From famed deserts and beaches, to places you'll not want to step into alone, join me
as I show you some of the scariest tourist destinations in the world!
12.
Death Valley It may seem odd that a desert is a "tourist
destination", but when it comes to Death Valley within California and Nevada of the United
States it's a place that has a legend and mystique that often drive people to it.
Much more people than you might expect too.
Its 3000 square mile range make it a place that can be explored, but also get lost in,
and it's one of the hottest places on Earth, even recorded the hottest temperatures on
the planet at certain times.
The first trek into Death Valley (that's documented) happened during the California Gold Rush.
People were trying to cross the desert that is Death Valley in order to get to California.
But they weren't prepared for just how hot and unforgiving this desert is.
It took their lives, and Death Valley was born.
What many people forget is that Death Valley isn't a desert proper, but rather, a single
area in the Mojave Desert.
And it's not just a desert, it's a national park, one that is at a place that is the lowest
and driest area in all of North America, and that creates a barren wasteland of heat.
Its record is 134 degrees Fahrenheit.
And because it's so arid, water doesn't come there that often via rain, so people will
often go in without much liquid and thus die of dehydration and other factors.
And you can bet that it gets scarier and scarier as you realize that you made a mistake in
your preparations and you're starting to wonder if you'll make it out alive...or just be another
statistic.
11.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium Hospitals alone can be a very scary place.
The sounds of the machines, the hustle and bustle of the personnel as they try to save
lives.
The lighting that sometimes seems off.
And the fact that you may have a potentially life-altering surgery or operation happen
to you, or you may not leave said hospital because of an illness can be terrifying to
anyone.
But, if you're looking for a really scary hospital to go to, then look no further than
the Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
Now, technically, this place is scary because of an event that transpired over 50 years.
Which is a long time to "get haunted" if you ask me.
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium was created with the simple purpose of helping people who contracted
Tuberculosis.
Also known as the "White Plague".
The problem though, was that in the 20th century (when the Sanatorium was built), there honestly
wasn't much of a way to cure it.
So, over the course of 50 years, over 8,000 people died of Tuberculosis within the facility.
That garnered the building quite a reputation, and people believe that the "souls" of the
8,000 people still reside within the building itself.
To that end, there have been "haunted tours" within the building.
And to be fair, the way the Sanatorium was built is a bit creepy.
Even creepier though?
Despite all that's happened in this building, there are apparently plans to turn this place
into a hotel!
What could possibly go wrong with that idea?
Hint: A LOT!!!
This is how horror movies start, I'm
just saying.
10.
Praia de Boa Viagem Not all scary tourists destinations look terrifying
or have a true feeling of danger, some of them look like normal places until you research
their deadly history.
The beach known as Praia de Boa Viagem can be found near the city of Recife in Brazil,
and at first glance it may seem like a perfectly regular and beautiful beach.
But since it started up as a beach in 1992, the beach has been infamous for shark attacks.
In fact, there have been 50 reported once since the opening, with 19 of those 50 being
fatal attacks on the people there.
Oh yeah, shark bite city!
The waters are so dangerous that the people who visit it merely go to the sand to relax
or play, or only go into the waters if they're fearless.
Much research went into finding the cause of this, and it led them to several factors.
Including a construction project which had things being put into the water that disrupted
the natural patterns of sharks, as well as items being dumped into the nearby waters,
which lured the sharks to the beach area.
An initiative was started though to capture (but not kill), tag and place the sharks into
deeper waters away from the beach.
It is making progress, and one day it could lead to all shark attacks in the area being
stopped.
But...until that point comes, you can bet that people are going to be VERY wary because
as anyone who has watched Jaws knows...you don't mess with sharks...ever.
9.
Door to Hell Ok, don't panic!
I don't mean the LITERAL door, I mean a more metaphorical one.
For sometimes, a scary place is one that looks so intimidating and frightening that it doesn't
need a "paranormal" reason to exist.
And this one actually has a scientific reason for its birth.
In Turkmenistan, in the Ahal Province, the year 1971, the Russians, who were the Soviets
at the time, tried looking for oil in the area around Derweze.
Nothing wrong with that, right?
Well, unbeknowst to them, there was a pocket of methane where they were drilling, and they
accidentally hit it.
This caused the oil platform they were drilling in to collapse into the pocket, and a massive
crater 230 feet wide was born.
But wait, there's more.
You see, the gas started to leak into the air, so the Soviets decided to strike a match
(so to speak) and burn the methane out.
Unfortunately for them, not only did it not work, the crater is still on fire.
That's right, it's still burning to this day, 47 years later.
And when you look upon the fires of this pit, you can't help but think that it's the literal
gateway into the underworld.
Which is a huge reason people like going to this place, because it's truly something that
looks beyond our world even though its creation was very much man-made.
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8.
CN Tower Edgewalk (#10 on the video) Alright, so we've done some very scary places
so far, but let's try and do something along the lines of "death defying scary", shall
we?
In Canada, there is a place called the CN Tower, a place that used to hold the record
for the tallest building on the planet.
Anyway, one of the main attractions of this place is the CN Tower Edgewalk.
Which is just what you think it would be with that name and title.
It is a place where you can hook onto a railing overhead and walk on the edge of the tower
as you look over Canada.
In this case, the city of Toronto.
How high up are you exactly?
You'll be 1168 feet in height.
Which means you're going to be WAY up there, and you'll definitely not want to look down
too much else you might be too scared to move!
"But won't we be safe up there?"
Well...yes and no.
On one hand, you are obviously secured to an overhead railing.
BUT, there is no walls or handrails for you to hold onto.
