10 Mysterious Places Around the World
VIVA – There are a plethora of mysterious places on earth that are engaging and their undefined aspects give goosebumps. Many places in the world are known as the most mysterious places in the world. Human beings have not even been able to know about all such places till today, but there are many places where humans have reached.
If you’re into spooky stories, unexplainable events, and haunted places then here are 10 most mysterious places Around the World:
1. Pine Gap, Australia
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Pine Gap is a satellite surveillance base jointly operated by the U.S. and Australian governments in the middle of the Outback. When construction began in 1967 at the height of the Cold War, the public was told it was a space research facility instead of a spying operation.
Thus, it became linked with many conspiracy theories. There are also reports of alien sightings near the base, which is still operational today.
2. Plain of Jars, Laos
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More than 2,000 large ancient stone jars are spread across a plateau in the Xiengkhouang province of central Laos.
Some stand 10 feet tall and weigh several tons. Archaeologists estimate the jars are 2,000 years old, but their purpose is unclear. The most common theories are that they were used as funeral urns.
3. The Racetrack, Death Valley National Park in California
Racetrack is a playa or a dry lakebed best known for its strange moving rocks. These rocks look as if they've been pushed or dragged by some mysterious force, leaving a trail behind. Scientists recently discovered that the rocks are moved by the wind during brief windows when the ground is covered with ice.
4. Richat Structure, Mauritania
Richat Structure is also known as the mythical-sounding Eye of the Sahara, the Richat Structure is a 30-mile-wide circular feature that from space looks like a bull’s-eye in the middle of the desert.
Richat was initially theorized to be a meteorite impact site but is now believed to have been created by erosion of a dome, revealing its concentric rings of rock layers. Its distinctive shape can be seen by astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
5. Roanoke Island, North Carolina
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The lost colony of Roanoke Island is a captivating mystery that many Americans learn about as schoolchildren in history class. An entire colony of people seemingly vanished in the 1580s, a couple decades after the first permanent European settlement was established in North America.
The only remaining clue they left behind was the word “Croatoan” carved on a tree. Various theories abound, including that they were killed by Native Americans, Spaniards or an outbreak of disease, or that the settlers assimilated into different Native American communities, but no definitive answer has been found.
6. Roswell, New Mexico
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Roswell has become synonymous with the search for aliens after an alleged UFO crashed there in 1947. A farm worker claims he found debris from a flying saucer crash.
The US government described the incident as a weather balloon falling, although some people did not believe this explanation. Since 1996, thousands of people have descended on Roswell for the city's annual UFO Festival, one of America's coolest festivals.
7. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
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The world's largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia, extends for more than 4,000 square miles. Its extreme flatness and dryness and bright blue skies help create a dreamy mirror-like reflective surface during the wet season.
In the dry season, the plain becomes adorned with a fascinating pattern of polygonal cracks that look like floor tiles, making it one of the most amazing places on Earth.
8. Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo Island in Maldives
This place known as the Sea of Stars, part of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, put on a magical night time display. When disturbed, billions of bioluminescent microorganisms called dinoflagellates in the water emit a bluish glow, much like aquatic fireflies. When the conditions are right, these floating lights can rival the splendor of the most stunning night sky or spectacular sunset.
9. Skellig Michael, Ireland
Skellig Michael is a mystical island that sits 8 miles off the coast of Ireland and towers more than 700 feet above sea level. A group of monks settled there and built a monastery as early as the sixth century that still stands today.
10. Slope Point, New Zealand
At the southernmost point of New Zealand’s South Island, the constant, fierce winds blowing up from Antarctica are so strong that they've bent the trees growing there into surreal, permanent shapes.
