There are a lot of incredibly interesting, unusual and... Don’t forget about the mysterious, mystical, and sometimes downright creepy places, looking at which will take your breath away and fill you with sincere horror. It seems that these otherworldly landscapes have broken through to us from another world - a world of nightmares, monsters and ghosts. And despite the fact that most of the creepy places were created by nature, there are also areas that were created by the dark and scary hands of people themselves.
Below is a selection of photographs from the creepiest places on the planet.
The abandoned city of Pripyat, located in close proximity to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, where an accident occurred in 1986, killing about 10,000 people from the effects of radiation exposure. Photo: Zoltan Balogh.
Inside an abandoned Gothic-style church in Gary, Indiana. Photo: Chris Arnold. 
A vast desert of barren land in San Juan County, New Mexico. The entire desert is filled with surreal landscapes created by combinations of rock formations and fossils. 
"Hell's Gate" is a natural gas outlet in Derweze, Turkmenistan. In 1971, Soviet geologists discovered a gas deposit. While drilling, scientists stumbled upon a void, which led to a collapse and the release of gas. To avoid poisoning people with natural gas, it was decided to set fire to the fault site. The burning was expected to stop in a few days, but the fire is still raging. Photo: Tormod Sandtorv 
Valley of the Whales (Wadi al-Hitan) is a paleontological site where the remains of ancient whales were discovered. Fossils illustrate the evolutionary process and prove that whales originally lived on land. Photo: Roland Unger. 
Death Valley is a national park in California, the territory of which is the hottest and driest place in North America. 
If you are afraid of heights, then the Trolltunga rock in Norway would be almost the scariest place on the planet for you. It hangs horizontally at an altitude of more than 700 meters above Lake Ringedalsvatnet and offers an enchanting view of the Hardanger Valley. There are no protective fences on the rock. Photo: TerjeN 
Desert National Park in Namibia, home to a 900-year-old forest of dead trees that once grew here. The trees do not decompose due to the too dry climate of the area. Photo: Ikiwaner. 
Located north of the White Desert, Egypt's Black Desert is located near the Bahariya Oasis. The desert is known for its black sand and black volcanic rocks. Photo: RolandUnge. 
Deer Cave in Malu National Park is home to more than 3 million bats that live on the ceiling of the cave, at a height that in some places reaches 140 meters. The cave is located in Borneo, Malaysia. Photo: Robbie Shawn. 
One of the darkest and most mysterious cemeteries on the planet is located in Sheffield, UK. Almost all the graves in the cemetery are unmarked, and local residents say that ghosts wander here from time to time, explaining that in the 19th century the cemetery was the site of frequent grave robberies. 
Hashima Island in Japan was inhabited from 1887 to 1974, when coal mining took place there, providing thousands of jobs. When the amount of coal in the deposit decreased, people began to simply abandon the island, resulting in it being completely abandoned. Photo: Yaves Marchand and Romain Meffry. 
The Hill of Crosses is a place of pilgrimage in northern Lithuania. Over the centuries, crosses, giant crucifixes, statues and thousands of tiny crosses have been brought here by Catholic pilgrims. The exact number of crosses is unknown, but experts estimate that 10 years ago there were about 100,000 of them. Photo: Joe Klamer. 
The metro of the American city of Cincinnati is one of the largest abandoned tunnels on the planet. Construction stopped in the late 1920s, before half of the 25-kilometer line was completed. The subway tunnel is located between the central business district of Cincinnati and the suburb of Norwood. Photo: Jonathan Warren 
Boiling Lake is located in the Morne-Trois-Piton National Park in Dominica. Due to a crack in the earth's crust, endless streams of gas and steam burst out, causing endless boiling of water. 
More than 50 large transport ports from the Second World War are buried under the water of Truk Lagoon. Many wrecks have cargo holds full of tanks, bulldozers, railroad cars, motorcycles, torpedoes, mines, weapons and human remains. Some divers have also reported seeing ghosts among the debris at the bottom of Truk Lagoon. Photo: Adam Horwood 
A man walks past a wall of skulls and bones in the catacombs of Paris. The catacombs were used to store the remains of generations of Parisians in an attempt to cope with the overcrowding of Paris's cemeteries in the late 18th century. Photo: Boris Horvath 
An abandoned amusement park near Berlin, Germany. The last visitors to the park were here 13 years ago, since then it has been empty, everything around is overgrown with trees and bushes, and this deserted place looks creepy and intimidating. 
Caddo Lake is located on the border of Texas and Louisiana. This creepy place is full of surreal strange plots. The lake is full of flooded trees and bushes that have been growing here for more than 400 years. 
One of the caves on Phang Nga Island, which is simply teeming with bats hanging from the ceiling. Photo: Jerry Redfern 
A chandelier made of bones hanging in the Sedlec crypt, Czech Republic. The crypt was built back in the 14th century, after which its walls were filled with the remains of 40 thousand people over 4 centuries. 
The Crooked Forest Grove is located in northwestern Poland and is filled with hundreds of pine trees that have a strange 90-degree bend at their base. The grove was planted back in 1930. After several years of normal growth of the trees, they were pressed to the ground, using special equipment that kept the young trees close to the ground. After several years of this experiment, the trees were released and their pillars were irrevocably deformed. 
An eerie, mysterious blood-red waterfall erupts from the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica. This waterfall resembles an endless stream of blood bursting out of the ground. In fact, this is water from an underground lake rich in iron. Photo: Peter Reisek. 
Bran Castle, known as “Dracula's Castle,” stands among the Transylvanian mountains in Romania. This is just one of several places associated with the legend of Dracula, but it retains its mystique and attracts crowds of tourists every year. Photo: Sean Gallup. 
Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave in Belize, famous for archaeological sites associated with the Mayan tribes. There are remains, ceramics and other household items here. The photograph shows the skeleton of a teenage girl, who, judging by the surroundings, was sacrificed. 
A flock of vultures flies over the La Chureca landfill, the largest landfill in Central America, located in Managua, Nicaragua. 
Beds and furniture were left in the psychiatric ward of the abandoned Poveglia Hospital in Venice, Italy. The entire island of Poveglia was formerly used as a quarantine for plague victims. 
The Kaplica Czaszek Chapel in Czermna, Poland is decorated with 3 thousand human bones and skulls and another 20 thousand bone fragments lying below the chapel in the crypt. 