So...if the cord connecting you to the thing above was to have an..."accident"...bad things
will happen to you.
So...want to go?
7.
Helltown Hey!
Don't blame me for these names!
I didn't come up with them.
Anyway, in Ohio, there is an area that was formerly called the Boston Township.
In the 70's, the government bought out the land and forced the residents to move in order
for reconstruction to take place.
Specifically, a national park was going to be put there.
But...it never dead, and the empty area remains as it was back in the 70's to this day.
Here's where the scary part comes in.
The locals have hyped up the area as haunted, and it's not hard to see why when you're driving
through the area.
The land is thick with trees, and now, you have boarded up houses left and right.
And a few that are even burned down because of the Fire Department during training sessions.
More than that though, Helltown has a two-part road that's big in the legends.
There's a steep drop off in one road, and it leads to a dead end that's called "The
End of the World".
According to the legends, if you stay too long at that dead end?
A lot of weird things will happen.
Including a parade...of cultists, KKK members and freaks from the woods.
In short, visit at your own peril.
6.
Shark/Croc Cage (video #9 along with shark cages I'm sure you can find)
In the animal kingdom, there are few things that are as terrifying as sharks and crocodiles/alligators.
They are extreme predators that aren't afraid to rip through anything they consider a meal,
and that includes humans.
While most people will go and make sure they stay AWAY from these creatures, some people
will literally jump into a cage to go and be with them.
In various parts of the world, including Africa and Australia, there are parks where you can
go and get into cages so that you can "swim" with the sharks and crocs that are there.
The one in Australia is part of a park with the "attraction" called the "Cage of Death".
And in Africa, you won't just be swimming with sharks, you'll be swimming with Great
White Sharks, you know, Jaws?
So yeah, if you have nerves of steel, then you can jump into the cage.
I'm staying here.
5.
The Kokoda And Black Cat Trails Papua New Guinea is hailed as one of the most
remote and beautiful places in the world.
It is also one of the most dangerous in the world depending on what you do there.
No place better symbolizes both sides of the equation to the country better than the Kokoda
And Black Cat Trails.
Every year, scores of people, especially from Australia, make the journey to Papua New Guinea
to hike the 60 miles of trail.
A journey that is so rough and treacherous it can take six whole days to complete.
It is the dangers though that make many people wonder whether they should truly do the journey.
The trail itself is rough, and many people have been hurt just walking it, there are
also tons of native wildlife that you need to be careful of, including scores of leeches.
But the biggest danger may just be man, and not your fellow traveler, but locals in the
area who aren't afraid to get deadly if you are caught on the trail at the wrong time.
In 2013, a group was walking the trail when they were attacked by spear and machete-wielding
locals.
Two people were killed, seven were injured, and the items that they had on them were stolen.
Still, despite all of this, many make the trek across the trails.
4.
Stull, Kansas Stull, Kansas is a very small town.
In fact, there's only about 20 people living there.
But, it's the true history of the town that has helped build its legend.
There was a farmer who had to burn his field, and he did so.
When he examined the field afterward, he found his son burned alive within it.
Then, a man within the town went missing.
He was later found hanged from a tree.
These events both happened near the local cemetery, which has made the town and its
cemetery infamous for its darkness.
In fact, some people are so convinced that it's haunted or cursed that they consider
it one of the "7 gateways to Hell."
There's even rumors that Pope John Paul II knew about this small town and made sure his
plane didn't go over it as he journeyed to Colorado.
3.
Glass Bridge #7 Bridges in their own right can be very scary,
especially when you're looking down at a distance of hundreds or even THOUSANDS of feet and
wondering how you are still up in the air.
But what is the scariest of all is that scattered throughout the world are bridges that are
made of literal glass, meaning that you can truly see through the floor of the bridge
and get a true sense of vertigo in the worst way.
But the scariest one by far is the one in China that is over 1400 feet in length, and
has you overlooking a forest that is very massive in scope.
2.
Taylor Glacier Here's a case of nature making a scary thing
without a single helping hand from humanity.
In Antarctica, there is a waterfall...that is red.
Like, really red.
Don't worry, it's not blood, but when you look at Taylor Glacier you can't help but
think it's bleeding.
Now, like the crater from earlier on the list, there is a perfectly logical explanation for
this "Blood Waterfall" as scientists have called it.
This glacier is actually containing a lake within it.
One that is full of microbes.
Add to that, over time, the lake's salinity and iron began to rise.
Because of the iron, the water looks red, because of the salinity, the water will never
freeze.
As a result?
You get a constantly flowing red waterfall.
But if you don't know that and you see it...you'll swear the iceberg was "bleeding".
1.
Running Of The Bulls The nation of Spain is known for many cultural
and historical wonders.
As well as many traditions that continue to this day.
Yet, one of the most dangerous, most terrifying, and arguably foolish, of these traditions
is the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona.
To be specific, thousands of people, mainly thrill seekers, crowd the streets of Pamplona
in a guarded off area.
Then, a set of fighter bulls charge down the streets, and the thrill seekers have to run
875 meters in order to get to safety.
The dangers of this event are numerous and known.
The biggest one being that these bulls are the ones used in bullfighting with matadors,
and are thus trained to rush at people with all their strength.
Though death at this event has only happened 16 times, that's still 16 deaths.
The most common thing though is goring from the bulls via their sharp horns.
Other issues include getting trampled by the bulls, or even the other people running alongside
you.
It is stated that every year hundreds of the runners are injured in some capacity.
Yet despite all the dangers, the event still goes on every July in Pamplona with many thousands
of onlookers.
just between you and me?
I'd be too scared of the bulls killing me to even consider doing that.
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