As the famous playwright William Shakespeare noted in his play Hamlet, “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy”. With these words Shakespeare hits the nail on the head – the most weirdest things are very often found in real life rather than our imaginations.
Nothing sums this up more than the spine-chilling and downright creepy places that have fascinated us throughout history. We round up the ten most mysterious of them here:
10 – The Bermuda Triangle

Bermuda Triangle – By Labelling: Xyliosius Map: Arz (English: Own workNederlands: Eigen werk) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
09 – Superstition Mountains

Superstition Mountains – By Mikesanchez1109 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
08 – Lake Anjikuni

Angikuni Lake – By Nicolas Perrault II (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
07 – Bigelow Ranch

Bigelow Ranch
Found in America, this Utah based ranch has been the scene of many a strange happening over the years. Reports range from animal mutilation to UFO sightings and it seems there is something about the place that is super creepy. Now owned by Robert Bigelow of the National Institute for Discovery Science, the former owners sold it to him as they couldn’t take anymore.
06 – Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant – By Shuvaev (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
05 – San Luis Valley

San Luis Valley – By Jeffrey Beall (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
04 – Overtoun Bridge

Overtoun Bridge – Overtoun Bridge by Lairich Rig
Now this is one of the scariest places you will read about! Located in Dumbarton, Scotland this bridge is reported to exert strange influences over whatever walks over it and makes them want to jump or throw something off to the rocks below. 50 dogs in 50 years have unexplainedly leaped to their deaths from the exact same spot off this bridge as well as a local man throwing his baby son to his death from it. When asked why he did it the man, Kevin Foy, said the bridge had made him do it?!
03 – Skeleton Lake

Skeleton Lake – By Schwiki (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons
02 – Hotel De Salto

Hotel De Salto – By ArturoAparicio (Self-photographed) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons
01 – The Mines of Paris

The Mines of Paris – Vlastula at the English language Wikipedia [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
There are some places on Earth that just seem to be mysterious, either due to their very nature or something bad that has happened there. Whatever the reason, they both fascinate and scare us and this heady mixture means we will not tire of reading about them yet.