50 Most Beautiful Places In The World

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5 years ago

July 18, 2019

These breathtaking destinations are all worth adding to your bucket list whether it’s relaxing on a beach, diving into an underway excursion or exploring an ancient city.

Click START SLIDESHOW to take the journey through our collection of the most awe-inspiring natural wonders of the world.

Salar De Uyuni

Located in Bolivia, this is the world’s largest salt pan. When a thin film of water accumulates it becomes the world’s largest natural mirror.

Lake Natron

This extremely alkaline lake in Tanzania is known to petrifying all the animals that die in it. Due to the high levels of sodium bicarbonate anything that enters becomes calcified.

Die Rakotzbruck

Known as the devil’s bridge, this structure in Germany casts a shadow making a perfect circle from any angle you look.

Spotted Lake Khiluk

This lake in British Columbia has 365 different pools. These different pools all have a different mineral content, and are said to cure disease.

Slope Point

This spot in New Zealand has trees that are permanently twisted due to regular antarctic winds.

Dead Vlei

This dead oasis in Namibia is surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world. The lack of moisture forces the trees to look for water outside of the clay.

Underwater Park

This park in Austria becomes submerged under water during the Spring. This natural phenomenon makes for some great scuba diving!

Eternal Flame Falls

Due to a natural gas leak, this waterfall in New York can be lit to produce a flame that is visible year-round. Occasionally the flame goes out and needs to be re-lit.

Tunnel Of Love

Part of an industrial railway in the Ukraine has become overgrown with vegetation, and is now a favorite spot for couples to take walks.

Christ Of The Abyss

Guido Galletti created this 2.5 meter tall statue of Christ and submerged it in Italy. Another great diving spot for sure!

The Silfra Rift

This area in Iceland where two tectonic plates are separating is a fun place to scuba dive or snorkel. Depending on the time of year, this water can be very cold.

Cano Cristales

This Columbian river actually turns red during the Summer months. Known as the “Liquid Rainbow,” it is actually the plants that change color, not the water itself.

Jellyfish Lake

There is a section of Palau that contains 70 marine lakes, and one of them is filled with jellyfish.

Blood Falls

High amounts of iron in the water make these falls in Antarctica look like blood.

Painted Hills

In Oregon, the John Day fossil beds are layers of mineral deposits and the changing light and moisture affects the colors.

Confluence Of Rhone And Arve Rivers

The area in Switzerland where these two rivers merge is a sight to see.

Sea of Stars

In the Maldives, bioluminescent plankton glows when it becomes agitated.

Huashan Mountain

Known as the road to heaven, this treacherous mountain trail in China leads to a tea house, is it worth the hike?

Nelson Lakes National Park

The water in this lake in New Zealand is so clear that you can see right to the bottom.

Giant Crystal Cave

In Mexico, this cavern of giant crystals has been forming for over 500,000 years. It was discovered while mining, and now scientists are studying how life occurs in extreme environments there.

Vinicunca Rainbow Mountain

While there is no explanation for this phenomenon, these mountain tops in Peru are truly a sight to behold.

Yonaguni Monument

It is unsure if this structure underwater in Japan is natural or manmade. Some think aliens created it.

Crooked Forest

This forest in Poland has very odd growing trees. What caused these trees to grow like this is a mystery.

Pink Sands Beach

There are several pink sand beaches scattered across the planet – this one is in The Bahamas. An organism’s reddish-pink shell causes this coloration.

Richat Structure

This 30-mile wide structure in the desert of Mauritania has an interesting shape. Is it a huge fossil or a spacecraft landing site?

Great Blue Hole

Belize is one of the best places in the world for diving, and this natural sinkhole is one of the most popular dive spots.

Dead Sea

The Dead Sea, located in Jordan, is 10 times saltier than any ocean. Because of this high salinity it causes everything to be much more buoyant.

Lake Retba

This lake in Senegal is pink in color due to a high presence of Dunaliella Salina algae.

The Wave

Near the Northern border of Arizona, these rock formations are something to see. To preserve its natural beauty there are no trail markers.

Mt. Kelimutu

These three lakes in Indonesia are all different colors and are the result of volcanic activity.

Al Naslaa Rock Formation

This rock formation in Saudi Arabia is one of the most famed petroglyphs in the region.

Mendenhall Ice Caves

Scientists are baffled as to why these ice crystals in this cave in Alaska are different colors. There is a growing concern of how global warming will affect these caves.

Fingal’s Cave

These caves in Scotland have square rocks as opposed to most other caves with rounded rock formations.

Ruby Falls

Located in the United States, in Tennessee, this underground waterfall is illuminated to create these pink and purple hues.

Oneuli Beach

Black sand beaches like this one in Hawaii, are formed by recent volcanic activity.

Marble Caverns

In Chile, these marble caves are a result of saltwater erosion. The water is so clear the bottom can be easily viewed.

Nyaung Ohak

There are over 1000 crumbling temples in this jungle village of Myanmar.

Iguazu Falls

These falls in Brazil are some of the widest falls in the entire world.

The Doorway Railway

In Hanoi, Vietnam, this railway gets inches away from doorways and street vendors.

Koekohe Beach

Here in New Zealand you will find large boulders lining the beach, their origin is unknown.

Monolith Of Uluru

This is the largest rock in the world, and it resides in Australia. All the rocks around it have eroded away, but for some reason this one has held its ground.

Mount Roraima

This mountain in Venezuela is different than most other mountains due to the fact that it’s flat on top.

Danakil Depression

These acid pools in Ethiopia continue to drop further and further below sea level.

Travertine Pools

These pools in Turkey are fed by a warm natural spring and are visited by locals and tourists regularly.

The Giant’s Causeway

A volcanic eruption in Ireland caused these strange rock formations to occur.

Pancake Rocks

These rocks in New Zealand were formed by the accumulation of sand over thousands of years. There are walking trails in between, and are actually wheelchair accessible.

Lencois Maranhenses National Park

This park is located in Brazil. It is part desert, part lake.

Red Beach

This renowned tourist attraction in China brings tens of thousands of visitors each year when the Suaeda Salsa plants bloom.

The Seven Giants

In Russia, these 7 rock pillars stand and locally are called the seven strong men of Russia or the little mountain of the Gods.

Cat Island

This island in Japan is home to thousands of cats and just around 100 humans.

Bon Voyaged