Unusual, Unheard & Unknown Attractions in India

The curiosity of knowing the unknown and unseen attracts everyone. India is a land of mystery with diverse culture and tradition. We have plenty of options when it comes to popular tourist attractions but most of us aren’t aware of many unheard places in India that can be a traveller’s delight.

Thalon Cave – Manipur

The cave in the Tamenglong district of Manipur provides the first concrete evidence of Hoabinhian culture in India. The cave is located 900m above sea level and is around 80kms from Imphal. The darkness gives a feeling of irk and people feel frightened when they enter the cave.

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Hide and Seek Beach – Orissa

Orissa has a long coastline of around 480kms with plethora of beaches, few of them being outstandingly pristine. Chandipur beach is one such beach where high and low tide plays an interesting game. The sea water recedes up to 5km in low tide and hits the surf of the shore during high tide. You can see the sea literally vanishing before your eyes and then see it coming back rhythmically, as if playing hide and seek.

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Mohammadpur Umri – Allahabad, UP

A small non-descriptive town in Allahabad is known as the “Twin Capital” of India because it is the highest producer of twins, perhaps in the world. There is no mythological or scientific reason behind it, the main cause is still unknown. This unusual population is not just limited to humans but to animals too.

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Floating Islands of Loktak – Manipur

Another astonishing place in Manipur is the floating islands of Lohtak located in Moirang, about 39km from Imphal. The Lohtak Lake has assorted mass of soil, vegetation and other organic matter collectively called as Phumdis floating on the lake. The beauty of the lake doubles because of the floating phudmis of different geometrical shapes.

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Malana – Kullu, HP

An ancient village in north of Kullu Valley lies Malana (also known as Village of Taboos) still completely isolated from the rest of the world. This remote village is mainly known for its Charas and has also attracted hashish lovers from all across the world. The Malana natives prefer their own world and are still untouched by technology and globalization; rather it is the oldest standing democracy of the world with people abiding their own rules. The Malana people consider themselves as descendants of Alexender and have their own religious beliefs. P.S: They consider non natives as untouchables!

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Roopkund Skeleton Lake – Chamoli, Uttrakhand

Around 16,000 feet above sea level, at the bottom of a valley, lays a frozen lake full of skeletons. Creepy!! Definitely! The trek to Roopkund is considered as one of the most breathtaking treks in India but inside this paradise the ghostly skeletons surely makes this place a must visit. There are many theories behind how more than 500 skeletons are there but no concrete proof to support the theories.

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Mass Bird Suicide – Jatinga, Asaam

The village of Jatinga in Assam witness a bizarre phenomenon every monsoon. When its dark & foggy and the clouds come down on the hills during the months of September-October, hundreds of migratory birds fly full speed towards trees and buildings crashing themselves to death. Since 1960 when the “Mass Suicide of birds” was first observed, until this day the mystery remains unsolved.

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Dhanushkodi – Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu

The ghost city at the tip of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu is the only land border between India and Sri Lanka. Also known as the Lost Land, the place is junction of two seas – Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. The remains of Rama’s bridge from Ramayana are found here and indeed Sri Lanka is just 31kms! The entire village was devastated in a massive cyclone that swept away everything including the railway tracks, engines, carriages etc.

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Barren Island – Andaman, Nicobar Islands

The island has the only confirmed active volcano in South Asia that has erupted 10 times in couple of decades last being in 2008. The journey from Port Blair to Barren Island is awe-inspiring with captivating natural beauty. No one is allowed to stay at the Island but if you get lucky you never know when next you will be able to have this once in a lifetime experience of nature’s fury (read as beauty). The water surrounding the Island is supposed to be among world’s top scuba diving destinations.

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The Most Mysterious Places on Earth

The world never stops to surprise us. Although science can explain almost everything but that doesn't mean there is no room for mystery. These places keep many scientists searching for answers and the rest of us flabbergasted by the mysteries the world continues to reveal.

Keep reading to know more about the 7 places we found extremely intriguing. 

Superstition Mountain

This mountain range is located in the East of Phoenix, Arizona. Along with a name that attracts a lot of eyeballs, there are two stories that have been on for ages. According to the legends, a German immigrant Jacob Walts discovered gold mines in the mountains but he never revealed it to anyone until his deathbed upon which he may or may not have shared with one person. Also called the Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine, it has not been found till date in spite many expeditions and people say the spirit of those people still haunt the mountain.

It is also believed that the mine is protected by creatures called Tuar-Tums (“Little people”) that live below the mountain in caves and tunnels. Some also believe that the entrance to hell is located in the mountain.

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 Blood Falls

The falls are to be found in the breathtakingly beautiful mountains of Antarctica. The sight of the falls is arresting – blood red waterfall staining the snow white face of Glacier Taylor. Glaciologist and Microbiologists concluded that source is a subterranean lake that is rich in Iron and hence the red colour. What is stranger is, as per recent search there are microorganisms living 1300ft beneath the ice and are surviving because of Iron and Sulphur in the water.

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Area 51

The secret military base in the Southern Nevada, USA is known as Area 51. It is believed that the fleet of alien’s flying saucers and alien bodies are kept here which was captured during the infamous Roswell UFO Crash in 1947. Although nothing has been proved but is it said that scientists have examined and researched the aliens and have also succeeded in setting meetings with other alien life forms. People also speculate that weather control, secret weapons, time travel, teleportation has also been being developed in this area.

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South Atlantic Anomaly

 The Bermuda Triangle in Space situated in the Atlantic Ocean, around 300kms off Brazilian coast, is one of the most dangerous areas of radiations. The SAA is the area where the band of radiation known as Earth’s Inner Van Allen Belt comes closest to Earth’s surface but the scientists aren’t sure how or why this occurs. The place creates havoc with satellites and spacecrafts. The Hubble Telescope is actually turned off from taking observation while passing through this area as Astronauts complains of computer crash. NASA satellites are shut down in this region, i.e while passing over Atlantic between Africa and Brazil. Not just technical problems, some Astronauts have reported seeing “shooting stars” in their visual field as they pass through.

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The Bermuda Triangle

The list of most mysterious places is complete without the mention of this place. For those who are unaware, The Bermuda Triangle is a triangular area in Atlantic Ocean between Miami, Bermuda and San Juan. Over the years, it has left us perplexed with disappearance of ships, planes and people. No one can say what happens here but theories of sea monsters to alien abduction to weather conditions have been doing rounds with no conclusion.

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Lake Anjikuni

Not just few people or things, Lake Anjikuni in Nunavut, Canada took disappearance to next level when the entire village vanished. In 1930, a trapper named Joe Labelle was searching for shelter and was shocked to find not even a single living creature. Though food riffles and everything was intact. Few graves were found open with missing bodies and 6-7 dogs were found starved even when there was no dearth of food. Some versions of the story claimed to have seen strange lights above the sea at the time of disappearance while others include aliens, ghosts and vampires. It is hard to certain what the actual reason was.

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Moguicheng

Moguicheng is a desert in Xinjiang, China. The literal translation of the name is City of Satan or Devil’s City. While walking through the city people have heard exceptionally strange noises and occurrences. Visitors are adamant on their claims that they have heard sound of floating on the breeze, guitar being plucked, crying of baby or tiger roars. These sounds are apparently mystifying with no one being able to find the source.

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