Many people do not know the most mysterious tourist destinations in the world, much less the reasons why they are considered strange, magical and even macabre; however, there is a significant number of tourists who love to visit these kinds of places, so we are going to describe some of them and you will decide with which ones you will take into account if one day you decide to embark on an adventure and adrenaline trip.
The Aokigahara Suicide Forest: This place is located in Japan and it is considered one of the most mysterious tourist destinations in the world because there is a legend which tells about the existence of mythological demons in this forest, what has made it become the preferred place for people to commit suicide. According to statistics about 100 people on average commit suicide each year in Aokigahara; the reason why it has been chosen to place signs with positive messages so that the suicide victims change their mind; but no effect has been achieved.
Dolls Island: This place is located in Mexico between the Xochimilco channels at the south of the Mexican capital, where a large number of mutilated and disfigured dolls have been found. The legend tells that a long time ago, a girl died mysteriously drowned in one of the canals, and when Mr Julián Santana Barrera was assigned as caretaker of this small island about 50 years ago, he began to see the dead girl and found a doll floating in the river.
The caretaker hung the doll near where he found it to express his respect for the deceased girl and from that moment, he began to place mutilated and bloody dolls everywhere, decorating the island in such a way that it looks terrifying; however, many people travel to the island to observe such a panorama.
San Zhi ghost town: This ghost town is located in China, on the outskirts of Taipei and was built in the early eighties with luxury residences, which were gradually abandoned over time due to the apparitions of many people who had died during its construction. Today it is visited by many tourists who love horror stories, which has made it one of the most mysterious tourist destinations in the world.
Area 51: This site is located in the United States and it is a secret base of the air forces of this country located in the Nevada Desert, which was recognized by the US government in 2003. It is said that in 1947, an extraterrestrial ship crashed in this area, and the air base was built to store such ship and even one of the beings that manned it and, according to some information, contributed a lot of the technology that today human beings enjoy.
Hell of fire on Tunguska: This place is in Russia and it exists thanks to a great explosion that occurred in 1908, which ended everything in an area of 2,150 square kilometers; but the causes are not known very accurately, so several versions are told; for example, that it was produced by a comet formed by ice, extra-terrestrial ships or a nuclear explosion ahead of its time.
Silence zone: This area discovered in the 1939s is located in Mexico, in the border between the states of Chihuahua, Durango and Coahuila by a pilot named Francisco Sarabia who declared that his radio failed mysteriously when he was flying over that area. Since then, there have been many testimonies that argue that radio signals are lost and compasses stop pointing north when this airspace is flown over, so it is also considered one of the most mysterious tourist destinations.
The cenotes of Yucatan in Mexico: These spectacular natural formations are in the Yucatan Peninsula, which houses the highest concentration of cenotes on earth, many of which have not been explored yet. There are about 600 kilometers of underground corridors there that form partially or totally submerged cavities where you can see ruins of cities and temples, as well as remains of rituals, ceramics and even human bodies. All these findings make this site one of the most mysterious tourist destinations.
Bones church of Sedlec: This place is located in the Czech Republic, below the Church of the Cemetery of All Saints, near the city of Prague, and it all started when the people at death donated their remains to this cemetery, since they wanted to be part of its creation and very strange decoration. All this mysterious and tragic touch has given this church a place among the most mysterious tourist destinations in the world.
The Devil’s backbone: This impressive place is located in Mexico and it is an area of ravines, from where many locals and tourists say that you can see the image of the devil. On the other hand, it has been affirmed that if you see the mountains from this place, you can visualize different images, according to the combination of shadow and light that exists at the moment, and it is obvious that the imagination of each person plays an important role. However, specialists in the field have classified it as one of the most mysterious tourist destinations in the world.
Truk Lake: In this lake located in Micronesia, a Japanese naval fleet has been submerged since 1944 when during World War II, warships and aircraft carriers were destroyed; and it is even said that there may be unexploded bombs, which is why diving is prohibited. But the most curious people risk visiting one of the most mysterious and dangerous tourist destinations in the world with the intention of knowing its mysteries.
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