Great places. Stone forest in China. Unique pink lake in Sinegal

The world is a strange, wonderful, and sometimes frightening place. We present you the most unusual places on Earth, which are the result of the whim of Mother Nature or the work of human hands.

Spotted Lake has long been revered by the Okanagan Indians, and it's easy to see why they hold it sacred. In summer, part of the lake's water evaporates, which causes small multi-colored mineral spots to form, on which you can even walk. This lake contains the largest number various minerals in the world.

This is the world's largest "salt pan". And when a thin film of water collects on the surface of a dried-up salt lake, it becomes the world's largest natural mirror.

Looking for the strangest places in the world? How about this terrifying lake? Animals that die in it are turned into statues through calcification. The presence of huge amounts of sodium bicarbonate ensures that all organisms that die in the lake will turn into mummies.

The next in the ranking of the strangest places on the planet is the bridge, which is famous for its unique design accuracy. The bridge itself and its reflection merge into a perfect circle, regardless of the viewing angle.

Sixty million years ago, an erupting volcano "spawned" from its bowels a mass of molten basalt, which then solidified and contracted in volume. As it cooled, cracks appeared in it, which can be seen today. This UNESCO World Heritage Site has about 37,000 polygonal columns, and they are perfectly geometric. According to local legend, they were created by the legendary hero Finn McCool, who was preparing to fight the giant Goll.

A surreal sight - a sun-drenched dead forest in a dry oasis, surrounded by rusty-orange giant sand dunes. The lack of water causes the roots of the trees to crawl out, right on the sand in search of the slightest droplets of moisture. This is a real fight for life!

At an altitude of 776 meters in the Alps, there is a charming picturesque place, in the center of which there is a small lake. But in April, a seemingly ordinary park is dramatically transformed. powerful streams waters that roll down the slopes of the mountains fill the gorge clean water. Benches, flower beds, bridges, lawns, trees and shrubs disappear under it. It turns out real underwater park depth from 2 to 20 meters. Well, divers need somewhere to rest too.

A wonderful UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in the southwest of Turkey. This is Pamukkale (Cotton Palace), around which are the ancient ruins of Hierapolis, once a great city. Water cascades from natural springs rich in calcium bicarbonate flow down the white travertine terraces and form stunning thermal pools with a snow-white surface, which are unparalleled in the world.

At one of the sites of the industrial railway near the Ukrainian village of Klevan there is a green tunnel formed by woven branches of trees and shrubs. It seems that it was created as a decoration for some beautiful fairy tale.

There is a belief that if a couple of lovers pass through this tunnel and make a wish, then it will certainly come true.

11. Lake Hillier, Western Australia

This wonderful lake was discovered in 1802. Its intense pink color is retained all year round, which, according to some scientists, is due to the high salinity of the water, combined with the presence of salt-containing species of algae known as Dunaliella salina and pink bacteria - halobacteria.

In the waters of the rivers Thames and Mersey, the remains of sea forts built to deter German air raids during World War II stand on stilts.

After the war, a group of pirate radio operators chose the forts, and in 1967 they were expelled from there by retired colonel Paddy Roy Bates. Having occupied one of the forts - Roughs Tower - he proclaimed the creation of his own independent state called the Principality of Sealand. And so that everything was “in an adult way”, Bates took the name Roy I Bates, developed a constitution and came up with National symbols Sealand. He moved his family and friends to the platform, after which the legal confrontation of the "self-proclaimed king of lemurs", that is, the newly-born prince, began with British government. And the result was not in favor of the government.

As a result, Sealand existed safely until 2006, and then, due to a short circuit in the generator and a fire, the principality burned to the ground. The restoration would have taken a huge amount, and its owner decided to put the miniature state up for sale. So far no one has bought it.

And the rest of the forts had a less saturated and bright destiny. They look like an army of rusty but merciless robots decided to launch an invasion from the sea, and then stopped on the approach.

