I was brought up on Treasure Stories. I always loved Mark Twain’s quote, that “There comes a time in every rightly-constructed boy’s life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure.” When I was a child I was drawn to Kit William’s books and …
Mr. Fenn, Yogi Berra was asked by his wife, “Yogi, if you die before me where do you want to be buried? Montclair, New York or St. Louis?” He is known to have answered, “surprise me”. So if Peggy comes up to you and asks, “Forrest, if you die before …
The Oracle: Lost in Time by Pete Wilder is a book filled with adventure and excitement! It shares not only a tale of exploration, but offers an amazing opportunity for the Reader to explore its pages for clues to a hidden treasure worth over $6000! How incredible! And what’s also remarkable …
Dear Mr. Fenn, I read recently about someone whose life was changed for the better because of your writings and the buried treasure story. Can you tell me something how your life has changed because of it? Thanks, Mondo Sure I can Mondo. I am more introspective in a positive …
Guest Post by René van Slooten (The Netherlands) . The American poet and writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is the most influential writer in modern literature. Since 1860, his works are read and studied all over the world, and they were and still are an inspiration for countless other poets …
Where the Knights Templar, Merlin the Magician, and the French Monarchy are All Bound Together Through The Ultimate Quest Guest Post by Hayward Gladwin On June 13, 2011, it was announced that The Ultimate Quest treasure hunt had come to an end. It came ten years after the book had first …
The mystery of Oak Island has captured the interest of numerous treasure hunters over the years. To date, all have gone away without learning what rests at the bottom of this famed Money Pit. Recently, this mystery has gained the attention of a larger audience. This is partly the result …
The story of the lost treasure of Beale was revealed to the public in 1885 by way of a small pamphlet. This booklet described events leading up to the burying of gold, silver, and jewels around the 1820’s, and included circumstances for why it remained undiscovered at the time of …
In 1885, a pamphlet, detailing a tale of hidden treasure and including three pages of numerical codes to solve for the location of the story’s secreted stash, was published by James B. Ward in Lynchburg, Virginia. Today, the story cannot be fully dismissed as a hoax or proven to be …
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to go see The Voynich Manuscript on display at the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington DC. This early 1400’s book is often considered the most mysterious manuscript in the world. It was one, amongst numerous other old spectacular books, concerning the art of codes …
