Australian Golf Course Pond Is Home to Aggressive Bull Sharks
You’ve probably heard of crocodile-infested golf course ponds before, but one unique golf course in Australia is home to an even greater threat that makes water hazards truly dangerous – sharks. The 14th tee at the Carbrook Golf Club in Brisbane is a tricky one, as it’s close to a 21 hectare, 14-meter deep lagoon […]
The Wall of Hives – Box-Covered Cliffside In China Is a Unique Wild Bee Sanctuary
A near-vertical cliff wall in the mountains of Shennongjia Nature Reserve, China’s Hubei Province, is home to over 700 wooden boxes which make up one of the country’s last sanctuaries for native wild bees. Beekeeping has been carried out in China since at least the 2nd century AD, and roughly half of the world’s supply […]
World’s Largest Rhythmic Spring Stops Flowing Every 15 Minutes
Just east of Afton town, at the foot of a rocky mountain in Wyoming, lies one of the world’s most mysterious natural wonders – a rhythmic spring that intermittently stops and starts flowing around every 15 minutes. Only a few rhythmic springs exist in the world, and Intermittent Spring in Wyoming’s Swift Creek canyon is […]
The Koi Fish Cafes of Ho Chi Minh City
Imagine enjoying a hot cup of java or your favorite soft drink in the middle of a pond filled with beautiful koi fish that you can actually hand-feed and you get an idea of what Vietnam’s koi fish cafes are like. When it comes to fish-themed cafes, Ho Chi Minh City has a leg up […]
This New Zealand Lake Is the Clearest Body of Fresh Water Known to Man
Rotomairewhenua, also known as the Blue Lake of New Zealand’s Nelson Lakes National Park, is officially recognized as the clearest body of fresh water in the world. Blue Lake is spring fed by the neighboring glacial Lake Constance, and the water passes through a natural debris damn formed a long time ago by a landslide. […]
Brazil’s Unique “Coca Cola Lagoon”
Ever dreamed of swimming in a lake of Coca Cola? Well, you can actually do just that at the unique Coca Cola Lagoon in Rio Grande del Norte, Brazil, where the water has the exact same color as the popular soft drink. Looking at the water of Lagoa da Araraquara, it’s easy to see why […]
Mexico’s Tule Tree Has the World’s Thickest Trunk, And It’s Still Growing
Located a church courtyard, in the picturesque town of Santa Maria del Tule, the Tree of Tule is a 2,000-year-old Montezuma cypress famous for having the world’s thickest trunk. So just how thick is Mexico’s Tule Tree? Well, it takes thirty people with arms extended joining hands to fully encircle it, so that should give […]
Welcome to Yanjin, the World’s Narrowest City
Built along the Nanxi River, between the steep mountains of China’s Yunnan Province, Yanjin county is widely regarded as the world’s narrowest city. Looking at Yanjin county from above, it’s hard to believe that such a settlement actually exists in real life. The narrow stretch of usable land sandwiched between the troubled waters of the […]
Hoshizuna-no-Hama – Japan’s Beautiful Star Sand Beach
Hoshizuna-no-Hama, which translates to “Sand in the Shape of a Star”, is a small but charming Japanese beach famous for its star-shaped tiny grains of sand. Located on Irimote, the second-largest island in Okinawa prefecture, Hoshizuna-no-Hama doesn’t look too different than the hundreds of other beaches in the Japanese archipelago, at least at first glance. […]
Devil’s Bath – New Zealand’s Neon Green Sulphur Pond
New Zealand’s Wai-O-Tapu volcanic area offers no shortage of intriguing natural wonders, but perhaps the most eye-catching one is Devil’s Bath, a bright green pond full of sulfur-infused stink water. Devil’s Bath gets its color from a combination of hydrogen sulfide gases and ferrous salts. The shade and intensity of the green sludge depends on the […]
Kagami Numa – Japan’s Magical Dragon’s Eye Lake
Kagami Numa is a mythical Japanese lake that turns into a giant eye every spring, during the thawing process, hence its nickname, Dragon’s Eye Lake. Located near the summit of Mount Hachimantai in north-eastern Japan, in the middle of a dense forest, Kagami Numa doesn’t look much different than the many other volcanic lakes in […]
“Tree of Life” Grows on Salt Island in the Middle of the Dead Sea
A tree seemingly growing out of a pristine white salt island in the heart of the Dead Sea isn’t something you’d expect to see when visiting the world’s saltiest body of water, and yet that’s exactly the sight you’re treated to near the beach of Ein Bokek. With a salt concentration over 10 times that […]
Villagers Hand-Carve 1.2Km Mountain Tunnel to Connect Their Home to the Outside World
The Guoliang Tunnel connecting the clifftop village of Guoliang, in China’s Henan province, to the outside world was carved by hand using basic tools like chisels and hammers, and is now referred to as the eight wonder of the world. For centuries, the people of Guoliang, a small Chinese village perched atop a cliff in […]
Mount Thor – The World’s Tallest Vertical Rockface
Named after the Nordic god of Thunder, Mount Thor is the world’s tallest vertical rockface, which also makes it one of the most difficult rock formations to climb. A part of the Auyuittuq National Park, on northern Canada’s remote Baffin Island, Mount Thor isn’t the park’s tallest peak, but it is definitely the most intimidating, […]
Guatemalan Entrepreneur Uses Live Volcano as His Own Pizza Oven
An amateur chef in Guatemala has become famous for turning the country’s Pacaya volcano into a pop-up pizzeria that serves fresh volcanically-baked pizza to tourists. Mario David García Mansilla grew up in the shadow of Pacaya, one of Guatemala’s most active volcanos, and although he loved his home enough to know he never wanted to […]