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23Sailing Stones, Death Valley

This sailing stone has been a mystery in Death Valley, California, since 1915 when people saw a track which indicated a stone has moved in the dry land. This sailing stone has been recorded and studied further so that people can learn about their mysterious travel. Some believed that the rocks move due to the formation of the ice around the stones which makes then move while others still find it a mystery. No one has ever seen those rocks moving. Some rocks take linear movements while other creates oval turns.

22Magnetic Hill, Ladakh India

If you are ever heading out into the land of Ladakh, then you must definitely know about the Magnetic Hills here which tends to pull the vehicles. This mysterious hill is a small stretch road which comes on your way of Srinagar-Leh highway. This uphill road is as mysterious as it looks. While you are driving through the road if you turned off your car and let it stand neutral, your car will slowly start moving on its own and go up to a speed of about 20km/hr.

21Moeraki Boulders, New Zealand

Most people consider the Moeraki boulders to be some giant stone eggs laid right on the beach while others are still trying to figure out the mystery. Koekohe Beach in New Zealand and is a rare sight to watch where one can find numerous mammoth boulders scattered around the place. These spherical rocks grow up to 12-feet in circumference. People believe that these are a result of a plethora of minerals and sediments which have accumulated and solidified around fossils.

20Eternal Flame Falls, Orchard Park, New York

In the far Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in New York, one can see a flickering flame burning inside a tiny waterfall. You might ignore it first but once you stare at it you will find the flame burning bright. Each day a lot of methane gas escapes from this place making it highly flammable. See the magic unfold as you visit this park and witness the fighting flames of fire inside the waterfall. At times the flames get extinguished by the water but it lights up again almost immediately.

19Old Faithful, Yellow Stone National Park

Another famously mysterious place is the Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park which was discovered in 1870. A number of 300 active geysers of hot springs are seen erupting here. But most of all the Old faithful is the one which has made Old Yellowstone very famous. It was christened the Old Faithful due to its regular and predictable eruptions. This eruption occurs every 55 to 120 minutes and lasts for two to five minutes. A lot of tourist across the globe visits this National Park to enjoy the white smoky eruptions.

18Pamukkale, Turkey

Pamukkale is a tiny town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Turkey that boasts 17 of the most spectacular water terraces in the world. For thousands of years, people have journeyed to bathe in these hot springs, which range in temperature from 35 degrees to 100 degrees Celsius. Equally as attractive is the striking contrast between the glistening pools and the travertine—a type of white limestone deposited by thermal waters—that makes up the surrounding mountains. Today, however, visitors are no longer allowed to take a dip in the turquoise pools.

17Blood Falls, Antarctica

Imagine a snowy mountain having a bloodbath in between. Sound’s something unnatural right? Well, here you have the blood red waterfall staining the white Taylor Glacier. The blood falls of Antarctica may have been a mystery for quite a while but is not anymore, thanks to researchers and glaciologists who said that this occurrence was due to iron oxide – basically rust – which was present in the water. The water which flows from the lake creates this red hue and making it look as if blood is flowing out into the water.

16The Stone Forest, China

When we talk about a forest, what quickly comes to mind is all the greenery and possibility of wildlife that we associate with it. What if we told you that there is such a thing as a stone forest? It would make for quite an interest. Well, in the Yunnan Province of China lays the one of a kind Shilin Stone Forest. Instead of tall trees and shrubs, this forest has a multitude of towering limestone. These limestones have formed over an area of about 100,000 acres making it look like a forest of stones.

15Bermuda Triangle, North Atlantic Ocean

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 are magnetic anomalies that throw compasses off course, others that tropical cyclones are to blame, and some say there’s simply no mystery at all!

14Lake Anjikuni, Canada

Nestled in the Kivallig Region of rural Nunavut in Canada, this eerie scene has been dubbed the Village of the Dead. Laying claim to a series of unexplained disappearances over hundreds of years, the site is most famous for one evening in November 1930. An entire Inuit village disappeared without a trace and to this day, investigations have not been able to find out where they went. Theories about aliens, ghosts and even vampires have floated around in the decades since.

13Superstition Mountain, Arizona

Legend of this place has it a man named Jacob Waltz discovered a giant gold mine in these mountains back in the 19th century. He took the secret location with him to his grave, although there’s speculation he may have told one other person on his deathbed. Since then many expeditions to find the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine have been launched but all have proven deadly - explorers have gone in and never come back out. Some Native Americans also believe the mountains hold the entrance to hell.

12Nazca Lines, Peru

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. Every year, they draw in their fair share of visitors. Most opt to do flyovers and see the great wonders from above, which is when the curious geoglyphs depicting spiders and monkeys come into full view. Now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, no one really knows why they were made by the ancient Nazca people.

