Father-daughter team Jim and Anna McCauley have spent days crafting a three-metre-high entry into the Australian Sand ...

It's built using an existing table that's been fitting with a Raspberry Pi, a motor, a magnet, and housing for the sand so that a metal ball can be moved about the bottom to draw the images.

Located everywhere from exotic warm weather destinations to colder climates close to the Arctic, these beautiful black sand beaches are worth the trek. (Getty Images)| Stromboli is the furthest ...

For nearby accommodations, check out The Reefs Resort & Club. (Getty Images)| The Bahamas' 3-mile-long Pink Sand Beach gets its color from crushed pink and red shells of microscopic coral insects.