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The snow colored stone holds crystal clear hot springs in this beautiful Turkey destination. The water is warm year round and the water reflects the sky to form a beautiful
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bright blue color. This natural wonder is surrounded by ruins of Hieropolis, an ancient city that once stood around the gorgeous springs.
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Though the Bermuda Triangle is known for it's mythical danger, disappearances, and conspiracy theories, it's still Bermuda. Which means gorgeous beaches, perfect weather, and a huge variety of activities. Investigate
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No, it's not a giant coming back from the dead. The Hand in the Desert was created by artist Mario Irarrázabal and is located in the Atacama desert of Chile. Known
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for his work about human suffering, Mario's work is a stunning mix of loneliness and beauty.
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That's not a poppy field gone awry or some crazy lawn dye job. That's water. This swampland is home to a blooming red algae that consumes the water and creates
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Of course Paris would find a way to make even their buried dead beautiful. The Catacombs exist in underground tunnels beneath the city where the abundance of bodies were housed.
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Realizing the Catacombs could become an attraction, they arranged the bones into this spooky, beautiful display.
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Located near the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, this natural rainbow was created by mistake. In 1964, an energy company drilled into geothermic waters by accident and a geyser was
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born. It still erupts today and the buildup from the minerals in the water make the geyser a little bigger each year. The technicolor display is created by thermophilic algae.
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Who knew algae could be so awesome?
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A strange oceanic oddity, Thor's Well is a beautiful sight on the Oregon coast. Water streams down a large sinkhole, though when a wave hits, water spouts up briefly filling
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the well. This is almost hypnotic, but don't get too close, it can be dangerous, especially during stormy weather.
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This isn't some crop circle hoax. The Nazca Lines of Peru are believed to be created by the ancient Nazca people of the land, but are still mostly mysterious. Visible
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only by air or by nearby foothills, the purpose of the drawings are still unknown.
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The idea of traveling to the infamous Siberian wasteland is adventurous enough. But while you're there, visit Whale Bone Alley. Most likely created in the 14th or 15th century as
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either a sacred place for tribes or as a communal slaughtering site. The alley is made of giant whale jawbones, ribs, and vertebrae creating an eerie graveyard.
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This is real and it's not some Pepto Bismol prank. Lake Hillier in Australia is bright pink all year long. The combination of it's high salinity and, once again, algae,
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creates this amazing hue.
Paris, London, Disney World. They're all wonderful places, but sometimes you want a vacation that forces you to go down an off-beat path.
If you're traveling to see what the world has to offer, you can't miss some of these incredibly strange destinations.
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