The only planet in the galaxy supporting life is our earth. With these incredible exceptions, our beautiful blue planet is full of vivid incredible, or strange places that can’t stop you from just saying “wow whatta planet”. Once you visit these places you feel like being in some other part of the world. the world became aware of several miraculous places that were previously unknown to the masses.
You will be astonished to see a lake with different colors, a gigantic natural mirror, a land full of flowers, and some alien trees. These miraculous places will simply take you out of the world and you will release that you are still on the earth. They remind us that there’s plenty of mystery left to explore.
Admiring these superb creations of nature let us dive into some unusual places of the world:
Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
When you think about the most beautiful places in the world, you probably think of mountains or forests. Wait, your list didn’t include any salt flats? Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world. The site provides more than 25,000 tons of salt per year to local miners. When a prehistoric lake dried up about 30,000 years ago. When dry it left an endless expanse of white hexagonal tiles that stretch to the horizon. During the wet season, the shallow lake perfectly mirrors the sky, creating a dreamy illusion of infinity.
Salar de Uyuni is considered the World’s Largest Natural Mirror. The feeling of “infinity” is glorious, but whether wet or dry, it is a dreamland for photographers. The site also includes a thriving community of thousands of flamingos, and attracts tourists who can check into the Palacio de Sal, a 16-room hotel made entirely from salt blocks. The vast expanses and relative lack of landmarks lend themselves to uniquely playing with perspective.
Hitsujiyama Park: Chichibu, Japan
Japan may be recognized for its cherry blossoms, but the country also features other pretty plants like shibazakura. Shibazakura Hill in Hitsujiyama Park becomes a carpet of pink and purple blooms, during the late spring at the end of cherry blossom. Consider the time of late April in the early may like the full bloom. 400,000 shibazakura of 9 species cover the 17,600m2 of the park during this time, and there are many benches above the fields where visitors can take a rest and gaze upon the vivid colours.
Although Hitsujiyama Park is normally free, an entrance fee of ¥300 is requested during the shibazakura season. The flowers are planted into the strategic patterns creating beautiful designs in the landscape. The park also has plums, cherry blossoms, tulips, and many other flower species. The place is full of hiking trails throughout the park. It also has a ship ranch, tennis court, and a pond. It attracts a huge number of visitors each year, as well as media attention from across the country.
Socotra, Yemen
The Socotra Archipelago in Yemen has long been a land of mystery considered to be the most alien-looking place on the earth. Sitting alone at the junction of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean separated from mainland Africa more than six million years ago, this remote island looks like the set of a sci-fi film. Over the centuries travellers returned from the Indian Ocean isles with bizarre tales – of Socotra’s unbelievable and unusual biodiversity means that there are plants and trees here not found anywhere else in the world – particularly bizarre are the ancient and twisted dragon’s blood tree and the bulbous bottle tree.
With UFO-like dragon’s blood trees as its most notable feature, the island of Socotra looks like it was transported to Earth from a distant planet. The site is of universal importance because of its biodiversity with rich and distinct flora and fauna. Socotra’s 825 plant species do not occur anywhere else in the world. So get into unusual.
Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Ever played the game of Twister on water? The green, yellow, and brown polka dots that form on British Columbia’s Spotted Lake each summer make it look like you could. It’s far from the stereotypical geographies of clear blue lakes, rolling green hills, and white-sand beaches that inspire most travellers—and that’s part of what makes it a strange natural wonder.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});It’s an unusual saline lake that attracts you not only due to its appearance but also for its healing powers, which are provided by numerous minerals like magnesium, calcium and sodium sulfate. It is an endorheic lake, which means that neither river nor sea provides it with water. In the summer the water of the lake evaporates and small mineral pools are left behind, each one different in colour to the next. The natives of the Okanagan Valley consider the lake to be sacred. They used its water to heal the pain. So deep in an unusual lake and relieved from pain.
The Great Blue Hole Belize
Instead of its roaring waves and scary storms, the calm ocean often offers amazing natural wonders below its uncertain surface. The Great Blue Hole of Belize, which is located off the coast of Belize, on the eastern coast of Central America, is one of such existing wonders.
It is a world-class destination for recreational scuba divers attracted by the opportunity to dive in crystal-clear waters and see myriad species of marine life including tropical fish and spectacular coral formations. The moderate temperatures of the country allow potential divers to penetrate the depths of the Belize Hole all year round. Researchers say this giant underwater sinkhole was made by the collapse of a cavern formed during the glacial ages tens of thousands of years ago. Water levels in the surrounding areas of the sinkhole are so shallow, where the coral often breaks the surface at low tide.
The watercolor of the swallow hole is deep blue in contrast with the aquamarine color of the water neighboring it. Despite the beauty it offers, the Great Blue Hole of Belize also often witnesses accidents including the death of divers. Among all the most amazing places on earth, with all the wonders it offers, the Great Blue Hole of Belize is truly a natural marvel. Its existence and influence in contemporary lifestyle equally, is quite impressive making it a worthy topic to visit.
Waves of Arizona
Most people have seen photos of hiking The Wave in Arizona – a gorgeous red sandstone formation along the Arizona border in the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. The Wave is a geological marvel dating back to the Jurassic period during which time prevailing winds pushed the sandy desert dunes across the sandstone, etching it, while water runoff deposited chemicals such as manganese and iron resulting bands of colours run through the sandstone, ranging from red, pink, orange, yellow, white and green.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of the site, the Bureau of Land Management limits foot traffic into the Canyon, thus preserving the integrity and beauty of The Wave. If you are lucky then you’ll experience a truly unusual hike.