1.Chinese hollow black bamboo.

In many countries there are so-called “Valleys of Death”, where mysterious and anomalous phenomena. One of the strongest anomalous zones In the world, the Heizhu Valley in southern China is considered, the name of which 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 at work in the Valley of the Headless, or local residents Thus, they protect their gold. The Indians, however, claimed that people were being killed by the local “Bigfoot” - Sasquatch.
In 1978, an expedition led by scientist Henk Mortimer set off for the valley. The six researchers were equipped with the latest technology and, of course, were ready to defend themselves.
Having reached the place, the scientists reported that they had set up a tent and were heading deep into the valley. Towards evening another call came. The operator heard a heart-rending cry: “Emptiness is coming out of the rock! This is terrible...”, after which the connection was interrupted.
Of course, rescuers were immediately sent to the expedition’s camp site, but, having arrived there by helicopter half an hour after the message, they found neither people nor tents. The headless body of one of the researchers was discovered only six days after the tragedy.
After this, the area acquired the glory of a mystical place. And people continued to disappear... In 1997, a group of scientists, anomaly specialists and military personnel went to the uncanny valley, which also disappeared. The last thing they said: “We are surrounded by thick fog”...
The mystery of the murderous valley has not been solved to this day, but despite this, curious tourists continue to visit it willingly.

3.Ghosts of Sable Island in the Atlantic Ocean

In the northern part 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. Currents create whirlpools, huge waves and movement 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 own 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 at spooky island, “a haven for lost souls,” opened a psychiatric hospital. 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 damn island- they are afraid of accidentally catching human bones instead of fish.
The authorities, and the Venetians themselves, deny all these rumors - they claim that the island building served only as a rest home for the elderly. However, its dilapidated premises still contain hospital beds and pieces of medical equipment.

5. The ominous Lake Ivachevskoye in Russia

Russia also has its own sinister zones. One of them is located in the Vologda region near the city of Cherepovets - in the area of ​​the local lake Ivachevskoye, on the shores of which people relax both in summer and winter.
Researchers of anomalous phenomena consider this place to be disastrous, since people quite often disappear here without a trace. At the same time, as in any other similar case, there are many explanations for these mysterious phenomena - aliens and monsters, unknown evil forces and transitions to other worlds are blamed for the disappearance of people.
Some who have visited the lake say that when approaching it, their heartbeat and breathing slowed down, and then a feeling of complete serenity appeared. However, already at the very water, calmness was replaced by anxiety, turning into inexplicable fear - it seemed that something hostile was nearby.
Other “eyewitnesses” said that they even felt a certain force that forced them to obey themselves. Perhaps this is why suicides occur so often here.
Four years ago, a group of researchers was sent to the area. As a result, scientists have identified signs of geomagnetic changes in this area that could cause anomalies.
Skeptics find a much more prosaic explanation for the disappearances of people - they blame the swamps located near the lake for all misfortunes.
Moreover, in the 19th century, those same swamps were called Living because of the much greater number of crimes and suicides committed here, in contrast to other Russian provinces.
However, local residents, like skeptics, are sure that Ivachevskoye is a very ordinary lake, since nothing strange happened to them there. I think the truth is somewhere in the middle.

6.Scottish Overtown Bridge.

In the ancient Scottish estate of Overtoun, which is located a few kilometers northwest of the town of Glasgow, there is a stone arched bridge over a small river, built at the end of the 19th century.
Until the middle of the next century, the bridge was very ordinary, and nothing strange was connected with it. And so, in the 50s of the 20th century, completely inexplicable events began to happen here - dogs began to regularly jump from one of its niches, most of which crashed to death, since the height of the bridge is 15 meters.
Surprisingly, the few surviving quadrupeds, despite the pain and wounds, again climbed to that same niche and repeated the suicide attempt, as if some unknown force forced them...
About once a month, a variety of dogs repeated the fate of their unfortunate predecessors. Of course, the appearance mystical legend It didn't take long to wait.
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 transition to other worlds, and dogs pay with their lives for being too curious.