Siberia has one of the most unusual places on the planet. It is known as the "Seven Giants" and "Mansiysk blockheads". These huge stone pillars of weathering, 30 to 42 meters high, are located to the west of the Urals, on Mount Man-Pupu-ner. They were created not by human hands, but by ice and snow over the years.

The legend says that the monoliths were once giant brothers, and their leader was Torev (the Bear). Hearing about the beauty of the daughter of the leader of the Mansi, the giants went to war against the tribe in order to capture the beauty by force. But good spirits they gave the son of the leader a magical weapon - a fiery sword and a shield, with which he turned the giants into stone. Dying, one of them threw aside a tambourine, which also petrified and turned into the top of Koyp ("Drum").

Lakes, as a rule, do not have a giant "drain" that sucks water into some kind of cavernous invisible drain. However, the artificial lake of Berries is special.

When heavy rains create excessive water pressure, a hole appears in the water surface of the lake, creating a fantastically beautiful and strange failure, which you hardly want to fall into.

The unique design of the spillway, officially known as the “glory hole”, allows an excess of water equal to 1370 cubic meters to pass in one second. The depth of the drain is 21 meters.

Since 1990, a man named Ra Paulette has been taking a shovel and a pick and going into the desert in New Mexico to make caves out of pliable sandy mountains. The caves he digs by hand include underground galleries decorated with intricate patterns. They come to the mind of the creator right during the work.

"Is this Antarctic glacier bleeding?" This is a perfectly reasonable question when you look at the Taylor Glacier, just east of the Ross Ice Shelf. A red liquid flows down it, coloring the ice in its path, but there is a perfectly reasonable explanation for this. The red stuff is high-salt, microbial-laden water that has accumulated under a glacier over millions of years. As the water reaches the surface, it is saturated with oxygen, resulting in a rusty waterfall worthy of entering the top 20 strangest places on Earth.

For most people, death is a terrible and sad event. However, some believe that it is necessary to remember people who have gone to another world with a smile, and not with tears.

An example of a non-standard approach to death is a cemetery located in the Romanian village of Sepintsa. Each of the 800 multicolored tombstones is marked with a funny anecdote from the life of the person buried under it, and often contains details of his death, accompanied by a cheerful illustration.

The colors of wooden tombstones have a certain meaning.

• Green has become a symbol of life.
• Black has traditionally symbolized death.
• Yellow is a symbol of fertility.
• Red symbolized passion.

And blue was originally the dominant color chosen by artist Stan Jon Petrash, the author of the first "fun" tombstone.

Fragmented epigraphs and bright colours make this cemetery one of the most unusual places in the world.

These beautiful travertine terraces in northern Iran are an incredible natural phenomenon that took shape at 1,840 meters above sea level over thousands of years. Travertine is a type of limestone formed from calcium deposits in running water.

The unusual reddish color of the terraces is explained high content iron oxide in one of the sources.

Animal figures and geometric designs engraved on the Nazca plateau in Peru are one of the greatest secrets South America. Who created them and why? Scientists have no answer, only guesses.

Images are clearly visible only from the air or from an observation tower located next to the highway. Each of these geoglyphs (some of them up to 200 m long) is outlined with a single continuous line.

This island, separated from mainland Africa over six million years ago, looks like the setting of a sci-fi movie. Incredible and unique biodiversity Socotra means that there are plants and trees here that are not found anywhere else in the world. The ancient and twisted dragon tree and mushroom tree look especially strange.

There is a joke that in fact the world is ruled by cats. Well, in every joke, as you know, there is only a fraction of a joke. One island the seals still managed to capture.

Short ferry ride from east coast Japan, will take you to the island of Tashiro, where about 100 people live and many, many cats.

Initially, breeding cats on the island was encouraged because locals made silk, and mice were the natural enemy of silkworms. The local fishermen believed that the fluffies brought them good luck, and the island even has a cat temple, as well as a recently built cat-shaped basin (entertainment for tourists). It goes without saying that dogs are not allowed on the island.