Island of the Dolls, located in the Xochimilco canals south of Mexico City. It became home to hundreds of creepy dolls. The island's dolls are dedicated to the memory of a little girl who drowned in a canal many years ago. The world is full of mysteries and secrets. The miracles that happen in it have no boundaries, they are inaccessible to the understanding of an ordinary person and therefore extremely attractive. Despite a significant leap in the development of modern technology, there are still places on planet Earth that are called anomalous. Strange, mysterious and even dangerous things happen in many of them. Once in one of these places, a person risks saying goodbye forever to the people, events and things he knows. Some travelers are thrown into the past or future, while others lose their memory and cannot tell anything about the hours, days and even years spent in the anomalous zone.
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Devil's Tower in Wyoming
Devil's Tower is a natural monument located in the US state of Wyoming in the center of the Great Plains. In reality, nothing abnormal happens on the 386-meter-high rock.
However, local residents claim that the surprisingly smooth fragment of ancient rock, tapering at the top, is a platform for the launch and landing of alien ships.
Devil's Tower during the day
Unusual climatic conditions help maintain the legend. Being one of the tallest structures, the Devil's Tower is often affected by lightning. The fog that covers it in the morning makes this place truly mysterious.
Naturally, scientists do not consider the version with aliens, which does not make the Devil’s Tower less popular. It is interesting that experts have different opinions about the origin of the rock; nothing is known about it reliably. Every year, 400 thousand tourists visit the surrounding areas.
They are attracted primarily by the unusual appearance of the rock structure. The slopes of the tower are steep and straight, which is why everyone who is lucky enough to see it in person seems as if it was hewn out of a huge mountain range by the hands of a person or an alien.
Devil's Tower– a reworked name of this amazing place. The Lakota Indians called the mountain plateau Mato Tipila, which translates as House of the Bear. The naming error occurred in 1875, when the new owners of the Great Plains first became interested in what a huge flat block represented, which for a long time had been impossible to climb. The new residents of America liked the incorrect translation more, which is why this name appears in all modern sources.
As mentioned above, scientists have not put forward a consensus on what was the impetus for the formation of the rock. The following theories are considered the most plausible.
- Marine theory. In the past, the land where the Great Plains are now located was covered by a sea or ocean, the bottom of which was covered with sedimentary rocks. As a result of a strong earthquake, a crack formed in the earth's crust, from where volcanic magma penetrated into the sedimentary rocks. Layering on shale, limestone and sandstone, the magma gradually rose to the surface, solidifying in the form of a basalt column. After millions of years, the sea retreated, and bad weather began to grind the rock, which led to the formation of hexagonal pillars, as if specially carved from stone.
- Volcanic. Millions of years ago, on the site of the Devil's Tower there was a volcano, the eruption of which caused the formation of an unusual stone pillar.
For a long time it was not possible to fully explore the Devil's Tower. It remained impregnable until the end of the 19th century. Two local farmers were so curious that, using the stairs, they dared to take this mortally dangerous step.
In 1906, President Roosevelt designated Devil's Tower a national monument.
In 1938, the famous climber Jack Durance repeated this feat, and another 3 years later George Hopkins parachuted to the top of the mountain. He was supposed to return to the mainland with the help of ropes, but bad weather and the daredevil’s inability to handle climbing equipment disrupted all his plans. Hopkins got stuck on the plateau and to save him they had to look for Durance, who helped the traveler go down.
White gods
50 km from Moscow, not far from the village of Radonezh, there is an ancient Slavic tract. According to legend, it is a semi-oval sacrificial altar made of large stones. The exact location of the sanctuary is unknown to anyone living today. The forests surrounding the village are quite extensive, and it is not easy to find in them a stone structure that is probably dilapidated and covered with moss.
Experts have no doubt about its existence, linking the name of the altar with the most famous pantheon of Slavic gods, consisting of Belobog, Chernobog and Sventovit, who ruled people, the sky and the underworld.
White Gods
Currently, the search for the remains of the sanctuary does not stop, but the likelihood of finding it is minimal. Ancient stones seem to be hidden from human eyes by a divine hand, ready to appear only to those who are truly worthy of it.
Hatteras
The Atlantic Ocean is replete with anomalous zones. Cape Hatteras is considered one of them. Waves crashing against rocky ledges lift millions of grains of sand and small shells into the air. It would seem that this phenomenon is quite common, but its main secret lies in the extraordinary height to which grains of sand manage to rise. In some cases it exceeds 25–35 meters. The sand freezes in the air for a few moments, after which it smoothly descends. Scientists have not been able to find out the nature of this amazing phenomenon. The place is considered anomalous and extremely dangerous. Not everyone can decide to visit Cape Hatteras.
At Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras is located inside the Bermuda Triangle, which makes this place even more mysterious and unique.
Bermuda Triangle area
Czech catacombs
In the southeast of the Czech Republic, the small town of Jihlava is located; it has gained worldwide fame not because of its delicious beer. At a depth of several tens of meters under the city there are mysterious medieval catacombs 25 km long.
Ancient tunnel
The only thing that is known about them is that they are man-made. The construction of the catacombs dates back to the 13th–14th centuries. The exact reason that prompted people to create extremely creepy underground structures has not been named. Perhaps the catacombs are the remains of miners, or local residents hid in them to escape robberies and fires.
The Czech catacombs are a world of ghosts and spirits. Anyone who dares to spend the night here can hear organ music echoing throughout the dungeons. At the same time, any psychological disorders and hallucinations are absolutely excluded, as scientists and psychologists have repeatedly been convinced of.
According to legend, the organ in the catacombs began to sound after the burial of a talented young musician there. His ability to handle musical instruments aroused suspicion among the Inquisition. The young man was accused of conspiring with the devil and was buried alive in one of the many halls. From now on, on the day of the organist’s death, an amazingly beautiful melody can be heard in the dungeons.
Signs for tourists on the walls of the catacombs
And if skeptics still don’t believe in the musician’s ghost, then in the catacombs there is something that will make any scientist doubt his own judgment. So, in one of the halls a staircase glowing with red light was discovered. They still cannot explain where it leads and why it glows.
Glowing tunnel
In addition, one of the subway tunnels passing through the catacombs emits green fluorescent light. The reason for the glow is the coating of the arch with zinc silicate. How this rather rare mineral got into the tunnel is also unknown.
Moleb triangle
Zone M located in the Perm region. It is a whole complex of anomalous places, each of which has its own inexplicable phenomena: clock hands lag behind, the compass does not work, luminous balls are discovered.
Zones of anomalous origin inside the Moleb Triangle
Known since the late 1980s of the last century as a habitat for aliens. Eyewitnesses claim that in this place they were repeatedly able to see flying saucers and the aliens themselves. Some lucky ones even managed to establish telepathic contact with alien guests, which was written about in both local and foreign newspapers for a long time.
