Found in Hawaii, Iceland, the Canary Islands and other destinations around the world, black sand beaches intrigue travelers with their mystery and beauty. These beaches form over time by the ...

Diamond Beach is a strip of jet-black sand covered in sparkling chunks of ice. The beach is a stone's throw away from Iceland's Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, a clear lake that ferries giant ...

Past travelers were in awe of Punalu'u and said there was plenty of free parking, though they cautioned that the beach's black sand can get very hot. It will most likely take you some time to get ...