Island Of The Dolls, Mexico
It is the hell of a mysterious island. Isla de las Munecas which translates to Island of the Dolls in English is a tribute to a deceased girl who died untimely. The population is in thousands on this place which is the south of Mexico but this island is a house of beheaded dolls whose limbs are chopped off and have blank eyes. According to the belief of local people, these dolls keep moving their arms and hands.
Lake Natron – Petrifying Lake, Tanzania
Heard about a lake that changes birds into stones. Lake Natron is the one. It is a soda and salt reservoir located in Tanzania close to the border shared with Kenya. No need to say that the lake is very detrimental especially for animals. Here, the temperature rises up to 140F with the pH level reaching 10. The water of the lake has the potential of burning animals’ eyes and skin who are not used to of its atmosphere. Moreover, the assimilated sodium carbonate works as a preservative that mummifies the body of dead animals.
Coral Castle, Homestead, Florida
The mystery of this place can never be solved as the revealer himself died years ago. It is unconvincing that a single man Edward Leedskalnin also a Latvian immigrant built this magnificent coral castle single-handedly. Notably, the castle is made of several limestones boulders, some of them have a weight of 15 tons. The construction took him over 25 years.
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, California
This enigmatic place is located in a far off valley that sits in the middle of Cottonwood and Last Chance Ranges. The racetrack is as beautiful as it is mysterious by nature. If you know anything about the race track you might have also heard about its weird moving rocks. The rocks are the mystery part of the place as it seems they have sailed from one point to another. The trail behind the rocks suggests that they move after mud gets soft post the rain.
Jatinga, India
Jatinga is a tiny village in India where birds commit mass suicide. This inexplicable phenomenon takes place between September to November every year. This is strange as birds do not commit suicides. There is no explanation for this strange act of birds.
Devil’s Tower, U.S. National Monument, Wyoming
Devil’s tower is not like any other tower. It emerged out of the rolling prairie flanking the Black Hills. It came into existence in 1906 and happens to be the first national monument of the country. It is a sacred site for many tribes including Lakota.