- Sputnik International
Multimedia
When a picture is worth a thousand words. See what's happening in the world from a more visual perspective with Sputnik's photo galleries, infographics and other multimedia content.

Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World

Subscribe
Sputnik has found out the best and safest places to see a ghost or see legendary sites surrounded by myths and legends.

Who doesn't enjoy telling and hearing scary campfire stories? Even if you do not believe in them, everyone has a chance to see the "other" world with their own eyes. From haunted castles and a "paranormal" park to mysterious tunnels and valleys — the world is full of wonders, legends and myths that haven't been explained yet.

 

 

© Photo : Brocken Inaglory / Stow LakeThe famous ghost story and legend of Stow Lake in San Francisco has been circulating for nearly 100 years. It is rumored that if someone goes to Stow Lake at night, weird occurrences take place. Many call Golden Gate Park a "paranormal" place.

Photo: Stow Lake, the largest of the manmade lakes in Golden Gate Park, offers boat rentals, San Francisco, the US.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
1/9
The famous ghost story and legend of Stow Lake in San Francisco has been circulating for nearly 100 years. It is rumored that if someone goes to Stow Lake at night, weird occurrences take place. Many call Golden Gate Park a "paranormal" place.

Photo: Stow Lake, the largest of the manmade lakes in Golden Gate Park, offers boat rentals, San Francisco, the US.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Alun Salt / Glastonbury TorThe myths associated with Glastonbury Tor, Britain, are extraordinary. It has been called a magic mountain, a faeries' glass hill, a spiral castle, the Grail castle. The Tor has been called "The Isle of Avalon" and since the Middle Ages has been believed to be the Avalon of the King Arthur legend. The legendary king is believed to be buried there.

Photo: Glastonbury Tor, England, Britain.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
2/9
The myths associated with Glastonbury Tor, Britain, are extraordinary. It has been called a magic mountain, a faeries' glass hill, a spiral castle, the Grail castle. The Tor has been called "The Isle of Avalon" and since the Middle Ages has been believed to be the Avalon of the King Arthur legend. The legendary king is believed to be buried there.

Photo: Glastonbury Tor, England, Britain.
© Sputnik / Pavel Palamarchuk / Go to the mediabankThe Pidhirtsi Castle is famous around Ukraine for the ghost of the "white lady" who is believed to be the wife of one of the owners of the castle, who allegedly murdered his spouse out of jealousy on one of the walls of the building. Now her ghost allegedly walks around the castle, knocking the marble floors with her high-heeled shoes.

Photo: Pidhirtsi Castle, Lviv region, Ukraine.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
3/9
The Pidhirtsi Castle is famous around Ukraine for the ghost of the "white lady" who is believed to be the wife of one of the owners of the castle, who allegedly murdered his spouse out of jealousy on one of the walls of the building. Now her ghost allegedly walks around the castle, knocking the marble floors with her high-heeled shoes.

Photo: Pidhirtsi Castle, Lviv region, Ukraine.
© AP Photo / CTK, Lubos PavlicekIn the tunnels of the Czech city of Jihlava researchers have seen a luminous staircase glowing red and clearly heard the sounds of an organ.

Photo: A visitor's silhouette is seen at one of remote tunnels of downtown's underground its newly discovered unique luminescent surface was shown to journalists in Jihlava, east of Prague, Czech Republic.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
4/9
In the tunnels of the Czech city of Jihlava researchers have seen a luminous staircase glowing red and clearly heard the sounds of an organ.

Photo: A visitor's silhouette is seen at one of remote tunnels of downtown's underground its newly discovered unique luminescent surface was shown to journalists in Jihlava, east of Prague, Czech Republic.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Antonio Manfredonio / Villa Imperiale di Pausilypon e la GaiolaA villa on the island of Gaiola in Italy is believed to be a cursed place, as all of its residents either went to a psychiatric hospital or jail, or died under mysterious circumstances. Local people there avoid going to the island and even tourists don't dare to visit the place.

Photo: The Gaiola Island (one of minor islands of Naples), southwestern Italy.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
5/9
A villa on the island of Gaiola in Italy is believed to be a cursed place, as all of its residents either went to a psychiatric hospital or jail, or died under mysterious circumstances. Local people there avoid going to the island and even tourists don't dare to visit the place.

Photo: The Gaiola Island (one of minor islands of Naples), southwestern Italy.
CC BY 2.0 / Jan Bommes / Beelitz-Heilstätten (10)The Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital near Berlin once used to be the best health resort in Germany. However, after WWII it was controlled by the Soviet Union and was eventually abandoned. Now only curious tourists come here, according to whom, one can still find letters from soldiers, as well as hear strange sounds.

Photo: Beelitz-Heilstätten, Brandenburg, Germany.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
6/9
The Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital near Berlin once used to be the best health resort in Germany. However, after WWII it was controlled by the Soviet Union and was eventually abandoned. Now only curious tourists come here, according to whom, one can still find letters from soldiers, as well as hear strange sounds.

Photo: Beelitz-Heilstätten, Brandenburg, Germany.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / David Clay / Chillingham CastleThe Chillingham Castle in the UK was originally a monastery in the late 12th century. It attracts tourists from around the world who are eager to see the most haunted castle in Britain. The most famous ghost of the castle is the "blue (or radiant) boy", who according to the owners used to haunt the Pink Room in the castle. Guests supposedly reported seeing blue flashes and a blue "halo" of light above their beds after a loud wail.

Photo: The Chillingham Castle, northern England, Britain.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
7/9
The Chillingham Castle in the UK was originally a monastery in the late 12th century. It attracts tourists from around the world who are eager to see the most haunted castle in Britain. The most famous ghost of the castle is the "blue (or radiant) boy", who according to the owners used to haunt the Pink Room in the castle. Guests supposedly reported seeing blue flashes and a blue "halo" of light above their beds after a loud wail.

Photo: The Chillingham Castle, northern England, Britain.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Dennis Jarvis / Italy-2979 - Valley of MillsThe Valley of Mills in Italy dates back to 900 AD and was a grain mill, spring waters coming from the hill supplied the energy to run the mill. It was too hot in the area where it sat for the women to work long hours milling grain so it was abandoned 1866. Many local legends surround the place with many calling a mill a part of another world. Many people see a mystical light and hear an ominous laugh there.

Photo: The Valley of Mills, Sorrento, Italy.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
8/9
The Valley of Mills in Italy dates back to 900 AD and was a grain mill, spring waters coming from the hill supplied the energy to run the mill. It was too hot in the area where it sat for the women to work long hours milling grain so it was abandoned 1866. Many local legends surround the place with many calling a mill a part of another world. Many people see a mystical light and hear an ominous laugh there.

Photo: The Valley of Mills, Sorrento, Italy.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Ken Lund / Fly Geyser, near Gerlach, NevadaOwners of a ranch in the US state of Nevada possess a natural miracle, Fly Geyser. It is believed that if you wash yourself with water from a geyser, then your life will become happy. However, the owner's permission is needed to see the Fly Geyser as it is private property.

Photo: Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a man-made small geothermal geyser located in Washoe County, Nevada, the US.
Hello From the Other Side: Most Mysterious and Haunted Places in the World - Sputnik International
9/9
Owners of a ranch in the US state of Nevada possess a natural miracle, Fly Geyser. It is believed that if you wash yourself with water from a geyser, then your life will become happy. However, the owner's permission is needed to see the Fly Geyser as it is private property.

Photo: Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a man-made small geothermal geyser located in Washoe County, Nevada, the US.
Newsfeed
0
To participate in the discussion
log in or register
loader
Chats
Заголовок открываемого материала