1 | The Amber Room | Once known as the “eighth wonder of the world”, it was crafted entirely of amber, gold and precious jewels. It was looted by Nazis during World War II and has never been recovered. |
2 | The Lost Fabergé Eggs | Russian Tsars used to gift Fabergé Eggs made of precious metals and gems during Easter. While 50 of such eggs are known to exist, 7 are missing. |
3 | The Treasure of the Flor de la Mar | This Portuguese ship sank off the coast of Sumatra during a storm in 1511, taking with it a valuable hoard of gold, silver, and jewels. Its wreckage has never been officially located. |
4 | The Treasure of the Copper Scrolls | One of the Dead Sea Scrolls refers to a hidden cache of gold and silver. Despite several attempts, this huge treasure remains undiscovered. |
5 | The Lost Treasure of Lima | In 1820, to protect their wealth from the incoming revolutionaries, the Spanish compiled a huge stash of gold, silver, jewels and other valuables somewhere in the mountains of Lima, Peru which remains undiscovered. |
6 | The Forrest Fenn Treasure | Artifact-collector Forrest Fenn left a treasure estimated to be worth over a million dollars somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, along with a mysterious poem of clues. As of June 2020, the treasure has supposedly been found. |
7 | The Oak Island Money Pit | A rumored buried treasure, it’s prompted countless expeditions since the late 1700s with everyone from casual adventurers to Franklin D. Roosevelt participating. The treasure, if any, remains a mystery. |
8 | The Mosby’s Treasure | During the U.S. Civil War, confederate John Mosby hid his treasures somewhere in the woods near Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia. Its precise location remains unknown. |
9 | The Lost Dutchman’s Gold Mine | A famous high-grade gold mine supposedly located in the Superstition Mountains of Arizona. Despite countless searches, its location remains a secret. |
10 | King John’s Treasure | Lost in 1216 in The Wash, an estuary in eastern England, it’s said to contain treasures from the Crown Jewels and silver plates. Its precise location remains a mystery. |