Top 10 Scariest Places in the World
There are many haunting places around the world and a brief search on the internet can give list upon list of places that will give visitors a creepy feeling. As Halloween comes closer, those planning a vacation to someplace different with a spooky feel to it, here is a top ten list of places that could scare you.
10. New Orleans, Louisiana
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While New Orleans is known for Mardi Gras and parties there is also an underlying, darkness to the city as well. With a history of voodoo and witchcraft a quick visit to the cemetery district of New Orleans will give anyone the chills. Why not check out the unmarked grave of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. Adding to this spooky place is the upcoming American Horror Story series which will re-enact the many tales of this town.
9. Helltown, Ohio
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Formerly known as Boston the residents of this town found themselves being bought out by the government parks development teams. Approved by President Ford, this town was supposed to be turned into a state park. However, after the last residents were moved out, the town was closed and remains vacant without any development or changes made from the time people left. Rumors began to surface that it was a government cover up in attempts of hiding a chemical spill nearby. Thus far no mutants have shown up in Helltown, but it’s silence is an eerie reminder of what used to be.
8. Knoxville, Tennessee
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Found in the wooded area just off the campus of the local university, people can actually visit the local “body farm”. This is an area used for human remains where scientists study the decomposition of bodies under different circumstances. Why not head to Tennessee and have a walk in the forest to see how many corpses you can find.
7. The Hill of Crosses, Lithuania
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An open field that has been used as a pilgrimage for Catholics, this creepy part of Lithuania features hundreds of thousands of crosses planted in the ground. While the Pope feels this place signifies hope and love, to someone viewing it from the outside world, it is a scary place that is quite overwhelming.
6. Paris Catacombs, France
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While Paris is the city of love just under the surface are thousands of interconnecting tunnels that feature some of the most creepy walls around. People can enter certain parts of the tunnels through designated entrances, but for those professionals who travel through them they are much more than a walkway. Built within the walls are human skulls. Bones will hold up bricks that didn’t fit properly into place. The number of human remains under the city of Paris is massive and one can only imagine how many lost souls are trapped in the dark tunnels of the Catacombs.
5. Aokigahara “Suicide” forest, Mt. Fuji
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Located near the base of Mt. Fuji, this forest is a hauntingly quiet place where many youth go to commit suicide. Shrines can be found marking the bodies of successful suicide attempts. This forest is said to house many of the spirits of those who took their lives. The rate of suicide in this forest has grown so substantially that police and park rangers are constantly on patrol.
4. Eyam, Derbyshire
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This walled town closed itself off to the world in 1665. A plague struck the villagers and a vote was taken. The town decided to close its doors to the world so that the plague would not get out. One by one each person succumbed to the illness until no one was left. Now the town can be visited and people can see exactly what was left, as it was left. A creepy reminder of what once was.
3. Poveglia, Italy
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This island off the coast of Venice was used to house people who showed signs of the “Black Plague”. Boatloads of people were shipped to this island where they were institutionalized until dying. It was at this time that the “death masks” were created by doctors. Now known as a souvenir from Venice, these long nosed masks were designed and worn by the doctors who went to the island in attempts to cure the victims. Since the plague ended, the island has remained abandoned and boaters will not even sail near it for fear of the spirits coming across the water and attacking them. If you can find the right person though, you can go to this island and discover the many spirits that haunt it.
2. Pripyat, Ukraine
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Located inside of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, this town boasted a theme park and many other first world amenities. Now, it is a barren ghost town with a haunting past. Surprisingly, this area is now open for tourists and many of the people who visit report seeing silhouettes of ghosts and other potential monsters roaming the halls and buildings that still stand. One of the most haunting places is the local hospital, which still claims to have doctors and nurses working long after they have passed on. Wheelchairs can be seen moving on their own and disembodied voices are heard throughout. If it wasn’t for the fear of radiation poisoning, this would be a ghost hunters dream location.
1. La Isla De La Munecas (The Island of the Dolls), Mexico
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Located in the suburb of Xochimilco near Mexico City, this Island was inhabited by a single owner who witnessed the death of a young girl on the banks near the river. He felt that her spirit remained on the island and in order to appease her, he began collecting dolls and placing them all around the island for her to play with. Since his death in 2001 the island has remained vacant aside from the groundskeeper who has kept things as they were. Many people who have visited this island claim they have heard the playful cries of the little girl. Aside from the voices, the fact that the entire island is filled with decaying dolls gives it a very creepy feeling. Furthermore, during a televised exposition of the island, one of the dolls began giving off a high level of energy and as the camera focused on it, one of the eyes opened up on its own.
By:Michael Chantler
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