Top 20 Scariest Places on Earth You Should Never Visit Alone

These creepy places are not for the faint of heart. For this list, we’re looking at locations that are frightening, dangerous, or both. We’ll also be taking ghost stories and legends about these unsettling places into account. Our countdown includes Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, Poveglia Island, Pripyat, and more! Let us know in the comments which frightening place you’re brave enough to visit.

Watch more great creepy videos here:

Have Your Idea Become A Video!

Subscribe for more great content!

Visit WatchMojo Club for Great Deals!

Your trusted authority for Top 10 lists, reviews, tips and tricks, biographies, origins, and entertainment news on Film, TV, Video Games, Comics, Celeb, Music and Superheroes.

#Scary
#Creepy
#ScaryPlaces

[WatchMojo]

Which of these frightening places are you brave enough to visit? Let us know in the comments!

[Charles]

I love rebecca’s voice…..so iconic to watchmojo

[samash]

4:38

22 bedrooms and only 1 bathroom?? Now THAT’S evil!

[multiyapples]

Kudos to Rebecca for pronouncing each places name correctly.

[TheTrueCouncilOfMen]

Can we praise how well Rebecca pronounced each location in their respective language

[lanaanghel]

Apparently, there's also an extremely haunted forest in Romania called Hoia Baciu in Transylvania. It's been rumored to be the site of many UFO and ghost sitings, and a lot of creepy stuff has allegedly happened there. For example, there are some photos of unidentified entities flying over the forest, and a circular plot of land where vegetation refuses to grow, even though there aren't any explainable reasons why. Even if it isn't haunted, the trees are curved at odd angles and some studies have shown high levels of radiation, so it's a pretty unsettling place to visit.

[Vromano]

I went to Centralia while I was heading up to a college visit and let me tell you that place was eerie as hell. Only 2 people were actually living there when I went. It was so creepy

[Promthanius]

I am surprised you didn’t mention Overton Bridge. The bridge in Scotland that dogs throw themselves off of for no reason. Very spooky.

[Bayard]

Bran Castle is just clever marketing by the owners it NEVER had anything to do with Vlad Tepes. Poenari fortress on the other hand.... creepy. He built it himself.

[tiffanylebleis]

Good to see some Irish places on these lists. You could probably do a whole list about spooky places around Ireland!

[shrekwazowski]

Island of the Dolls is like a place you would see in a horror movie.

[LucyLioness]

Alcatraz is definitely haunted. I’ve been there and you can feel the chills and be creeped out. The Stanley is on my bucket list for sure

[ericbunday]

The exterior shots from “The Shining” of the Overlook Hotel are actually of Timberline Lodge in Oregon, not the Stanley. True, the Stanley was the inspiration, but the second clip used implies it’s of the Stanley itself.

[BatCaveOz]

The scariest place on Earth is the bathroom after my brother has used it.

[BigFella]

Horror movie directors should investigate the origins of these places
They’d make great movies

[ChristionGirl]

Places you should never visit alone..."snake island"

Me "Nope, nope, nope, that's somewhere you should NEVER visit!" 😱☠

[julianaadams]

On the Island of the Dolls, the owner found the body of a little girl who had drowned. To honor her, not because he was afraid of her spirit, he started hanging the dolls, so she would have someone to play with.
When he died, his body was found in the exact same place that the little girl's body had been found.

[barinthus]

I did Bran Castle during Halloween. Definitely worth a visit and found it fascinating, one of the group swore they saw a large wolf in the woods as we left too which was kinds creepy and certainly has a vibe about it. The village itself is lovely though with a medieval section to it too, just be careful of the cobbled slope leading to the castle from the village as it's pretty slippery, makes it an interesting trip back down 😂

[Karmalstk]

My aunt got married in the Stanley hotel....I question her motives

[hellekittie]

Went to the Edinburgh vaults some years ago. Be prepared to protect yourself if you are sensitive. This place made me feel as though my energy was being sacked out. I had to leave and left shaking uncontrollably. I have been to many haunted places, this one was the worst experience I have ever had. Culloden on the other hand was lovely and calm and unbelievably haunted