7.Riddles Bermuda Triangle.

Perhaps the most famous mystical place in the world is the Bermuda Triangle, a section of the Atlantic Ocean between Bermuda, Florida and Puerto Rico.
The name of the Bermuda Triangle has already become a household name and, of course, we have all repeatedly heard stories about the inexplicable and traceless disappearances of ships and planes in it, about ghost ships found here, abandoned by the crew, about mysterious movements in time, instantaneous in space and many other creepy things things.
There are also a great many explanations for all these phenomena - some claim that aliens are at work here, others believe that there are temporary or black holes in the Bermuda Triangle, others suggest that faults in space are to blame, and some even think that people are being abducted inhabitants of the disappeared Atlantis!
Skeptics and scientists do not find anything mystical in the notoriety of the triangle - it has been established that this area is very difficult to navigate, since there are many shallows here, and storms and cyclones often arise.
In 1502, the navigator Bermudez 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.

Every day we come across things that seem strange to us, but modern world there are much stranger things. If you look around, there are many mysterious and strange places that you can find.

Strange things have always attracted people around the world, but what exactly makes strange things strange? An abandoned city where no people have lived for hundreds of years? Or is this an island where strange dolls live instead of people? Or perhaps these are abandoned amusement parks scattered across different parts of the planet?

Whatever makes such places strange, the fact is undeniable. If you have always been interested in this topic, we invite you to learn about the 15 strangest and most unusual places located around the world!

15. Abandoned subway in Cincinnati

In the late 1990s, under the bustling streets of Cincinnati, there was a system of tunnels from which it was decided to build a subway. Unfortunately, due to a lack of finance and a reduction in the number of city residents, construction was suspended, and the underground premises turned into a lifeless space.

The metro consists of labyrinths of tunnels with turns that can confuse only the most poorly oriented people. This place is definitely one of the creepy abandoned and also strange places to say the least, but the decision to completely destroy it has not yet been made.

14. The Island of Dolls

When it comes to all things creepy and weird, few things compare to . This place, located in Mexico, is full of interesting stories. It is uninhabited except for the thousands of dolls that can be seen throughout the island.

According to legend, a girl once drowned in one of the island’s canals. After her death, they say, dolls began to wash up on the shore of the island, seemingly out of nowhere. At that time, there was one person on the island who began hanging these dolls all over the island. Since then, this place has served as a kind of monument to the deceased girl.

13. Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA


If you are a fan of the movie "Silent Hill", then you may have already heard about the existence of this interesting and creepy city. It was once a populous mining town, but since an underground fire started there, almost all the residents have left it.

There are fewer than ten people left in the city, and the coal mines continue to burn to this day. The underground fire began in the early 1960s and, according to experts, will continue for many years.

12. Sanzhi Resort


It usually takes a long time for a project to be completed, but in the case of Sanzhi Resort in Taiwan construction works ended much earlier than planned.

The Sanzhi resort was intended to be a holiday destination for those who want to relax and escape from everyday life. This was supposed to be the perfect vacation spot to spend in quaint saucer houses by the ocean.

However, due to frequent accidents and casualties that occurred during the work, it was decided to freeze the project, and the construction of houses was stopped. Today these houses are dilapidated buildings, and local residents believe that ghosts and restless souls live there.

11. Varosha


On the coast of Cyprus there is a city called Varosha, in which not a single person lives. From a distance, this city lined with houses seems noisy and lively, but upon closer examination it turns out that there have been no people in it for a very long time.

Before the invasion of the Turkish army, Varosha was popular tourist city, however, since all its residents were evacuated, no one has returned here, and it has turned into a ghost town with abandoned buildings, empty streets and an oppressive silence.

10. Maunsell Sea Forts


In the North Sea off the coast of Great Britain, very strange structures rise above the water, looking like huge tanks walking across the sea.

These were built for defensive purposes during World War II to resist the invading Germans. Now they are a ghostly reminder of those distant times.

