Rooney, Anne.

Strange places / Anne Rooney. - Mankato, MN : Smart Apple Media, c2010. - 32 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 30 cm. - Amazing mysteries. .

"A+." "A book of mysterious sites and unexplained happenings"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32) and index.

Mystery and magic : disappearing places, miracles, and impossible buildings -- Drowned cities : Atlantis and other cities swallowed by the seas -- Mysteries of the desert : secrets of the pyramids and riddle of the Sphinx -- Spaced-out spaces : could aliens have helped build places on Earth? -- Where miracles happen : visitations and holy experiences -- Mystery Hill : temples, caves, and underground tunnels-- but what are they for? -- The money pit : a bottomless pit full of booby-traps-- who made it and why? -- Is anybody there? : gates that appear from nowhere, a lost colony, and a disappearing city-- very strange!

Profiling strange legends and places urban and mythic, this book presents the fascinating stories of an often unexplainable world.

ISBN: 9781599203669 (hardcover) 1599203669 (hardcover)

Source: 1299769 QBI

LCCN: 2008053335

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Haunted places.
Curiosities and wonders.

Dewey Class. No.: 001.94