Popular Tourist Attractions Before They Were Destroyed

Yosemite Fire Falls National Park

(Rumors have it that it’s reopening) Now, this is a sight for sore eyes. Can you imagine the beauty in witnessing the roaring fire waterfall cascading from one of Yosemite’s peaks in the mountains and valleys? Yes, it’s real.

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Owners of a close-by hotel poured hot embers at the top of the Glacier point, creating the illusion of the fire waterfall from afar. This was such an amazing creation that it attracted too many tourists for the park’s capacity, so they poured cold water on the ‘Firefall’ back in 1968.

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