The world is full of wonders, but it's also constantly changing. We know of places that changed completely, sometimes before man was ever around to see them. There are also places that we thought were legendary that were fairly recently discovered to have been real in the past. But the most fascinating are those that are documented, and even exist in images, that we will never see again. Pictured above is the Pink and White Terraces of New Zealand. The beautiful natural warm pools and mineral formations were sacred to the Maori, and later brought in a good living for people hosting the tourists who flocked to see them. But that came to an end when Mount Tarawera erupted on June 10, 1886. The Pink and White Terraces collapsed into the volcanic crater, along with a village, never to be seen again.
Read about the Pink and White Terraces and nine other places that no longer exist at Mental Floss. Or you can listen to the list in a video.
(Image credit: Charles Blomfield)
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The terraced pools... well, you may not be able to see those exact ones any longer, but there are others that look strikingly similar to that pic. The Pamukkale Thermal Pools in Turkey, as well as the Baishuitai in Yunnan, China.
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