This beach on the Big Island boasts a one-of-a-kind color: olive green. The color of the sand is due to a type of lava crystal called olivine, which stays on the beaches because of its weight ...

New Zealand’s Muriwai Black Sand Beach, in Auckland, offers 37 miles of sparkling back sands that are the result of the island’s volcanic past. The color comes form a mixture of iron ...

Kaihalulu Beach lies on the island of Maui on Ka’uiki Head and is one of Maui's numerous colored, unique beaches. Its striking red-colored pebbly sand results from the crumbling volcanic cinder ...

For nearby accommodations, check out The Reefs Resort & Club. (Getty Images)| The Bahamas' 3-mile-long Pink Sand Beach gets its color from crushed pink and red shells of microscopic coral insects.

Black Sand Basin, located in the Upper Geyser Basin ... set behind the sparkling turquoise waters and black-and-honey-colored beach make Playa Negra a picturesque locale. There are no large ...

Two beaches in Greece are on the list of the places that have the whitest sand in the world, a recent study found. The ...