But now, in Poland, which is rather poor in attractions, there is such a strange forest, protected by the state as a nature reserve.
These rocks definitely resemble something... hence the name of the valley, which is located in Cappadocia (Turkey). But not only the Valley of Love, but the rest of Cappadocia is a place with a very unusual “mushroom-shaped topography”. 
This relief is a consequence powerful eruptions, which took place here in prehistoric times, after which wind and water took over, which together over millions of years created these pillars with caps.
Then, several thousand years ago, people got to work and created cave dwellings and entire cave-underground cities here, going down to a depth of 80 meters. 
In total, there are about 40 cave cities in Cappadocia, which were once home to up to 30,000 people.
Agree, it’s a very unusual place for diving - swimming among alleys, benches and trees: 
There is such a park in Austria. It is located near a clear mountain lake, and most of the year it is an ordinary park. But in the summer, when the snow in the mountains melts, the water level in the lake rises by several meters, turning the surrounding area into an attraction for divers.
I think that scuba divers swimming in this lake experience very strange sensations, it’s probably similar to flying in zero gravity or in a dream, because instead of the usual deep landscape they see an ordinary park under water.
Another proof of the wisdom of nature. Look at the beauty she turned an ordinary trash bin into: 
50 years ago there was a large landfill on this site on the shores of the Gulf of California household waste. But somewhere in the 60s it was forbidden to throw out garbage here, the main trash was taken out, but the broken glass remained... And nature, as usual, worked a miracle!
Welcome to Glass Beach in California!
This is how the name of the island is translated , more precisely an archipelago of four islands in the Indian Ocean, several hundred kilometers from the coasts of Somalia and Yemen. The unusualness of this island is that for several million years it has been isolated from the rest of the earth, thanks to which many ancient plants and animals have been preserved here in their original form.
Once here, you will be transported into the Earth's past approximately 10-20 million years. Everything here is the same as it was then, only dinosaurs are missing: 
Let's continue the review..
It turns out there is such a miracle on our Earth! This country, or rather a city, is located in China. 
This place was created to attract tourists. “Little people” live here, put on performances for tourists, and generally make money from tourists as best they can. Therefore, many Chinese dwarfs have a chance to find work and shelter in "The Land of Lilliputians."
Arizona, 240 km from the famous Grand Canyon. Fantastic, surreal beauty, especially when the rays of the sun fall inside during the day: 
or the moon at night: 
The place where Antelope Canyon is located belongs to the Navajo Indians, so to get here you need to negotiate with them ($)
and hire a guide.
If you decide to go there, be careful rainy weather— even if it rains somewhere nearby, the canyon can fill with water very quickly and almost silently. Thus, in 1997, 11 tourists died here.
The Arizona Wave is another natural wonder: 
They say nature is the best artist, in this case we see her works in the style of “surrealism”.
This place, like Antelope Canyon, is located not far from the Grand Canyon Park. The surface of the “Wave”, despite the fact that it was formed under the influence of rain and wind over millions of years, is quite fragile in places, so large crowds of tourists are not allowed here. The maximum is 20 people per day, and tickets here are drawn like a lottery, so seeing this beauty with your own eyes is not easy.
But you can see a photo or video:
These colorful rocks are located in the geological park of the Chinese province of Gansu, and there are no other hills of the same type anywhere else in the world. 
Hundreds of millions of years ago this area was the bottom of the sea. But, as often happened in those geologically active times, the sea became dry land, and the silt deposits dried out and oxidized. Naturally, it could not have happened without the participation of water and wind, which washed and blew out various layers of sedimentary rocks of different colors and shades.
Now it is a unique place of its kind that attracts tourists from all over the world. Comfortable paths have been built for them and observation decks. Another interesting fact is that the famous Silk Road once ran through this area.
This may be a very loud headline, but if this is not a strange place, then what is it!?!
Of course, these toys were never alive, but judging by the eerie impression that discarded dolls hanging on trees make, this definition is quite suitable for this place: 
The Island of the Dolls is located in Mexico, not far from Mexico City, among the canals of Xochimilco overgrown with reeds and bushes. Of course, there is a legend that explains what happened here:
In the middle of the last century, a man named Don Julian Santana Barrera lived in these places. He was of a gloomy disposition, liked to drink a fair amount, and was not entirely in good spirits, which is why those around him disliked him. At some point, he completely went crazy, and it happened on religious grounds. He annoyed his neighbors so much with his delusional sermons that they began to periodically beat him.
