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Color

Nessebar, Bulgaria

Lake Atanasovsko

One of the world’s only pink lakes where it's possible to take a dip.

Suntrana Canyon

This often-overlooked canyon dazzles and intrigues with its many layers of colors, shapes and odd formations.

Yasaka Kōshin-dō Temple

This compact temple is filled with garlands of colorful balls that represent restrained monkeys.

The Strange Allure of Blue Food

When nature’s rarest color shows up in food, it elicits a range of reactions.

Andrew Coletti August 26, 2024

A striking example of airglow, when solar radiation energizes atoms and molecules of air, over the Château de Losse in France.

What Color Is Night?

What you see overhead is a combination of where you are, how our vision evolved, and that flimsy layer of atmosphere that keeps us all alive.

Rebecca Boyle July 31, 2024

Durango, Colorado

Pinkerton Hot Springs

A multicolored mineral mound dribbles piping hot spring water right off the side of a highway.

Las Breñas, Spain

Salinas de Janubio

A stunning example of traditional salt production set against a dramatic volcanic landscape.

Leiden, Netherlands

Het Roze Huisje (Pink House)

This 17th-century house has a long and colorful history.

Miami Beach, Florida

The Rainbow Crosswalk

This Ocean Drive crosswalk has been paved in rainbow colors to honor the LGBTQ+ community and the man who brought pastel to Miami Beach.

Berkane, Morocco

Monument de l'Orange de Berkane (Berkane Orange Monument)

A massive clementine marks the center of town in the citrus city of Berkane.

Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Bontoc, Philippines

Kaman-utek Blue Soil

Hues of distinctive blue to bluish-green color the slopes of these hills.

High salinity—and the microorganisms that thrive in it—turn part of Utah's Great Salt Lake pink.

Wonder Is Everywhere: A Lost Color, a Rare Giant Rat, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White December 22, 2023

A Pond in Hawaii Has Turned a Shocking Pink

Scientists try to figure out why the water dramatically changed color over one weekend.

Hannah Seo November 15, 2023

Grimsby, Ontario

Grimsby Beach Cottages

The Painted Ladies of Ontario aren’t your average beach homes.

Newport, Kentucky

Newport Fairy Doors

Dozens of tiny doors dot Newport's Mansion Hill neighborhood.

Te Matua Ngahere—"Father of the Forest"—a giant kauri tree growing in the Waipoua Forest of New Zealand, is the second-largest of its kind.

Wonder Is Everywhere: The World’s Oldest Trees, the Heaviest Ball of Twine, and More From Around the Web

Get a peek into what we’re obsessed with right now.

April White October 27, 2023

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden

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Contrasting the old concrete courthouse beneath, a modern and colorful residential marvel has emerged, stirring both acclaim and controversy.