It’s hard to watch films like Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider without putting ourselves in the shoes of their protagonists and wanting to search for treasures like the Victorio Peak gold.
But dropping life’s mundane responsibilities to go on a treasure hunt seems too fantastical to happen in real life. Well, what if we told you it could? Across the world is buried treasure just waiting to be found by a brave (and patient) adventurer like yourself.
Below is our list of five real-life treasure hunts you can still embark on. Read to find out how you can get a piece of the hidden loot.
The Victorio Peak Gold
In 1937, a man named Milton Ernest “Doc” Noss was deer hunting in Victorio Peak, a mountain range in southern New Mexico.
While there, he stumbled upon a stone that seemed to be obscuring a man-made hole. After pushing aside the heavy stone, he discovered a mine shaft that led deep into the mountain. Things only got weirder when he climbed down the shaft.
After climbing several hundred feet down, he was brought to a large room filled with rare coins, valuable religious artifacts, and thousands of bars of pure gold. This would one day be known as the Victorio Peak Treasure.
In a very Indiana Jones-esque turn of events, Doc also found 27 skeletons, tethered to stakes with their hands bound behind their backs.
However, not even this could stop Doc from later returning to the shaft with his wife. The pair spent about two years carrying gold back and forth from the mine, slowly bringing all the Victorio Peak treasure to the surface.
