Ten Most Colorful Cities in the World

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img align="left" height="120" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2657/5778851919_bbc6860479_z.jpg" width="120" /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you like to travel and love all the colors of</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://unusualearth.com/nature/" style="border: none; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-decoration: none;" title="nature">nature</a>and everything that you see. If so, then these cities will definitely make your trips more colorful and memorable. The list of the most colorful cities in the world definitely have that extra charm to amaze its visitors and will surely give extra pleasure in their eyes.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="http://unusualearth.com/2013/04/ten-most-colorful-cities-the-world/" style="border: none; text-decoration: none;"><strong>Ten Most Colorful Cities in the World</strong></a>:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><h3><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Guanajuato City of Mexico</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The City of Guanajuato in Mexico was founded in 1554. The colonial city is located in the mountains of the Sierra de Guanajuato. It is a very colorful city where you can experience less traffic. Being close to one of the most richest silver mining areas of Mexico, it led to the construction of beautiful and fine colonial buildings and haciendas which showcase colorful style of buildings.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><img alt="Guanajuato" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2657/5778851919_bbc6860479_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Riomaggiore is located in a small valley in the Liguria region of Italy. The village, dating from the early thirteenth century, is known for its historic character and its wine, produced by the town’s vineyards. It is a gorgeous small city that’s full of colors. It become one of the most popular tourist attractions in the region because aside from the colors, locals from this city is joyful as its colors.</span><br /><img alt="Ten MOst Colorful Cities in the World" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4128/5065494137_cbb9f4ebf0_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><h3><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Jodhpur of India</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b> Jodhpur is a historic city in the state of Rajasthan in India. Most of the buildings in Jodhpur are in blue colors that’s why it’s also called as Blue City. The forts and palaces, temples and havelis, culture and tradition, spices and fabrics, colour and texture, a booming handicrafts industry, all add up to make this historic city worth a visit.</span><img alt="Jodhpur" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8245/8635108153_3f80d9451d_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><h3><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Willemstad, Netherlands</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b></b>Antilles Willemstad is a town founded in 1634 by Dutch colonist. It is located in the south of the island of Curacao and it is the main capital of the island. This colorful and pretty town was influenced by the dutch architectural design mixed with home style of tropical culture giving this town a pretty amazing and picturesque building structures.</span><img alt="Willemstad Curacao Neth. Ant." class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/128/357444095_b71d1a2092_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">St. John’s, Newfoundland of CanadaSt. John’s is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland in Canada</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><img alt="St John's Houses" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8220/8297289492_597ee1d671_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b> </span><br /><h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Bo-Kaap of Cape Town</b></span></h3><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No, that’s not a rainbow at the foot of Signal Hill. The pops of color making their way up the slopes are typical of Cape Town’s historic Muslim quarter, where the mosques and homes make up a splashy kaleidoscope of aquamarine, fuchsia and lime. Its Cape Malay community is descended from slaves brought over by the Dutch from Southeast Asia in the 1600s, and residents began painting their homes to celebrate the end of apartheid.</span><br /><img alt="Bo-Kaap District (Malay Quarter)" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3198/2946249739_e21d80dcd3_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><h3><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">La Boca of Buenos</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">AiresLa Boca has a series of colorful houses where most of the working class is well settled. La Boca also house several tango clubs and Italian taverns. La Bombonera is very popular for its famous football club Boca Juniors.</span><img alt="La Boca" class="aligncenter" height="600" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3636/3667461030_5296efaace_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b> </span><br /><h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Wroclaw, Poland</b></span></h3><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia, and today is the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. At various times it has been part of theKingdom of Poland, Bohemia, the Austrian Empire, Prussia, and Germany; it has been part of Poland since 1945, as a result of border changes after World War II.</span><img alt="Wroclaw" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/4/5214908_5aae754d30_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><h3><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bryggen, Bergen, Norway</span></b></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bryggen is also known as the ”Hanseatic Whar” in Bergen, or in Norwegian language as ”Bryggen i Berge” Bryggen is the water front area between the «Fish Market» in Bergen (Torget) and the Bergenhus Fortress (Bergenhus Festning). Bryggen today includes the characteristic Hanseatic trade building dating back to the year 1702 (history dating back 900 years), shops, galleries, restaurants, hotels, bars & pubs, Maria church, Schotstuene assembly rooms, Bryggen Museum, Hanseatic Museum, artists and more…</span><br /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bryggen is one of the most visited attractions in Norway, visited by approx. 900.000 visitors every year. Bryggen in Bergen has been on UNESCO’s world heritage list since 1979.</span><img alt="Bryggen" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8426/7686799452_2c17ca4f59_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b><br /><h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Pelourinho, Salvador</b>,</span></h3><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Brazil Pelourinho in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil is very famous for it’s Portuguese Colonies built in 17th – 19th century. This colorful colony house Cathedral of Salvador along with various colorful Pelourinho neighborhood.</span><img alt="Pelourinho" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4041/4449727633_ccb76e9a95_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Do you know any colorful city or town that is not included in this list of most colorful cities in the world? Share them by commenting below!</span><br /><div><span style="color: #99cc99;"><br /></span></div></div>

