Our world is full of gorgeous sights: snow-capped mountains, lush green valleys, rolling sand dunes, palm-fringed beaches, waterfalls ... the list goes on. But we are also blessed with places that are so surreally beautiful it's hard to imagine they weren't conceived in a fairy tale. I'm sure you're going to love seeing this collection of pictures of wonderful places on Earth and they'll have you lunging for your passport.
1. Wave Rock in Australia 👍 👎
Natural folds of rock have created an amazing wall.
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Tell me more › 2. Salar De Uyuni in Bolivia 👍 👎
The salt flats are so mirror-like the meeting of earth and sky is seamless.
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Tell me more › 3. The Colored Earth of Chamarel in Mauritius 👍 👎
Formed by volcanic lava cooling at different levels.
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Tell me more › 4. Rio Secreto Cave in Mexico 👍 👎
The stalactites form amazing shapes.
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Tell me more › 5. The Northern Lights in Multiple Locations 👍 👎
The spectacular display of colors is created by ionized particles in the atmosphere.
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Tell me more › 6. Five Colors River in Meta, Columbia 👍 👎
The colors come from the various species of riverweed.
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Tell me more › 7. Kjeragbolten in Norway 👍 👎
The boulder is on Kjerag mountain, over a drop of 3,228 feet.
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Tell me more › 8. Namib-Naukluft Park in Namibia 👍 👎
The charred looking remains of trees have led to the area being known as the "Dead Marsh".
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Tell me more › 9. The Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland 👍 👎
Formed from hexagonal columns of basalt.
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Tell me more › 10. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in China 👍 👎
You might recognize this as the inspiration for Pandora in Avatar.
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Tell me more › 11. Laguna Salada De Torrevieja in Spain 👍 👎
The color is created by algae.
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Tell me more › 12. Cappadocia in Turkey 👍 👎
Formed by soft tufa rock. Homes and hotels have been burrowed into the rocks.
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Tell me more › 13. Hitachi Seaside Park in Japan 👍 👎
The park is in bloom all year round with all colors of the rainbows varying season to season.
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Tell me more › 14. The Great Blue Hole in Belize 👍 👎
A huge sinkhole that offers incredible diving experiences.
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Tell me more › 15. The Danakil Depression in Ethiopia 👍 👎
The Danakil Depression is the hottest place on earth year-round.
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Tell me more › 16. Yehliu Geopark in Taiwan 👍 👎
A number of the "voodoo stones" have been given names according to their shapes.
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Tell me more › 17. Tsingy Stone Forest in Madagascar 👍 👎
The forest is actually high spiked towers of eroded limestone.
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Tell me more › 18. Lake Baikal in Russia 👍 👎
When the world's largest lake freezes the ice formations are incredible.
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Tell me more › 19. Rice Terraces in Vietnam 👍 👎
Examples of this form of rice cultivation can be found elsewhere in South East Asia.
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Tell me more › 20. Sea of Stars in the Maldives 👍 👎
The lights come from bioluminescent plankton.
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Tell me more › 21. Wisteria Tunnel in Japan 👍 👎
The plants have been trained to grow over a frame and now they create an amazing canopy.
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Tell me more › 22. Plitvice Lakes in Croatia 👍 👎
The cascading lakes are simply stunning.
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Tell me more › 23. Glacier Ice Caves in Iceland 👍 👎
The caves are big enough for a stroll.
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Tell me more › 24. The Door to Hell in Turkmenistan 👍 👎
A gas pocket that has been burning for 33 years.
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Tell me more › 25. Antelope Canyon in USA 👍 👎
The amazing erosion was caused mainly by flash floods.
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Tell me more › 26. Dragon Blood Trees in Yemen 👍 👎
The trees on the island of Socotra have red sap, hence the name.
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Tell me more › 27. Bigar Waterfall in Romania 👍 👎
The water runs through moss which created the unique pattern.
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Tell me more › 28. The Cave of the Crystals in Mexico 👍 👎
The home to some of the world's largest known crystals.
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Tell me more › 28. Grand Prismatic Spring in USA 👍 👎
The largest hot spring in the USA is in Yellowstone National Park.
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Tell me more › 29. Pamukkale in Turkey 👍 👎
The name translates as "Cotton Castle" - it's easy to see why.
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Tell me more › 30. Danxia Landscape in China 👍 👎
Formed from red sandstone and mineral deposits.
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Tell me more › 31. Trolltunga in Norway 👍 👎
This lip of rock is situated about 1100 meters above sea level, hovering 700 meters above Lake Ringedalsvatnet.
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Tell me more › 32. Abraham Lake in Canada 👍 👎
The bubbles are frozen pockets of methane gas.
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Tell me more › 33. The Chocolate Hills in the Philippines 👍 👎
The color comes when the grass dries and turns brown.
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Tell me more › 34. Glendurgan Maze in England 👍 👎
The cherry laurel has been sculpted to look like something out of the mind of Tim Burton.
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Tell me more › 35. Mount Roraima in Venezuela 👍 👎
Surrounded by its cloud ring, the mountain looks like a chunk of rock floating in the sky.
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