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 ...

Visit a black-sand beach. Sand on the Hawaiian Islands can range from coconut white to midnight black, with some beaches even boasting green or red swathes. Punaluu Black Sand Beach on Big Island is a ...

Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park and Punalu’u Beach. The historical park gives us our first insight into the ...

This black sand beach in Iceland definitely defies those norms, though. Reynisfjara is so dangerous, in fact, that it’s c ...

This gives Diamond Beach its incredible look.Visitors come from around the world to visit the beach and take photos of the ...

On October 16, the first reports emerged from Coogee Beach in Sydney’s east. Lifeguards reported numerous black spheres on the sand that appeared at first glance to be tar-like. Similar ...

The mystery of the black balls that washed up on some of Sydney’s most iconic beaches last month has now been solved – and it’s more disgusting than you could ever imagine. Australian ...

Environmental officials in Australia still haven't completely solved the mystery of black balls found littering popular beaches on the country's eastern coastline, but they're getting closer.

Sand Beach is filled with sharp shells and its water rarely warms above 60 degrees Fahrenheit. But still, this is the most popular of the park's three beaches. Why? Because the views here are ...