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Millions of tourists annually visit the most interesting places in the world. What could be more tempting than taking a picture against the backdrop of the unusual Chinese Danxia rocks, seeing with your own eyes the Gates of Hell located in Turkmenistan, enjoying cherry blossoms in the Japanese Hitachi park, walking along the streets of the abandoned town of Pripyat near Chernobyl?

10 most incredible places on our planet:

1. City of Machu Picchu.
2. Flower fields in Holland.
3. Danxia Geopark.
4. Moon Valley in Argentina.
5. Wulingyuan mountains.
6. Gates of Hell in the Karakum desert.
7. Bobsleigh track in Sarajevo.
8. Ghost town Pripyat.
9. Abandoned ship "Airfield".

Man-made wonders of the planet

In 1911, an archaeologist from the United States, Hiram Bingham, while in Peru, accidentally discovered the ruins of a fortress city hidden in the Andes. Machu Picchu.

It is believed that the town was founded in the middle of the 15th century and for some time served as a residence for the ruler of the Inca Empire Pachacutec, and after his death it turned into a place where children of the nobility were taught. Tourists are attracted by the unique architecture of Machu Picchu.

Located at an altitude of more than 2 km above sea level, ancient city attracts travelers with unusual buildings built of polished rectangular stones. In total, about 200 buildings have been preserved in it, including several temples dedicated to the sun god Inti. Modern scientists were struck by the scale of the buildings, because in order to build them, it was necessary to have the broadest knowledge in the field of engineering, geology, astronomy and other sciences that mankind did not possess at that time. How the ancient Incas created the city remains big mystery. Some researchers even seriously suggest that aliens took part in the construction of Machu Picchu.

Flower fields in Holland

The Netherlands is known in every corner of the world not only for the Red Light District or the Marijuana Museum, but also for the picturesque fields of tulips.

The fashion for growing these flowers dates back to the distant 16th century. It was then that the botanist Karl Clusius first planted several tulip bulbs in the Leiden Botanical Garden.

Outlandish flowers quickly fell in love with the local population, soon any noble Dutchman considered it an honor to grow them at home. Today, tulips of all varieties and the most incredible shades grow on endless plantations located on the coast. North Sea, as well as near Amsterdam, The Hague, Leiden, Enkhuizen and Delft. You can admire the incredibly beautiful flower fields in the Netherlands from mid-April to the end of the first decade of May.

The most unusual gardens are in Japan. To verify this, just visit national park Hitachi, spread over as much as 120 hectares in the city of Hitachinaka on the island of Honshu.

Previously, in its place was military base United States, but since 1973, the Japanese authorities have decided to plant vast territories with luxurious flowers, shrubs and trees. For the whole 18 years, work was carried out to improve the park, and in 1991 it was first opened to the public. Cherry blossoms, kochia, tulips, lilies and other plants bloom at different times of the year, turning Hitachi into a place of indescribable beauty.

Unusual creations of nature

In the Chinese province of Gansu, not far from the city of Zhangye, there is a unique Danxia Geopark. He became famous throughout the world thanks to the unusual colored rocks.

It may seem to an inexperienced tourist that a person had a hand in their creation, but this is not so. Zhangye Danxia rocks are a natural object, they were formed over 24 million years from deposits of red sandstone and other mineral rocks. Their unusual shapes, colors and patterns are the result of numerous weather disasters.. Today, there is not a single landscape formation on the planet that even remotely resembles Danxia, ​​so the geopark is very popular among lovers of unusual experiences.

Contrary to expectations, Moon Valley is not located on the natural satellite of the Earth, but in the northwestern part of Argentina. The Ischigualasto Provincial Park got its name because of its alien appearance.