9. Mountain of Crosses (Kryziu Kalnas)


The place Kryziu Kalnas, which is also known as the “Mountain of Crosses”, is located in Lithuania, 12 kilometers from the city of Siauliai.

According to rough estimates in 1990, about 50,000 Lithuanian crosses were installed on this unusual hill. Since then there have been even more of them. Even Pope John Paul II installed one of them during his visit in 1993, making the Hill of Crosses a real place of pilgrimage.

It is believed that whoever places a cross on this hill will become lucky. There are many versions of the emergence of the Mountain of Crosses, and one of them is based on the legend of a Catholic monastery that once stood on this hill, which went underground for unknown reasons. When one of the local residents’ daughter fell ill with an incurable disease, he decided to erect a cross at the place of prayer. Then a miracle happened: the girl recovered. The rumor about the miraculous power of this place quickly spread throughout the country, and people began to come here, leaving crosses on the hill for good luck.

8. Kabayan Mummy Caves


There is a place in the Philippines that many people don't know about. For most people, burying the dead underground is the best way to pay their last respects. However, the people of the Philippines have taken burying the dead to a new level.

Instead of burying the dead underground, they mummify them and transport them to artificial cave. All of these mummies are considered to be among the best preserved in the world. Until their discovery, they remained completely isolated.

7. Oradour-sur-Glane


The destruction of cities during World War II was absolutely devastating. The Germans destroyed many homes and killed countless people, but one town still stands, a ghostly reminder of their inhumane deeds.

The French town known as Oradour-sur-Glane was one of many towns burned to the ground. All that remains of the abandoned city today are ruins. It is currently an uninhabited ghost town.

6. "Door to the Underworld" (Darvaza)


Darvaza, best known as the "Door to the Underworld" or "Gate of Hell" is a gas crater in Turkmenistan, formed as a result of the collapse of an underground cavern discovered by geologists in 1971. It was decided to set a large hole filled with gas on fire so that gases harmful to people would not escape. It was assumed that the fire would go out in a few days, but the natural gas escaping from the crater is still burning.

This place has turned into a fairly popular tourist attraction, visited by many researchers, photographers and extreme sports enthusiasts from all over the world.

5. Jacob's Well


There are many places in Texas that have become popular tourist attractions, and the deep sinkhole, which goes almost 37 meters underground, is one of them.

While locals spend their holidays diving into the well from a height, divers from all over the world plunge into the depths of the karst spring, trying to penetrate the most secluded corners and openings of the natural well.

There are quite a few very sharp ledges along the edges of the well, but this does not at all prevent desperate adventurers from trying to explore its depths. And, unfortunately, several fatal accidents have already happened in this place.

4. Leap Castle


Ireland is one of the most mysterious and beautiful places on the planet, to say the least. This country with rich history full amazing places, no matter what part of Ireland you are in.

One of the most unusual places for lovers of all things mysterious is Lip Castle. This one is creepy old lock, built at the end of the 15th century, has a deep history and is known for being the abode of many ghosts and strange incidents. There are rumors that a powerful evil force is roaming the halls of the castle, which is called "Elemental" ("Uncontrollable") or "It".

Another distinctive feature of this creepy place is the rumor that the castle was built over a torture pit, and many of the most incredible and terrible murders took place there.

3. Akodessewa Fetish Market


Commonly referred to as the African voodoo supermarket, Akodessewa is known as the ideal place to go in search of unusual amulets and charms. Located in Togo, the Akodessewa market is considered the world's largest amulet market.

Residents from all over Africa come to this market to purchase strange and unusual items such as dried heads and skulls. The Voodoo religion originated in West Africa, so it is not surprising that some markets on the continent sell items for performing Voodoo rituals.

2. Catacombs of Paris


Deep beneath the streets of Paris there is a system of tunnels that many know as the "Catacombs of Paris". Access to the general public in these catacombs is closed for good reasons, but this does not prevent some daredevils from going underground to see what is buried deep under Paris.

