How nice to find a peaceful and cozy forest glade. Or admire the beautiful panoramic view from the top of some mountain. What if we tell you that there you can watch for something with which you are not always prepared to face?
Website presents you 20 mysterious places that attract his otherworldly force.
Patriarch's Ponds, Moscow h3>
Bulgakov is not in vain did Patriarch place where Woland first appeared in Moscow. Legends about the appearance of the devil appeared to people, even when the place was called "three ponds". Patriarch's Ponds named after the frightened locals asked the patriarch to consecrate the place.
The Devils Nose, Karelia h3>
Devil's Nose is located on Lake Onega. He is known for its petroglyphs, which date back to around the 3rd millennium BC. e. The most famous of them - 2, 3-meter "Demon", which gave its name to the Cape.
The monks, who arrived at the Cape in the XVI century, saw the evil in the image, and then knocked over the image feature of the eight-pointed cross. Those who visited the devils nose, note that there are changing the perception of time.
Sami labyrinths of Karelia h3>
Total of 500 mazes in the world, and 50 of them are in Russia. They were built mostly on the shores of the seas or in the estuaries. All mazes had religious significance, but what is and for what purpose they were built, historians still do not know.
Many scientists believe that the mazes were built on the burial grounds, to the soul of the deceased could not leave the place of his burial. Babylon scattered along the banks of the White, Barents and Baltic Seas.
Whale Alley, Chukotka h3>
Scientists believe that the construction of the mall Whale bones were used 50 bowhead whales. Apparently, the mall was built on a clear project - bone-Ground opposite each other, the height of each was about 5 meters.
Historians agree that the Whale Alley was a ritual place for Chukchi tribes, while it is not mentioned in local legends. It is believed that alley equally could be a sanctuary, the Coliseum and the meeting place of the tribe.
Kashkulakskaya cave of Khakassia h3>
Now Kashkulakskaya cave - tourist site. But 2000 years ago, the first tier of local shamans used as a ritual hall. The walls of the Temple of the grotto is still covered with soot from the many sacrifices.
Kashkulakskaya cave appears in many legends, and often quite gloomy. It lost people, strange sounds, and local residents say that in a cave inhabited by the spirit of an evil shaman. By the way, today held its shamanic rituals.
Teletskoye Lake, Altai h3>
Teletskoye Lake - the second in the country for freshwater. Even in winter it is not completely frozen. There is a legend about the "Forest of the Dead" at the bottom of the lake.
With a relatively small amount of Teletskoye lake quite deep - up to 325 m at the waterfall Corbu. The temperature at a depth even in the height of summer does not exceed 4 ° C. Due to this, at a depth of 100 m the body simply "preserved" and remain there, they say, for centuries.
Vasyugan swamp in Western Siberia h3>
Vasyugan swamps are sometimes called "Russian Amazon". They stretched for 573 km from west to east. Their area is constantly growing and is already more than 53 thousand sq. M. km (that the area of Switzerland).
Over the past 500 years it formed 75% of the marshes. Age Vasyugan wetlands - not less than 10 thousand years. Locals willing to tell legends about what these swamp created hell, who was trying to hide from God's Earth.
Mountain Kholat Syakhl, Ural h3>
The legend says that during a terrible flood in the slopes of the mountain were saved 10 men and 1 woman. They climbed to the top, to be saved from the flood, but the waves had to pick 9 men. The survivors gave birth to the people of the Mansi and the mountain, which saved them, named Kholat Syakhl, or the Mountain of the Dead.
The fame of the mountain was because of the terrible incident in 1959 when an unnamed group of Dyatlov Pass died. Until now, the circumstances of their death are unknown.
menhirs, Khakassia h3>
This huge slabs of rough stone, roughly treated by primitive man and stuck vertically into the ground. At the height they can reach 20 meters and weight of some up to 200 tons! There is still no accurate data, for what purpose the ancient people created menhirs. Khakass giants are in the anomalous area, just above the Earth's crust by tectonic faults.
The two largest stones are called "big gate". They say if you make a wish while between them, then it will come true. Find menhirs easy enough - you need to get to the capital of Khakassia Abakan.
Ryty Cape, Eastern Siberia h3>
Cape Ryty replete with rich pastures, but not near human settlements. Locals believe the cape dangerous place and call it Khushun Hare - "angry, angry Cape." There is a legend that because of the infighting three tribes at this point an angry spirit descended on them rural.
No real evidence of this was found. But archaeologists have discovered a stone wall on the Cape, the purpose of the construction is unknown, and rock tours and pots that are most likely used as a lamp.
Plescheevo lake, Pereslavl-Zaleski h3>
Old-timers say the lake mystical place. Sometimes the tourists get lost in the fog on the coast and there are a few days, many of them lose their sense of time.