There is practically no flora and fauna in the valley. Its attraction is unusual geological formations, similar to polished bowling balls with a diameter of up to 70 cm. Scientists today are unable to explain their origin. The area gained particular interest among tourists after NASA employees tested their rovers on it.

Located in the Hunan province of China, the Wulingyuan Mountains are 3,000 peaks and cliffs covered with greenery, some of which reach a height of up to 800 m.

Between them there are gorges with picturesque lakes, streams and waterfalls. Few people know, but it was the Wulingyuan Mountains that inspired the authors of the Avatar film to create amazing spectators of fabulous landscapes.

Underground road to hell

Listing unusual places in the world, it is worth mentioning the Gates of Hell, located in the Karakum Desert (Turkmenistan). An attraction with such an impressive name is a gas crater, the depth of which reaches 20 m, and the diameter is 60 m.

It was formed in 1971 after an unsuccessful search for underground gas. While drilling a well, Soviet geologists stumbled upon a void filled with natural gas, into which the earth and equipment located on its surface fell through. To prevent the gas from escaping from the crater and poisoning people living in nearby settlements, it was decided to set fire to it.

The mineral seekers expected that it would go out in a few days, but they were greatly mistaken. More than 40 years have passed since the formation of the crater, and natural gas it burns non-stop. From the outside, this spectacle has a mystical appearance.

Forgotten corners of the world

The most beautiful abandoned places in the world have always attracted the attention of travelers. Once in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), tourists should go to the long-forgotten bobsleigh track.

A modern, world-class track was built in anticipation of winter Olympic Games 1984, its length was more than 1.5 km. The track was used after the end of the Olympics until the beginning civil war in Yugoslavia in 1991. The hostilities in this Balkan country have long ended, but the interest in bobsledding among the local population has subsided. The track, where the best athletes of the planet fought for prizes, has been in an abandoned state for more than two decades and is of interest only to travelers.

The small town of Pripyat in the north of Ukraine can be called without exaggeration the most interesting settlement in the post-Soviet space. Founded in 1970 as a city of nuclear scientists, after 16 years it ceased to exist. The reason for this was the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant located 3 km from it. After the explosion at the power unit, the entire population of Pripyat was evacuated. The city turned into an exclusion zone, and the people began to call it a ghost.

Today in Pripyat everything looks the same as at the time of the tragedy. Once in the city, as if transported back 3 decades. The walls of buildings are decorated with communist slogans, schools and kindergartens are waiting for pupils, and apartments are waiting for their owners. But the city is different settlements the fact that no one is going to return to it. Its streets are filled with a piercing silence, and only tourists and guides meet among the people.

Travelers looking for the most beautiful abandoned places in the world should head to Australia. On this distant mainland in Homebush Bay, the remains of the steamship Airfield have been resting for many years.

The British ship was launched in 1911 and carried ammunition and coal during World War II. Now Airfield is considered the most famous abandoned ship on the planet. Real thickets of mango trees grew on its deck, which is why it was popularly called the "Floating Forest". The ship looks especially spectacular in the rays of sunset.

Jan 29, 2016

On the surface of our planet, there are beautiful landscapes and unique landscapes that give rise to associations with other galaxies. website prepared an overview of the most unusual places and offers to admire the marvelous and bizarre fantasy of nature.

Photo by Wolfgang Staudt

The grandiose and ethereal view of Niagara Falls is forever amazing. It is located on the border between the US and Canada, in the state of New York. In general, this is a whole complex of powerful and rolling waterfalls, which include: "Horseshoe" (aka "Canadian"), "Veil" and "American". It is surprising that with relatively small differences in height, all the sources are very wide, and the water beats with such force that its roar is deafening. That is why Niagara Falls is considered one of the largest and noisiest on the entire planet. And in terms of picturesqueness, this place is so beautiful that, having been here once, you will often remember it and share your impressions with friends.