Ten Most Colorful Cities in the World

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TEN MOST AMAZING CHURCHES IN THE WORLD

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img align="left" src="http://i42.tinypic.com/1izjbl.jpg" /><br />We already showcase the <a href="http://unusualearth.com/2013/04/ten-most-amazing-mosques-the-world/" style="border: none; color: #534640; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Ten Most Amazing Mosques in the World">Most Amazing Mosques</a> and the <a href="http://unusualearth.com/2013/04/twelve-most-amazing-temples-the-world/" style="border: none; color: #534640; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="Twelve Most Amazing Temples in the World">Most Amazing Temples in the World</a>. Now, we are now featuring the <strong>Ten Most Amazing Churches</strong> you’ll ever find across the globe. Whether you are religious or not, churches are among man’s most amazing creations. The same like any other religious sector, Christian followers usually donate money for building church or cathedral.<br /><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Nowadays, there are a lot of modern and ancient churches and cathedrals in many countries. This list of most amazing churches in the world will show you the top ten of them. Enjoy!<br /><a name='more'></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">Here are Top Ten Most amazing Churches in the World:</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Borgund Stave Church, Norway</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Borgund Stave Church is a stave church located in Borgund, Lærdal, Norway. It was built sometime between 1180 and 1250 AD with later additions and restorations. It is classified as a triple nave stave church of the so-called Sogn-type. Its walls are formed by vertical wooden boards, or staves, hence the name “stave church”. The four corner posts were connected to one another by ground sills, resting on a stone foundation. The rest of the staves then rise from the ground sills, each stave notched and grooved along the sides so that they lock into one another, forming a sturdy wall.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Borgund Stavekirk, Norway" class="aligncenter" height="430" src="http://farm1.staticflickr.com/95/247837557_23510a58af_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="float: none; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">La Sagrada Familia, Spain</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">La Sagrada Familia is a roman catholic church located in Barcelon, Spain and designed by celebrated Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. He worked on the project for some 40 years but died before construction was completed. He’s buried in a crypt beneath the nave. Constructed in the 1880’s, the church is the famous tourist site in Barelona. Construction on the cathedral, including the east-facing main face, is scheduled to continue for another 20 to 30 years.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI.<br /><img alt="Barcelona, La Sagrada Familia, nativity facade" class="aligncenter" height="600" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7155/6661281487_2f0bc69079_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Frauenkirche of Dresden Germany</span></strong></div><div style="float: none; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Frauenkirche was a roman catholic church and was taken by the Protestants then now, it is become a Lutheran church. Built in the 18th century, the church was destroyed in the bombing of Dresden during World War II.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">In the 1980s, the ruins became a site of the East German peace movement; thousands gathered here to peacefully protest the regime of the East German Government. In 1994, they decided to resurrect the glory of Frauenkirche. The reconstruction of exterior and interior was completed in 2004 and 2005 respectively.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Now, Frauenkirche has been the signature landmark of Dresden.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady)" class="aligncenter" height="600" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2714/4263423861_fb18429116_z.jpg?zz=1" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Ely Cathedral, England</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire is a magnificent medieval cathedral with a number of unique characteristics. Most of the present building was completed by 1189 in the Romanesque style, with some additions made in the 13th and 14th centuries.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">It is known locally as “the ship of the Fens”, because of its prominent shape that towers above the surrounding flat and watery landscape.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Ely Cathedral" class="aligncenter" height="650" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7515933136_cab2552cfb_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="400" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">St. Basil’s Cathedral is a Russian Orthodox church which sports a series of colorful bulbous domes that taper to a point, aptly named onion domes. It is located on the Red Square in Moscow and was established in 1555-1561. Built on the order of Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the capture of Kazan and Astrakhan, it marks the geometric centre of the city and the hub of its growth since the 14th century. It was the tallest building in Moscow until the completion of the Ivan the Great Bell Tower in 1600.