18 Real Treasures Still Hiding Out There in the World
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Published 4 months ago in Wow
Despite inspiring centuries-old legends, fantasy novels, and the entire genre of pirate media, hidden treasure isn't just a thing of fiction. For as long as humans have had valuables, we've stashed them and lost them, leaving generation after generation to search for these long-lost riches.
From the — possibly soon-to-be-solved — mystery of Cleopatra's tomb to the nine-figure hard drive lurking in a landfill, here are 18 real-world hidden treasures waiting to be found.
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Vault B of India’s Padmanabhaswamy Temple
“In 2011, a team of experts explored the gold plated Padmanabhaswamy Temple in India. They discovered $22 billion worth of valuables inside five out of six vaults. The sixth vault, Vault B, remains sealed shut under the order of the Supreme Court, and its Contents remains unknown.”
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Treasure Boxes From “The Secret”
“In 1982, Byron Peiss wrote a book called the Secret. In it, there are clues to 12 treasure boxes hidden in various places all around the US and Canada. As of 2022, only 3 of the 12 boxes have ever been found. If a box is discovered, you can exchange it for bragging rights and a precious gem.”
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The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine
“The Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine, one of the most famous lost mines in American history. Located in the mountains outside of Phoenix, the mine is traced back to the 1870s, where a German immigrant supposedly discovered a cache of gold but never disclosed its whereabouts. It's still undiscovered.”
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Alexander The Great’s Tomb
“The location of the tomb of Alexander the Great has been lost to time. Alexander was entombed in Alexandria, the tomb was subsequently visited by many pilgrims throughout history, including Caesar . The tomb was well visited up till the 1500s, when its location was suddenly forgotten.”
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Cleopatra’s Tomb
While Cleopatra’s tomb has never been found, back in 2022, archaeologist Kathleen Martinez announced that her team had discovered a tunnel running underneath a temple outside of Alexandria, Egypt that could possibly give clues to the Queen’s final resting place. “The excavation revealed a huge religious center with three sanctuaries, a sacred lake, more than 1,500 objects, busts, statues, golden pieces, a huge collection of coins portraying Alexander the Great, Queen Cleopatra and the Ptolemies,” Martinez said, per CNN.
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A Large Portion of Pompeii
“A large part of Pompeii. What they have excavated so far takes an hour to walk through, but a huge part of it remains hidden. This is because they've found that being discovered is causing more damage to the remains than 2,000 years of being hidden beneath the pumice and they're waiting for new technology to preserve it.”