Most beaches have sand that’s pale, soft, and familiar. But some beaches stand out because of their sand color.

Though most people dream about a white sand beach, that's not the only color beaches come in. Across the world are beaches filled with bright purple, pink, red, green, black, orange, and white sands.

When watching golf on television, it is not uncommon to see bright white bunker sand that vividly contrasts with dark green manicured turf surrounds. Some may assume that white bunker sand provides ...

Everyone daydreams about white sand beaches. But white sand beaches are nothing special next to these incredibly colorful shorelines. Sand, after all, is just itty bitty pieces of broken down rock.