<br />There are rumors that Ivan blinded the architect who built the church so he would not be able to design something as beautiful afterward.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="St. Basil's Cathedral" class="aligncenter" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3545/3358198791_3b6c1c76be_z.jpg?zz=1" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="478" /><br /><strong><span style="color: red;">Hallgrimskirkja (the church of Hallgrimur), Iceland</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The church of Hallgrimur or also known as Hallgrimskirkja is a Lutheran parish church located in Reykjavík, Iceland. Wherever you are in Iceland’s capital city, you’ll definitely notice the towering steeple of this most unique concrete structure which is 244 feet tall. This church is the tallest building in Reykjavík and the largest church in all of Iceland.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Reykjavik, Hallgrimskirkja" class="aligncenter" height="640" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6796777031_b2fc311baa_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="427" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Duomo (Milan Cathedral), Italy</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Duomo di Milano, Milan’s magnificent Gothic cathedral, is one of the world’s largest Gothic churches. It is dedicated to Santa Maria Nascente (Saint Mary Nascent) and located right in the center of Milan, Italy</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Over the years numerous master builders were involved and the initial design was continuously altered to become even more spectacular. The long construction period also led to a mash-up of a variety of styles but the final result is surprisingly homogenous, with a decidedly flamboyant Gothic design.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Duomo" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7006/6568829127_98bea8d944_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Cologne Dom Cathedral, Germany</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Cologne Dom Cathedral is a roman catholic church located in Germany. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The mighty Cologne Cathedral is one of the world’s largest churches. Cologne Cathedral, or Kölner Dom as it is known in German, has been classified as a world heritage site with the motivation that it is an “exceptional work of human creative genius.”</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Kölner Dom / Cologne Cathedral apse" class="aligncenter" height="450" src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1212/887841274_f992012ef9_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Callao Cave Chapel, Philippines</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Callao Cave chapel is part of the seven chambers of the Callao cave. It is located on the province of Cagayan in the Philippines. The chapel was made by the local people and naturally surrounded by stalactites and stalagmites.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="las lajas cathedral" class="aligncenter" height="460" src="http://api.ning.com/files/pqbnpJN3j93HEL57BjLdpwGDOyJkeBtyl199DnWHxUqF5fRKemsIZScCLf3pAWTdL9M0aQg9QCprpHjtmgdtkOwT2wGGcpt7/dreamstime_4935729.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Las Lajas Cathedral, Colombia</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Las Lajas Sanctuary is a minor basilica church located in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño, municipality of Ipiales and built inside the canyon of the Guáitara River. It was built in 1916 on the same site where the Virgin Mary appeared. Sorrounded by mountains Las Lajas Cathedral holds a natural beauty and worthy of a fairy tale.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The present church was built-in Gothic Revival style in 1949. The name Laja comes from the name of a type of flat sedimentary rock similar to shale.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Current church was built-in the time period from January 1, 1916 to August 20, 1949, with donations from local churchgoers. It rises 100 m high from the bottom of canyon and is connected with 50 m tall bridge to the opposite side of the canyon.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="las lajas cathedral" class="aligncenter" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3113/2534948754_e6102b3121_z.jpg" style="display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="426" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: magenta;">Do you know any church that should be included in this list of Most Amazing Churches in the World? Tell them by commenting below</span></strong></div></div>

TEN MOST AMAZING CHURCHES IN THE WORLD

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We already showcase the Most Amazing Mosques and the Most Amazing Temples in the World. Now, we are now featuring the Ten Most Amazing Churches you’ll ever find across the globe. Whether you are religious or not, churches are among man’s most amazing… Read more »

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TOP TEN PLACES TO VISIT BEFORE YOU DIE

