The Strangest Places in the World to Visit

Location: Argentina
Best time to visit: Summer
Price for one week: $600*

Located in the Iguazu National Park, on the border between Brazil and Argentina, Iguazu Falls receives more than a million tourists annually and is recognized globally for its beauty.

Iguazu Falls ©Ivo Antonie de Rooij/Shutterstock.com

The falls have everything in place to make the experience as pleasant as possible for tourists, including a reception center, a car park, a hotel, a restaurant, internal buses, traveler-focused boutiques, a restaurant space, and a gorgeous hiking trail with access to the falls. Don’t forget to pack for the trek accordingly. Proper footwear is essential. You’ll want something more durable than running shoes.

Location: California
Best Time To Visit: Summer
Price For One Week: $500*

Glass Beach is not like the other beaches that you see around. It has a unique peculiarity that attracts tons of curious travelers every year. If you can believe it, the beach is composed of glass, not sand. You heard right.

Glass Beach ©Nature's Charm/Shutterstock.com

And no, the beach was not formed by the lava flow of a nearby volcano. It’s a situation that resulted from decades of dumping trash off the coast. The view is simply unfathomable, making the beach detour-worthy. It’s illegal to take any glass sand with you when you leave, so you might want to think twice about bringing souvenirs back for people.

Location: Tanzania
Best Time To Visit: Spring
Price For One Week: $550*

Lake Natron is essentially a giant pool of red lacquer, and no coloring is added! If you love to travel to other parts of the world, you can visit the lake in Tanzania and see a simply surreal scene.

Lake Natron, Tanzania ©Litepix/Shutterstock.com

In addition to turning red, another reason why Lake Natron is inhabited is that it is highly alkaline due to a concoction of toxic chemicals left over by its volcanic neighbor a lifetime ago. Unfortunately, the lake is toxic for most animals. One can find carcasses of animals and oxen in and around the lake. So, for those who are adventurous, avoid drinking red lacquer water and stick with Cherry Coke.

Location: Turkey
Best Time To Visit: Spring
Price For One Week: $450*

Pamukkale is a Turkish destination that isn’t on many people’s radar yet, which is a delight if you’re looking to get off the beaten path. Its relatively low-key status will allow you to escape the massive crowds you normally find in Istanbul and Cappadocia.

Pamukkale ©Suksamran1985/Shutterstock.com

But that’s not the only reason we recommend you go. Pamukkale is known for its fabulous limestone stairs—it sounds strange to the ear, but you will be speechless once there. Pamukkale also offers the possibility of taking a hot air balloon ride if you feel like taking a tour with a bird’s eye view of the city.

Location: Hawaii
Best Time To Visit: Summer
Price For One Week: $650*

Oneuli means “dark sands,” which aptly describes the salt-and-pepper mixture of black and white beach sands. After being battered by ocean waves for years, deposits from the nearby Pu’u Ola’i cinder cone volcano were ground into black sand and washed up on the beach. All this makes for a rather strange but very soothing sight.

Oneuli Beach ©Bandersnatch/Shutterstock.com

The beach is located in Hawaii, and we advise you to have a budget of more than six hundred dollars to be able to spend a week there and explore the nooks and crannies of the beach and all that surrounds it. 

Location: Peru
Best Time To Visit: Winter
Price For One Week: $500*

Debate continues to rage over why Peru’s famous Nazca Lines were carved in the sand many years ago. Despite several interesting theories (and plenty of extraterrestrial ones), these archaeological oddities remain shrouded in mystery today.

Les lignes de Nazca ©Ron Ramtang/Shutterstock.com

But don’t rely on theories for truth. We recommend that you go ahead and make up your own mind about these strange lines that awaken in us a slight feeling of fear. There’s a chance you might even find something that’s yet to be discovered? When digging for clues in this natural sandbox, you’ll need better equipment than the shovel and bucket you picked up at Walmart before heading to the airport.

Location: Japan
Best Time To Visit: Winter
Price For One Week: $550*

This destination will appeal to many of you, especially feline lovers. We’ve all thought the world would surely be better with more animals and fewer humans. Get ready because this dream can easily become a reality!

Cat Island ©SakSa/Shutterstock.com

Tashirojima is a small, sparsely populated Japanese island where there are as many cats as insects. The island is quiet and peaceful, with around 80 human residents and hundreds of felines. The only sounds you will hear will be the meows of your new furry friends. If that’s going to be a problem, Target has earplugs suitable for ears of all sizes.

