It would seem - a native and explored city along and across. What can frighten or surprise here? But Tomsk, like all ancient cities, contains many secrets and mysteries.
1. House of the merchant Smirnov on the lane. Cooperative, 5
The merchant Ivan Ivanovich Smirnov lived in this house with his family. He had 2 daughters and an 18-year-old son Vanechka. A young guy fell in love with a homeless woman and it was quite expected that a rich father did not allow his son to marry a poor girl, found him a bride from a wealthy family. The young man could not resist his father and committed suicide. Since then, it is believed that a ghost lives in Smirnov's house and they say that many have seen him.
2. Ghost in the house on the street. Gagarin, 9
The beautiful Masha fell in love with a young officer, but fearing strict parents, she sent a servant to tell her lover about the place and time of the meeting. Without understanding, the officer took the girl to Semiluzhki and only there realized that she was not the right one … It is believed that the girl is still waiting for her lover. According to the legend, in the evening she can be seen in one of the windows of the house on Gagarin Street.
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3. Museum of Local Lore at Lenin Ave., 75
According to legend, the wife of the merchant Astashev, who previously owned this building, still lives in her house. From time to time, the merchant's wife appears to the staff and visitors of the museum like a ghost. It can be seen in the corridors of the museum or in the organ hall.
4. White dogs in the grove of TSU
They say that a flock of white dogs with high intelligence lives in the grove of TSU. According to one of the versions, these are former experimental subjects from the bacteriological laboratory "Virion", according to the other, they were taken out by students of the biological faculty of TSU.
5. Revived dead
According to legend, in the early forties, a maniac was caught, he rubbed into the trust of the inhabitants of local villages, and then ate them. At the trial, the criminal gave rather strange testimony that his name was Krupsky, he died in the 20s and could not do anything with the desire to eat a person. The judges were skeptical about his testimony, they found the grave, dug it up, there was really no one in the coffin. Krupsky was shot, but impressionable people believed for a long time that he was immortal and would one day return to the streets of Tomsk.
6. Lair of the vampire on Lenin Avenue, 8
An urban legend says that in the 19th century a real vampire lived here. He was famous and rich. He owned a sword, which he killed young girls, and then drank their blood. He hid the corpses of his victims in the basement, which later became proof of his atrocities. The sword is still kept in the Museum of Forensic Science of the Siberian State Medical University.
7. Poltergeist in the village. Light coloured
In 1998, a powerful poltergeist broke out in the village of Svetly, which later began to call itself "Fotyma". This poltergeist began to communicate with the owners of the apartment in a man's hoarse voice, move things, leave notes and prevent the family from living in peace, to the extent that interior doors broke off their hinges and flew down the corridor. This nightmare lasted until the fall of 2001. Then the poltergeist gradually calmed down, but it is possible that he may return soon.
8. Gloomy alley in Camp Garden
This is a real alley of horror and it is located in the Camp Garden to the left of the Memorial of Military Glory. There is no lighting along the entire length of this alley. And even the most courageous will find it scary late at night to walk alone along this alley.
9. Frightening apartment on Karl Marx, 2
For the first time, unexplained phenomena were noticed by the owner of the apartment on August 6, 2009. According to the man, he woke up in the middle of the night with the feeling that someone was sitting at a desk and looking at him, but he could not get out of bed, his body seemed to be paralyzed. Sometimes at night the landlord felt a strong embrace in his sleep, but he could not throw off the other people's hands that were holding him tightly. The man also felt like someone sits down on his bed or a black cat runs by, but he lives alone.
10. Bridge of Love in the University Grove
In fairness, it should be said - not all mystical locations in our city are terrifying. There are also those shrouded in romantic flair. Few people know that in Tomsk there is such a bridge, standing on which and kissing your soul mate, you can find out whether this person is right for you or not. If during the kiss you feel a slight electric shock, then this person is really yours. You can often see girls making a wish on this bridge.
Of course, the Tomsk "horrors" will not deprive you of sleep, because most of them are similar to urban legends and folk tales, but all the same, it is tempting to share with friends, and maybe even walk through mysterious places, testing yourself for courage.
Information taken from the sites: tomsk-novosti.ru, forum.vtomske.ru, RIA Tomsk, smth-most.ru, tomsk-room.ru.
