▲The road goes through the rainforest of northern Bolivia, at a height of over 15 thousand feet. The dirt road is so narrow that, at times, there's only space for one car to go past. The Death Road is also often covered in fog and records show there are between 200 to 300 deaths there every year.

▲This Japanese village has a higher population of dolls than living people. For each inhabitant, there are 100 dolls.

▲Also known as the 'Blood Falls', for millions of years this lake has been frozen over with ice, with the microbes under the water resulting causing a iron rich, blood-like substance to ooze out of the glacier.

▲The lava from this volcano has an abnormally quantity of gas, which reach temperatures of up to 535 degrees centigrade. The mixture of gasses and the high temperature make the lava blue.

▲Situated in the desert of Karakum, this is a crater 20 meters deep in the middle of the desert. It has been on fire for over 40 years.

▲Since the 14th century people have been leaving crosses on this hill. There are now more than 100 thousand crosses here.

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The local inhabitants of this area are known for leaving the deceased in coffins fixed to the side of mountains.

▲Between 1898 and 1930, this hospital treated tuberculosis victims. During the WWII it was used to treat wounded Nazi soldiers.

▲This island has hundreds of dolls and other parts tied to trees and scattered amongst the vegetation. It's considered one of the world's eeriest place.

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Located near São Paulo, this island is also known as 'The Island of Snakes'. It has around five snakes per square meter. It is closed to the public.

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Despite there being various different versions of this statue all over the world, the original is located in the Mediteranean sea, off the coast of San Fruttuoso.

▲Also known as the 'Suicide Forest', it has the second highest number of suicides in the world. In 2010 it had a total of 247.

▲Also known as the 'Church of Bones', it is famous for its morbid decoration, with each wall being covered in bones. The church was built by woodcarver and carpenter Frantisek Rint.

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This cave, visited by many tourists, has two million bats and millions of cockroaches.

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Veijo Rönkkönen was a Finnish artist who left more than 500 statues in his garden when he died.

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Located in Pennsylvania, many of its inhabitants work in the coal mines. At the same time, a series of accidents has resulted in city being abandoned. In 2014 it had only 8 people living there.

▲Death Valley gets its name from being the hottest and driest place in North America. The desert spans over 225 km, and temperatures can reach the 46ºC.

▲Many regions in Azerbaijan are unlivable because they're covered in mud volcanoes. The volcanoes are frequently active.

▲Manchac has a reputation for being haunted, but most of its residents are actually crocodiles. Some of the scenes of Hillary Swank's 'The Reaping' were shot there. Centuries ago, the swamp was a well-known place for voodoo magic. People said they saw zombies in the area, and land owners used to perform human sacrifices there so they'd attract prosperity.

▲Wilson Hall, a young girl known for being an 'alleged witch,' committed suicide after writing satanic things on her bedroom wall at campus - with her own blood. The five cemeteries around the university campus can be connected to form a pentagram with the admin building at its center, which many considered to be the 'symbol of the devil.'

▲The city of Bhangarh is known for its mysterious ruins. Located between Jaipur and Alwar, the city was left abandoned at the end of the 18th century. Legend says that guru Balu Nath allowed the to be built, so long as the shadows of the temples didn't engulf his house. However, at the end of the century, an ambitious constructor built a temple on top of the late guru's house, and the whole city was cursed.

▲Poland's largest concentration camp was used by the Nazis during World War II, under Hitler's regime. It is estimated that almost three million people died there from 1942 until early 1945. Auschwitz was liberated by the Soviet troops in January 1945. Tourists can visit the camp now, which is easily one of the eeriest places on the planet.

▲After the death of her husband and son, Sarah Winchester (the daughter of the rifle's inventor) consulted a fortune teller, who said her family had been cursed by the spirits of all those who died because of the Winchester rifle. Sarah was told the only way to calm down the spirits was to keep doing construction work on the mansion. So Sarah Winchester kept building and building, and now the huge property boasts 160 rooms, staircases that lead nowhere and doors that open to walls.

▲A major tourist attraction in France, the catacombs are home to the bones of seven million Parisians. Only some sections of the bone-covered tunnels are open to the public.

▲Construction began under William the Conqueror in the 11th century, and the Tower of London served as a political prison and place of execution. It's considered to be one of the most haunted buildings in Britain. Among the ghost sightings, there was Henry VIII's wife Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey (spotted by a guard on 12 February 1957, which marked the 403rd anniversary of her death) and Thomas Beckett.

▲The Gettysburg battle lasted three days and it was one of the bloodiest in American history, with around 50,000 soldiers dying on the battlefield. Many believe the region is haunted by the spirits of young soldiers unable to accept their premature death.

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This city was left abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, when everyone had to be evacuated. Some of the city's scariest places are the amusement park and the nursery, where bodies of dead babies are allegedly buried.

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In Sicily, these catacombs were made in the 16th century, once the cemitery of the monastery was full.

▲Travelling and visiting new places all over the world is always interesting, and there are many who can't live without it. But, when it comes to choosing the best location, there as some places in the world with some amazing history.

Sometimes its the destinations that look just like paradise which are the most sought after, but why not travel to one of the most scariest places in the world?

There are some places that are as beautiful as they are terrifying. From mysterious islands to deserted locations to the depths of the ocean, there are many to choose from.

Take a look at the gallery to see some of the scariest places on the planet.

The most terrifying places in the world

Some of these locations are only for the brave

09/10/24 por StarsInsider

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Travelling and visiting new places all over the world is always interesting, and there are many who can't live without it. But, when it comes to choosing the best location, there as some places in the world with some amazing history.

Sometimes its the destinations that look just like paradise which are the most sought after, but why not travel to one of the most scariest places in the world?

There are some places that are as beautiful as they are terrifying. From mysterious islands to deserted locations to the depths of the ocean, there are many to choose from.

Take a look at the gallery to see some of the scariest places on the planet.