Neither psychologists nor scientists - no one can explain why a person is always bored among things familiar to him and he is drawn to something new, unknown. Various secrets, mystical phenomena arouse our burning interest. This fact has long been used by the authors of adventure and fantasy novels, as well as the film industry.
We are always missing something…
Today, a huge information flow falls on a person - these are various shows of psychics, stories about the Bermuda Triangle and the Sargasso Sea, geopathic zones and so on, so on, so on. However, all this cannot satisfy human nature, she wants to experience everything on her own experience, to see with her own eyes. In this article we will consider the most unusual places on Earth, we will also touch on the territory of Russia. And maybe some person looking for new experiences, secrets and mysticism will nevertheless decide on the main adventure of his life and finally go on a long-awaited journey. So…
The most mysterious places on the planet: Pamukkale (Turkey)
Terrible waterfalls, bizarre majestic mountains, breathtaking gorges, relic forests - what beautiesnot in Earth's arsenal! However, some of them are so unusual that involuntarily there is a doubt whether this is really a game of nature, and a conviction is formed in the artificiality of these objects. And it is not always possible to trust the opinion of academic science, because its representatives sometimes deny the obvious with foam at the mouth, and the only argument for their rightness is the phrase “This cannot be, because it can never be.” Therefore, if finances allow, of course, it is always better to visit the most unusual places on Earth on your own and trust only your feelings, and not what is written in textbooks. If this is not possible … Well, we can offer you a virtual walk. So, let's hit the road and visit the "Cotton Fortress" in southwestern Turkey.
When looking at this unique natural structure, consisting of snow-white terraces and hanging s alt icicles, one immediately recalls the tale of the Snow Queen. And the earth, covered with a s alt crust, resembles a frozen sea of cotton. Local thermal springs have been known for their healing properties since ancient times; Cleopatra herself loved to visit them. Today, numerous baths and spas, as well as other tourist infrastructure facilities, have been built here. Many tourists come here to improve their he alth and admire the snow-white terraces shining in the sun. Needless to say, a breathtaking sight… However, let's not stop, there is still a lot of interesting things ahead of us.
Moeraki boulders in NewZealand
Telling about the unusual places of the planet, we should mention the tiny fishing village of Moeraki, comfortably located on the New Zealand coast. It has become a place of pilgrimage for archaeologists, tourists and even ufologists. The attention of all these people is riveted to unusual stones that have an ideal spherical shape. They dot the entire coast in this place. Whatever the assumption was not expressed by representatives of academic science and alternatives, however, they could not find an explanation for this phenomenon. These stones have been called god balls, alien landing pods, dinosaur eggs, and so on. By the way, all these versions did not appear from scratch. So, some of the boulders seem to be covered with a network of "veins and vessels", others - with a pattern consisting of regular hexagons, others have opened up, as if they had released some kind of monster, and the fourth look scorched, as if they had passed through the upper layers of the atmosphere. Similar stones can be found all over the world, finds have been recorded even in the Irkutsk region. However, in such numbers as in the village of Moeraki, they are nowhere to be found. Pundits believe that these are natural formations - geodes, which consist of dirt cemented around the crystalline core. Well, let's leave it all on the conscience of scientists, and we ourselves will go further to study the unusual places of the world.
Eye of Africa in Mauritania
This ring formation, located in the sands of the Sahara, baffles the entire scientific fraternity, which to this day is fiercely arguing about the origin of this phenomenon. Initially it was thought thatthis is a crater that remained after the fall of a meteorite, but a number of studies have refuted this version. To date, there are two hypotheses for the origin of the Eye of Africa. According to one of them, this unique structure appeared at the site of a volcanic eruption, while the other says that it was created in the process of erosion. As you can see, in this case, academic science is not able to give a clear answer. If you want to supplement your travel journal with this "pearl", then you should know that the mentioned geological formation is best viewed from the air. In the meantime, you rent a sports plane or a hang glider, we will go to Egypt.
Socotra Island in Yemen
When visiting the most unusual places on Earth, it is worth looking into this corner of the planet untouched by civilization. The unique endemic fauna and flora are still preserved here. The isolation of the island has created favorable conditions for the life and development of a huge number of plants and animals that are found only here. So, 90 percent of reptiles and a third of plants are endemic. Socotrians - the locals of the island - are also quite a unique people. Living apart from the influence of world civilization forced them to develop a special culture of peaceful coexistence between man and nature. The language of this people belongs to the Semitic group, it has not changed for several millennia.
So, while you get acquainted with the culture and sights of the island, we will continue to explore the mystical places on Earth and go to the United States of America.