Pavel Globa believes, that it was in the Moleb triangle that the ancient prophet Zarathustra was born, therefore, even without aliens and unusual traces, this place can be considered holy.
Scientists do not undertake to refute fictions, but they do not confirm them either. It is reliably known that in these places there was a prayer stone, and the remains of pagan idols were also preserved.
Chavinda
In the colorful and legendary Mexican culture, there are many references to places where strange and terrible things begin to happen to a person. One of these places is called Chavinda. It is located far from big cities, but is the goal of many thrill seekers.
At Chavinda's
Local residents believe that on a small plateau there is an intersection of worlds. Inexplicable things really happen to visitors - cars break down, they see things that cannot be, they hear strange sounds. Naturally, no one died or disappeared here, but the place is really interesting and more than strange. Not everyone dares to spend the night in a tent on a plateau.
Akyrtas ancient settlement
The ancient city was once located on one of the busiest trade routes in the world - the Silk Road. The first mention of it is recorded in the diary of the Chinese monk Chang Chun, who traveled through these lands at the beginning of the 13th century. According to his notes, a red stone city with large burial grounds in the shape of the Big Dipper stood in the way.
Remains of an ancient city
The first studies of the settlement were carried out in the second half of the 19th century. Unfortunately, it was not possible to find traces of unknown medieval builders. The scale and technique of construction of houses and protective structures will amaze everyone. Some of the stones used in the construction are so heavy that even modern technology can hardly lift them.
Dead Lake
Near the village of Gerasimovka (Kazakhstan) there is an amazing lake, nicknamed Dead by local residents. It is 100 meters long and 60 meters wide. Situated in a mountainous area, it has rightfully earned its notoriety. Not a single fish or plant can be found in this lake. The drowned bodies of people do not float to the surface and cannot be detected.
The surface of the Dead Lake
Local residents avoid the reservoir, believing that it is cursed. According to one legend, a jealous groom drowned his innocent bride in this lake, and from then on truly terrible things began to happen there.
You can swim in the lake, but the villagers never do it. A carefree vacationer can be dragged to the bottom by the dead. People walking along the shore of the lake often disappear, but they are always found, however, in places completely unexpected for them.
Ustyurt Plateau
A huge white stone plateau stretching across the territories of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Due to low temperatures in winter and the heat that destroys all living things in summer, the plateau is practically uninhabited. There are also few tourists, which is associated not with the lack of something worth seeing, but with the anomalous phenomena that occur here (spirits, voices and ghosts are just a few of the things that can be found on the absolutely lifeless white plain).
On the Ustyurt plateau
On the Ustyurt plateau there are many above-ground and underground structures, the nature of which could not be determined. No civilization known to scientists has left similar traces of its existence.
The remains of stone men dressed in military uniform were also discovered. A real army, although made of stone, still brings terror to those who decide to make a long and dangerous journey across the plateau.
Lake Kok-kol
Located in the mountainous area of Kazakhstan, it is not easy to get to, and it is not necessary, because it is known as one of the most mystical places in this region. The reservoir never dries out; even in the hottest weather, the water in it remains cool and crystal clear.
Moreover, its level does not decrease, which contradicts all physical laws. Local residents call the reservoir the Living Lake, which is associated with the unexpected appearance of seething whirlpools on its surface, into which everything that is on the surface falls. It’s definitely not worth swimming in such a body of water; according to legend, it is guarded by the local spirit Aidahare, who is extremely jealous of any newcomers.
Beauty and danger
Shepherds tell stories that the lake swallowed up birds and animals before their eyes, which suggests the existence of some prehistoric creature in the depths of the reservoir. Some ufologists claim to have seen an anaconda-like animal crawling out of the water.
The lake has no bottom, as divers had to verify, one of whom almost died. Dragged into a whirlpool, he was unable to get to the surface and swam through a network of underground caves, emerging from the water only a few kilometers from the dive site.
Devil's Trap
A mysterious and dangerous place is located in the city of Tacona in Sicily. It is called the Devil's Snare because of a strange incident that happened to local resident Alberto Gordoni in 1753. Walking out into the courtyard of his house, this man disappeared into thin air in front of his friends and family. They searched for him for more than one year, but no traces could be found.
There are many devil's traps - places where people disappear and appear - on Earth. Previously, belief in legends and myths helped avoid them. In the age of rationalism, a person is deprived of such an opportunity, which is why cases of disappearances of people are recorded everywhere.
It is likely that the incident would have been forgotten, but 22 years later the missing person appeared out of nowhere in the same place where he disappeared. He had not aged a bit and was sure that he had been away for no more than a few hours.
Medieval manor – crossroads of times
The time traveler was placed in a psychiatric hospital, while within the walls of which he spoke about disembodied spirits, bodies without souls, eternally living people and funnels in space and time. The only one who believed him was Dr. Mario. The doctor decided to personally visit the place of disappearance along with the missing person. Imagine his horror when, as soon as he stepped into the courtyard of his former home, Albert disappeared again. This time he failed to return. The frightened doctor ordered the place to be surrounded by a high wall and ordered no one to approach it.
Yarlu Valley
An amazingly beautiful place located among the mountain peaks of Altai. The valley is considered by many to be a place of power; those who dream of connecting with nature, meditating, and feeling close to the divine come here.
In the center of the valley is the Stone of Wisdom, also known as the Shaman Stone, or the World Stone. The weather here changes every 5–10 minutes. Many people believe that UFOs fly into the valley, but they are invisible to ordinary people. There are also those who claim that by concentrating and standing on the Shaman’s stone, you can go through a portal to other countries and even changes.
Yarlu Valley
Even if nothing unusual happens during the trip, the Yarlu Valley is still worth visiting. This is a beautiful place that does not yet retain a trace of human civilization.
Anomalous zones of the Kaluga region
The Kaluga region is rich in anomalous zones. These are the Koltsovsky Caves, and the Popovsky Bridge, and the town of Kurgan, the Devil's Settlement. Many local residents will be happy to tell the legend about Kanishchensky Pond and the inexplicable phenomena that regularly occur in the villages of Verevka, Nikitskoye, Black Potok, Shchigry, Ogarkovo, Ostrozhnoe.
Directional sign to the Devil's Settlement
So, residents of the village of Verevka walking in the forest discovered that at the height of summer the leaves on the trees turned yellow and fell off, as if late autumn had come, the air temperature had dropped sharply. Having moved a few hundred meters away from the anomalous place, they were convinced that nothing had changed in the world around them, summer continued. The researchers who arrived at the scene walked at least 12 km in 40 minutes, completely unaware of how quickly they covered a path that required at least 2 hours.
