The 30 Scariest Places In The World To Visit

Daredevils from all over, nightmare travelers and new Dylan Dog, what you will read now is aimed precisely at you: leave all hope you who read! If you have always been attracted to thrill and mystery, if you adore the sensation of goosebumps and your favorite genre is horror, we challenge you: visit the most disturbing places on the planet without batting an eye and above all to be able to survive to tell us! In the meantime, choose your first stop in the hope that it won’t be your last!

Castles, abandoned houses, former asylums, old hospitals and deconsecrated churches. Places steeped in charm and mystery that tell real stories and legends of spirits and ghosts. With the travel column ON THE ROAD we take you this week to discover the most haunted places along the boot: from the island of Poveglia, in the Venice lagoon, to the castle of Pizzo Calabro where, it is said, the ghost of Gioacchino Murat still roams.

The scariest places to visit in the world

An island full of poisonous snakes, abandoned cemeteries, scary legends, this is not a kid’s attraction on Halloween. These places are real and are among the scariest on Earth.

Old Jewish cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic

Overcrowded old cemeteries are some of the scariest places, but Prague’s is above. Dating back to 1478, it has been filled in so many times that it has several layers of tombs. Today there are 12 layers with 12,000 overlapping graves, and more than 100,000 people are buried there.

Hanging coffins from Sagada, Philippines

Members of the Igorot tribe have buried their dead in hanging coffins, attached to the cliff sides, for many years. This is believed to bring them closer to their ancestral spirits and also keep their body safe.

Abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine

Among the scariest places, the completely abandoned city of Pripyat cannot be missing. The city had a population of nearly 50,000 before being evacuated shortly after the Chernobyl nuclear accident.

Island of the Dolls, Mexico City, Mexico

Don Julian Santana Barrera was the keeper of this island and legend has it that he found a girl who had drowned in the surrounding waters. Shortly thereafter, a doll floated in the water and hung it from trees to show respect and to safeguard the girl’s spirit. For 50 years, until he drowned in the same waters, he continued to hang dolls and is now a tourist attraction that visitors can see as they browse the floating gardens of Xochimilco.

Hashima Island, Japan

After the discovery of a coal seam in 1887, the island gradually became home to a mine and then to a town where employees lived. The population has grown dramatically, making it the most densely populated place in the world. The decline in mining activity led to the departure of the last inhabitants in 1974, who fled the island and left its infrastructure to the elements. Since then, it has become a ghost town. You can take a virtual tour of the island on the Hashima Island website.

Chapel of the Bones in Evora, Portugal

This chapel contains the bones of 5,000 monks and, to top it off, there are 2 bodies hanging from ropes, one of which belongs to a child. You can see it by visiting the city of Evora, Portugal.

Cambridge Military Hospital, England

This hospital was in operation from 1878 until 1996, when it was closed due to high costs and asbestos in the walls.

The Aokigahara forest, the “suicide” forest in Japan

Aokigahara is a forest at the foot of Mount Fuji where hundreds of people have committed suicide every year since the 1950s. Authorities have hung up signs with messages such as “Your life is a precious gift from your parents” and “Please consult the police before deciding to die,” to discourage people from committing suicide. This is one of the most unusual forests in the world and certainly one of the most disturbing and scary places in the world.

The abandoned monument of Buzludzha, Bulgaria

This flying saucer-shaped building is perched on one of the most inhospitable peaks in the Great Balkan mountain range. It is the former Soviet congress hall, now abandoned.

Abandoned psychiatric hospital in Parma, Italy

The shadows were added by the artist Herbert Baglione. They certainly feed the fear factor of an already scary place. They give life to the tortured souls who can roam the corridors of the building.

Sedlec Ossuary, Czech Republic

If you thought there was only one creepy church made of bones, think again. Also known as the Bones Chapel, it is decorated with the remains of 40,000 people who wanted to be buried in a sacred place. You can visit it from Prague.

Beelitz-Heilstätten Sanatorium, Germany

This large complex of over 60 buildings is largely abandoned, but some buildings are still in use. The hospital has been in use since the First World War and Adolf Hitler was also a patient of this hospital.