Because of all this, Don Julian decided to get away from the bustle of the world, chose a wild island among the canals of Xochimilco, began to grow vegetables there and catch fish for lunch. He was alone on a desert island, just like Robinson Crusoe. Rejected by society, he felt overwhelming loneliness and hatred for the whole world.
One day, Don Julian found a doll on the island. He knew that not long ago a girl drowned somewhere nearby - most likely it was her doll! As a religious man, Don Julian believed that the girl’s soul still wanders here without finding peace, and for his personal safety he needs to somehow win her over. Since then, occasionally visiting the city, he collected discarded dolls from garbage dumps and brought them to the island as a gift to the spirit of the dead girl.
..As the years passed, there were more and more dolls, and Don Julian became more and more out of his mind - the mania for collecting dolls took possession of his consciousness completely. He became obsessed with dolls; they completely replaced society and human communication for him. Now he was not alone - he lived a full life surrounded by friends, girlfriends, neighbors, acquaintances... and enemies. He treated his friends in a friendly manner - he looked after them, shared shelter with them, and they kept him company on long dull evenings.
But Don Julian did not have many friends; for the most part he was surrounded by enemies. And Don Julian Santana Barrera was cruel to his enemies! He carried out executions on them like a medieval inquisitor dealing with heretics, and then hung them from the “corpses” on trees, mainly around the perimeter of the island, in order to frighten evil spirits and uninvited guests.
This is how this strange and mysterious man, Robinson Crusoe of the 20th century, lived on his island. But one day, when his nephew, the only living person who occasionally visited him and brought him food, once again sailed to the island, Don Julian was no longer here. It looks like he drowned in the canal, just like the girl whose doll became the first resident "Islands of Dead Dolls"
Here is such a legend... I apologize if I got creepy at the end of the post. I fantasized a little based on what I found on the Internet about this strange island... just to make it more interesting.
Despite the fact that abandoned cities and creepy corners of the earth terrify impressionable tourists, hundreds of travelers constantly come to these most terrible places on the planet in search of thrills.
One of these terrible places in the world is considered to be the Prague cemetery with 12 thousand ancient tombstones, which operated in the Czech Republic for four centuries. Unknown travelers found their last refuge in this cemetery, but most often wealthy townspeople were buried in luxurious processions. The cemetery area is small, but 100 thousand dead are buried here. It is noteworthy that the older burials were covered with earth, then the new dead were buried on top of them. This is how about 12 tiers were formed: now travelers can observe an eerie picture - the subsiding earth has exposed several upper “floors” with coffins and gravestones.
St. George's Church is also located in the Czech Republic, in one of the tiny villages: tourists go to the abandoned temple, attracted by the unusual legend of the place. Sometime during the next funeral service, the roof over the church collapsed. Once Holy place Czech artist Hadrava decorated it with numerous sinister ghost sculptures.
The Mexican island of abandoned dolls attracts adrenaline junkies with the exotic nature of forgotten toys. In the middle of the last century, a hermit who settled here began to collect and “resettle” dolls thrown into the trash around the island. About a thousand broken and mutilated toys are tied to trees - many dolls sit on the ground or hang on branches: this is how the hermit decided to perpetuate the memory of a girl who drowned in the bay.
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.
The world-famous Parisian catacombs are a winding system of underground tunnels with extensive caves and descents. A communications network stretching up to 300 kilometers lies near Paris: more than 6 million people have found their home here.
The Japanese island of Hashima is also considered the most mystical place in the world. This abandoned mining town once supplied the country with coal, with quarries and a mine operating in the late 19th century. People came here in the hope of making money: miners densely populated the island with their families. Almost 40 years ago, the enterprise became unprofitable and the coal mines were closed. Now this island has become a popular ghost town among tourists.
Jukai, the famous Suicide Forest, is located on one of the Japanese islands and has gone down in history as an evil place where thousands of people committed suicide. The forest initially enjoyed a bad reputation thanks to ancient legends about ghosts, and since the middle of the last century, suicides have become frequent in these eerie thickets. Going several hundred meters into the forest, along the paths you can find things - shoes, clothes, bags of those who have passed away. Knowing how attractive the place is for people with weak mental health, the authorities installed a warning poster with a helpline number.