The advertisement helps to attract tourists
Much more mysterious things are happening in the local forests - people are disappearing and are far from the place of disappearance, UFOs are flying, and aliens are walking around at home. Remote and sometimes abandoned villages are a reliable keeper of ancient legends and prophecies.
Mysticism of Sochi
The Krasnodar region is full of secrets and mysteries. It was near Sochi that stone houses of dwarfs were discovered, and the Valley of Witches in the Shapsug anomalous zone is famous for significant energy emissions that add or subtract the strength of random travelers.
Sochi is interesting not only for lovers of ancient and mysterious places, but also for those who dream of meeting a real ghost. According to ufologists, the spirit of Stalin appears in the Green Grove sanatorium, and the ghost of Yuri Gagarin appears in the Rodina Hotel.
The greatest interest among tourists is caused by dolmens - stone houses of dwarfs. According to legend, dwarfs lived high in the mountains, possessed magic, and were cunning but weak.
Ancient buildings
One day, having descended into the valley, they met stupid, but very strong giants. The dwarfs enslaved the giants and forced them to build strong stone houses where they could live comfortably.
Swamp of fear and wandering stones
At the rapids of the Manchu-Korean Mountains there is an anomalous zone known as Bilchu, or the Swamp of Fear. In the middle of the last century, over a hundred soldiers disappeared in these places, whose well-preserved corpses are still found by local residents, despite the fact that the climate here is humid. All the dead people found were lying on their backs, their hands were folded on their chests, there were no visible injuries on the body.
Horrible swamp
According to legend, a huge white worm lives in the swamp, whose breath is so poisonous that people who find themselves in the swamp die instantly. The worm drags the people it likes into the swamp and eats them, leaving the “unpalatable” ones on the surface.
Locals try not to enter the swamps, and if it is impossible, then do it as carefully as possible. The threat is posed not only by the poisonous water, but also by the nearby Segan Hill. Such a rare phenomenon as wandering stones has been repeatedly observed on this hill. The wind spirit who lives at the top of the hill does not like people and therefore moves large boulders to intimidate the newcomer and force him to leave his place.
Secrets of the Kolomna ravine
In the Kolomenskoye Nature Reserve there is a large Golosovoy ravine, at the bottom of which there are two large boulders - Devy and Gus. Each of them weighs at least 5 tons and, according to legend, the stones are the remains of a serpent destroyed by St. George the Victorious. Stone blocks are considered magical; a wish made from them will definitely come true. Some believe that stones can restore male strength.
Sitting by the stone
Despite the miraculous power of the stones, the ravine itself is not considered a good place. Travelers' compass stops working, mobile phones are discharged, and a trace of unknown objects is seen in the sky; at night, a UFO itself can be seen.
People disappear in Golosovo Ravine and time stops. There have been repeated cases of entire groups disappearing, only to appear in the same place decades later, claiming that only a few minutes had passed. Abnormal energy activity forces people to stay away from this place.
Where mutant trees grow
Residents and guests of Yakutsk who decide to wander through the forest near the third kilometer of the Magansky Highway are faced with an amazing natural phenomenon - unusually shaped pine trees and other trees. All of them are located near a former military base, which was once a specially protected area. In the taiga you can often find twisted trees, but no one has ever found them in such numbers.
Twisted Trees
The shape of the trees is bizarre, and scientists are unable to explain the reason for it. Ufologists believe in aliens, skeptics claim that it’s all about radiation and experiments conducted at this military base. Nothing is known reliably about the experiments, but mushrooms in the abandoned part grow in large quantities even in a lean year.
The mystery of the Patom crater
The Patomsky crater is located in the Irkutsk region in the deep taiga. The Yakuts call this place the Nest of the Fire Eagle and consider it cursed. The reason for its formation, according to scientists, is a meteorite; alien guests here are not considered something rare. The last large meteorite, which fell in 2003, forced hundreds of animals and birds to leave the area. The places became uninhabited for a long time. Ufologists are trying to find a connection between the Patom crater and circles on Lake Baikal. According to one version, at least 300 years ago a large alien ship crashed here, which had an impact on all nearby territories.
Patomsky crater
In the crater itself, people died repeatedly and under mysterious circumstances. The place is considered extremely dangerous.
Gobi Desert and its inhabitants
It is one of the most extensive and sparsely populated deserts in the world. It is located in the southern part of Mongolia and occupies a vast territory within China. It is known thanks to ancient legends and tales, as well as modern events that suggest the anomalous origin of this place. Thus, according to one legend, the ancient worm Olgoy-Khorkhoi lives in the desert, capable of killing with a glance from a distance. Every year, dozens of expeditions are sent in search of this creature and not all of them return.
Those who were taken forever by the desert
In 1995, scientists conducting archaeological excavations discovered the skulls of horned people. The discovery was classified, but information leaked to the press that experts could not prove the existence of a fake. The skulls were genuine and, apparently, their presence means the existence in ancient times of a certain race whose heads were decorated with horns. After another 4 years, archaeologists discovered in the rock the skeleton of a gigantic man, whose external characteristics were similar to apes.
Around 1970, unusual UFO activity was reported in the Gobi Desert. There are no eyewitnesses to those events, but there was talk of some kind of war between aliens, the springboard for which was the Earth.
Medveditskaya Ridge - a mysterious training ground
One of the strongest anomalous zones in Russia. There are many tunnels under the ridge, the weather above the anomaly is unstable, thunderstorms with lightning and thunder are not considered a rare occurrence. At the same time, lightning striking the ground never hits the places where the tunnels are located.
The builders of these tunnels are unknown; they were last used during the Civil War. During the Second World War, the passages in the tunnel were blown up, and since then no one has been able to find them. But even without the tunnels, this place is quite mysterious; here you can often find hundreds of trees burned on one side and tied in unusual knots.
Newspaper note
Scientists have not been able to find out the reason for lightning regularly striking the ground and twisted tree trunks. Ufologists suggest that the Medveditskaya Ridge is used as a space testing ground. Conjectures of this kind are supported by the presence of altered gravity in this place. Unfortunately, it has still not been possible to record a real UFO.
Kholat Syakhyl
The mysterious Mountain of the Dead, located in the Urals and is a place where extremely dangerous and destructive phenomena for humans occur. The local Mansi tribe claims that it is the mountain that kills all passers-by. There is a legend in the tribe that 9 of its members went through the pass and disappeared without a trace; their bodies were not found.
