Just because some bodies of water look inviting doesn’t mean they’re safe to swim in despite their idyllic settings

Top view New Smyrna Beach

View of the Hoover Dam

Great Falls of the Potomac

Jacobs Well, Texas Hill Country, Texas, USA

Hanakapiai Beach

Condado Beach at Sunset

Boiling Lake Hike Dominica

Aerial view of the Great Blue Hole, Lighthouse Atoll, Caribbean Sea off coast of Belize.  This undewater sinkhole was formed from an eroded limestone cave in the last glacial period, subsequently flooded by sea level rise.

Indonesia's Citarum River Identified As One Of World's Top 10 Most Polluted Places

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River Wharfe and The Strid

Victoria Falls

Sunset over Saanane Island

Young Man staring at the Source of the River Nile

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Kayaking at Futaleufu river in the Chilean Patagonia

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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo Cuvier).

Surfers Paradise Aerial

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coral reef, boucan canot, reunion island, mascarene islands

Female diver emerge from the sea

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Trip Planning

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Precautions

The scariest roads in the world are found on almost every continent, and there's a reason these are the roads less taken.

View on foggy death road in the Yungas in Bolivia

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USA, Alaska, truck traveling on James Dalton Highway

Extreme road trip journey along narrow road

Off Road / Adventure

The scenery of Guoliang village of Taihang Mountain,Henan province,China

Curvy mountain road on the border between Chile and Argentina, Los Andes region, Chile

Motorcycle Driving on a Mountain Road, Sequence Shot

Truck at gravel road Kolyma highway outback Russia

Karakoram range

View along the Karakoram Highway in Northern Pakistan

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Traveling With Dolphins

Tourist woman traveling in Europe

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Double rainbow landscape in Dingle Peninsula scenery., taken on sunny and rainy day.

Traveling outside of your own hometown can be a culture shock, making you question the intentions of locals.

USA, Virginia, Virginia Beach, crowd of people, elevated view

Sign board of 'welcome to Nevada' on road

Winter day in Detroit

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Downtown Annapolis, Marlyand

People Against City Buildings At Dusk

Self Reflection. Women Sitting on Wooden Life Guard Tower Looking at a Ferris Wheel in the Distance.

Mountain biking in Boise, Idaho

Scene at the Times Square

Aerial view of downtown Cleveland's East 4th Street

People At Gas Works Park By Lake Union Against Blue Sky

People hiking in the Narrows, Zion National park, USA

Blue Sky on The Sound

Venice Beach, CA at sunset

Grizzly bear eating clam, tourists on background

Las Vegas at night

Scenic View Of Mountains and road Against Sky. Olympic National Park, USA

These overrated tourist traps not only fail to add any value to your trip, and they'll distract you from those attractions that are worth your time and money.

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Times Square New York City

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Seattle

Liberty Bell old symbol of American freedom in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA

Young woman at the top of Hollywood, Los Angeles, California

Tourists on walking tour,Niagara Falls

Camden Town is a district of north west London, England

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If you're looking to come face to face with mortality, these places might be exactly what you're looking for.

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Close up view to top of Huayna Picchu with terraces, Machu Picchu, Unesco World Heritage site, Sacred Valley, Peru

Running of the Bulls during Festival of San Fermin in Pamplona

Death Valley Panoramic

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By taking the right precautions, you can enjoy your dream destination without exposing yourself to unexpected — or unnecessary — dangers.

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Kitesurfer surfing wave

Snowboarding in Utah

Forest Fire in the Sierra Mtns., Topaz Lake, CA.

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Hear your heart thud in your ears as you soar into the skies from some of the most awe&#x2d;inspiring, remote, and death&#x2d;defying airports of the world.

The aircraft on the runway of the Tenzing-Hillary airport Lukla - Nepal, Himalayas

Airplane Landing on Beach Scotland

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A Delta Air Lines plane flying low over the famous Maho beach as it comes in to land at Princess Juliana International Airport.

Big shadow of an aeroplane arriving at Wellington airport, New Zealand.

Airport in Narsarsuaq Greenland. Empty airstrip in fjord.

Gibraltar airport and The Rock taken from Gibraltar international Airport, Gibraltar on 29 September 2015

Precautions

Beautiful Places You Should Never Ever Swim

Beware the World's Most Frightening Roads

Global Travel Superstitions and the Stories Behind Them

Mind Your Ps and Qs in the Rudest American States

Avoid These Overly-Hyped Destinations

These Are the Most Dangerous Vacation Spots

Avoiding the Most Common Travel Dangers

Death-defying Airport Runways of the World

Check Out the World's Most Terrifying Bridges