Posts tagged Natural Wonders
KUROKAWA ONSEN - KYUSHU, JAPAN

Japan is known for its Onsen, or natural hot springs. One of the prettiest is located in Kurokawa on the island of Kyushu,. You can select from pools located in caves, surrounded by bamboo, or situated next to snowy….

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CHAMPAGNE POOL - WAIOTAPU, NEW ZEALAND

Champagne Pool is one of the most popular—and most vibrant—attractions in Waiotapu, a geothermal area on New Zealand's North Island. Waiotapu is Māori for "sacred waters." The 213-foot-wide spring contains high amounts of carbon dioxide gas, which bubble and reach temperatures of around…

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TERMAS GEOMETRICAS - PUCON, CHILE

Nestled in a lush forest in Chile, the hot spring spa known as Termas Geometricas is a stunning Japanese inspired red maze of planks that wind through the trees like something out of an ethereal Japanese wonderland. Suspended over a flowing stream, the red walkways leading to…

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TRAVERTINE HOT SPRINGS - EASTERN SIERRAS, CALIFORNIA

Travertine Hot Spring lies on California State Park land just south of the town of Bridgeport along Route 395.
It features a stunning view of the Sierras while you bath…

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UUNARTOQ ISLAND - GREENLAND

The island of Uunartoq is home to the only springs in Greenland, which are warm enough to bathe in.
On the uninhabited island between Alluitsup Paa and Nanortalik in South Greenland there are three naturally heated springs, which stream together to a small stone-dammed pool. Surrounded by majestic mountain peaks and drifting icebergs…

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PAMUKKALE WATER TERRACES - DENIZILI, TURKEY

Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters cascading down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside. It neighbors Hierapolis, an ancient Roman spa city founded around 190 B.C. The Antique Pool is famous for its submerged Roman columns, the result of an earthquake.

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OH! LAKE TAHOE

Lake Tahoe is a large freshwater lake in the Sierra Nevada of the United States. It is the largest alpine lake in North America and its depth is 1,645 ft/501 m making it the second deepest in the United States after Crater Lake. The lake was formed about 2 million years ago - yikes - and is a part of the Lake Tahoe Basin with the modern lake being shaped during the ice ages

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