Somewhere around 14,000 feet above sea level is Laguna Colorada, Bolivia's stunning white-speckled, red lake. Part of Bolivia's salt wonders of the altiplano, the lake and its nearly-extinct... »

Natural Wonders, Wonders of Salt | Edited by serflac and atimian

Don't let the ring of salty marshes along the edge of Lake Natron fool you. This body of water is one of the most inhospitable areas on earth. Colored a deep red from salt-loving organisms and... »

Natural Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Wonders of Salt | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

As with many natural resources in Europe, the Romans were the first to the table. They began excavating Turda Salt Mine in the 2nd century and after the fall of the Roman Empire, other regional... »

Natural Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves, Subterranean Sites | Edited by serflac, atimian and others

In the rolling hills of southern Indiana, a once world-renowned health spa known as the 8th Wonder of the World has existed for over a century. Built around mineral springs, famous at the turn... »

Wonders of Salt, Odd Accommodations, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Mark_Casey, atimian and others

The Salton Sea region was part of the Gulf of California until about 4.4 million years ago. The Colorado River silt eventually blocked off the gulf and separated the region from the Pacific... »

Watery Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Museums and Collections, Strange Science | Edited by A Facebook user and atimian

This five-story, blood-red waterfall pours very slowly out of the Taylor Glacier in Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys. When geologists first discovered the frozen waterfall in 1911, they thought... »

Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders, Martian Landscapes, Fascinating Fauna, Wonders of Salt | Edited by matthewwarrenlee, mrobscurity and 9 others

The isthmus connecting the Tasman Peninsula to Tasmania is covered in a pattern of regular rectangular saltwater pools. Although these depressions look distinctly man made, they are in fact the... »

Watery Wonders, Geological Oddities, Wonders of Salt | Edited by Annetta

This strangely-patterned body of water is located between the Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys in British Columbia's desert. It contains large amounts of magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium... »

Watery Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Rites and Rituals | Edited by annie aronburg, Dylan and 2 others

Said to contain three billion tons of salt, the Salina Praid salt mine, also called the Dealul Sarii, is located in Europe's "Salt Zone" and is one of Europe's largest salt mines. Salt mining... »

Natural Wonders, Wonders of Salt, Curious Caves, Commercial Curiosities, Odd Accommodations | Edited by Dylan, wythe and others

The Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland is the epitome of technological human progress. The beginnings of the current mine are believed to have been primitively excavated after the discovery of a rock... »

Wonders of Salt, Odd Accommodations, Long Now Locations, Curious Places of Worship, Eccentric Homes, Outsider Architecture, Subterranean Sites | Edited by michelle, Dylan and 4 others