The Creepiest Places On Earth

Find yourself wishing for a vacation that takes you off the beaten path? If tour guides and all-inclusive resorts aren’t your thing, you’ll be delighted to know that the world is full of oddities and rarities that are waiting to be discovered.
 

Whale Bone Alley – Siberia

Eighty-two miles off the coast of Alaska lies this macabre sight: a scattering of whale jawbones, ribs and vertebrae. Experts believe that these bones date all the way back to the 15th century, and could have been used as a place of worship.

The Nazca Lines – Peru

The animal figures and geometric shapes in this stone are quite mysterious. They are visible only from the air, and each shape was drawn in a single, continuous line.

Red Beach – Panjin, China

This beach is covered in a type of seaweed called sueda, which turns a vibrant shade of red in the fall. Only a small section of the beach is open to the public.

The Bermuda Triangle – Atlantic Ocean

This infamous site, which includes about 500,000 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean, is known for its mysterious shipwrecks, conspiracy theories, and sailors and pilots disappearing without a trace.

Varosha – Cyprus

Varosha is a completely uninhabited resort city on Cyprus’ coast. Varosha was quickly evacuated after the Turkish invasion. It looks like a bustling coastal town from a distance, but up close, it’s completely deserted and silent.

Goblin Valley State Park – Utah, USA

The strange landscape of soft sandstone is only about a mile across and two miles long. The bizarre formations are a popular hiking trail in Utah.

The Catacombs – Paris, France

This is a network of old quarry tunnels beneath the city and the final resting place of around six million Parisians. Most are anonymous, taken from the city’s overcrowded graveyards in former centuries. Now, tourists can walk through the creepy underground graveyard.

Hoia Baciu Forest – Romania

This forest is known as the “Bermuda Triangle” of Romania. Multiple people have gone missing in it,and many people have even spotted UFOs.

Kryziu Kalnas – Lithuania

The Soviet Union bulldozed the area twice, but locals rebuilt it to be even bigger. Today, over 100,000 crosses stand on the hill, and it’s where many Lithuanians go to mourn those lost in the war.

The Hand in the Desert – Chile

This is the work of Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázaba. The artist is known for his works associated with human suffering and many feel that this sculpture captures the feeling of loneliness.