Location: Chile
Best Time To Visit: Winter
Price For One Week: $400*

The Hand of the Desert is located in Chile and is a sculpture that stands approximately 40 feet high. This hand intrigues many travelers because it has withstood the desert’s extreme heat to survive the test of time to remain completely intact to this day.

The Hand Of The Desert ©Lukas Bischoff Photograph/Shutterstock.com

Far be it from us to want to spoil the surprise. After all, this hand could be that of a giant struggling to get out of the desert, couldn’t it? Anyway, the stay will be worth it, and the good thing is, a week in Chile will not cost you more than 400 dollars.

Location: Palau
Best Time To Visit: Summer
Price For One Week: $450*

Palau is an archipelago of islands in the South Pacific and is often overlooked in favor of Fiji, Bora Bora, or the Cook Islands. The archipelago is home to more than 500 secluded tropical islands, making Palau a great destination if you’re looking for a peaceful yet heavenly spot.

Jellyfish Lake ©Ethan Daniels/Shutterstock.com

One of the most amazing things about Palau is that it is home to the amazing jellyfish lake. Surprise, this is one of Palau’s most famous attractions. Jellyfish Lake is a marine lake located on the island of Eil Malk. Every day, millions of golden jellyfish migrate through the lake. And the craziest part of all this is that you have the opportunity to be able to swim with them because they don’t sting! 

Location: Wyoming
Best Time To Visit: Summer
Price For One Week: $600*

The Grand Prismatic Spring is a lake with hot springs and colorful contrasts. It is located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. This vast pool offers a one-of-a-kind view with rings of almost every color.

The Grand Prismatic Spring ©Lucky-photographer/Shutterstock.com

We recommend you not go there in the morning because the mist is too thick and will hide the whole spectacle from you. Hope for sunshine because you will be treated to a brilliant show that you’ll be tweeting about for weeks. 

Location: Poland
Best Time To Visit: Spring
Price For One Week: $450*

Gryfino Forest (or the Crooked Forest) is one of Poland’s non-war-related tourist destinations. Visitors come from around the world to see this special forest whose trees grow both straight and twisted. The trees were planted around 1930, and they all started to grow crooked for some unknown reason.

The Crooked Forest @lisabrideau /Flickr.com

Some believe the entire forest was deliberately cultivated this way, while others believe it was enhanced by some kind of natural phenomenon. Whatever the cause, we strongly advise you to prepare your tickets for Poland and visit this “macabre” forest.

Location: Yemen
Best Time Of Year To Visit: Autumn-Winter
Price For One Week: $400*

Socotra Island is one of the world’s most beautiful and pristine islands. The island is famous for its blood-red colored trees and surreal landscapes filled with towering sand dunes and canyons, making it one of the most beautiful UNESCO sites in the world.

Socotra Island ©Vladimir Melnik/Shutterstock.com

Socotra Island can be visited any time of the year, but we recommend going in the fall or winter. Regarding the budget, the cost of living in Yemen is relatively decent, so you can enjoy a carefree family holiday! Exploring the coast will leave you with memories to last a lifetime, so don’t forget to grab some snorkel gear at Dick’s Sporting Goods when shopping last minute. 

Location: Italy
Best Time To Visit: Summer
Price For One Week: $600*

The Christ of the Abyss is a bronze statue placed on the seabed in the bay of San Fruttuoso (Camogli). It is located in the heart of the Portofino Marine Park and is one of the most famous attractions on the Ligurian coast. If you haven’t seen it in person, you may have come across this statue on social networks. It must be said that the statue is very impressive.

The Christ Of The Abyss ©Lawrence Cruciana/Shutterstock.com

In addition to spending your holidays in Italy, you will have the opportunity to see the statue up close, yes, up close! You will be able to dive down and swim with the fish (not in the mobster way) while getting close enough to the statue to snap some profile pics with your GoPro!

Location: United Kingdom
Best Time To Visit: Spring-Summer
Price For One Week: $650*

Visiting Stonehenge is high on the bucket list for UK tourists (and Brits themselves). About 800,000 people choose to visit Stonehenge each year, and believe us, you wouldn’t want to miss this visit for the world!

Stonehenge ©Abdoabdalla/Shutterstock.com

You should know that the stones were erected in 2800 BC. Of course, the site has changed over time. But for the biggest history buffs, Stonehenge is a place you must visit at least once in your life! After all, it is one of the incredible wonders of the ancient world.