Mysteriously beautiful, White Sands National Park is home to the world's largest gypsum dune field. Spread across over 275 ...

In this part of the Chihuahuan Desert, however, the land forms a basin, trapping the mineral; water evaporates, leaving the gypsum behind, and wind and weather erode it over time into an ocean of ...

Planning a beach vacation? Southern Living says one town in MS has the best white sand beaches. Check out nearby islands for ...

"Before or after your beach walk, catch the trailhead at the end of the parking lot to hike along the rare dune lake on a multi surface path -- sand ... mile-long white-sand beach, leisurely ...

Biloxi's white sand beaches stretch for 26 miles and are considered the largest manmade beaches in the world. Mississippi has six barrier islands, some of which are accessible by ferry.