1) Fly Geyser, United States
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Fly Geyser, located in the Nevada Desert, is a collection of three large, colorful mounds which continually shoot five feet of water straight up into the air. It was accidentally created in 1916, during a routine well-drilling. It worked normally until the 1960s, when heated geothermal water started spurting out through the well. Dissolved minerals began to accumulate and gradually built up into the large, colored mounds we see today. Fly Geyser is amongst the most secret places on Earth, as it’s located on private property and no tourists or sightseers are allowed in.
2) Mount Roraima (Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana)
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This remarkable tabletop mountain with sheer 400-metre high cliffs on all sides includes the triple border point of Venezuela, Brazil and Guyana. Before the European explorers arrived at this region, the mountain has held a special significance for the indigenous people of the region, and has held a very important position that is central to many of their myths and legends.
3) Aokigahara, Japan
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The Aokighara is a forest, stretching across 3500-hectares of land, located at the foothills of Mount Fuji in Japan. Other than the fact that it is one of the most enchanting forests in the world, what make the Aokighara stand apart are the several cases of hauntings and apparitions. It is also a well-known suicide spot, with more than 500-people taking their lives in the last 65 years.
4) Christ Of The Abyss At San Fruttuoso, Italy Near Portofino
The Christ of the Abyss is found on the bed of the San Fruttuoso bay in Italy. It is a statue of Jesus Christ, standing with open arms facing upwards as a symbol of peace. The 2.50 meters tall bronze statue was sculpted by Guido Galletti and was placed on the bed of the bay on August 22, 1950. Though the origin of the statue is known, this area in Portofino still remains as strange as ever because of the striking sight a diver is met with under waters.
5) Stonehenge, England
This site in England’s Wiltshire dates back to around 3000 BC to 2000 BC. Here, several ‘menhirs’ are found, placed in the form of a circle, and the Stonehenge is one of the oldest examples of architecture from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. Research suggests that these stones were individually brought from various other places, and then designed artificially to resemble the structure found today. What makes it strange is the fact that each of these standing stones weighs tons and it is a mystery as to how people in ancient times transported them.
6) Mir Mine
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In Siberia there is one area that is not a place to fly over, but is great to see. Mir Mine is a 1,720 feet deep man made hole. This diamond mine is a great treasure to experience if the time is given. It is a former open pit diamond mine that is now inactive, located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine’s 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep (4th in the world) and has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft) makes it the second largest excavated hole in the world, after Bingham Canyon Mine. The airspace above it is closed because of reported incidents in which they were sucked in by the downward air flow
7) Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia
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This Bolivian wonder is truly bewitching with its 10,583 square kilometers of flat surface made of salts double up as a clear reflective mirror when it is covered with water. Walk on this natural wonder, and you would feel as if you are walking on the clouds. The Salar de Uyuni is also famous for the numerous flamingoes that thrive in this place.
8) Sailing Stones Of Death Valley, California
A sailing rock is one which can slide or move in a particular track without the help of animals or humans. These sailing rocks have been found in abundance at California’s Death Valley. What makes it eerie is the lack of an explanation behind this geological occurrence. It becomes even stranger when some rocks slide in a straight line while other move across curved or circular tracks.
9) Glass Beach, California, USA
This sea beach was once a dumping ground for the entire Fort Bragg’s garbage. However, once the shores of the sea were cleared up, innumerable pebbles made of glass were revealed. These rounded smooth glass pieces were formed due to years of garbage accumulation. The beach in Northern California is now the Mecca for ardent glass collectors.
10) Pamukkale, Turkey
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Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters flowing down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside. It neighbors Hierapolis, an ancient Roman spa city founded around 190 B.C. Ruins there include a well-preserved theater and a necropolis with sarcophagi that stretch for 2km. The Antique Pool is famous for its submerged Roman columns, the result of an earthquake.