St. George’s Church in Lukova, Czech Republic

This church was abandoned after part of the roof collapsed during a funeral mass in 1968. The “ghost” sculptures added by artist Jakub Hadrava not only help the church generate tourist revenue, but make it one of the scariest places in the world.

Catacombs of Paris, France

The 290km long network of underground roads beneath the streets of Paris contain the remains of over 6 million corpses. You can visit the catacombs of the 14th arrondissement.

Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA

The city sits on a coal mine and an underground fire has been burning in the mine since 1962. The city has been abandoned and has no postcode, but around 10 residents refuse to leave and still live there. Today the fire extends for 1.6 km² and advances 15 m per year. At this rate, Centralia’s basement is expected to burn for another 250 years.

West Virginia State Penitentiary, USA

This gothic-style prison closed in 1995, but it’s still possible to pay a night visit if you don’t mind perhaps seeing the ghosts said to be there. Almost 100 executions were carried out during the use of the plant.

Poveglia, “the island of the plague”, Italy

Poveglia is a small island near Venice that from 1793 to 1814 was used as a quarantine island for nearly 160,000 people affected by the plague. Mass graves of victims of the plague have been found there. Napoleon also used it to store weapons. Finally, from 1922 to 1968 it was the site of a psychiatric hospital with a doctor who was said to have tortured and killed many patients.

Hill of Crosses, Lithuania

With nearly 100,000 crosses, Pope John Paul II declared this place in 1993 a place of hope, peace, love and sacrifice. I bet you don’t want to be there again at night.

The mummies of Kabayan, Philippines

To get to the Timbak Caves you have to drive five hours in the mountains and then walk for another five hours. There, in the burial caves, the well-preserved mummies are found huddled in their original egg-shaped coffins in a fetal position.

Overtoun Bridge, Scotland

Do not take your dog with you if you visit Overtoun Estate in Scotland. Since the 1950s, a significant number of dogs (600 according to the data) have died here, jumping for no apparent reason from the top of the bridge, and always on the same side.

Actun Tunichil Muknal Cave, Belize

There are 14 skeletons in these caves, all with blunt force trauma to the head. About half of them are children, and it is believed that they were all victims of the sacrifices of the Maya. The most famous is that of an 18-year-old girl called the “Crystal Maiden” because her entire skeleton has calcified over the years.

Leap Castle, Ireland

It is known for being one of the most haunted castles in the world and has a long history of horrific deaths. A priest was killed by his own brother during a mass in the chapel pictured above and is now called the “blood chapel.”

Chauchilla Cemetery, Peru

The dry climate of Peru has preserved many bodies in this very well preserved ancient burial site. Tomb robbers scattered the remains around the site, but it has been restored to its original state as much as possible.

The tophet of Carthage, Tunisia

The tophet is a hybrid between sanctuary and necropolis. You will find thousands of children’s graves that date back to the Punic period of Carthage. They are all considered victims of sacrifice, or were buried here after their untimely death.

Queimada Grande Island, Snake Island, Brazil

Queimada Grande Island is said to be populated by around 1 snake per square meter. These snakes, Jarararaca-ilhoa, are endemic to this Brazilian island and are among the most venomous snakes in the world. The last inhabitants of the island were the lighthouse keeper and his family who were killed by the snakes. The island is uninhabited and better stay away from it and start visiting other beautiful islands.

Catacombs of the Capuchins in Palermo, Italy

There are around 8,000 mummified bodies scattered here, many of which dangle frighteningly from the walls. The bodies still wear their beautiful clothes (albeit in tatters). One of the curiosities of this necropolis is the 2 year old girl named Rosalia Lombardo. It is still surprisingly well preserved and lies there with a knot in its hair.

Necropolis of Dargavs, Russia

Dargavs looks like a pretty village of a hundred small stone houses on a hill, but in reality they are all crypts full of bones. Many people were buried here with their clothing and other personal items when the plague ravaged Ossetia in the 17th century.

Abandoned subway in Cincinnati, USA

The Cincinnati Metro was partially built in the 1920s, but was never completed due to cost. Guided tours can be taken twice a year, but many people sneak inside and explore the miles of abandoned tunnels on their own.

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