This spectacular natural sand dune desert covers about 700 sq km area in white crystallized gypsum. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2008. Admission Fee is $3 for adults. A good time to visit is at sunset which you are allowed to stay in the park one hour after closing to enjoy seeing the night sky.
A bottle of 1841 shipwreck Veuve Cliquot was sold in an auction in Finland to a mystery Singapore bidder for Euro 30,000 who also paid Euro 24,000 for another champagne (total record price Euro 54,000).
The Grand Canyon National Park Arizona USA is one of seven Natural Wonders of the World, the others are the Mount Everest of Nepal, Victoria Fall in Zimbabwe/Zambia, Great Barrier Reef in Australia, Northern Lights, Paricutin Volcano in Mexico and Habor in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, check it out and include in your bucket list. The canyon was carved out by the Colorado River over 17 million years and is 446 km (277 miles) long with a depth of 1.83km ( 6000 ft).