All that remains from the Dyatlov expedition
Kholat Syakhyl is the site of the death of the famous Dyatlov expedition. Nine tourists set out to conquer a mountain peak, but were found far from their overnight stay, half naked and in terrible condition. They were all dead, and their bodies were mutilated - gouged out eyes, broken bones, torn out tongues.
Tourists were found in different places, some of them were wearing completely alien clothes that did not belong to any of the expedition members. The story of the death of the Dyatlov expedition is told in the mystical film of the same name, “The Secret of the Dyatlov Pass.”
Damn cemetery
A plot of land with a diameter of up to 300 meters, located at the foot of the Cova River. It is a place with scorched areas of land. For many decades, nothing taller than grass grows on the scorched earth.
Birds flying over the Devil's Cemetery and animals running through immediately die.
Damn cemetery
Local residents bypass it and believe that whoever steps onto the black earth will face a quick and quick death. Ufologists believe that the unusual anomalous phenomenon is associated with the Tunguska meteorite.
Yakut Death Valley
Mythical zone in the valley of the Vilyui River. Everyone who dared to spend the night in this seemingly safe place fell ill. If the person spent the night again, death awaited him. Death Valley is a kind of crater with a metal core.
Death Valley
There is talk of a giant iron cauldron that sank in this place, the bottom of which is the lowest point of the valley. The origin of the mysterious cauldron or several cauldrons is associated with:
- spaceship crash;
- the remains of an alien base;
- the ruins of a city built by an ancient civilization;
- geological formations of unknown nature;
- hallucinations under the influence of methane;
- nuclear tests.
Strange stones and objects are found at the bottom of local lakes.
Every year the valley is visited by travelers interested in everything anomalous, but the local inhabitants avoid this place.
Death Valley in Sichuan Province
Death Valley, or Black Bamboo Hollow, is located in southwest China and has a bad reputation. Here, not only people but also animals disappear without a trace. Local residents are afraid of this place. You can only choose a guide among them for a lot of money. At the same time, it is not a fact that the valley will let the newcomer in.
Mysterious and scary place
Ufologists believe that the strange fog that sometimes covers the valley hides the ships of arriving aliens who are abducting people. Locals believe in spirits and a giant man-eating panda that destroys all life in the area. And since it is almost impossible to explain the inexplicable in scientific language, the Valley of Death deserves the attention of lovers of the mysterious. Over 100 people disappeared in its vastness.
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Evgeniy Tukubaev The right words and your faith are the key to success in the perfect ritual. I will provide you with information, but its implementation directly depends on you. But don’t worry, a little practice and you will succeed!There is nothing more intriguing than a forbidden place. The fact that you cannot go somewhere makes you crave to go there. Because there is nothing more interesting than the unknown.
North Sentinel Island, India
It is home to one of the few tribes in the world that refuses to have any contact with the modern world. They do not allow strangers into their domain. In 2006, the tribe killed two fishermen who accidentally trespassed on their territory, but the Indian government made no attempt to punish the killers. Now it is strictly forbidden to approach this island.
World Seed Vault, Norway
The Doomsday Vault is located on the island of Spitsbergen and is designed to preserve the seeds of all agricultural plants existing in the world. If, as a result of wars or natural disasters, some plants disappear from the face of the Earth, they can be restored with the help of seeds stored here.
Gate of Pluto in Hierapolis, Türkiye
“The Gates of Hell”, “deadly cave” - this place was once dedicated to the Roman god of death Pluto. During excavations of the temple of Pluto, a small cave was discovered from which carbon dioxide escapes from a crack in the rock. Scientists have proven that this place is extremely dangerous: birds that are unlucky enough to fly too close to the fumes suffocate and fall dead. In some cases, gas concentrations can pose a threat to larger animals, including humans.
Poveglia Island, Italy
This island was a cemetery for plague victims during the Roman Empire and later, during the Middle Ages, when the plague returned, the island again became home to thousands of terminally ill people. They say that the soil here is 50% human ashes. Then in 1922 a psychiatric hospital was opened here. It's safe to say that this did not have a positive effect on the patients, as the island already had a truly eerie atmosphere. Now this island and the buildings on it are abandoned, it is guarded, and it is closed to the public.
Lascaux Cave, France
The Lascaux Cave is a complex of caves near the village of Montignac. The ceilings and walls of the cave are covered with paintings, among which images of large animals predominate. The drawings have no precise dating: they are believed to be approximately 17,000 years old. Back in 1940, the cave was discovered by 18-year-old Marcel Ravidat, and since then many have wondered about its origin and significance. Anthropologists believe that these drawings may symbolize the mystical rituals of hunters. Opening the cave to the public changed its climate. 1,200 visitors a day, changes in air circulation and electric lighting caused the images to gradually deteriorate, leading to the closure of these caves in 1963.
Vatican Secret Archives
Documents relating to the Catholic Church dating back to the 8th century are kept here. The endless series of shelves in this archive stretches for 85 kilometers, and entry here is strictly prohibited for everyone except researchers with a special pass. The archive contains documents such as information about the excommunication of Martin Luther and a letter from Michelangelo to Pope Julius II.
North Brother Island, USA
The island covers an area of just over 5 hectares and is located on the East River near Manhattan, New York. Once upon a time, a passenger ship sank off the coast of the island, killing more than 1,000 people in the water. Later, a hospital was opened here to treat infectious diseases. The most famous patient was Mary Mallon, better known as Typhoid Mary. She was the first person in the United States to be recognized as a healthy carrier of typhoid fever. They say she infected more than 50 people, 3 of whom died. Mary herself categorically denied having the disease and refused to stop working in the food industry. In the 1950s, a drug rehabilitation center was opened on the island. The island is now a bird sanctuary for herons and other wading birds. It is abandoned and closed to the public.
Ise Grand Shrine, Japan
A sacred place where Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun and the universe in Shintoism, is worshiped. The temple was built without a single nail, but the most interesting thing is that the temple is rebuilt every 20 years, observing the Shinto concept of death and rebirth. Despite the beauty and sanctity of the temple, only priests and representatives of the imperial family can enter the territory. The only chance to look at this incredible place is through the wooden fences. You are not allowed to take photographs here.
Morgan Island (Monkey Island), South Carolina
The island got its nickname because of the colony of rhesus monkeys living there, numbering about 4,000 individuals. The monkeys were brought here from La Parguera, Puerto Rico. These monkeys are infected with the herpes virus. No one is allowed on the island for their own safety (and the safety of the monkeys). Unless scientists who work at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases have access here.
