The Creepiest Places in the World

The Creepiest Places in the World


May 1, 2025 | Samantha Henman

The Creepiest Places in the World


The world can be a vast, terrifying place—but some locations have utterly chilling histories that aren't for the faint of heart.

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WORLD HISTORY

Archaeologists discover an ancient underwater harbor near Perinthos, raising new questions about its earliest inhabitants.

Perinthos has been quietly revealing its past for years—stone by stone, shard by shard. Archaeologists have uncovered theaters, temples, and fortifications on land, each discovery adding another layer to the city’s long story. But recently, the most surprising evidence didn’t come from the dirt. It came from beneath the water.
December 21, 2025 J. Clarke
man with tablet
WORLD HISTORY

Haunting Relics From The Ancient Past That We Honestly Think Would Have Been Better Off Left Buried

Most museum pieces sit quietly behind glass, harmless and historical. Then there are the others. Objects that carried weight in their time and somehow still do. Ancient cultures left evidence of their darkest beliefs.
December 18, 2025 Peter Kinney
TRAVEL TIPS

If You Want A Relaxing Vacation This Winter, Avoid These Overcrowded Tourist Hotspots

Let’s be honest—when you book a winter vacation, you’re probably imagining calm mornings, quiet walks, and that rare feeling of not being rushed anywhere. What you’re not imagining is standing in line behind 200 other people, dodging tour groups, or wondering how a place this small ended up feeling this busy.
December 18, 2025 J. Clarke
Archaeologist
WORLD HISTORY

At an 8,000-year-old Saudi ritual site, researchers uncovered Egyptian artifacts completely out of time and place.

Deep in the Saudi region sits an ancient ritual site shaped by generations. People gathered here long before history books existed, and left behind clues of belief and unexpected connections that slowly came together beneath the desert ground.
December 19, 2025 Miles Brucker
WORLD HISTORY

Every textbook said agriculture came first, then religion, then monumental architecture. Gobekli Tepe flipped that entire sequence upside down.

Every history textbook said agriculture came first, then religion, then monumental architecture. Gobekli Tepe flipped that entire sequence upside down. The logistics alone seem impossible, yet the ruins are undeniably real.
December 19, 2025 Jane O'Shea
Woman near the Great Pyramid
WORLD HISTORY

Egypt is the most studied civilization in history, and yet there are still mysteries that researchers are desperately trying to solve.

Sand preserves and erases at the same time. For all its monuments and inscriptions, Ancient Egypt still guards unanswered questions—missing people, lost knowledge, and clues that suggest parts of its story were never meant to be fully told.
December 19, 2025 Miles Brucker

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