10 Most Unusual Beaches in the World
Do you love beach holidays but are tired of ordinary beaches? Read our review of the ten most unusual beaches in the world; they will surely not leave you indifferent.
1. Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, California
Today, Glass Beach is the city’s main attraction, but until 1967, it was an ordinary dump where locals threw glass, old appliances, household waste, and cars. The dump was closed, cleaned several times, and over several decades, the waves turned the glass into smooth pebbles.
2. Chandipur Beach, Bay of Bengal, India
The village of Chandipur is famous for its low tides; twice a day, the sea recedes up to 5 kilometers, and you can literally walk on the seabed. However, be careful; you need to return to shore before high tide.
3. Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
This beach is located near Auckland and is notable for its underground thermal springs with water temperatures of about 64 degrees. Numerous tourists and Auckland residents come here to enjoy free spa treatments.
4. Pig Beach, Big Major Cay Island, Bahamas
You can literally swim with pigs in the Bahamas. About 20 pigs live on the island and are completely unafraid of humans. How they got there is not precisely known. According to one version, sailors (or pirates) brought several pigs to the island to eat them upon their return. According to another version, the ship carrying the pigs crashed, but they survived and swam to the island, where they live to this day.
5. Maho Beach, Saint Martin Island
Right next to the beach begins the runway of Princess Juliana International Airport. This is probably the most popular spot for selfies on the entire island.
6. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Australia
Whitehaven Beach is considered the most environmentally friendly in the world, but that’s not its main feature. The sand on the beach contains a lot of quartz, which prevents it from heating up even on the sunniest and hottest days.
7. Hidden Beach, Mexico
This beach is not a creation of nature but a consequence of military exercises in the early 1900s. The beach appeared as a result of a bomb falling into a grotto.
8. Bioluminescent Beach in the Maldives
At night, the water on this beach glows thanks to plankton. Unicellular microorganisms begin to glow due to an electrical impulse that arises from wave movement.
9. Pink Beach of Harbour Island in the Bahamas
The sand on Harbour Island’s beach is a rich pink color, all thanks to the red corals and Foraminifera shells that inhabit the coastal waters.
10. Punaluʻu Black Sand Beach in Hawaii
In fact, the beach is covered not with sand but with volcanic grit, but this is not its only unique feature. It has many underground freshwater springs, so the water here is very cold and not as salty as on other beaches of the island. But tourists most often come here not to swim or sunbathe, but to observe turtles.