Among the most mystical places in the world are also called the burial places of the fire mummies of Kabayan in the Philippines. These remains are more than seven centuries old: locals believe that the spirits of the mummified deceased still live near the burial sites. A peculiarity of local customs is that mummies were buried in small coffin capsules made of wood, placing the bodies of the deceased in them in the most uncomfortable positions.
At the magic market of Akodessewa, which lies in the center of the capital of Togo, you can see sorcerers who still practice voodoo magic and use terrifying-looking dolls in rituals. Buyers and fans of monstrous artifacts are offered a choice of decorated skulls, magical accessories, potions and medicines, dried monkey heads, hare and chicken feet, various souvenirs and local amulets.
In the ranking of scary places in the world, tourists are attracted by the old psychiatric hospital in the city of Parma: it was once one of the successful clinics in Italy, but over time the building fell into disrepair. A masterpiece from the object was made by an artist from Brazil, who painted the walls of the hospital with silhouettes of patients. Ghostly figures decorate the building, conveying to rare visitors the eerie atmosphere of an Italian abandoned hospital.
There is another terrifying attraction in Italy - the Plague Island in Venetian lagoon. Since ancient times, this place has been adapted for the residence of patients who were exiled here from all over the country. More than 16 thousand plague victims are buried here, but locals believe that their souls have not calmed down and still hover over their graves. The island’s gloomy reputation is also supported by legends according to which terrible experiments were performed on the sick.
Connoisseurs of the horror and realistic genres computer games They go to the American city of Centralia for a special experience: it was here that the famous horror film “Silent Hill” was filmed. This town in Pennsylvania is famous for the fact that due to a massive fire, the population almost abandoned the area. The underground fire has not yet been extinguished: the atmosphere of hopelessness is emphasized by particles of ash in the air over empty streets with destroyed houses.
The most mystical places in the last century, a new attraction was added to the world - the Mountain of Crosses with ancient Lithuanian crosses is an eerie-looking hill that is not a cemetery at all. According to numerous legends, anyone who places a cross here will receive good luck and change their fate for the better.
A cave in Belize attracts tourists with the strange atmosphere of the cult of the ancient Mayans. This unusual archaeological site is located near Tapir Mountain and is famous for its unique cathedral, built in one of the cave halls. Blood sacrifices were made here for terrible deities. The Mayans also believed that it was here that the gates to the underworld opened.
The Peruvian ancient cemetery of Chauchilla was also included in the list of the most terrible places on the planet. The country's landmark is located near the Nazca Plateau, famous for ufologists. The necropolis was discovered by scientists about a century ago. The burial method attracted the attention of archaeologists: the dead were placed in graves, covering their bodies with a special composition. Thanks to ancient recipes, the dead were perfectly preserved: the dry climate of the Peruvian desert also contributed to this.
In Brazil, Snake Island is considered the creepiest place: the territory is famous for the presence of a huge number of snakes - here on every square meter of forest land you can find up to six dangerous and poisonous reptiles. Now tourists are prohibited from visiting Queimada Grande due to the risk of attack by huge poisonous reptiles.
The Moleb Triangle was included in the ranking of the creepiest places in Russia: this is a remote village in the Perm Territory, where anomalous UFO activity was noticed. Previously, the Mansi lived here, who made sacrifices to their gods on a stone plateau.
Russia also has its own exotic City of dead: The small Ossetian village of Dargavs is famous for its richly decorated family crypts.
One of Scotland's bridges, Overtoun, has become infamous unexplained cases suicides among dogs. Dozens of dogs threw themselves onto the rocks and died, and the survivors went up to try again.
The list of the most terrible places on the planet would be incomplete without the hanging coffins of Sagada - original burial structures were built in the forest of one of the villages in the Philippines. Locals bury the dead, hanging them so that the souls of departed ancestors are closer to heaven.
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 grandiose construction project - the unfinished subway in Cincinnati - amazes with its atmosphere of abandonment. The depot was built at the end of the 19th century, but the line was frozen for economic reasons. Now the depot can be visited several times a year, although diggers from all over the world often visit the unfinished metro on their own.
