City's legends 2024, April

What tales and legends did the wild imagination of our talented people give birth to in dreams of a better life?

Exactly 75 years ago, on October 21, 1944, the American ship "Rubicon" literally disappeared into the fog of the Bermuda Triangle, with more than 300 people on board. Legends about this “exclusion zone” have been circulating for a long time, but few people know that in the capital there are no less mystical places where people disappeared in a strange way. Mos

The monster in the Kobyakov settlementAn archaeological monument that separates Rostov and Aksai. The city is overgrown with many terrible legends.- Salik.bizThe most famous of them is the story of the mysterious death of Soviet soldiers in 1949

Anyone who has ever visited the Denver, Colorado Airport will surely remember the shock and surprise that they visited upon arrival. This place, the airport, is a kind of collection of conjectures, suspicions, theories and unanswered questions

Everyone, I'm sure, has heard the urban legends of St. Petersburg and Moscow more than once or twice. It is generally accepted that ghosts live only on the streets and in old houses of large cities

The Japanese are known for their pursuit of excellence, no matter what, even urban horror stories. Today, dear readers, we will tell you about the most eerie characters and concepts of Japanese urban folklore

1 - Potemkin pitThe Potemkin Yama was located on the site of the current Gagarin Avenue (near the Melrose cafe). According to Potemkin's idea, it was supposed to become a huge pool. It was planned that he would provide water to the upland part of the city

Three years ago, the excursion center "Mysteries of Kazan" together with TV-3 launched a tour of the mystical places of the city

As in the name of Abaza, antiquity and modernity are intertwined, so in the life of this settlement it is sometimes impossible to separate truth from fiction. Taiga is here, next to you, you just have to go beyond the outskirts

Certain places seem simply doomed to be damned, eerie places are infused with dark lore, and one of these places lies in the stormy seas of the Northwest United States.This whole story begins with a place called Tillamook Rock, just a lonely basalt rock jutting out among the wind and waves sent by the stormy sea

The Western world (and partly other countries) celebrate Halloween at the end of October. The appearance of ghosts is traditionally associated with this holiday, however, some unusual creatures, such as Children with black eyes, also loved to appear in public on this day

Rome is a city with an incredible history stretching back centuries.The city had a chance to endure many events, cruel and majestic, endure difficult trials, be conquered and burned. All these events could not but leave their mark. It is not surprising that many places, streets and houses of Rome are considered the abode of ghosts, and various supernatural events often occur there

In Rome, the mysterious and amazing capital of Italy, there is always something to see for tourists. Here, at every step, there are some sights, stories and secrets. But one of the most interesting secrets is the Museum of the Souls of Purgatory

For a long time, the Romans believed that spirits, ghosts and even deities live in the ancient palaces of the city. And there, in the palace dungeons, as if countless treasures, treasures and magical artifacts are kept

1. In many places people are told of people who give poisoned sweets to children. Texas boy Timothy O ' Brien received cyanide candy, poisoned himself and died. His father had a life insurance policy

The gray-haired hunter, who believed only in material things, met with the spirit of a restless witch. Geopathogenic impact extends beyond St. Petersburg

At a certain point in its history, Russia, which lagged significantly behind European states in terms of technology, began to invite foreign specialists in order to learn from their experience and use their abilities.Along with them, foreigners brought many rumors

Ghosts exist not only in old European castles and Hollywood movies. There are mysterious houses in Russia, the inhabitants of which have become the protagonists of urban legends.Houses with a mystical history are one of the favorite topics of locals and an exciting part of the trip for tourists

Each person has a place where he was born, where everything seems to be the best, special and dear. For me, such a place is the village of Kyshtovka, my small homeland. It is located in the most remote area of our region, formed in a remote urman

The knowledgeable reader has an idea about underground Moscow from the descriptions of the writer VA Gilyarovsky. About underground Petersburg - from the novel by V.V. Krestovsky "Petersburg slums"

