10 exotic destinations that prove mother nature is out to get you

6. Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar

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This protected UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the strangest parks you’ll ever see. The park is comprised of 250 miles of limestone structures, sometimes reaching up to 390 ft tall. At the base of these razor sharp towers, lie caves and canyons teeming with new species.

In the Malagasy language, the term tsingy means “where one cannot walk barefoot.” The structures render the park a natural but very dangerous obstacle course. Every inch of the limestone is sharp enough to cut through human flesh if approached without caution. While it has kept out most predators, it also repels most scientists. For those that visit, they discover up to five new species every time.