While Australia‘s natural beauty is undeniable, one thing is sure: it also boasts a diverse wildlife population that gives many people the creeps. The country also harbors a darker side that beckons ...

How safe is Victoria Falls' Devil Pool? Pictured: a Birdseye shot of Victoria Falls. Devil’s Pool is a natural rock pool located on the edge of Victoria Falls, along the Zambezi River bordering Zambia ...

Victoria Falls, without question, should be on every serious traveler’s bucket list — especially adrenaline junkies who are willing to risk it all for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The ...

Wissahickon Valley Park officials are urging people to stay away from Devil's Pool, a popular natural swimming hole known for cliff jumping that is fraught with danger. Instead, Friends of the ...

One of the worst-kept secrets of Philadelphia's park system, a watering hole known as Devil's Pool that has long served as a summer cool down for city kids, is getting shut down. In what has become a ...

On Sunday, I read with great interest Claire Sasko‘s feature on Devil’s Pool, the legendary swimming hole along Wissahickon Creek. I’ve been known to jump off of 80-foot cliffs in the Bahamas, but ...

The recent press coverage of Devil’s Pool has stirred up anger among a few residents who believe more attention should be paid to the fact that swimming has always been banned there. I would agree ...

Philadelphia Parks & Recreation is reportedly cracking down on swimmers headed to the dangerous Devil's Pool on the weekends. The swimming hole in Wissahickon Valley Park will be closed on the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura During the dry season, when the Zambezi River is at its lowest, a natural rock ledge at ...

Ashlee Buzzard arrested in murder of daughter Melodee: 'Cold-blooded' Reese Witherspoon and daughter Ava look so alike in ...

Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones said he would support filling Devil’s Pool with rocks as a solution to a persistent and worsening litter problem at the popular yet illegal Wissahickon ...