11 STRANGEST Places in Jungles and Rain Forests

"From ancient temples; to mysterious lost cities and giant structures; these are the 11 STRANGEST Places in Jungles and Rain forests !

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11. Tsingy de Bemaraha | Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha is a national park in Madagascar which offers some of the most amazing natural landscapes in the world. The limestone seabed rose to create a plateau around 200 million years ago, which was little by little eroded by heavy rainfalls until it became the shape it is today.

Tsingy is the Malagasy word for `walking on tiptoes` and this national park justifies its name perfectly with its nearly impenetrable labyrinth of limestone spikes. The Tsingy de Bemaraha World Heritage Site became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1990.
Some of the rock formations tower up to 100 meters (328 feet).

But these spikes are not just spectacular to look at, they are also a home to a great number of endemic species who have adapted well to this relief. Most expeditions to the area find a plant or animal previously undescribed by science.

10. Beppu Hot Springs | Japan
Beppu Onsen (Beppu Hot Springs) is a group of hot springs in Beppu, Oita in Japan. This city contains more than 2500 hot springs all grouped in eight major hot spring areas called Beppu Hatto.

These represent more than 10% of hot springs in Japan and statistic show that 130,000 tons of discharge is released each day which is only second to the amount of discharge being released daily from hot springs in Yellowstone National Park.

The most famous attraction of Beppu are the `Eight Hells`, eight hot springs where water temperature gushes out sometimes at 150 C, and at different colors.

For example, Umi-Jigoku has a lovely cobalt blue color, but is boiling at 98 C. Kamado-Jigoku is flaming red, and then there is Oniyama-Jigoku which hosts about 80 alligators.

Shiraike-Jigoku is milky green, resembling a Japanese zen garden. Tatsumaki-Jigoku has a spout that can reach 50 meters without the stone plate blocking it, but it`s also the hottest at 150 C and so on. Every hot spring is unique and different.

9.Wat Rong Khun | Thailand
Wat Rong Khun, better known as the White Temple is a contemporary, privately owned art exhibit in the style of Buddhist temple, designed, constructed and opened for public in 1997 by Chalermchai Kositpipat.

In the late 20th century the original Wat Rong Khun was in a pretty awful state and there were no funds for repairs to be made, so a local artist from Chiang Rai completely rebuilt it with his own money. The artist intends for the space around the temple to be a center of learning and meditation

When completed, the White Temple compound will have nine buildings, including the existing ubosot, a hall of relics, a meditation hall, an art gallery, and living quarters for monks.
Murals in the Ubosot depict demon faces but also celebrities like Michael Jackson, Neo (Matrix), Freddy Krueger and Terminator along with images depicting how humanity is destroying the earth by exploiting its resources, warfare and terrorist attacks.

There is also a presence of Harry Potter, Superman and Hello Kitty which confuse the message somewhat.

8.Goblin Forest, New Zealand

Pembroke Road from the Taranaki town of Stratford lead to the area of Mount Taranaki known as East Egmont. Many walks begin here, but many visitors come exclusively to walk through the Goblin Forest, also known as the Kamahi Walk.

This forest looks like a scene from a fantasy movie. It is primarily kamahi trees which began life perched on the trunks of other trees. Their trunks and branches have grown through and around the existing trees, creating the distinctive twisted forest. Hanging mosses, liverworts and ferns have added to the strange effect.

Mt. Taranaki is an active, but a quiescent volcano located in the Taranaki region on the west coast of New Zealand`s North Island. Egmont Park has thirteen entrances so this mountain is sometimes called `most climbed mountain` as it`s so accessible.

7.Angel Falls | Venezuela

6. Tikal | Guatemala

5. La Ciudad Blanca | Honduras

4.Pantanal | Brazil

3.Mount Roraima | Venezuela

2.Arecibo Observatory | Puerto Rico

1.Sigiriya | Sri Lanka"