Catacombs, Paris
This is one of the most mysterious and scary places in the world. The site was originally a network of tunnels that connected the stone mines of Paris, but at the end of the 18th century it became a repository for 6 million dead bodies. A very small part of these tunnels is open to the public, and you can see thousands of bones and skulls stacked together here. You won’t see 99% of the 274-kilometer-long labyrinth; entry is prohibited because you can easily get lost in the tunnels. However, this does not stop desperate people and members of secret societies from roaming here, causing problems for the police who guard the catacombs.
Snake Island, Atlantic Ocean
"Island of Golden Snakes" is located off the coast of Brazil. This is the only place where a very poisonous snake, the island bothrops, has been preserved. The island is closed to the public to protect this snake population from destruction, and also to protect visitors, as it is estimated that there is one snake for every square meter of the island.
Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang, China
The tomb of Emperor Qin Shihuang is located in Lintong District, Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province. Despite the fact that it was discovered back in 1974, when excavations of the Terracotta Army were carried out, the tomb was not opened. Opponents of opening the grave believe that the tomb and its contents could be damaged during excavations, so access to it is prohibited.
Area 51, USA
The most closed military facility is located 134 kilometers north of Las Vegas. Considered one of the most mysterious places in the world, the US government denied its existence until 2013. Such secrecy has become a breeding ground for the emergence of a wide variety of “conspiracy theories.” Due to its remote location, the area is primarily used by the CIA and the US Air Force as testing ground. Despite the fact that this is a military base, many believe that it was here that an alien ship crashed, and scientists had the opportunity to examine the bodies of space aliens. Many conspiracy theorists visit the area surrounding Area 51, but entry is strictly prohibited.
Surtsey, Island in Iceland
A unique island that appeared in 1963 after an underwater volcanic eruption that lasted 3 years. It is now used only for scientific research. The goal of scientists is to understand how an ecosystem forms without any human intervention. Only a few scientists are allowed onto the island, making it one of the most forbidden places on earth. Scientists are not allowed to bring any seeds with them, so that nothing affects the natural process of life development. But one day a tomato grew on the island, which really puzzled scientists. As it turned out, one of them neglected the rules of being on the island and... went to the toilet on the frozen lava. Once scientists realized where the plant came from, they immediately got rid of it.
Metro-2, line D-6, Russia
During Stalin's reign, a secret government metro system known as Metro 2 was built. This mysterious metro system supposedly connects administrative institutions such as the Kremlin, Vnukovo-2 airport and the General Staff Academy. The tunnels reportedly contain furnished rooms and technical rooms. Since the system is inaccessible to outsiders, it is believed that it was intended to house high-ranking officials in the tunnels during times of war. The Moscow metro administration denies the existence of these tunnels, but back in 1994 a group of diggers claimed to have discovered the entrance to this underground system. Now the existence of only one of the 4 branches has been confirmed, and this is line D-6. You can only get here with a special pass.
Bohemian Grove, USA
This is the name of an elite men's club in Monte Rio, California. Every year since 1872, about 2,500 of the world's most influential people come here, including high-ranking politicians, Nobel laureates, senior military personnel, and presidents of elite universities such as Harvard or Yale. They say the club has its own rituals and traditions. The Club's motto, “Web-spiders have no place here,” implies that all problems and commercial transactions must be left outside. The club is strictly for men; women can only appear here as servants.
Journalist Jon Ronson criticized the club: “It seems that in front of me are immature youths: imitating Elvis, performing terrible rituals, drinking. These people may have reached the top of their professions, but their emotions remained at the level of college students."
From time immemorial, people have sought to get vivid impressions. Amazingly, the most profound experiences are those that touch the very essence of a person. In particular, this includes the instinct of self-preservation.
Horror phenomenon
When talking about mysterious and mysterious places in the world, people usually mention ghosts or semi-legendary stories about the atrocities of the previous owners of certain buildings. Today we will try to highlight those that are not related to the action of ghosts.
Sigmund Freud also identified a special human drive, which he called “Thanatos”. The great psychologist thus explained people’s desire for death and especially dangerous events and activities.
Each reader will be able to name the creepiest place on the planet. Because some people are frightened by local legends, and a glance is enough for all the nightmares to come to life in their imagination. You can't get through others with anything. Therefore, we tried to select anomalous zones that varied in action.
There are 5 of the creepiest places associated with poltergeists, ghosts or tectonic activity. We will talk about objects that may not look entirely remarkable in appearance, but leave an indelible and deep mark for life after visiting.
Winchester House, San Jose, USA
During our virtual tour we will look at the most terrible places in the world. Sampling concerns not only artificial objects created by people, but also unexplained natural phenomena.
The first place we will visit will be an extravagant mansion in California. Today it is a tourist attraction. But this used to be the home of Sarah, the widow of William Winchester. His father invented the famous rifle. He soon died, as did his son and granddaughter.
When the woman had an audience with the medium, he gave her a message from William. According to the deceased, she should have bought a plot of land in San Jose and built a mansion there with a specific layout. It should have many rooms, traps and tricks to confuse the angry ghosts of people killed with hard drives.
She spent her entire multi-million dollar fortune on building this shelter. It has some interesting moments. For example, stairs to the second floor ending in a wall, or doors without rooms. Also, this mansion is thoroughly imbued with the magic number 13. There are so many steps in each of the staircases, in many rooms there are so many windows, there are “a damn dozen” bathrooms in the building.
In total, the estate has more than one hundred and sixty rooms, forty staircases, six kitchens, but only one shower. There are also about two thousand doors, but only four hundred and fifty doorways.
We decided to start our tour with this estate, since it is the most extravagant and unusual. There was even a feature film based on the biography of Sarah Winchester.
Aokigahara Forest
Probably the creepiest place on the planet is the Suicide Forest in Japan. In the original it is called Aokigahara (valley of green trees). This reserve is located at the foot of Mount Fuji. In principle, planting can only be enjoyed in clear sunny weather. The rest of the time she simply breathes doom, dullness and meaninglessness.
Aokigahara is only slightly behind the San Francisco bridge in terms of the number of cases of suicide. Interestingly, the forest has long been considered the abode of evil spirits and demons. Here, until the beginning of the twentieth century, poor families brought old people and children whom they could no longer provide food to die.
Later, around the middle of the last century, many low- and middle-level workers flocked here. Apparently, impressionable Japanese find only this way to escape from the “rat race” of society.
