QUICK FACTS
Name: Hot Tub of Despair
Location: Off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico
Why it's incredible: The brine pool is peppered with the carcasses of animals that were unlucky enough to enter the deadly waters.
The "Hot Tub of Despair" is a deadly pool of extremely salty water at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The conditions are so toxic, only bacteria and a handful of animals can survive.