Death Valley
This place, located in the Mojave Desert, is quite mysterious and creepy. This valley is famous for moving stones. Many generations of scientists struggled with this riddle, but could not come to a consensus. "And what is the uniqueness of these stones?" - the impatient reader will ask. Imagine: a stone weighing several tons lies on the sand under the scorching sun. Well, lies and lies. However, a furrow stretched behind him in the dust, as if he had been dragged here. There are no other traces. It turns out that he himself crawled here. And the trajectory of movement of the stones is different: some “crawl” in a straight line, others wind around like hares. They move in groups and singly. According to one version, the reason for the movement is the Earth's magnetic field, according to another, water, which freezes at night and creates a skating rink for these blocks. However, scientists could not provide any convincing facts to defend this or that theory. So for now, all "scientific hypotheses" are on a par with ancient Indian magic and the spirits of this creepy, but beautiful place.
And since we ended up in the USA anyway, let's take a look at the state of Louisiana, where, according to local residents, there is a place cursed by witches, and if so, then it should definitely get into the guide The most unusual places on Earth.”
Manchak Marshes
These impenetrable swamps, overgrown with mighty centuries-old trees, can only be traveled by boat. Once upon a time, they tried to drain this territory, cut down the trees, but the commercialactivity collapsed. Growing on the banks of a terrible swamp, industrial villages were destroyed by a hurricane, and most of the inhabitants died. Here, in the swamps, people disappeared and continue to disappear, sometimes the slush releases the bodies of its captives. So, on the surface of the swamp, the corpses of people who died more than a hundred years ago were caught. Residents of New Orleans claim that souls cursed by voodoo witches roam here. These swamps seem to be teeming with werewolves and ghosts, and shadows can often be discerned between the trees, reminiscent of people and furry monsters. Thrill-seekers take night walks through these deadly places, but not all of them come back…
And what about in Russia?
The reader has the right to ask: are all the unusual places on Earth located outside of our Motherland, don't we have anything interesting and surprising? Of course, there are, just foreign miracles are promoted by the press and television, because this is a good business. And for some reason, our tourism industry cannot beautifully present all the sights. As a result, everyone has heard about the idols of Easter Island or the drawings of the Nazca desert, but only a few know about the secrets of the Putorana Plateau, the valley of the Vilyui River and many other parts of Mother Russia. Within the framework of this article, we will only slightly open the veil over the wonders of our Motherland, giving the inquisitive reader the opportunity to go through these paths on their own. Perhaps soon our sights will be remembered, listing the mysterious places of the world, because theyworthy.
The capital and its environs
Let's look at unusual places near Moscow and Moscow.
1. The Napoleonic mounds are the resting place of the soldiers of the French army, who retreated from Moscow in 1812 and died in the battle of Maloyaroslavets. They are located near Peredelkino station. According to eyewitnesses, many inexplicable things happen in these places, for example, the hands of the clock start to “jump”, the compass refuses to work, and much more.
2. White Gods (Sergiev Posad district). Here is a building that is often compared to Stonehenge. Historians believe that pagan rituals with sacrifices were performed here in ancient times.
3. Beria's house - Malaya Nikitskaya street, 28/1 in Moscow. It is said that after midnight you can hear invisible cars driving up to the building, slamming doors, and heavy footsteps.
4. Lights over Sofrino (Yaroslavl direction). They fly, circle, cut the sky with rays. Ufologists have chosen this place since the 80s of the last century. There are many eyewitnesses, a number of videos, but there is no explanation for this phenomenon to this day.
5. Tower of the Sorcerer (Sretenka street in Moscow). It was built during the reign of Peter the Great, and the tsar's comrade-in-arms Jacob Bruce, a warlock sorcerer, lived in it. During the Soviet Union, the tower was dismantled, allegedly in search of ancient knowledge that the magician owned. Since then, the shadow of an old man in a wig can be found here, waiting for the tower to be restored.
Unusual places in St. Petersburg
The cultural capital of Russia is rich in mystical places, with many scary stories and legends associated with them. Let's take a look at some of them.
1. Sekhmet is the goddess of war. Her statue is in the Hermitage Museum. Employees of this institution claim that once a year on a full moon, Sekhmet appears on his knees, and then a pool of blood disappears.
2. Petersburg sphinxes. It is believed that Pharaoh Amenhotep created a witchcraft cult, the symbol of which was the sphinx. Participation in these mystical rites explains the strange fact that all the drowned people of the Neva River swim to the place where these “Egyptian gifts” are installed on the embankment.
3. Field of Mars. According to local residents, all water evil spirits spend their Sabbaths here.
4. Nicholas cemetery. Here, a ghost is often seen and even attacked, but not a person, but an animal - a black cat. According to legend, the warlock Procopius, who lived next to the cemetery, once turned into him. And now he is having fun by attacking random passers-by.
Well, that's the end of our little virtual walk. Of course, we talked about only a small fraction of the natural wonders that the planet, whose name is Earth, is so rich in. The world in which we live is full of mysteries and secrets, perhaps someday they will submit to man. In the meantime, we can only look at the marvelous creations of Mother Nature with surprise and dumb delight.
