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From mysterious and ancient Mayan cities where phantom music and disembodied footsteps echo after dark, to weathered English abbeys whose aged halls are roamed by chilling ghosts of the past. Full bodied apparitions, poltergeist activity, and age-old curses await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Ruins.
Photos:
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 55-66 HDR PAN" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 38-40 HDR" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 41-43 HDR" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Parque Tikal Guatemala 2019" by amslerPIX (flickr.com/photos/amslerpix/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Tikal National Park-7" by AlisonRuthHughes (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AlisonRuthHughes) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Tikal National Park-66" by AlisonRuthHughes (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AlisonRuthHughes) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ookubo-mabo201511" by メルビル (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft 001" by Yama 1009 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Yama_1009&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"180504 Omori of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Oda Shimane pref Japan03n" by 663highland (ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:663highland) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Furness Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4350581" by Graham Robson (geograph.org.uk/profile/8664) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Furness Abbey, Watercourse and Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 2433883" by Jonathan Thacker (geograph.org.uk/profile/46229) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Furness Abbey, Chapter House - geograph.org.uk - 2433863" by Jonathan Thacker (geograph.org.uk/profile/46229) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace 2006 09 12" by Andreas F. Borchert (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AFBorchert) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
"Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde Park, Colorado, US (31)" by Bubba73 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, Colorado (3455182360)" by Alex Proimos (flickr.com/people/34120957@N04) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"CLIFF PALACE - FIRST MAJOR INDIAN RUINS DISCOVERED IN THE MESA VERDE - NARA - 544937" by Boyd Norton (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Boyd_Norton) is in the Public Domain
From mysterious and ancient Mayan cities where phantom music and disembodied footsteps echo after dark, to weathered English abbeys whose aged halls are roamed by chilling ghosts of the past. Full bodied apparitions, poltergeist activity, and age-old curses await on this list of The World's Most Haunted Ruins.
Photos:
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 55-66 HDR PAN" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 38-40 HDR" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Anfiteatro, El Jem, Túnez, 2016-09-04, DD 41-43 HDR" by Diego Delso (wikidata.org/wiki/Q28147777) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Parque Tikal Guatemala 2019" by amslerPIX (flickr.com/photos/amslerpix/) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"Tikal National Park-7" by AlisonRuthHughes (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AlisonRuthHughes) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Tikal National Park-66" by AlisonRuthHughes (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AlisonRuthHughes) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Ookubo-mabo201511" by メルビル (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine, Ryugenji Mabu Mine Shaft 001" by Yama 1009 (commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Yama_1009&action=edit&redlink=1) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"180504 Omori of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Oda Shimane pref Japan03n" by 663highland (ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:663highland) is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
"Furness Abbey - geograph.org.uk - 4350581" by Graham Robson (geograph.org.uk/profile/8664) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Furness Abbey, Watercourse and Infirmary - geograph.org.uk - 2433883" by Jonathan Thacker (geograph.org.uk/profile/46229) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Furness Abbey, Chapter House - geograph.org.uk - 2433863" by Jonathan Thacker (geograph.org.uk/profile/46229) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Mesa Verde National Park Cliff Palace 2006 09 12" by Andreas F. Borchert (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AFBorchert) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 DE
"Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde Park, Colorado, US (31)" by Bubba73 (commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Bubba73) is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0
"Mesa Verde National Park, Cliff Palace, Colorado (3455182360)" by Alex Proimos (flickr.com/people/34120957@N04) is licensed under CC BY 2.0
"CLIFF PALACE - FIRST MAJOR INDIAN RUINS DISCOVERED IN THE MESA VERDE - NARA - 544937" by Boyd Norton (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Boyd_Norton) is in the Public Domain