A labyrinth of tunnels stretches for more than 300 kilometers with twists and turns that can lead to death quite quickly.

1. Hoia Baciu Forest


The most strange place Topping this list is the creepy and frightening forest of Hoia Baciu, located in Romania. Many people have gone missing in this forest. It is considered the "Bermuda Triangle" of all forests and is characterized by very strange features.

The appearance of UFOs and unusual electrical phenomena have been repeatedly recorded in the forest. Ghosts and strange visions have also been seen here. Those who have been in this forest say that they experience a feeling of anxiety or restlessness, dizziness and nausea, and some hear someone’s steps and voices.
The trees and bushes growing in the forest twisted and intertwined with each other, as if they had stepped out of the pages of children's fairy tales, making this place even more ominous and frightening.

There are so many incomprehensible, amazing and mystical things in this world.

There are many places in the world that both attract and frighten with their mystery... These are the 10 most mysterious places on the planet.

Arkaim

It's pretty 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 Chelyabinsk region, south of Magnitogorsk. Among all archaeological sites In 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.


Devil's Tower


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; according to legend, it was created by the devil. In size, the Devil's Tower is 2.5 times larger than the Cheops pyramid!

No wonder that local population I have 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 United States, 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.

White Gods


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 there was a pagan altar here in the 12th-13th centuries. 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 and 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.

Hatteras


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 soaring” 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 Diamond Shoals lightship. 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 noses of the Americans.

After resting, the Germans boarded their boats and continued the hunt for Allied transport. 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.

Czech catacombs


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.

Coral Castle


This complex includes huge statues and megaliths, whose total weight exceeds 1,100 tons. They are folded here by hand, without the use of any machines. The castle is located in California. The complex has a square tower with two floors. She alone weighs 243 tons.

There are also various buildings here, thick walls, and a spiral staircase leading to the underground pool. There is also a map of Florida made of stones, hewn stones, a table created in the shape of a heart, an accurate sundial, and 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.

Kyzylkum


Between the Syrdarya and Amu Darya rivers in Central Asia there are a number of anomalous areas that have not yet been 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 of 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 an 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.

Loch Ness


This Scottish lake has long attracted all lovers of mysticism and mysteries. The reservoir is located in the north of Great Britain, in Scotland. 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 part of the Caledonian Canal, which connects the western and east coast 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 Mackays, owners 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.

Proponents 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' wards stated that several unusual 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 branched network has been created around Loch Ness tourism infrastructure. 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.

Moleb triangle


Between Sverdlovsk and Perm regions There is a geoanomalous zone on the bank of the Sylva. This triangle is located opposite the village of Molebki. This strange place was discovered by a geologist from Perm, Emil Bachurin.

In the winter of 1983, he found an unusual round footprint in the snow with a diameter of 62 meters. Returning here in the fall of the following year, he saw a hemisphere glowing blue in the forest. 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 shapes, watched the people exploring them, and flew away when people approached them.

In September 1999, the next expedition of the Kosmopoisk 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 is why interest in the mysterious triangle has noticeably decreased recently.

Chavinda


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 he came to his 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.

Envaitenet Island


Envainenet is an island in Kenya that has been associated with unexplained disappearances. In the archives of the local police there is a record from 1936 that an ethnographic expedition consisting of M. Sheflis and B. Dyson landed on the island. A few days later, contact with the scientists was lost and they disappeared without a trace.

There are also records of dozens of people inexplicably disappearing, leaving behind their homes and food. Similar news is reported to this day.

Death Valley


Gained gloomy fame mysterious valley deaths in southern Nevada. People have disappeared here many times.

The strange thing is that many cars were later found in good condition, but not a trace remained of the people.

Local residents believed that the military was to blame for everything, testing new types of weapons in the area. The military denied everything and pointed at the smugglers. But relatively recently, the military themselves were faced with the mystery of the Valley of Death.

Mexican squad group special purpose conducted training in conditions close to combat. We chose not the best place for training.

