12 Breathtaking Wonders You Won't Believe In Your Eyes, Don't Seem Like They Could Exist In The World
12 Breathtaking Wonders You Won't Believe In Your Eyes, Don't Seem Like They Could Exist In The World
Updated on September 08, 2023 13:02 PM by Michael Davis
Sitting in a house or at an office desk day-to-day will cause us to forget how beautiful our planet Earth is so here are we to offer you a beautiful reminder. Scroll down to check out 12 wonders that you won't believe they really exist and even pictures alone can't do justice to them, that is so out of the world.
Pamukkale, Denizli, Turkey
Pamukkale is located in the western town of Turkey and it is known for its raree-show-looking white travertine terraces stretching almost 200m high They are filled with mineral-rich thermal water that falls like a stony waterfall. This sort of wonder led to the establishment of Hierapolis, considering the neighboring ancient Greek-Roman spa city from the 2nd century B.C. where the ruins of temples, other monuments and baths still exist today. This wonder of Turkey has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1988.
The Wave, Arizona, United States
It is located in the Coyote Buttes North area of the Utah-Arizona border. This sandstone rock formation with colorful waves makes it a proper attraction for tourists. It is quite difficult to reach there, but it is a good spot for hike lovers.
Lake Baikal, Siberia, Russia
Lake Baikal in Russia is the deepest, oldest, and clearest freshwater lake in the world. In winter when the temperature drops below 0 the water from the lake starts to freeze unevenly across the surface, which creates a gem like ice cubes that shimmer when sun rays strike down on them
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, United States
It is the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world. Different microbial mats living in the mineral-rich water create rainbow colors. Due to extreme heat, the center of it is sterile but the temperature of the water drops when it spreads toward the edge and allows more bacteria to live which results in the formation of different colors.
Crookes Forest. West Pomerania, Poland
This is one of the different wonders with 400 pine trees with mysterious curves towards the North just above the ground. Some people think that the curves are due to some plantation technique and manmade tools while some believe they are due to the snowstorm.
Darvaza Gas Crater, Turkmenistan
It is 69 meters and known as the door to hell, It collapsed to 30 meters into a cavern in 1971, to prevent methane gas from spreading, geologists set it on fire and it is still burning ever since.
Thor’s Well, Oregon, United States
It consists of bottomless sinkholes and seems to be gaping that sits on the edge of the Oregon coast. The researchers believe that it is a sea cave that is dug out by waves and six meters deep.
Lake MacDonnell, Eyre Peninsula, Australia
It is a unique vibrant pink color due to high salinity levels that attract salt-living algae and due to pink bacteria known as halobacteria that turn water into a pink color.
Giant Crystal Cave, Naica Mine, Mexico
In Chihuahua this cave is buried 300 meters beneath the Sierra de Naica Mountain a.k.a. the "Sistine Chapel of crystals." There are massive crystals 36 feet high and 55 tons in weight. According to the report the largest minerals inside went through "at least half a million years of uninterrupted growth."
Floating island, Mount Roraima, Venezuela
When covered by a sheet of clouds Mount Roraima, it may look like a floating island towering over the sky. From Guyana's Highland Range, it is the highest in the country and It stands 7,671 feet above the floor.
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Tunnel of Love, Ukraine
It looks like Disneyland fairy forest it is a two-mile private railway. There is a myth about the tunnel that if you visit the Tunnel Of Love the wish will come true and be considered the best place for couples.
Ice caves, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska
It is stretched to 12 miles along the Mendenhall Valley in Juneau, Alaska. But unfortunately due to global warming this wonder greatly reduced over time. "receded almost two miles since 1958, while previously it had receded only 0.5 miles since 1500" noted by the Travel magazine and guidebook Atlas Obscura.