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- Hristina Byrnes
- Area 51 (Nevada) The Air Force facility commonly known as Area 51, located within the Nevada Test and Training Range, has captured the imagination of both conspiracy theorists and Hollywood for decades.
- The Bermuda Triangle. The Bermuda Triangle is perhaps the most famous mysterious place in the world. This area of about 500,000 square miles sits in the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Puerto Rico, and Miami, Florida.
- Blood Falls (Antarctica) On top of being the coldest and driest place on the planet, Antarctica is home to a crimson-hued waterfall called Blood Falls that starkly pours down five stories along an icy white glacier.
- Coral Castle (Homestead, Florida) A heartbroken man single-handedly built Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, over the course of 25 years, up until his death in 1951.
- Rose Wilson
- The Bermuda Triangle. As far as mysterious places go, the Bermuda Triangle must be the most well-known. Covering an expanse of 500,000 square miles, the Bermuda Triangle is rumored to be smack bang in the Atlantic Ocean between Florida, Miami, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda.
- Hoia-Baciu Forest, Romania. Until pictures of what looked like a UFO hovering started circulating back in 1968, Hoia-Baciu Forest was still relatively unknown.
- The Tower of London, England. Set in the capital of England, the ominous Tower of London once served as a place of gristly torture and execution. Considered the most haunted place in the UK, the tower is said to be home to tormented spirits who roam its dark stone passageways.
- Area 51, United States. This place is a conspiracy theorist’s dream come true! Steeped in mystery, Area 51 is no doubt one of the most peculiar places in the United States.
- The Bermuda Triangle, Atlantic Ocean
- The Banff Springs Hotel, Canada
- Transylvania, Romania
- Crooked Forest, Poland
- Bhangarh Fort, India
- The Skirrid Mountain Inn, Wales
- The Tower of London, England
- Eternal Flame Falls, United States
- Richat Structure, Mauritania
- The Nazca Lines, Peru
Tales of lost mariners and disappeared ships, crashed aircraft and even vanishing humans, have been emerging from the waters of the Bermuda Triangle for centuries. The vast area of more than half a million square miles is also known as the Devil’s Triangle, and theories as to why so many travelers fall foul of its clutches abound. Some say there ar...
With overtures of the Timberline Lodge of Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining fame, the Banff Springs Hotel of Canada is said to be the home of a plethora of ghost stories and mysterious happenings. Locals tell tales of an entire family that was murdered in cold-blood in room 873. Others talk of reappearing doormen who vanish into thin a...
Sylvan hills and mist-topped mountains, the clanging echo of church bells and the stone-built medieval steeples of towns like Sibiu, Brasov and Cluj, all add to the eerie atmosphere of this vast region at the very heart of Romania. But it’s one place that really brings the chills and gets the spine a-tingling: Bran Castle. This turret-topped citade...
Just south of the unpronounceable city of Szczecin on Poland’s extreme eastern haunch, a stone’s throw west of the border with Germany, a small clutch of just over 400 pine trees has been garnering the attention of Atlas Obscura types and off-the-beaten-track travelers for years. The entire forest appears to be bent over almost 90 degrees at the tr...
Enfolded by the rises of the Aravali Hills and baked by the Rajasthani sun, the old bulwarks of the Bhangarh Fort are said to echo with the ethereal presence of one cursed princess and her would-be captor, the wizard Sinhai. It’s said that Sinhai tried to ensnare the young royal by offering her a love potion. The plan backfired, the wizard ended up...
Set between the rising fells and lichen-spotted stone villages on the eastern edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park (Wales’ lesser-known, southern mountain range), The Skirrid Mountain Inn oozes with tales and stories of the Gaelic nation’s past. Some say it was the gathering point of rebel fighters under the banner of Owain Glyndŵr, t...
The beheading of kings, the incarceration of state enemies, the plotting of political machinations from the Tudors to the Elizabethans; all manner of dark and shady deeds has gone down between the crenulations of London’s old fortress on the north bank. Stories of hauntings and mysterious happenings began with the sighting of Thomas Becket (a marty...
Delve into the winding walking trails that crisscross the Chestnut Ridge Park and discover the hidden wonder of Shale Creek. Called, appropriately, Eternal Flame Falls, this curious natural phenomenon is a real mystery to behold. Why? Well, because it manages to fuse two of the earth’s most elemental forces in one single spot – that’s why! You’ll f...
Seemingly swirling and spinning and twisting like a cyclone through the heart of the mighty Sahara Desert, the great Richat Structure in the depths of Mauritania is something truly mysterious (although you’ll certainly have to take to the skies to see it!). Scientists have puzzled for years as to how the perfect circular set of concentric rings got...
Scarring their way across the dusty desert landscapes of southern Peru, the Nazca Lines are amongst the most mysterious and awesome prehistoric remains in all of South America. And while they typically take a backseat to the country’s other major tourist draws – Machu Picchu, The Sacred Valley, Cuzco – they do draw in their fair share of visitors. ...
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If you're fascinated by places with mythical origins or unexplained phenomena, you'll be intrigued by these enigmatic spots around the world.
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- Hanging Gardens Of Babylon. Lego miniature of The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are perhaps the world's oldest travel itinerary (it was a list for Ancient Greeks of great places they had to see).
- Mesa Verde. Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park. There are plenty of ancient cliff dwellings across the American Southwest (and in particular the Four Corners region).
- The Inca Walls. Ancient Inca stone wall in the city of Cusco, Peru. The engineering of the Inca Walls is incredible. They are made from cut dry stone (without mortar) and the blocks fit perfectly.
- The Pyramids Of Egypt. The six Pyramids of Giza in Egypt. While many of the most mysterious places in the world are small and forgotten places, perhaps no place is as famous as the ancient pyramids of Egypt.
Jun 22, 2020 · These places are full of stories about spaceships, ghosts, disappearances, seemingly impossible archeological finds, and more.
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