Related: These 10 Creepy (And Forbidden) Rooms Are In Otherwise Perfectly Normal Hotels Whether one is brave enough to visit or not, they're sure to evoke nightmares and keep some readers up and awake all night with the lights on - after all, who needs sleep?

Now, these eerie pockets around the globe aren't the typical ghostly tale, haunted house of harrowing stories, or meticulous murder mystery - no, these are real places in which the dead, the uncanny, the superstitious, and the paranormal appear to be part of daily life. Unsettling, dark, and rooted deep in history and local culture, the ominous spots in this list not for the faint-hearted have been preserved for many years, and will likely remain so for generations to come for people to be both fascinated and creeped out by.

Though they may lack the potential fear and jump-scare factor of the world's scariest ghost tours, the creepiest places on the planet instill a different kind of chill that said terrifying destinations don't quite deliver.

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