Iceland's Vik Beach is one of the most breathtaking black sand beaches you'll ever see! Photo: iStock Move over, powdery white shores — there's something irresistibly dramatic about black sand ...

Take nothing but pictures It’s illegal to remove sand from Hawaiian beaches — whether green, red, black or golden. Originally Published: February 12, 2015 at 10:28 AM MST ...

The Hawaiian archipelago is blessed with rare stretches of black sand beaches, a spectacular phenomenon ... Subscribe to our free newsletter for access to the world's best-kept travel secrets.

Plan Ahead: The waters here are too rough and rocky to enjoy swimming, and the black sand can get very hot. But that's not the main reason to visit Punalu'u. This beach in southern Hawai'i ...

A proposed development that would transform one of Hawaii’s most famous black sand beaches into a new resort area – including condos, tennis courts, and a conference center – is facing ...

For now, visitors would do well to bask in the beauty of the new black sand, taking some consolation in Kilauea not being all bad. Of course, pictures and Instagram posting of Pohoiki Beach are ...