About a hundred suicides are found here every year. Recently, unofficial detachments of marauders have even appeared. They comb the thickets in search of bodies and pick out their pockets and remove jewelry. Thus, the mysterious places of the planet help not only the development of tourism, but also enrich local scammers and thieves.
The Japanese government is providing funds to clean up the bodies. According to eyewitnesses, the most common methods of ending life are drug poisoning and hanging.
Local authorities have taken a number of measures to help as many people as possible avoid this stupid decision. Along the perimeter of the forest there are signs calling on people to come to their senses and a helpline. There are also video cameras directed at many of the paths leading into the thicket. And service personnel working in nearby establishments have already learned to identify potential suicides. They immediately report the information to the police.
It is noteworthy that several books and films have been published in Japan telling about the specifics of this place. And the “Suicide Guide” written by Tsurumi is often found near corpses in the forest.
Overtown Bridge
The darkness of the soul is incomprehensible to another person, and even the most persistent and sane individual can go crazy in the nooks and crannies of inflamed illusions. But what makes some animals resort to suicide is an interesting question.
We continue to look at the scariest places in the world. And next in line is Overtoun Bridge, near the settlement of Milton, in West Dumbartonshire. Since about the middle of the twentieth century, interesting cases have been recorded here. Almost every month at least one dog jumps off a bridge into the water.
Most die immediately, and the survivors return after a while to try again.
It is noteworthy that animals live by instincts, and such deviations are not characteristic of them. That is why commissions came here several times to investigate such an unusual anomaly.
Today there are two versions that highlight the reason. One of them was proposed by ethnographers and folklore collectors, the second by zoologists.
According to the first, a man and a child once came to the bridge. He declared his son a product of satanic forces and threw the baby into the water, and a couple of days later he jumped in himself. Since then, it has become a tradition that the ghost of a boy invites dogs to play. Animals, because of their ability to perceive the subtle world, without suspecting anything, follow the ghost and die.
Scientists have put forward a more rational explanation after months of research. According to their theory, minks are to blame for everything. These rodents live along the banks of the river, and for many years these places simply smelled of them. The dogs, guided by the intensity of the smell, rush to chase their prey and fall off the bridge into the water.
We look at the creepiest places in the world. And no one can fully explain their specificity, otherwise they would cease to be mysterious. Same with the Overtown Bridge.
Even if the reason lies in the minks, why do dogs that survive a fall of fifteen meters come back and rush again? These animals have a very developed memory of places and people who caused them pain.
Jatinga
Thus, it is impossible to hide from some terrestrial anomalies, even if you rise high in the air. For the first time, the English tea planter and plant researcher E. Ji spoke about the unusual phenomenon. He described a strange period at the end of August when large flocks of birds begin to fly into the Jatinga Valley and crash into the ground in a big way.
At first, no one believed him and considered his notes to be fiction. But one orientologist decided to verify the legend. It turned out that the tea grower was telling the truth. Thus, Sengupta became the first scientist to record the unusual August birdfall.
According to this researcher, the birds are in a kind of trance, “like somnambulists.” They rush into the light of the fires and lamps of the local village. If you take an animal that has not fallen to death, it does not resist, but completely refuses food and water. It is noteworthy that after three or four days of madness, the released bird flies away as if nothing had happened.
But creepy places in the world are often perceived ambiguously. Tourists and visiting researchers see them as an anomalous threat, while locals come up with a myth to justify the event. Thus, the aborigines of this valley say that the gods rewarded them with such a “birdfall” for their righteousness. They can collect a bunch of carcasses and use them for food. It turns out to be a kind of “manna from heaven” for an Indian village.
Abbey of Thelema, Sicily
Discussing the most terrible places in the world, we return to the creation of human hands. The next attraction we will talk about is a one-story house in the town of Cefalu on the island of Sicily.
It was once acquired by Aleister Crowley, one of the most famous and controversial occultists of the early twentieth century. Here he was going to create the basis for a future civilization, cleansed of Christian darkness and obscurantism.
It was within these walls that Crowley resumed satanic rituals, as well as the practice of witchcraft using narcotic drugs. Thus, initiation included the simultaneous use of marijuana with heroin and a night of reflection in a special room called the “Chamber of Visions” or “Room of Nightmares.” In this room, the walls are painted with gloomy frescoes depicting different circles of hell and heaven.
The abbey was closed after the famous British aristocrat Raoul Loveday died on its territory. Presumably, he was poisoned by drugs mixed with cat blood. Thus ended the story of a commune living under the slogan “Do whatever you want - that’s the only law.”
There are many creepy abandoned places on the planet, but they only attract crowds of unofficial visitors. Fans of witchcraft and the work of Aleister Crowley come here every year. They strive to touch the ruins in order to receive a powerful energy charge from their idol.
Damn Cemetery. Krasnoyarsk region
There are natural scary places in the Russian Federation. We'll start in a remote area in Siberia. In general, ethnologists have collected a lot of materials about the most incredible features and terrible secrets that the taiga keeps. But now we will talk about what was actually recorded by various groups of researchers in the form of photographs and videos, and not simple stories.
Presumably, the Devil's Cemetery appeared as a result of unusual cosmic activity associated with the fall. According to the recollections of old-timers, one day an object fell from the sky, and a rounded edge formed in the forest. The ground turned black and smoke began to appear from it at times. In summer, no grass grows in this place, only a little moss, and in winter there is no snow.
Any animal that gets inside the devil's circle dies within the next few hours. People, according to eyewitnesses, here experience an inexplicable feeling of melancholy, and as they approach the very edge, irrational fear grows, gradually turning into panic.
Thus, creepy places on Earth can be not just natural, but also of cosmic origin.
Sablinskie caves
Speaking about the creepiest place on the planet, it is especially worth stopping at There are no bloodthirsty monsters, inexplicable and oppressive horror among visitors or satanic symbols. Just a fairly large underground natural formation. For example, the length of one of the catacombs is more than seven kilometers, and the height of the halls is up to five meters.
In Soviet times, the facility was classified, since all sorts of criminal individuals who were outside the law were hiding underground. They called themselves dissidents. There were even about ten different gangs formed. Every month several people disappeared here and still disappear. At the same time, all the famous “political” people who were hiding underground have long since left their lost place. Today, according to official data, there is not a single “underground inhabitant” there.
Extreme sports enthusiasts and those who like to visit creepy places in Russia constantly come to Sablinsky Caves. They are not even afraid of the frequent disappearance of curious onlookers.