11Mapimi Silent Zone, Mexico

Four kilometers from San Ignacio, Mexico, in an area also known as the “Trino Vertex” is the Silent Zone or Zona del Silencio. Frequently compared to the Bermuda Triangle – both are located between parallels 26 and 28 and have similar legends – the legends say radio waves cannot be transmitted in certain areas of the silent zone due to local magnetic fields, aliens, and “earth energy” among other explanations. The story of how these stories came to be is much stranger, and more interesting than the paranormal legends would suggest.

10Uluru, Australia

Uluru is the mighty pillar at the middle of the Australian Outback. It is a gargantuan block of sandstone rock that shoulders its way high above the flatlands that encompass it. A truly breathtaking place to behold, it attracts everyone from hikers to history lovers who come mainly for the pre-historic petroglyphs that mark the caves nearby. However, Ayers Rock, as the site is also called, also figures as a focal point for the old traditions of the Australian Aborigines. They believe it’s one of the last remaining homes of the creator beings who forged the earth.

9Transylvania, Romania

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 citadel soars from the forests on the edge of Wallachia in a medley of Gothic towers and roofs lined with gargoyles. Over the years it’s been associated with a number of mysterious figures, the most famous being Count Dracula.

8Crooked Forest, Poland

Just south of the 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 travelers for years. The entire forest appears to be bent over almost 90 degrees at the trunk, before twisting back straight again and growing vertically into the Slavic sky. The debate has raged as to what caused the unusual wood to come to look like it has, with theories as wide-ranging as torrential snowstorms and lumberjack growing techniques.

7Skirrid Mountain Inn, Wales

Set between the rising fells and lichen-spotted stone villages on the eastern edge of the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales, The Skirrid Mountain Inn oozes with tales and stories of the nation’s past. Some say it was the gathering point of rebel fighters under the banner of Owain Glyndŵr, the hero of Welsh resistance against Henry IV. Others claim that it was once a courthouse where criminals were not only condemned to death but also hung, all under the command of the infamous so-called Hanging Judge, George Jeffreys. There’s even a swinging noose still dangling from the rafters inside, and oodles of ghost stories to hear over your cawl.

6The Tower Of London, England

The beheading of kings, the incarceration of state enemies, the plotting of political machinations from the Tudors to the Elizabethans; all manner of dark 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, who is said to have stymied construction of the palace’s extension from the grave. However, it’s the apparition of one Queen Anne Boleyn that causes the biggest stir – her headless body is seen lurking by the spot where she was killed.

5Richat Structure, Mauritania

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. Scientists have puzzled for years as to how the perfect circular set of concentric rings got there. Some think it was an asteroid impact in centuries gone by, while others say it was the simple process of natural geological attrition and erosion. And then – of course – there are some who think it was the creation of extra-terrestrials, who passed this way and marked a landing point for future visits to earth.

4Area 51, United States

A magnet for conspiracy theorists like no other place in America, Area 51 has inspired UFO hunters and extra-terrestrial buffs for years. So much so that it even featured in Roland Emmerich’s alien-rich masterpiece Independence Day back in 1996! Located right in the midst of the Nevadan desert, the site has been kept top secret by the United States government since it began developing reconnaissance and spy planes back in the 50s. Today, speculators think it could be anything from a public surveillance hub to a weather control station to a time travel station.

3Easter Island, Polynesia

In the first millennium AD, the Rapa Nui peoples of eastern Polynesia landed and began surveying the wind-blasted shores of Easter Island. It was not called Easter then, though. The name came courtesy of Dutchman Jacob Roggeveen, who happened upon the land in 1722. When he landed, he saw countless carved effigies of colossal heads, chiseled and chipped from the black rock boulders of the land. In fact, there are over more than 880 of the so-called moai heads here, which are each thought to represent the final member of one of the tribal family clans.

2Stonehenge, England

Set deep in the middle of the verdant lowlands of south-central England, Stonehenge has long oozed mystery and magic. Created an estimated 5,000 years ago, this circular conglomeration of huge megalith stones is thought to have been made with unique bluestone material that could only have been quarried from the Preseli Hills in Pembrokeshire, some 200 miles away in Wales. Mystery surrounds both how the Neolithic people managed to transport such huge rocks all that way, and as to the purpose of the building.

1Longyearbyen, Norway

In the Norwegian archipelago area, which lies to the north of Greenland in the Arctic Sea, is a town whose name literally means ‘long year town.’ This could be because they experience only daylight throughout summer; which is from April 20 to August 23. During this phenomenal occurrence, the people residing here do not get a chance to witness the starlit night for over 4 months. Nights become stories for them during this time, as the sun does not set. This phenomenon is referred to as the midnight sun.

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