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><img align="left" src="http://i42.tinypic.com/2rr13x0.gif" /><br />Each of us have our dream destinations, these are the <a href="http://unusualearth.com/places/" style="border: none; color: #534640; text-decoration: none;" title="places">places</a> that we all include in our bucket list. Places that we want to visit before we die. In this article will list ten of the most fascinating places to visit on earth.<br /><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The world is full of wonderful, amazing and jaw-dropping locations, so be sure to make the most of your time and visit the best ones that you are dying to see. From majestic mountains and epic waterfalls to ancient cities and underwater worlds, We’ve listed 10 fascinating places to visit to give you an idea for the ultimate travel bucket list.<br /><a name='more'></a></div><h4 style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #99cc99;">Here are Ten Places to Visit Before You Die</span>:</h4><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Ice Canyon , Greenland</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Ice Canyon of Greenland is a big island and is one of the most visited spot in Greenland. It is an impressive ice structure that reaches 30-40 meters deep. The water from the melted icebergs forms a turquoise river that flows through the canyon and creates a wonderful eye catching landscape. The perfect time to vist is during May to July where in the weather is not so freezing.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Pamukkale" class="aligncenter" height="320" src="http://www.montrealgazette.com/cms/binary/7800926.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="float: none; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Pamukkale, Turkey</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Pamukkale is a natural hot water pools located in the Denizli Province in south-western Turkey. Pamukkale is a Turkish word which means “cotton castle”. It is known as travertines or the terraces that form due to the carbonate minerals that gather up as the flowing water circles.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Pamukkale" class="aligncenter" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5106/5605165715_5b36990253_z.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Seventeen hot-water springs in the area spill out water in temperatures ranging from 95 degrees to 212 degrees, which contains a high concentration of calcium bicarbonate. The water flows off a cliff, cools and hardens into calcium deposits that form terraces.<br />Pamukkale Hot Springs can be visited all year long, but it is absolutely spectacular in the winter time, when natural pools of hot water form and tourists can take long, soothing baths.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands</span></strong></div><div style="float: none; margin: 10px 0px; text-align: center;"></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">For those who love spring flowers, especially tullips, Keukenhof flower gardens near Amsterdam is a place must visit. The beauty of these gardens and the brilliant bulb flowers just cannot be adequately captured in pictures.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The garden is only open for about two months in the spring. 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The only sign of civilization is a communications tower in the distance. Various types of trees can be seen everywhere, with a few of them even growing on top of the rock.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Blood River" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/PVckopz.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Petrified Sand Dunes, Arizona</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Sinuous lines of color swirl through the Wave, the most famous landform at Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Flash floods carved this passage through petrified sand dunes, exposing the iron-rich bands.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Petrified San Dunes" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/LojXn6l.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Petra, Jordan</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The City of Petra was hidden in the mountains of Jordan for thousands of years when a young Swiss explorer Johan Ludwig Burckhardt rediscovered it in 1812.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">Temples, tombs, and other buildings are all carved out of the sandstone cliffs, wich also gives it the name the “rose red city”.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Petra Jordan" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/AXaPTHj.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Cave of Crystals, Naica Mine, Mexico</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua is a working mine that is best known for its extraordinary selenite crystals. The Cave of Crystals (Cueva de los Cristales) is a cave approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) below the surface in the limestone host rock of the mine. The chamber contains giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found.T he selenite crystals were formed by hydrothermal fluids emanating from the magma chambers below.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Cave of Crystals" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/7vkMtIk.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Tunnel of Love in Kleven, Ukraine</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">his gorgeous long, leafy tunnel looks like a green dream or a scene from a film – but it can actually be found deep in the forests of Ukraine. 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The caves are purely made up only of marble, the formation of the caves is completely natural and site is simply beautiful, too beautiful to describe it in words. Penetration of water through the huge blocks of rocks has carved the rocks in such a way that they form these beautiful caves and tunnels within the rocks. The tourist can take a boat ride through the inner tunnels of these huge caves and get mesmerized in its beauty.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Marble caves" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/x7Li9.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><strong><span style="color: red;">Glow worm cave, New Zealand</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">The Waitomo Glowworm Caves, located just outside the main Waitomo township on the North Island of New Zealand, is a famous attraction because of a sizeable population of glowworms that live in the caves. Glowworms or Arachnocampa luminosa are tiny, bioluminescent creatures that produce a blue-green light and are found exclusively in New Zealand.</div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><img alt="Glow worm Cave" class="aligncenter" height="400" src="http://i.imgur.com/cYWveEa.jpg" style="border: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); display: block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto 10px; max-width: 100%;" width="600" /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">We have only one life that is very short and every time we must choose what we will do, see or learn. It’s damn hard to make everything we want because most of time we must work and rest.</div></div>

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