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What would you do if you found a map that leads you to a buried treasure? Would you tell anyone? Would you pack up your things and embark on an adventure, hoping to find gold and jewels? You’re not the only one! For centuries, stories have been told of pirate booty buried for safety and of gold, silver and gems lost at sea—the victim of a sunken ship. Many treasures have been unearthed or un-sunken and the people who have found them have made a pretty penny. But there are still many stories that still remain a mystery. Maybe you’ll be the next lucky person to find a buried treasure!

Legend has it that on Poverty Island in Lake Michigan, a schooner was transporting 5 chests of gold that were to be used by the Americans in their fight against the English. The 60-foot schooner wrecked off the island which is located East of Wisconsin. The chests could be worth 400 million dollars! Many people have made attempts to find them, but none have been successful.

A legend in Whitehall, NY tells of a man named Robert Gordon who in 1775 left his home in New York to go to Canada to avoid the war. He put his valuables into a strongbox and while on his journey to Canada, he dropped it on the West shore of the Haven in the marshes. He noted the location of his strongbox, but he never returned. 159 years later in 1934, a person was working at clearing up a swamp. A metal box was brought up, balanced on the debris and then fell back into the water. Many people have tried to relocate the box, but none have been successful!

A legend on Cocos Island near Costa Rica tells of the Great Treasures of Lima. As the legend goes, there were eleven boatloads of treasure that a pirate buried in a cave in 1822 on the island. In 1820, it is said that the Portuguese pirate Benito Bonito buried his millions on this island as well. Another captain of a shipwrecked vessel called the Lark has been reported to stash some of his millions there as well. Sounds like there could be a lot of money on Cocos! Think you can find all of this loot on the Cocos Island? Well, in all, over 450 expeditions have set out to locate these treasures and all have failed!

Are you ready to go digging for gold? Now you have some tips on where some might be. Good luck!