The Darvaza Gas Crater also known as "The Gates of hell" lies in the Karakum Desert. The pit's flame still lasts today even after 40 years. This area is rich in its natural gas, and is 230 ft wide.
Sailing stones of Death Valley National Park in Nevada, refers to a geological phenomenon where rocks move along the long smooth tracks without human or animal intervention. The force behind this traveling rocks is still under study. while they create different tracks, no one has ever seen them move, or know its speed.
The Christ of the Abyss is a bronze statue placed 17 meters deep in 1954 on the bottom of the bay of San Fruttuoso. The hands of Christ raising above is a symbol of prayer. The Christ of Abyss is scattered around the sea, but the statue located in San Fruttuoso is the original Christ of Abyss.
The Ik-Kil Cenote in Yucatan, Mexico is one of several 'cenotes', which were sacred wells used by Mayans. Young adults were thrown in here and were left to drown as a sacrifice to the rain gods. Today, its an attractive tourist spot and mostly swimming.
The underwater park in Austria created every year when snow melts from surrounding mountains.Every year when the snow melts, the lake floods and submerges everything surrounding it. Around twelve metres of water covers trees, footpaths, benches and bridges. Gallons of clear, 7°C water doubles its size from 2,000sq metres to over 4,000sq metres.
When you visit Kunming, China without seeing the Shilin Stone Forest, you are wasting your time. It covers an area of 400 square kilometers (96,000 acres) and includes both large and small stone forests, as well as many other scenic spots.These are gigantic stalagmite-like limestone formations called ‘karst’ resembling so-called “petrified” trees.