Tobolsk Kremlin - a brilliant architectural ensemble crowning the mountain next to Tobolsk. It is located in a sacred point of the planet, and various anomalous phenomena often occur within it

Weeping Statue The cemetery has always been a frightening and mystical place. And each city churchyard has its own legend and history. There is also a Nikitsky cemetery. Alexander Maksimova-Rozhina is buried near the central alley

Everything related to death has always aroused a person's mystical interest on the verge of horror. People are both fascinated and terrified of death.In this kind, cemeteries are associated with riddles, death, mysticism and awe, but still attract people

In Greece, in the southern part of Crete, there is a castle and the eponymous village of Frangokastelo. No more than two hundred local people live in the village. But every year in May, a huge number of tourists come here. All of them want to see with their own eyes a scientifically inexplicable phenomenon

In the 1930s, a boy named Patricio Lujan lived in New Mexico.A typical day for a family living in Santa Fe was unexpectedly disturbed by a strange woman who appeared outside their house. They watched in amazement as a tall, thin woman in white robes silently crossed the road near the house and headed for the nearest stream

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, there is a legend about a strange creature called Faceless Charlie or the Green Man.They say about him that Charlie once worked at one of the local factories and was seriously injured as a result of some incident

Lying in Sydney Bay in Australia, at the junction of the Parramatta and Lane Cove rivers, close to a modern, vibrant metropolis, a small piece of land called Kokatu Island looks completely insignificant.It seems to be just a lifeless rock containing the ruins of old buildings

England is a truly mesmerizing and magical country. Stone circles, impressive caves, mysterious forests, foggy swamps, rocky shores. This country will not be able to leave anyone indifferent.Here are some of the most interesting and mystical places to be found in England

India has always seemed to Europeans too mysterious and mysterious country, it attracts lovers of mysticism for a reason, because in this country there are many places where you can come into contact with something transcendental, not amenable to ordinary logic

High above the steep banks of the Moskva River, in a picturesque natural environment, is the ancient village of "Kolomenskoye"

Europeans can surprise tourists with their castles and houses with phantoms, which are bought by lovers of mysticism, but Russians prefer to bypass such places

Ghosts, giant rats, art on bones and scary stories from Chelyabinsk realtors: where in Chelyabinsk can you encounter mysticism and evil spirits? An interesting fact: a haunted house is up for sale in the American city of Dunmore

Architectural structures that have survived several historical eras are often overgrown not only with moss, but also with legends, and with a mystical bias. Especially mysticism "takes root" where buildings are being erected on the site of former churches and cemeteries

To see the invisible, get into a parallel reality, make a wish and help it come true, or even correct your own destiny - all this can be done in the Moscow metro. If, of course, you are lucky. Or unlucky

Voronezh and its environs have many places with a turbulent historical past. Many of them are fanned by mystical legends, most often of a dramatic nature.- Salik.bizCross over Akatov MonasteryThe Akatov women's monastery, built in the 17th century, was closed in the 30s of the last century, allegedly at the request of the workers of the local plant named after "Comintern"

What is the reason for - tectonic faults, caves, underground streams, energy nodes or coincidence of circumstances - unknown, but fact is fact: in the Voronezh region, paranormal phenomena occur with enviable regularity

For a whole year, Gorkom36 has been collecting and publishing myths and legends of Voronezh. Now we have decided to place them geographically. Today we recall the mystical stories of the Levoberezhny district

"DAMNED" PLACE Voronezh residents consider the intersection of Moskovsky Prospekt and Kholzunov Street as one of the cursed places

In addition, there are places in the capital of the Black Earth Region where the townspeople recorded the visit of alien beings. Not so long ago, the news that a local resident noticed a UFO thundered throughout Voronezh

TUNNELS OF THE CLASSIFIED METRO There is no more popular topic in Voronezh today than the construction of the metro. So the Japanese are encouraging that the capital of the Black Earth Region will have its own high-speed "piece of iron". However, Voronezh has been dreaming of its own metro for several years