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Mysterious & Unexplained

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Amelia Earhart
Anastasia
Atlantis
Bermuda Triangle
Bigfoot
City of Troy

Crop Circles
Dreams
Easter Island
Ghosts
Jack the Ripper
JonBenet Ramsey
Kait Arquette
Lindbergh Baby

Loch Ness Monster
Martha Moxley
Monsters
Paranormal
Pyramids
Stonehenge
TWA Flight 800
UFOs

Mysterious & unexplained megasites

Earth Mysteries: http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/sacredplacesintro.html

A look at the mysteries of the world, from Stonehenge to healing stones.
Museum of Unnatural Mystery: http://www.unmuseum.org/unmain.htm

Through research and facts, this website works to dispell the myths behind many of the world's mysterious and unexplained happenings.
The Skeptical Museum of the Paranormal: http://www.skeptiseum.org/

This website provides information and discussion to dispell many myths, paranormal and mysterious events, people or happenings.
Snopes: http://www.snopes.com

Some of the best urban legends and creepy tales are on the Internet.but are they true? Did a woman actually cook her poodle in a microwave oven? Did the Titanic sink because of a mummy? Can Twinkies last.forever?
Unsolved Mysteries: http://www.unsolved.com/

The popular television show is also online. Read up on mysteries featured on the show.

Amelia Earhart

Amelia Earhart: http://www.ellensplace.net/eae_intr.html

Read a biography and accounts of her last flight and what is believed to have happened to her.

Anastasia

Anastasia: http://www.alexanderpalace.org/anastasia/

This website from the Alexander Palace presents information about Anastasia in diary-form. Read about the revolution and the legend that Anastasia lived.
Anastasia: Her Life and Legend: http://it.stlawu.edu/~rkreuzer/pengelbrecht/anderson.htm

The legend that Anastasia survived and who she supposedly became.

Atlantis

Atlantis: Ice Age Civilization: http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/atlantis_no_way_no_how_no_where/

Learn with skeptics think about Atlantis theories.
Atlantis - Fact, Fiction or Exaggeration?: http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/Topics/Atlantis/

This website presents where the legend began and information to help you decide.

Bermuda Triangle

The Bermuda Triangle: http://www.bermuda-triangle.org/

This website explains what the triangle is, where it is, the history of it, and the mysteries of aircraft and ships affected by it.
The Bermuda Triangle: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq8-1.htm

This Department of Navy website provides frequently asked questions about this phenomena.

Bigfoot

Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Big Foot: http://www.bigfootinfo.org/

Read testimony from Bigfoot sightings.
The Big Foot Field Researchers Organization: http://www.bfro.net/

Bigfoot researchers in the U.S. and Canada. These researchers share information online between eyewitnesses, the general public, and to other Bigfoot investigators.

City of Troy

Troy: http://www.allaboutturkey.com/troy.htm

A history of the city of Troy, it's approximate location in today's world, and attempts to excavate the area.
Project Troia: http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/troia/eng/info.html

Follow along the excavation of this infamous archeological location in Turkey.
Treasure of Troy: http://www.unmuseum.org/troy.htm

This website from the Museum of Unnatural Mystery presents interesting theories about the mysterious and unexplained, including the city of Troy.

Crop Circles

Q&A: Crop Circles: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/871607.stm

This website answers frequently asked questions about crop circles.
Crop Circles: Artworks or Alien Signs?: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/08/0801_020801_cropcircles.html

Discover some of the theories behind crop circles and find out what they are.
Crop Circle Research: http://www.cropcircleresearch.com/index2.html

A look at the research and mystery behind crop circles.

Dreams

Common Questions about Nightmares: http://www.asdreams.org/nightma.htm

What are nightmares? What causes them? Find out here.
Dream Dictionary: http://www.myjellybean.com/astrology/dream/dream.htm

What does your dream mean? Look it up here.
Dreams and Dreaming: http://library.thinkquest.org/11189/gather/introduction.htm?tqskip=1

This ThinkQuest website gives the history of dreams, why we dream and more.
The Sleep Quest: http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/

Sleep disorders, snoring, dreams, how to sleep well, and more. From William Dement, M.D., Ph.D. at the Stanford University Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders.
Sleepless at Stanford: http://www.stanford.edu/~dement/sleepless.html

William Dement, M.D., Ph.D. tells us why we are sleepy, how our biological clock works, and what sleep disorders are. From the Stanford University Center of Excellence for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Sleep Disorders.

Easter Island

Mysterious Places: Easter Island: http://www.mysteriousplaces.com/Easter_Island/

This website presents the story of the island, gives a tour of the island and discusses the controvery behind the island.
Secrets of Easter Island: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/

This website from NOVA Online presents ideas and theories behind the monuments on the island and how they got there.

Ghosts

Famous Ghosts and Hauntings: http://ghosts.monstrous.com/

Read about famous haunted places.
Ghosts and Spirits: http://www.skeptiseum.org/index.php?id=none&cat=ghosts

A look at alleged communication with the dead.
Haunted Houses: http://www.hauntedhouses.com

Find real haunted houses and their stories, in all fifty states!
The International Society of Paranormal Research: http://ispr.net/

This non-profit organization was founded by Parapsychologist Dr. Larry Montz in 1972. Read about investigations they have held and explore ghost expeditions.
The International Society of Paranormal Research: http://literacynet.org/lp/hperspectives/llorona.html

Read about Maria whose tragic rage and death transform her into La Llorona.
Winchester Mystery House: http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com

The Winchester Rifle inheritance led to this strange mansion.a house that was constantly being built, for 38 years.