Scientists see the reason for this anomaly in underground shifting sands and movements of the earth's crust. A group entering one of the tunnels may find itself buried under tons of sand in a second. All this data is based on the stories of gang members who once lived in these caves.
Road of death. Lyubertsy-Lytkarino highway
Let's talk about the mysterious places of the Moscow region. In principle, around Moscow, researchers of anomalous zones count about a dozen highway sections with an increased risk of fatal accidents.
But the section of the Lyubertsy-Lytkarino highway, near the village of Pekhorka, is considered the most unsafe. If you drive along this road, you will see many wreaths on the trees along the asphalt surface, marking the places where drivers died.
Most of the accidents date from 1990 to 2002. The sudden decrease in mortality after 2003 is explained by the fact that at that time the governor took charge of the “anomaly”. Having previously been a military general, he did not hesitate. In this section, the concrete road surface was replaced with excellent quality asphalt, and four speed bumps were built.
After such preventive measures, the drivers did not have the opportunity to accelerate strongly along the highway.
Skeptics and realists often say that scary places are deadly only for those who neglect common sense and Locals tell a legend that this section became the “road of death” because the covering was laid on top of an old cemetery. So the ghosts of the dead take revenge on unlucky drivers who find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Beria's House
We talked about the mysterious places of the Moscow region, but in conclusion I would like to mention another strange building in the capital itself. In Soviet times, this house was perhaps the most terrible place in the area. Passers-by tried to go around the street along the tenth road, and if it was necessary to go along it, they crossed to the opposite side.
What kind of terrible building is this? House of State Security Commissioner Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria. This man was one of the organizers of Stalin's repressions. The building is located in Vspolny Lane. Today its premises are occupied by the Tunisian Embassy.
According to eyewitnesses (local residents and researchers), a couple of times a month at about three o'clock in the morning ghostly sounds can be heard near the house. It is said to be the distinct noise of a powerful motor. An invisible car “drives up” to the doors of the building. You can hear its doors opening and a man's voice saying something. Then the door slams and the car drives away. The entire incident takes about three minutes.
Thus, in this article we talked about creepy places in Russia and the world. We got acquainted with both safe objects that can interest ufologists or teenagers, and with deadly formations that it is better not to approach.
Good luck, dear readers! Travel wisely.
Ancient cities that have become legends have long attracted the attention of archaeologists, historians, and just amateurs. Often legends endow these settlements with untold riches, luxurious temples and palaces, and it seems that they can only exist in legends.
Today we can only imagine their former greatness and power, and archaeologists will read the writings on the ruins of these cities. Cities that were swallowed up by seas and jungles, cities that were destroyed during wars and abandoned during periods of severe drought. Cities that left behind many secrets and few clues. And although the existence of some of them has not yet been proven, archaeologists persistently continue to search for them.
The legendary Troy with its untold riches has excited the minds of many researchers for hundreds of years. In the list of the most famous lost cities, it can rightfully take first place. According to legend, the Greeks burned Troy to the ground after its conquest. Many theories have been put forward about its location, and in the 19th century it was found in Anatolia, Turkey.
On a hill near Hisarlik, archaeologists found a wall 6 meters high, and some finds suggest that there were nine cities in this area, one of which may have been Troy.
There are many legends associated with Babylon: this is the biblical instructive story about the division of languages, and the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which have already become an unspoken symbol of the once powerful city. More than a thousand years ago, Babylon ruled this land and dictated its rules to neighboring states, and now all that remains of it are ruins.
In the 19th century, the brick walls of the city with the ruins of the northern palace were discovered, and parts of the Ishtar Gate were collected in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is the most famous Inca city. Today it can tell a lot about its inhabitants, their culture and religion, but it was not remembered for more than four hundred years, when the Inca Empire fell into decline in the 30s of the 16th century. Only in 1911 was it discovered by the American explorer Hiram Bingham, and the whole world paid attention to the city.
The city has a rather peculiar location: in the heart of the jungle. It is still not clear why the Incas chose this particular place, but there is an assumption that the reason was due to some religious or astronomical factors.
Carthage
Once upon a time, Carthage was a powerful city with untold wealth. Now it is difficult to imagine the former power of this important seaport, of which only ruins and cracked clay remain.
The city was destroyed twice: the first time it was devastated by the Romans during the Punic War in 146 BC, and in 196 it was attacked by the Arabs. Now the ruins of the city can be seen on Birsa Hill in Tunisia.
This ancient city with pink walls is located in the mountains in what is now Jordan. To get to it, you need to go through a narrow gorge, more than one and a half kilometers long.
It is assumed that the nomadic Nabatean tribes founded the city here, as there were three sources of water nearby. Residents carved their houses and temples into the rock. And the name of the city itself translates as stone, rock.
Petra often changed its owners: even the crusaders owned it. And the first person of modern times to see the city was the Swiss Johann Burkhart, who visited here in 1812.
Angkor is of great interest to archaeologists, because the city, now located in the jungles of Cambodia, was the capital of the famous Khmer empire. The city is famous for the fact that on its territory there are temples built between the 9th and 14th centuries. About 140 years ago, French explorer Henri Mouhot stumbled upon the ruins of a jungle city and described its temples.
Akrotiri
The Greek island of Santorini has preserved on its territory the ruins of a city that was once a stronghold of the highly developed Minoan civilization. Its representatives lived in Akrotiri, a Bronze Age city, until it was destroyed during a volcanic eruption. Archaeologists have found wall paintings, pottery and staircases on the island.
It is possible that due to a strong eruption, part of the island went under water, and this fact gave rise to the famous legend of the sunken Atlantis.
Tikal was once the capital of the legendary Mayans, their cultural and political center. For approximately a thousand years, 90,000 Indians lived in the city, and there were about 4,000 structures and buildings. Scientists still cannot understand why the inhabitants left Tikal around 900 AD. Empty Tikal was gradually swallowed up by the jungle, and only in the 19th century did researchers manage to discover this lost city.
The Kuelap fortress, lost somewhere in the forests of Northern Peru, was built before the appearance of the Incas. Once upon a time, representatives of the mysterious Chachapoya people lived in it, who built houses and temples, and surrounded the tombs with walls 1.8 meters high.
Oradour-sur-Glane
All the cities mentioned in this list have either sunk into oblivion or only ruins remain. However, this French town has not disappeared anywhere: it still stands in its place. The history of the city remains a bloody stain of the massacre carried out by the Nazis during the Second World War. On June 10, 1940, the SS massacred all 624 residents of the town, leaving no one alive. The city was destroyed and abandoned, and today mourning ceremonies are sometimes held there in memory of those killed in the war.
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