The group's location was continuously monitored on the map with an accuracy of hundreds of meters. But on the fourth day of testing, the group suddenly disappeared from the monitor screen.

When she did not reach the conditional target at the appointed time, a landing party was sent in search of her, which was landed at the point from which the last signal came. One of the jeeps with soldiers went the entire route to the conditional target without meeting anyone; another jeep, in which there were two soldiers, deviated from the route towards strange light flashes.

When he also did not get in touch, a helicopter flew out to search for him. The jeep was found to be in perfect working order, but there were no people in it, and there was a working radio station in the cabin.

Black Bamboo Hollow


The Heizhu Valley in southern China is considered one of the most inexplicable anomalous zones in the world; the name of the valley translates as “Black Bamboo Hollow.”

Over the years, in this place, under mysterious circumstances, many people disappeared without a trace, whose bodies were never found.

Horrible accidents and people die here are alarmingly common. So, in 1950, for an unknown reason, a plane crashed in the valley: 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.

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.

Damn Cemetery


Devil's Cemetery is located in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, near the village of Karamyshevo. There are rumors that this anomaly arose after the fall of the Tunguska meteorite.

First, a hole appeared in the ground, and later animals began to die in this place, in such numbers that the entire surrounding clearing was littered with bones. Many researchers have visited the Devil's Cemetery.

Everyone’s description of the place was similar - “A small clearing covered with black charred trees.” Everything could be attributed to harmful underground gases emanating from the ground, if not for one “but” - when approaching the Devil’s Cemetery, navigation instruments begin to behave strangely, and the compass needle changes direction.

Bermuda Triangle


Undoubtedly the most famous place in the world associated with mysterious disappearances is the Bermuda Triangle.

The area is very difficult to navigate: there are a large number of shallows, and cyclones and storms often form.

Mysterious disappearances in this zone indeed occur very often; researchers put forward various hypotheses to explain them: from unusual weather phenomena to abductions by aliens or inhabitants of Atlantis.

The latest convincing version was put forward in October 2016 by Steve Miller, a meteorologist at Colorado State University. He and a team of researchers managed to investigate phenomena that have been occurring for a couple of centuries in a triangle with an area of ​​500 thousand square kilometers in the Atlantic between the coast of Florida, Bermuda and Puerto Rico.

Miller's team studied the situation using radar satellites. And she found that clouds of a special shape provoke sharp accelerations of air flows. Rushing from top to bottom at speeds of up to 300 km/h, these streams become real “air bombs” capable of shooting down planes and even sinking ships, researchers believe.

Miller's hypothesis is the most scientifically substantiated of all that have been put forward regarding the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle over the past half century. Previously, researchers sinned on methane emissions from the ocean floor, aliens, parallel worlds and geomagnetic fields. These theories had no scientific basis.

Incredible facts

Our planet is full of interesting and mysterious places, whose history continues to captivate us for many centuries.

And although many try to explain incomprehensible phenomena with the help of science, there are places that continue to surprise us with their splendor and mysterious beauty.


Pyramid of Cheops, Egypt


The world's largest pyramid, called the Pyramid of Cheops, was built around 2550 BC. upon request Egyptian pharaoh Cheops, who was buried inside. The massive triangular tomb is made up of 2.3 million stone blocks, each weighing somewhere between 2.5 to 15 tons. The construction of the pyramid itself required about 20,000 workers.

Some of the pyramid's shafts were left open, perhaps so that, according to the Egyptians, "Cheops could rise to the stars in the afterlife." Despite the fact that much has already been learned about the Cheops pyramid and the Giza complex, many facts about the construction and origin of the pyramid are still shrouded in mystery.

Roswell, New Mexico, USA


In June 1947 in Roswell, small town in the state of New Mexico in the USA, there was a suspected crash of an unidentified flying object. It is believed that the remains of aliens were discovered there. The US military argued that such speculation was simply nonsense and in the mid-1990s issued a statement that the discovered debris was a top-secret government probe from Project Mughal.