Jack the Ripper

Casebook: Jack the Ripper: http://www.casebook.org/

A look at the case, the victims, suspects, witnesses, and official documents.
Enduring Mystery of Jack the Ripper: http://www.met.police.uk/history/ripper.htm

An historic look at Jack the Ripper by the Metropolitan Police Service in London.

JonBenet Ramsey

JonBenet Ramsey Case Documents: http://www.thesmokinggun.com/jonbenet/jonbenet_casefile.html

Find the autopsy report, the ransom note, and search warrants surrounding the case.

Kait Arquette

Who Killed Kait Arquette?: http://www.realcrimes.com/kait/

This website highlights activities and information surrounding the death of author Lois Duncan's daughter. The book Who Killed My Daughter? has been read around the world, and the case has been highlighted on Unsolved Mysteries.

Lindbergh Baby

Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. Kidnapping: http://www.charleslindbergh.com/kidnap/index.asp

This website includes the history of the event and a news audio clip.
The Theft of the Eaglet: http://www.crimelibrary.com/lindbergh/lindmain.htm

This website from Crimelibrary.com provides photos and background information about the crime, who the suspects are, theories of who did it, hoaxes that followed and the aftermath.
The Lindbergh Case: The Trial of the Century: http://www.lindberghtrial.com/

This website explores the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's son, the suspects, and the trial and includes photos.
The Lindbergh Kidnapping: http://www.fbi.gov/libref/historic/famcases/lindber/lindbernew.htm

The FBI's website includes a copy of the kidnapping note, suspect sketches, and more.
The Trial of Bruno Richard Hauptmann: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Trial: http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Hauptmann/Hauptmann.htm

Read biographies of key people in the trial, excerpts from the trial script, the ladder, pictures, the media attention, appeals and more. Was it a wrongful death? Find out here.

Loch Ness Monster

The Legend of Nessie: http://www.nessie.co.uk/

This website presents sightings, photos and video to support the existance of Nessie. The website also presents the story of Nessie and more.
The Beast of the Loch Ness: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/

From NOVA online, this website presents the legend and the stories surrounding this creature.
Sea Serpents and Lake Monsters: http://members.tripod.com/Celedriel2/seaserpents.html

Is it legend, myth or reality? Find out here.

Martha Moxley

The Martha Moxley Murder: Ineptitude or Slanted Justice?: http://crimelibrary.com/classics/moxley/

Explore the investigation that occurred then and now, review the suspects, and possible blunders that caused the case to remain unsolved for years.
Who Murdered Martha Moxley?: http://www.marthamoxley.com/

A website that presents news and photo archives, and the current events, and more.

Monsters

An Exploration of Modern Monsters: http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html/Monstrosity/intropage/homepage.html

Learn about werewolves, Frankenstein, Godzilla, King Kong, zombies and more.
The Search for Monsters of Mystery: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/9903/monsters/map.html

National Geographic looks at the mysteries behind bigfoot and the Loch Ness monster.

Nezca Lines

The Nazca Lines: http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/latinamerica/south/cultures/nazca.html

Possible purposes for geoglyphs of the Nazca culture are considered.
The Nazca Lines: http://www.dreamscape.com/morgana/rosalind.htm

Learn about the history and theories behind Nazca Lines in Peru.

Paranormal

Paranormal Phenomena: http://paranormal.about.com

From About.com this website presents information about mysterious creatures, out-of-body experiences, psychic healing, lost worlds, earth mysteries and more.

Pyramids

The Pyramids: Design and Construction: http://www.touregypt.net/construction/

This website looks at how true pyramids as well as step pyramids were constructed.
How the Egyptians Built the Pyramids: http://www.egyptspyramids.com/html/article.html

Another theory about how the pyramids were built.
Who Built the Pyramids: http://www.harvard-magazine.com/on-line/070391.html

This article discusses the possibility of a priviledged group of people, not slaves, built the pyramids. What do you think?

Roswell

The Majestic 12: http://www.mufor.org/majestic.html

Released documents discuss the Majestic 12, a top-secret group involved in Roswell and UFOs in that area.
Roswell: http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/roswell.htm

From the FBI and part of the Freedom of Information Act, read government records about Roswell UFO. "This one-page teletype dated July 8, 1947, relays information from the United States Air Force that an object purporting to be a flying disc was recovered on that date near Roswell, New Mexico."

Stonehenge

About Stonehenge: http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/about.htm

This website includes a history of the ruins, its ceremonial use, and other facts.
Stonehenge: Unearthing a Mystery: http://exn.ca/mysticplaces/stonehenge.cfm

What is it, how what it constructed, and what does it mean? Find the theories here.

TWA Flight 800

TWA Flight 800 Links: http://www.flight800.org/links.html

A collection of sites exploring theories behind the destruction of TWA flight 800.

Mysterious & Unexplained

Mysterious & unexplained megasites

Amelia Earhart

Anastasia

Atlantis

Bermuda Triangle

Bigfoot

City of Troy

Crop Circles

Dreams

Easter Island

Ghosts

Jack the Ripper

JonBenet Ramsey

Kait Arquette

Lindbergh Baby

Loch Ness Monster

Martha Moxley

Monsters

Nezca Lines

Paranormal

Pyramids

Roswell

Stonehenge

TWA Flight 800

UFOs

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