18 Beautiful Beaches That Have Secrets
Iona's Beach - Minnesota
When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.
Cemitério de Navios (The Ship Cemetery) - Panguila, Angola
Abandoned ships along a deserted beach feel like the set of a post-apocalyptic thriller.
Crosby Blitz Beach - Waterloo, England
Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.
Neptuni Åkrar - Borgholm N, Sweden
An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.
Neskowin Ghost Forest - Neskowin, Oregon
The eerie remnants of an ancient forest were hidden under the sand for centuries.
Shell Beach - Guyana
A nesting ground for four of the world’s seven marine turtle species, most of which are endangered.
Praia de São Paio - Labruge, Portugal
Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
Nauset Beach - Orleans, Massachusetts
Centuries-old hoofprints and wagon tracks reveal themselves after a good winter storm.
Driftwood Beach - Jekyll Island, Georgia
Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.
The Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool - Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Spiaggia Rosa (Pink Beach) - La Maddalena, Italy
Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.
Kauai Glass Beach - Eleele, Hawaii
This industrial area was the dumping ground for massive amounts of trash, some of which washes up as tiny bits of sea glass.
Shell Beach - Francois Peron National Park,
Australia This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.
Red Beach at Mjelle - Bodo, Norway
According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.
The Tanks of Flamenco Beach - Culebra, Puerto Rico
Rusting, graffiti-covered tanks litter the beach of this island, once used by the U.S. military for target practice.
Punalu`u Black Sand Beach - Hawaii
This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
Schoolhouse Beach - Washington Island, Wisconsin
This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.
The Jade Coast - Itoigawa, Japan
You can still find treasures on the pebbly beaches of one of the world's oldest jade-producing areas.
