Standing in the main courtyard of the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Virginia, is an impressive encrypted sculpture called Kryptos. Greek for the word hidden, Kryptos features a large S shaped copper plate streaming out from a piece of petrified wood. The grand structure was designed by Jim Sanborn …
The tale of Dutch Schultz’s lost treasure takes one into the heart of the Catskills and into the small community of Phoenicia. The mountainous region, only a couple hours from New York City, is now a popular place for tourists to enjoy lots of outdoor activities. Camping, hiking, tubing, and …
The following is a collection of facts about the hidden treasure of Forrest Fenn. I realize fact is a pretty strong word. Some people may not think it is fact Forrest Fenn has hidden a million dollar (or more) treasure. However, since I choose to believe Forrest Fenn is a …
UPDATE 11/27/2020: TREASURE HUNT ENDED Hidden somewhere on Mount Desert Island, Maine, a treasure worth over $10,000 waits to be rewarded to a person who solves the master riddle of Fandango. The treasure hunt was first introduced to the public on June 29th, 2007. After more than 10 years, no …
On December 1st, 1948, a man was discovered dead on Somerton beach in Adelaide, Australia. Commonly referred to as simply the Somerton man, because his identity remains unknown today, the deceased man and his body left few clues to help with the investigation. Many of the circumstances surrounding the death …
The most recognized word square, known as the Sator Square, contains a mysterious collection of letters. The five, five letter words, positioned inside a 5×5 grid, form a most impressive palindrome of SATOR AREPO TENET OPERA ROTAS. A palindrome is a word/sentence which can be read both forward or backward. …
The Atbash cipher is a basic encoding method known to be used in the Bible. Examples of its employment appear in the Book of Jeremiah which dates to around 600B.C. The simplicity of the code should not have one assume a lack of depth for meaning, though. The name Atbash …
Dating back to cuneiform tablets written in the 18th century BC, the following two ancient Sumerian riddles hold clues to a person’s quest for knowledge. I find them amazing. They share wisdom which was later conveyed in not only the Bible, but in other beliefs and teachings, as well. These …
Playing with eyes for centuries, the image of three hares has shared not only ears, but the admiration of many different faiths across many different regions of the world. The origin and initial meaning for the mystifying, rotating hares are still debated. The circular motif causes a person to question …
“Books are mirrors; you only see in them what you already have inside you,” is a quote by Carlos Ruiz Zafon. I believe those words describe exactly what Nicolas Flamel discovered in the mysterious book of which he gazed upon. The story of Nicolas Flamel dates back to the 1300’s …
