Discover the strangest people, places and events in history and explore some of its most bizarre unresolved mysteries. From earth mysteries to ESP, precognition to pirate treasure, the mysteries of the deep and the dancing plagues of medieval Europe, here are some of history's oddest events, experiments and disappearances.
WELCOME TO HISTORY’S WEIRDEST MYSTERIES
ODD PLACES
LEY LINES AND EARTH MYSTERIES • From Stonehenge to ley lines, humanmade and natural structures the world over continue to puzzle us with their enduring mysteries and secrets
HOW ARE THESE MYSTERIOUS SPIRITUAL LOCATIONS FOUND?
HOUSKA CASTLE • This Czech fortress is said to guard a gateway into the depths of Hell
LOST LANDS AND PHANTOM ISLANDS • Humans have always wondered what’s over the next horizon, and according to legend there were always strange and curious lands just out of sight
THE REAL TREASURE ISLAND • The hunt for treasure on Oak Island has claimed the lives of six and the fortunes of many – but what even lies beneath the soil of this treacherous patch of land?
PIRATE BOOTY?
THE BUILDING OF CASTLE CORAL • Built to mend a broken heart, does Florida’s Coral Castle contain mystical secrets that have yet to be decoded?
HOUSES OF HORROR • From the sites of grisly and unsolved murders to tales of unquiet spirits roaming their former homes, haunted and horrible houses are packed with supernatural mysteries
THE MYSTERIOUS MARFA LIGHTS • For more than 100 years, mysterious and colourful orbs of light have illuminated the night sky over the town of Marfa, Texas
ALL AT SEA • The fickle ocean reveals new horizons but conceals mysterious objects, strange
THE UPSIDE-DOWN MOUNTAIN: ESOTERIC BUGERACH • In 2012, esoteric enthusiasts turned their attention to a mountain in France and waited for the end of the world
STRANGE FOLK
VANISHED INTO THIN AIR • The bizarre disappearances of various famous individuals have instigated numerous conspiracy theories, but will we ever find out what really happened to these lost souls?
KASPAR HAUSER: MYSTERY BOY • Kaspar Hauser appeared from nowhere and died a violent death; to this death, his true identity remains a mystery
THE DODLESTON MESSAGES • Did a 16th century spirit and a mysterious future entity really make contact with a teacher through his BBC Micro computer?
THE DANCING PLAGUE • A curious affliction swept through mainland Europe during the late Middle Ages that would continue to perplex scientists and historians alike, for centuries to come…
BAD BLOOD?
FULCANELLI • While little is known about the mysterious esoteric author, either a man or legend, the craze for this modern-day alchemist has become a cultural phenomenon
THE GREEN CHILDREN OF WOOLPIT • The narrative of two strange siblings who inextricably appeared in a trapping pit in medieval England has bewildered the nation for centuries
MAJESTIC MYSTERIES • Even the mightiest monarchs and noble aristocrats can have stories that are shrouded in mystery
THE SLEEPERS OF EPHESUS • In 250 CE, seven men took shelter from Roman persecution in a cave. They fell asleep, only to wake up three hundred years later
UNSOLVED MURDERS AND MYSTERIOUS DEATHS • Around the world, people have gone missing or been found dead, their deaths becoming a mythologised mystery
THE DYATLOV PASS MYSTERY • They were innocently hiking through the Ural Mountains – but nine young Russians never came back
WHO WAS SEMYON? • There was a further mystery with the Dyatlov Pass nine, when the identity of one of their number was investigated
BELLA IN THE WYCH ELM • The Hagley Wood mystery started with boys...
