Beautiful colors aren’t just reserved for artwork found in a museum. Some of the most colorful items are actually found in nature. The Earth is filled with many of these places. Below you will find six of the world’s most colorful natural wonders.
Chamarel Coloured Earth, Mauritius
This natural phenomenon almost doesn’t look real. These dunes are made up of the colors purple, red, yellow, blue, brown, green and violet. The dunes are beyond a wooden fence to protect them, but there are observation outposts to see them. The best time of day to go is early in the morning when the sun rises. That is when the colors are the most vibrant looking.
Morning Glory Pool, Yellowstone
This pool has a yellow ring on the outside and is deep blue on the inside. It looks very similar to its namesake, the Morning Glory flower. The color of it is formed from bacteria and through the years its colors have changed slightly. Visitors to Yellowstone can get close to the pool, but it is requested that they don’t throw anything into it, such as coins, because they can affect the circulation of the water in the pool.
Havasu Falls, Grand Canyon
These falls are a popular attraction in the Grand Canyon. The waters are cobalt blue and they cascade about 100 feet into a blue-green pool of water. It’s an interesting contrast next to the canyon’s red rocks. There’s also a sandy beach, which is surprising to visitors. The water from the falls gets its blue color from magnesium that’s in it.
Jiuzhaigou National Park
This national park is filled with extraordinary scenery. There are nine Tibetan villages, a variety of waterfalls as well as green and blue lakes. Jiuzhaigou National Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.
Paradise Cave, Halong Bay
Halong’s Bay Paradise Cave is located in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park. This colorful cave features what looks like glass pillars that are made out of white crystal. A wooden staircase descends into it so visitors can get a good view. Since 2011 this cave has been open to the public and it can get pretty crowded. The best time to visit it is first thing in the morning.
Fly Geyser, Nevada
This natural wonder is located in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. It’s not open to the public, but visitors can see a pretty good view of it from State Route 34. The red and green streaks of the geyser’s mounds are caused by thermophilic algae. The Fly Geyser shoots water about five feet into the air.
