The following stunning beaches, for example, don’t have the typical white and beige sand that most do. Instead, they boast the colors of the rainbow on their shores. From orange and red to ...

The shoreline off an Iranian island turned bright red after getting battered by heavy rains in a scene straight out of the ...

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 ...

These beaches form over time by the erosion of ... Visitor Education Center in Yellowstone National Park. The sand gets its color from obsidian, a black volcanic glass that forms when lava cools ...

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.