UFO supporters disagreed, accusing the government of trying to cover up the case. It is difficult to say whether the incident was a massive government cover-up, but Roswell is still considered mysterious place. Now the city is ready to welcome extraterrestrial visitors by forming a UFO support committee and holding an annual UFO festival.

Giant's Causeway, Ireland


The Giant's Causeway is a mysterious expanse of 40,000 basalt columns located on rocky shores Northern Ireland. Its origin is associated with an ancient volcanic explosion. But Irish legend has its own version of the origin of this geological mystery in County Atrim. According to one version, a giant warrior Finn McCool built a bridge to attack his main rival the Scottish giant Benandonnera. According to another version, McCool used this bridge to rescue his beloved from the Hebrides.

By the way, the Giant's Causeway is just steps from the old Bushmills Distillery, which makes me wonder if these myths were the result of too many shots of whiskey.

Cappadocia, Türkiye


The landscape in Cappadocia seems very strange. Thanks to volcanic eruptions, this area became similar to a lunar landscape, which became a real find. In the second century, Christians, fleeing Roman persecutors, carved out these hiding places in the form of the surreal cones and chimneys of Cappadocia. They remained here for years, and their original rooms became intricate cities with wineries, bathrooms and churches.

Since the fall of the Roman Empire and the Christians scattered, this underground city became empty. Today, Cappadocia is experiencing a revival, opening its doors to numerous tourists.

Machu Picchu, Peru


Machu Picchu is the best preserved city from the Incan Empire, sitting solemnly in the mist-shrouded Peruvian Andes. Perhaps it was thanks to the clouds that this place was hidden for so long that it acquired its name " lost city of the Incas". The structure, which was created around 1440 AD, was abandoned during the Spanish invasion. However, its hidden location became a defense against the conquistadors and the site itself was secluded until 1911, when an American historian accidentally stumbled upon it Hiram Bingham.

Many believe that this Inca site was a mountain retreat for the then ruler Pachacuti. The landscape itself: rocky mountains, emerald greenery and swirling clouds create an indescribable mysterious atmosphere here.

Easter Island


Stone faces located along the coast look towards Easter Island, a small piece of land in Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile. These gigantic sculptures, weighing 14 tons, were called "moai", and their reason for existence has puzzled scientists since ancient times.

Why did the local Rapa Nui people spend so much time and energy thousands of years ago creating these giant faces? There was no written evidence, but one archaeologist Jo Ann Van Tilburg believes that these sculptures acted as intermediaries between the Rapa Nui leaders and the gods, as well as heaven and earth.

Georgia Tablets, USA


The mysterious Georgia Tablet monument, approximately 6 m high, is located in the northeast of Georgia in the USA. The five granite slabs are engraved in different languages, from English to Swahili, and their purported purpose was to instruct Apocalypse survivors on how to rebuild society. One of the instructions reads: " Regulate fertility wisely, enhancing the value of life preparation and human diversity".

So how was this monument built? In 1979, unknown under a pseudonym Mr Christian entrusted this work to a stone processing company, but his identity still remains a mystery.

Stonehenge, England


About a few hours' drive from London lies one of the world's true mysteries - Stonehenge. The legacy of this prehistoric monument consisting of large standing stones, the weight of which reaches up to 50 tons, has caused much speculation.

Some claim that the Druids built Stonehenge as a temple, others attribute its construction to the indigenous inhabitants thousands of years ago. It is also believed that it is associated with the myth of King Arthur, which claims that the wizard Merlin brought the stones to this place. No one can say who built them, not to mention how they were brought here and what the very purpose of the monument was. Stonehenge still remains the most mysterious place in the world.

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, these are the famous Hanging Gardens Semiramis, which has 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 city Incas. 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 unique 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, from which only ruins and cracked clay remained.

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 the territory of modern 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 all that remains are ruins. 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.

edited news VENDETTA - 26-03-2011, 13:56