1. Salar De Uyuni in the Potosí and Oruro departments
Where: Bolivia
What’s Weird: This is the world’s largest salt pan. And when a thin film of water gathers on the surface it is also the world’s largest natural mirror.
2. Lake Natron- Petrifying Lake
Where: Tanzania
What’s Weird: Looking for the weirdest places on earth? How about this terrifying lake? Animals that die in this African lake are turned into statues, through calcification. The presence of huge volumes of sodium bicarbonate ensure they turn into mummies.
3. Die Rakotzbrück or Devil’s Bridge
Where: Germany
What’s Weird: This bridge is famed for its unique construction accuracy, with the bridge and its reflection merging into a perfect circle, no matter where you see it from. Spooky!
4. Spotted lake Khiluk
Where: British Columbia, Canada
What’s Weird: The most mineralized lake of the world; each of these 365 spots holds a unique chemical content and is said to cure different diseases. Definitely one of the nicer strangest places in the world.
5. Slope Point
Where: New Zealand
What’s Weird: This forest is home to trees that are permanently twisted and windblown thanks to the intense Antarctic gusts. Windy much? This one of one of the windiest strangest places in the world.
6. Dead Vlei
Where: Namibia
What’s Weird: A sun-blackened dead forest in a dried oasis, surrounded by rust-orange giant sand dunes. The lack of water forces the roots of trees to come outside looking for moisture. The struggle is real!
7. Underwater park, Green Lake in Tragoess
Where:Austria
What’s Weird: This list won’t be complete without some underwater beauties. One of the world’s strangest places, this is not just a gimmick, but a genuine park that goes underwater during spring. After all, divers do need to rest and relax.
8. Eternal Flame Falls
Where: New York, the US
What’s Weird: The flame is fueled by natural gases and burns bright right under a waterfall.
9. Tunnel of Love
Where: Ukraine
What’s Weird: A section of industrial railway in Ukraine, this green leafy tunnel seems like something out of a fairy tale.
10. Christ of the Abyss
Where: Italy
What’s Weird: This is a 2.50 meters, you read that right, it is a 2.5 METRES TALL bronze statue of Jesus Christ, which is under water. A favorite place for deep sea divers, and definitely one of the most mysterious places on earth underwater.
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