12 Most Alien, Weird, Beautiful & Mysterious Places On Earth
There is so much we can learn about the ancient world. With every discovery, archaeologists uncover more about civilizations that came before us. What we know, however, is nothing compared to the questions left unanswered.
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Neil Armstrong once rightly observed, “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man’s desire to understand.” We most often associate the word ‘mystery’, with the unknown, the bewildering, and the bizarre. When we are unable to describe certain incidents or natural occurrences, we find them alien to our understanding and logic. The same extends to certain places around the world as well.
01 - Travertine Pools Of Pamukkale - Turkey
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Well, do not be deceived by the appearance of Pamukkale in Turkey. It looks snow-covered, no doubt, but is actually a group of small pools that result from calcium carbonate deposits. These deposits are the bi-products of seventeen natural hot springs. And yes, these travertine pools arranged in the form of terraces are anything but cold, with a temperature that might go up to 100-degrees Fahrenheit.
02 - Moeraki Boulders - New Zealand
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It's a rare sight to watch, owing to the numerous mammoth boulders scattered around the place. These spherical rocks, which sometimes grow as big as 12-feet in circumference, are the results of a plethora of minerals and sediments accumulating and solidifying around a fossil as its central element.
03 - Fly Geyser - United States
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The Nevada Desert in the United States is another place that boasts of a weird phenomenon, famously known as the Fly Geyser. In 1916, a well had been drilled into the ground, which served its purpose well for more than 45 years. However, in the 1960s, hot water began shooting out of the well. The dissolved salts gradually built up into huge, colorful mounds that keep gushing out water that reaches five feet high. This however is not a tourist spot and is not open to public, hence making the Fly Geyser even more bizarre.
04 - Glass Beach - California - USA
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This sea beach was once a dumping ground for the entire Fort Bragg’s garbage. However, once the shores of the sea were cleared up, innumerable pebbles made of glass were revealed. These rounded smooth glass pieces were formed due to years of garbage accumulation. The beach in Northern California is now the Mecca for ardent glass collectors.
05 - Sailing Stones Of Death Valley - California
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Located on the border of California and Nevada, Death Valley National Park was designated in 1933, and is home to one of the world's strangest phenomena: rocks that move along the desert ground with no gravitational cause. Known as "sailing stones," the rocks vary in size from a few ounces to hundreds of pounds. Though no one has ever seen them actually move in person, the trails left behind the stones and periodic changes in their location make it clear that they do.
06 - Stonehenge - England
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Stonehenge is a massive stone monument located on a chalky plain north of the modern-day city of Salisbury, England. Research shows that the site has continuously evolved over a period of about 10,000 years. The structure that we call “Stonehenge” was built between roughly 5,000 and 4,000 years ago.
The biggest of Stonehenge’s stones, known as sarsens, are up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall and weigh 25 tons (22.6 metric tons) on average. It is widely believed that they were brought from Marlborough Downs, a distance of 20 miles (32 kilometers) to the north.
