Summer vacation is right around the corner, and this is the time where summer dreamers are born. People who are ready to travel the world in a span of two months. They want to visit magical destinations that regular people don't know exist on our planet. So for all the summer dreamers, here's are seven extraordinary places to visit!
1. Thor's Well (Oregon, USA)
This gorgeous wonder is essentially a drainpipe for the Pacific Ocean. While the hole is not bottomless (approximately 20 ft to the bottom), this beauty has its dark side. Falling into the hole is as treacherous as trying to swim in the ocean — it's rough and will not leave you unscathed. So be careful when enjoying this natural wonder.
2. A Door to Hell (Turkmenistan)
Possibly one of the creepiest natural wonders due to a past that involves humans, the Darvaza Gas Crater has quite a history involving the former Soviet Union. In around the 1970s, Soviet geologists found this natural gas field and began to drill in search of oil. Later, it was found that the poisonous gases would hurt surrounding towns, so the geologists decided to burn the gas off — a mistake that would result in a door to hell, but not literally, of course. The gas has burned brightly for nearly 40 years, and thousands of tourists come visit this portal to the otherworld every year. Make sure to come say hi to the devil as you visit the Darvaza Gas Crater.
3. Salar De Uyuni (Bolivia)
Also known as the largest mirror in the world, this wonder is something that seems to appear from a dream. This bizarre area is the largest salt flat in the world, but what creates the mirror effect is the water that forms a film above the salts causing the mirror effect. Millions of people around the globe come to see this phenomenon in action, so don't miss out!
4. Hidden Beach — La Playa de Amor (Mexico)
This remarkable hidden beach in Mexico is also another human accident, much like the Door to Hell, resulting from Mexican military bomb testings in the area in the early 20th century. Don't worry, the water doesn't just show up from nowhere. Nearby is the ocean, so this crater is linked to a wide tunnel where the water washes to the shore, but the visual experience at la Playa de Amor (The Beach of Love) is remarkable.
5. The Wave (Arizona, USA)
It looks photoshopped, doesn't it? It's not. One of mother nature's greatest artworks, this sandstone formation was created from wind and rain erosion. As tourists hike through this dreamland, people have mentioned that its appearance is such an illusion, its like "taking drugs". But make sure to plan ahead of time, as visitors are limited, sometimes only twenty people a day are allowed to hike (and these are based on permits).
6. Uluru — Ayers Rock (Australia)
It's a big beautiful rock! Literally! The Ayers Rock is a sandstone, sacred to the indigenous natives, that began to form about 550 million years ago. Uluru is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is most well known for its change in color due to sunrises and sunsets on the island of stone.
7. Fly Geyser (Nevada, USA)
Humans are wondrously intelligent creatures, but our mistakes seem to never end. Once again, this wonder was also a human accident. Just like the Door to Hell, the Fly Geyser was created due to a drilling accident when the well was not capped properly, and as a result, minerals began to climb and form this mountain of color which now releases water and steam. Unfortunately, while this area is not open to the public up close, there are places to see it from afar. The area was recently bought by the Burning Man Project, so they hope to open the site up to the public in the not-too distant future.
