Mysterious symbols, spooky dolls or spooky poorhouses – some spooky places are hidden in the depths of Google Maps. The TECHBOOK editors were brave and looked around on Google so you don’t have to. 7 images that will send shivers down your spine.
Actually, Google Maps or Street View show us the way and help us to look at places and streets where we haven’t been yet. But there are some places in the world you don’t want to go to – we’re sure of that. Because on Google Maps you can also find the spooky places that are definitely not for the faint of heart. We have visited them for you, even if only virtually.
1. A mysterious pentagram
In Kazakhstan there is actually a place that reveals a giant pentagram through Google Maps. It has a diameter of a whopping 366 meters and has been puzzling the internet community for a few years. After all, with these dimensions it should be the largest pentagram on earth. A pentagram is actually a symbol of banishment and defense against evil if only one point points upwards. If, on the other hand, it is upside down as shown, the two star points pointing upwards symbolize the devil horns of a satanic billy goat. How does the mystical sign near the city of Lisakovsk get there?
Now the mystery is solved and it’s a little disappointing. Archaeologist Emma Usmanova aired opposite livescience the secret behind the five-pointed star. “It’s the outline of a park in the shape of a star,” she explained. The supposed pentagram is thus a Soviet star. The star symbol was popular at the time, adorning facades, buildings and monuments. The spooky place on Google Maps thus has historical origins.
2. The Creepy Doll Village
It sounds really scary valley in Japan on. Just a few years ago, a few hundred people lived in Nagoro on the island of Shikoku. But when a large company closed, the villagers left too. Tsukimi Ayano lived in the valley as a child and returned to her homeland some time ago. She was amazed when she saw that just over 37 people still live in Nagoro, as TRAVELBOOK reports.
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One day, Tsukimi Ayano made a doll to serve as a scarecrow. It was the beginning of a very strange idea: From then on, the pensioner simply made villagers herself. The now more than 350 dolls look like former inhabitants of the valley. Incidentally, her new hobby has also given the Japanese woman real company, as many tourists now visit the place. Nevertheless, the Valley of the Dolls is uncanny. Because the village continues to die out. Meanwhile, the number of villagers has fallen even further and just over 20 residents still live there. You can get a good impression of the spooky place on Google Maps. To do this, simply switch to Google Street View.
3. The zombie apocalypse
Movies like Resident Evil are zombie horror classics. Zombies are not only popular in movies or video games. Such horror scenarios are already a reality in the Zombie Manor house in Daresbury. These deceased figures can be seen in images from Google Street View. Save yourself who can!
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4. The story behind this ghost
It looks like an apparition, maybe a ghost in the middle of a housing estate. But this house was simply pixelated by Google. Yes, you read it right. Not to protect the personal rights of the house, but because another story happened there.
This settlement is in the American city of Detroit. The residents of the house standing on the terrace are no longer visible. The Google vehicle that creates images for Google Street View, but also captures them, had one small, or rather large detail: a huge weapon that they are holding in their hands. The Street View version of Google Maps repeatedly contains spooky places where people appear armed. However, as here, they are promptly removed.
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5. The ghost town
Destroyed, only ruins seem to remain of what must have been a city. This is not a theater of war, but a city in Japan. Google Street View reveals what Hashima Island looks like. But it didn’t always look as if it had died out here. The mining town used to have more than 5000 inhabitants. The town was abandoned in the 1970s and is now declared unsafe for visitors. It has now been uninhabited for over 45 years.
6. Jesus on Earth?
In a cornfield in Hungary, with a lot of imagination, an image of a human person seems to be recognizable. Some want to see Jesus in this shadowy footprint. A sacred field, so to speak. It has been scientifically researched that people keep seeing faces where there aren’t any. The phenomenon is called pareidolia and describes the fact that the brain takes seconds to complete in order to process sensory input. The brain is constantly trying to recognize things so that we can classify situations more easily. The creepy scheme on Google Maps is therefore easy to recognize for everyone.
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7. Abandoned poorhouse
The Farm Colony in New York has been deserted for several decades. Sea View Farm is one of the most sparsely populated parts of New York, Staten Island. In the forgotten forest stand over a dozen derelict buildings. The spooky place is also visible on Google Maps with many pictures. The farm was used to house 2,000 destitute and mentally ill people before it was closed. Since the closure in 1975, the area has been falling into disrepair and is partly inhabited by homeless people. But the old houses have a very special story: many children from Staten Island disappeared near the property.
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