Popsugar Living Crystals Crystal Castle Australia You Can Visit the Home of the Biggest (and Most Beautiful) Crystals in the World 24 June 2018 by Hilary White A post shared by Crystal Castle (@crystalcastlebyronbay) on Mar 28, 2017 at 5:33pm PDT Whether you believe in the healing power of crystals or are just understandably amazed by their otherworldly beauty, the Crystal Castle needs to be on your travel bucket list. Crystal Castle and Shambhala Gardens is a retreat that began as "Australia's first direct importer . . . of quality natural crystals from around the world, supplying wholesale crystals around Australia, from the hills of Mullumbimby." But locals wanted in on the action, so limited crystal trading became open to the public. Over the past 30 years, Naren King has scoured the world for the most remarkable — and largest — crystals out there. King even mortgaged the property to procure what are believed to be some of the biggest crystals in the world from Uruguay, like a 5.5-metre amethyst geode, large enough for a person to sit inside and potentially 120 million years old. Today, people can visit the grounds of the Crystal Castle to take tours of the Shambhala Garden, take crystal and "music of the plants" workshops, and participate in the Crystal Castle Peace Experience, which is described as a "nurturing sound healing meditation" and occurs every afternoon. There is an "enchanted cave" to explore, and guests can take aura photos and have their tarot read. Check out the beautiful photos from Instagram ahead, and dream of the spiritual Australian getaway. A post shared by Crystal Castle (@crystalcastlebyronbay) on Mar 22, 2017 at 5:30pm PDT 1 / 14 A post shared by Gabriela Soubhia (@gabrielasoubhia) on Mar 28, 2017 at 5:37pm PDT 2 / 14 A post shared by • Jade • (@theadventuresofjade) on Sep 12, 2016 at 5:12am PDT 3 / 14 A post shared by DestinationUnknown (@_destinationunknown) on Apr 17, 2017 at 10:21am PDT 4 / 14 A post shared by Catherine Joy (@catherinejoy_linedwithsilver) on Apr 3, 2017 at 12:21am PDT 5 / 14 A post shared by Prue Sarah (@misspruesarah) on Mar 20, 2017 at 5:56am PDT 6 / 14 A post shared by sydneysiding (@sydneysiding) on Apr 15, 2017 at 7:46pm PDT 7 / 14 A post shared by Matty Rainbow (@rainbow_rising_healing) on Mar 25, 2017 at 1:45am PDT 8 / 14 A post shared by • Jade • (@theadventuresofjade) on Aug 19, 2016 at 2:56am PDT 9 / 14 A post shared by A Surplice Of Spirit (@surpliceofspirit) on Apr 2, 2017 at 2:10pm PDT 10 / 14 A post shared by Glenn Ryan (@glenn_ryan_) on Apr 28, 2017 at 4:20pm PDT 11 / 14 A post shared by sydneysiding (@sydneysiding) on Apr 15, 2017 at 7:48pm PDT 12 / 14 A post shared by Crystal Castle (@crystalcastlebyronbay) on Mar 28, 2017 at 5:33pm PDT 13 / 14 A post shared by Kristyn Foster (@kristynfoster) on Apr 17, 2017 at 12:29am PDT 14 / 14 CrystalsTravel InspirationTravelAustralia