The World's Most Unusual Beaches (PHOTOS)

These 10 beaches from Lonely Planet'smight not all be swimmable, but they are all extraordinary.
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Candy sands, disappearing waves, transformed trolls: If life's a beach, these are its strangest days.

These 10 beaches from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Sights might not all be swimmable, but they are all extraordinary.

By Lonely Planet author Rose Mulready. For more travel oddities covered by Rose, see The World's Strangest Optical Illusions and Mirages.

Bowling Ball Beach, <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/california" role="link" rel="nofollow" class=" js-entry-link cet-external-link" data-vars-item-name="California" data-vars-item-type="text" data-vars-unit-name="5b9b19afe4b03a1dcc7477cb" data-vars-unit-type="buzz_body" data-vars-target-content-id="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/california" data-vars-target-content-type="url" data-vars-type="web_external_link" data-vars-subunit-name="before_you_go_slideshow" data-vars-subunit-type="component" data-vars-position-in-subunit="10">California</a>

<em>Lonely Planet</em>'s List Of The World's Most Unusual Beaches

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