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Planet Earth is unique in its nature.
There are many beautiful and enchanting places in the world that many people want to visit. But there are mysterious, unusual and mystical places.
While scientists are trying to unravel the mystery of their uniqueness, they arouse keen interest among tourists.
So, we suggest that you familiarize yourself with the TOP 5 most mystical places on planet Earth.
5th place - Roopkund Lake, India
The glacial lake is located at an altitude of 5029 meters in the Himalayas. The alpine reservoir is called “skeleton lake” for the many skeletons and skulls on its shores.
Rumors about it have circulated since the late 19th century, but it is believed that it was discovered by a local forester in 1942. Many believed that these remains belonged to Japanese soldiers, but numerous examinations showed that the age of the remains was more than 800 years.
In 2004, an expedition of scientists found that human remains had been lying around since 850 AD. DNA analysis revealed that the bones are divided into two parts: those belonging to people of short stature and people of normal height.
The cause of their death was hail. It has been suggested that most likely these were pilgrims to the sacred site of Homkund.
In 1987, in the Chelyabinsk region, archaeologists discovered this mysterious city. Previously, it belonged to the ancient arches, which unexpectedly abandoned it and finally set it on fire.
Arkaim is well preserved and practically not destroyed. Inexplicable things are happening in this place.
There are legends that people are healed here and illnesses go away forever. The city consists of two circles with four entrances, according to the cardinal directions.
This place is popular among tourists. It is even possible to spend the night in an open-air tent on the territory of this mystical place.
This place gained popularity after the appearance of a mysterious animal. The huge monster was first seen in the 20th century by a Mackay couple who had a hotel nearby.
Many eyewitnesses describe it as a huge dinosaur with an elongated neck.
An English pilot even made a film confirming its existence. Scientists have found a long cave at the bottom of this lake.
Scientists are still studying this lake, but for now a huge flow of tourists visits it every year.
Black Bamboo Dell is located in the southern region of China. The fame of this place lies in the fact that people die and disappear here repeatedly, and accidents occur.
There was a plane crash here in 1950, although no faults had previously been discovered. One day, an expedition team disappeared in the valley.
The leader of the squad fell a little behind the rest of the participants and saw how a thick fog appeared around him. He was terribly scared and when the fog cleared he discovered that the rest of the group had disappeared.
It is believed that this anomalous zone is located on the border of the transition to a parallel world. It is worth noting that the evaporation of the roots of rotting plants, which are located in the hollow, can affect the psyche of people.
The most dangerous and mystical zone on Earth. In the Devil's Triangle, planes, ships and people disappear without a trace.
The anomalous zone got its name because it looks like a triangle, where the vertices are Bermuda, Puerto Rico and the southern cape of Florida.
Vincent Gladdis dedicated an article to this place in 1964 and became the author of this phrase. Many films have been made and many books written about the Bermuda Triangle.
Skeptics argue that in this place there are no less cataclysms than in others. It is believed that the triangle is a transition to a parallel world.
But there is also scientific points view on incidents in this anomalous zone and several books have been written where the authors debunk myths about the dangerous zone.
In any case, while skeptics and scientists argue, this place rightfully takes first place in the ranking of the most mystical places on Earth.
1.Chinese 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, in the ravine, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace, 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. Six researchers were equipped with last word technicians 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 the real nightmare began here - patients complained of wild headaches, and at night ghosts appeared to them dead people, the 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, explanations for this mysterious phenomena many are found - aliens and monsters are blamed for the disappearance of people, unknown evil forces and transitions to other worlds.
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.
At the same time, those same swamps in the 19th century were called Living because of the much more 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 city of Glasgow, there is a stone arch bridge over a small river, built in late XIX 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 Bermuda Triangle there are temporary or black holes, others suggest that rifts in space are to blame, and some even think that people are being kidnapped by the 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 came from Spain near the coast of Central America stumbled upon islands surrounded by dangerous shoals and reefs. He called them the Devil's Islands. And only a few decades later they began to be called Bermuda in honor of himself.
For many centuries, the area 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 mystical phenomena exist at all, or whether everything anomalous has simply not yet been explained by science.
One thing is absolutely clear - rumors, myths and legends never appear out of nowhere.
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