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There are 18 off the beaten path places tagged weird phenomena:

AzerbaijanAzerbaijan off the beaten path

The eternal fire of Yanar Dag

Yanar Dag's fire has been burning for thousands of years and can never be extinguished. The burning mountain is located on Absheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan, and causes everything around it burst into…
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In: archaeology, volcanoes, places of worship, weird phenomena, fire wonders
IndiaIndia off the beaten path

Roopkund - the lake of skeletons

Roopkund in Uttarakhand is a lake with skeletons of 500-600 people around it and floating in it. Supposedly they were pilgrims from 850 A.D. The icy water preserved hair, nails and the pieces of…
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In: weird phenomena, disasters, lakes, nature vs man, memento mori
ArgentinaArgentina off the beaten path

Life in the deadly waters of Laguna del Diamante

The fact that life can thrive in deadly waters of the beautiful Laguna del Diamante is a true wonder of the nature, which could give clues about the development of the early life on Earth.
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In: science puzzles, volcanoes, weird phenomena, water wonders, lakes
KazakhstanKazakhstan off the beaten path

The Singing Mountain in Kazakhstan

Singing sands have been a cause of folk superstitions for a long time. The singing dune in Kazakhstan is believed to contain either the bones of Genghis Khan or Satan himself.
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In: natural wonders, weird phenomena, desert wonders, Genghis Khan, satan
DominicaDominica off the beaten path

The Boiling Lake in Dominica

The Boiling Lake of Dominica is one of the most dangerous and unique places on Earth - taking a dip in it will boil you to death.
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In: geological wonders, volcanoes, weird phenomena, water wonders, lakes
BelarusBelarus off the beaten path

The growing stone crosses of Turau

The growing stone crosses in Turau, Belarus, remain an unexplainable phenomena - they are said to be of pagan descent and able to perform miracles. Science has not yet solved this mystery, and the…
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In: biblical, places of worship, weird phenomena, sacred places, weird stones, paganism
TanzaniaTanzania off the beaten path

The red petrifying lake Natron, Tanzania

Lake Natron in Tanzania is one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Its waters are blood red, very salty and very hot, yet there are some animals living around it. When they die, they turn into…
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In: anomalous places, weird phenomena, water wonders, birds, disasters, alien landscapes, lakes
BahrainBahrain off the beaten path

The 400 year old Tree of Life in Bahrain

The Tree of Life in Bahrain stands under the scorching sun in the heart of the desert for 400 years, yet no one has solved the mystery of how it manages to survive.
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In: mythology, natural wonders, biblical, garden of eden, places of worship, curious flora, weird phenomena
CameroonCameroon off the beaten path

Lake Nyos - the deadliest lake in the world

Lake Nyos is a time bomb, filled with carbon dioxide. It has killed over 1700 inhabitants of Subum village in Cameroon in 1986 and it is growing stronger as we speak, preparing for its second strike.
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4.0
In: natural wonders, anomalous places, weird phenomena, water wonders, disasters, lakes
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