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John Dillinger's headstone, chipped by souvenir hunters.
crime

John Dillinger Is Long Dead and Somehow Still a Troublemaker

Mysteries and theories still surround the outlaw's death and burial in Indiana, 85 years later.
Isaac Schultz September 11, 2019
Willie MacRae Memorial.
Greenfield, Scotland

Willie MacRae Memorial

The solitary cairn marks a mysterious death that's still controversial more than two decades later.
Famous for fence posts.
murder

For Sale: Fragments of the Grassy Knoll Kennedy Conspiracy Theory

These fence posts were witnesses to history.
Matthew Taub November 2, 2018
Petroglyphs.
Clear Fork, West Virginia

Luther Elkins Petroglyphs

A cult archaeology conspiracy theory claims these West Virginia petroglyphs were written by Irish monks in Ogham.
What's really going on at DIA?
conspiracy theories

The Denver Airport Has the Best Public Service Announcements Ever

Conspiracy or construction?
Sarah Laskow September 5, 2018
On the Extraterrestrial Highway, Nevada.
aliens

A Photographer’s Journey Through the Heart of UFO Country

From Area 51 to Roswell, a believer's-eye view of the desert.
Golden Brains
Moscow, Russia

The 'Golden Brains'

Some Moscow residents once claimed the bizarre, contorted mass of metal on top of the building was used to manipulate minds.
Seldom, Newfoundland and Labrador

Museum of the Flat Earth

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.
A popular conspiracy theory links the decline of Russian culture to American intelligence.
politics

Russia's Most Popular Conspiracy Theory Is All But Unknown in the U.S.

It implicates American intelligence in undermining Russian culture.
Sarah Laskow February 20, 2018
Rose Mary Woods was said to be Nixon's closest confidant.
conspiracy theories

How the 'Rose Mary Stretch' Sold Watergate to the People

To believe the White House's story, Nixon's secretary would have had to have been a contortionist.
Eric Grundhauser November 7, 2017
The Mountain Sphinx.
Bușteni, Romania

The Mountain Sphinx

Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
Snooty at 63.
animals

Dispelling the Rumor That Haunted the World's Oldest Known Manatee

RIP Snooty, the one and only.
Erik Shilling July 24, 2017
Dartmoor
Yelverton, England

Hollowcombe Bottom

The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany

Bielefeld Conspiracy

According to a satirical conspiracy theory that persists today, this German city of 300,000 is a hoax invented by the CIA.
graffiti

Found: Strange Graffiti on 4 of Washington's Most Famous Monuments

It referenced the JFK assassination and the 9/11 attacks.
Sarah Laskow February 22, 2017
Oswald's nondescript grave.
Fort Worth, Texas

Lee Harvey Oswald's Grave

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.
The castle had strategic importance for centuries.
Walbrzych, Poland

Książ Castle

A fairytale Gothic castle steeped in Nazi treasure conspiracy theories.
aliens

The FBI Debunked These UFO Documents in the Most Childish Way Possible

The FBI thinks they're "bogus."
Eric Grundhauser August 26, 2016