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The Strangest Places on Earth

Technicolor mountains,otherworldly forests, and glow-in-the-dark beaches: These unusual places around the world prove that weird can also be wonderful.

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Reed Flute Cave: Guilin, China

Sadly, magical fairy dust is not the secret behind Reed Flute Cave's glowing interior: Multi-colored lights have been hidden all around the subterranean spot to attract tourists..

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Socotra, Yemen

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..

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Grand Prismatic Spring: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

As its name suggests, the largest hot spring in the United States is essentially a rainbow ring of vibrant colors.

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Zhangye Danxia Landform: Gansu, China

These striped, technicolor mountains are Mother Nature's answer to Photoshop. Red sandstone and mineral deposits have been building up in China's Danxia Landform Geological Park for more than 20 million years, causing the surreal layered effect.

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Hitsujiyama Park: Chichibu, Japan

Japan may be known for its cherry blossoms, but the country also features another pretty plant—shibazakura, or pink moss. Come springtime, Shibazakura Hill in Hitsujiyama Park becomes a carpet of pink and purple blooms, drawing crowds to appreciate the hundreds of thousands of flowers set to the backdrop of Mt. Buko.

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Wulingyuan Scenic Area: Zhangjiajie, China

Scenic might be an understatement: This 100-square-mile attraction contains thousands of sandstone pillars that are nature's version of skyscrapers—some even stretch taller than the Empire State Building's midpoint..

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Marble Caves at General Carrera Lake: Chile

Caves don't always have to be dark and dingy. Case in point: The Marble Caves off of the Patagonian Andes. These swirling marble walls, formed by 6,000 years of crashing waves eroding the stone, are as vibrant and lovely as the azure water that surrounds them.

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Kawah Ijen Volcano: Java, Indonesia

Indonesia's Kawah Injen volcano is equal parts terrifying and spectacular. Terrifying? The Java peak has abnormal amounts of sulfuric gases that reach temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit and combust as they seep through the cracks and come in contact with the air. Spectacular? The gases sometimes condense into liquid sulfur, which then takes on an otherworldly shade of blue and flows down the volcano like lava.Image may contain: Human, Person, Lamp, and Chandelier..