Visit These 10 Beautiful Places That Glow In The Dark

Nidhi Kadere

Ghost Mushroom Lane, Australia

These mushrooms are bioluminescent fungi that emit a soft green light as a result of a chemical reaction. It is a unique and magical experience showcasing nature's beauty and diversity. 

Ghost Mushroom Lane | Courtesy: ForestrySA

Springbrook Park, Australia

Springbrook Park, which is a rock formation created by the force of a waterfall over millions of years, houses the Natural Bridge, famous for its glow worms.

Springbrook Park, Australia | Shutterstock

Waitomo Caves, New Zealand

The seawater here is given a blue luminescent glow by "Blue Tears," a natural phenomenon that is caused by the bio-luminescent phytoplankton, which glows blue when 'disturbed' by rolling waves as they hit the beach.

Waitomo Caves, New Zealand | Shutterstock

Mosquito Bay, Puerto Rico

It is one of Puerto Rico's three bioluminescent bays, located on the island of Vieques. The water is illuminated by dinoflagellates called Pyrodinium bahamense, tiny microorganisms that glow when touched.

Mosquito bay | la_quinta_travel/Instaram

Okayama, Japan

Okayama is a city that has a beautiful glow in the dark phenomenon, thanks to some tiny marine animals that live in the water and on the rocks. In Japanese, these animals are called sea fireflies or umi-hotaru.

Okayama, japan | Shutterstock

Mudhdhoo Island, Maldives

Mudhdhoo Island is a small island in the Maldives that has a beach that glows in the dark. Massive concentrations of plankton create the marine visual display that has made this island famous worldwide.

Mudhdhoo Island | Shutterstock

Great Smoky Mountains, USA

Here, fireflies are a natural phenomenon that occurs every year in late spring or early summer. They flash their lights in unison for about five seconds and then stop, creating a rhythmic pattern of light and darkness in the forest.

Great Smoky Mountains, USA | Shutterstock

Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Numerous examples of bioluminescent organisms can be spotted at night in this park. The ghost fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis), which develops on rotting wood and emits a greenish glow, is one of them.

Ghost mushroom on rooting wood | Shutterstock

Tusan Beach, Malaysia

The seawater here has a blue luminescent glow called Blue Tears, a natural phenomenon. Bioluminescent phytoplankton, which glows blue when disturbed by rolling waves as they hit the beach, is responsible for this phenomenon.

Tusan Beach, Miri, Malaysia | Shutterstock

Emas National Park, Brazil

Emas National Park is home to the Headlight Beetle, which is bioluminescent as an adult, but the larvae truly shine. When the young hatch, they glow with a green light bright enough to read by.

Bioluminescent larve on termite mound | josealberto_ceu/Instagram