And here is the blue stone - a pagan ritual object. Fixed that the stone was moved several times from place to place. Scientists believe that it moved the ice, and draws an analogy with crawling rocks in Death Valley in the USA.
Lake Svetloyar, Nizhny Novgorod region h3>
According to legend, in 1237 on the site of the lake is the city of Kitezh. When the Mongol troops laid siege to it, and a few days kitezhskie stormed the walls, closed all its people in numerous churches and prayed for salvation.
According to historical records - a miracle took place. In the eyes of the astonished enemy warriors town disappeared under the water. And there, where he had been standing, there is a lake Svetloyar. They say that so far out of the water and hear the chime sounds similar to the chirping of birds and the barking of dogs. Scientists also really found on the lake bottom traces of civilization in the form of clay shards, tiles and other utensils.
Mountain Vottovaara, Karelia h3>
On top Vottovaara about 1600 Seid stones stacked in a mysterious manner. On the rocks or near Sami laid offerings to local spirits. By Sejdiu it was not allowed to touch, and to women as more susceptible to the influence of evil forces, and do not be closer to the sacred mountain.
And there is a "stairway to heaven" - so dubbed by someone unknown and when carved into the rock 13 stages, ending in a deep precipice. Who built it, it is still unknown - Archaeologists say: from the local tribes in ancient times simply could not exist, "the idea of the stairs."
The Dancing Forest, Kaliningrad region h3>
The famous "drunk" or "dancing", the pine forest is located in the National Park "Curonian Spit" in the Kaliningrad region. Trees planted in 1961. After a while it became clear that the pine grown in a small area has an unusual shape: their trunks twisted into spirals and rings.
Versions on this account the mass, but which one is true, has not yet been established. Scientists, who do not believe in mysticism, the following assumptions: causes abnormalities are either blowing winds in one direction or the pest in the larval kidneys of young shoots. But this version does not explain why only a small portion is curved timber: standing next to pine flat.
Lake Shaitan, Kirov region h3>
Locals say that the lake water columns sometimes appear resembling geysers. Allegedly, at the bottom of the demon living here, and what is happening with the lake - the result of anger otherworldly creatures. Since ancient times, the fish are not caught in the Shaitan, if not close to the water is not fit.
Dolmen, Western Caucasus h3>
Appointment Caucasian dolmens is not precisely defined, but many archaeologists are of the opinion that this is the tomb megalithic.
Dolmens were built mainly of sandstone. Methods of manufacturing and transporting slabs on the installation location is still unclear. Many people feel the mood swings that are close to the dolmens. The causes of these anomalies are also unknown.
Arch, Chelyabinsk region h3>
Arch is one of the fortified settlements of the Southern Urals - the "country towns". The youngest of these monuments - the same age as the Egyptian pyramids. With Arkaima bind many secrets and mysteries.
Disposition of the city resembles the sun, and the structure of rings and the radial direction of the buildings are oriented by the stars. Houses in the city were apartment, and some buildings were found pottery and metal workshops.
Plateau Ukok, Altay h3>
The locals still consider the Ukok plateau sacred place. Shepherds bypass glaciers side, trying not to disturb the peace of the individual tracts. On the plateau is only allowed ritual activities.
The most famous discovery, made on a plateau - a burial Ak-Alakha. In 1993, archaeologists discovered the mummy of a young noble woman, whose body was covered with tattoos. It turned out that the indigenous people called it Ak-Kadyny ("White Lady"). According to their belief, the Ak-Kadyny - the keeper of the gates of the underworld.
Nevyansk tower Nevyansk h3>
This tower is located in a mountain estate in the town of Demidov Nevyansk. By analogy with the world-famous Leaning Tower Russia Tower is the same slant. But this is not important. After the tower is surrounded by many historical secrets.
Not know the exact date of construction and the name of the architect. It is not clear, and why the so-called sound room: a man in one corner can be clearly heard the slightest whisper, pronounced by another person who is at the other end of the room. But it found that under the ground around the perimeter of the tower hide many secret underground labyrinths.
in_array, Perm h3>
This triangle bears no less mysteries and secrets than Bermuda. There is very often a change in the course of time, things can hover above the ground, and then again to go down, people hear different sounds - squeaks, groans - a person can raise body temperature, dizziness occur.
This triangle has a set of mystical places. For example, there is a huge strong trees vyvorocheny the roots and gently folded ("Witch Ring"). The photo, taken at this point, there are balloons with white spots. And near the Black River is changing the course of time. On the "Settlement" many see the mysterious creatures, and those who have spent the night there, then long nightmares.
Sources: russian7, zagopod, billionnews, spletnik, sutochno, dailybest
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