This natural object is located in Hawaii, the island of Oahu. In the local language, the name of the staircase is somewhat reminiscent of Japanese - "Haiku". In essence, the stairway to heaven is a mountain path of unique beauty, passing right along the tops of small mountains. For the convenience of tourists, the amazing object is surrounded by railings. From the steps of this staircase, simply bewitching views of both the heavenly beauties and the valley open up. And the air seems to saturate, it is so clean, transparent and even delicious. This is one of the most magical and unusual places, worthy of Tolkien's tales of hobbits and light, almost weightless, elves.

3. Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon in Arizona (USA) fully justifies its name, translated into Russian as "The Great, or Huge Canyon." Its size is truly amazing. A very winding and unpredictable Colorado River passes through it, which makes its way through the limestone rock with a powerful current. The Grand Canyon is an amazing and historically valuable place. It is in it that one can trace the stages of formation of the modern surface of our planet; 4 historical layers are presented here. It is not only fantastically beautiful here, this place is invaluable for the development of such sciences as geology and history. It is for this reason that the Grand Canyon is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

It turns out that not only the USA and Hawaii can boast of amazing places on the planet. In Belgium there is a beautiful forest with the sonorous name of Hallerboss. He is very famous not only in his native country, but throughout the world. With what? Every spring, unusual forest flowers bloom here - bluebells. Rather, they would be quite ordinary, if not for their number. Every year, the forest seems to be lined with a blue carpet, stunning both in its appearance and in the subtle aroma in the air. That is why Hallerboss, which stretches south from Brussels (the border of Flanders and Wallonia), is popularly called the "Blue Forest".

Of course, amazing and unusual places are formed not only on the surface, but also in the most secret depths of our planet. One of them is the huge Son Doong Cave, which can be found right in the center of Vietnam. To do this, you need to walk through Phong Nha Kebang National Park, which is located near the border with Laos. The size of this natural object is truly amazing. No wonder the cave was recognized as the largest on the entire planet. Unexplored views open here, and the highest vaults give scope for the most colorful fantasies. Here are just some of the data: the height is about 200 meters, the width is about 150, and the length has not yet been fully studied, but approximately 5 km. There are places to walk.

6. Monument Valley

If you rely on the name, you might think that we are talking about something man-made, created by artists or sculptors, but our review includes unusual places on Earth created exclusively by nature itself. So Monument Valley, which is again in the state of Arizona, USA, is amazing precisely because a person did not take part in its creation at all. The upper layer of the Colorado Plateau in this particular place once consisted of very soft and unstable rocks of sedimentary origin. Over time, they were completely destroyed, and small rocks-fragments remained in the valley, which are now called monuments, or monuments. Only now they are set by history itself and built by the hands of nature. Some rocks even have names, such as Three Sisters, Mitten (Western and Eastern), etc.

It would seem that there is nothing more majestic and silent than the endless sands to the very horizon. However, deserts are amazing in their beauty. In New Mexico (USA) there is a valley called Tularosa. It is already beautiful in itself, but there are more unusual places here. This is the White Desert. It is nicknamed so because the sands are not golden yellow, but glossy white. It may seem that you find yourself in a hot winter. The Indians gave the desert a very romantic name - Porcelain, but among tourists it is better known as the White Sands Desert. Due to its natural beauty, this place has received the status of a US National Monument, and because of the composition of the dunes, the title of the largest gypsum deposit on the entire planet.

8. National Park in Australia

Another amazing place in its bewitching beauty is the Australian park Port Campbell, which you can visit in the state of Victoria. Just drive 190 km southwest of Melbourne and you'll be in a pristine piece of Paradise. Here, the coastline of the park is especially striking. It is all streaked with rocks of various, sometimes very bizarre, shapes. In addition, it was here that grandiose shipwrecks occurred more than once. And the memory of them is stored in the names of mountain fragments - "The Twelve Apostles", "London Arch". On the territory of Port Campbell you can also visit the beautiful Thundering Cave.

South America is also famous for its unusual places which are a must to visit. One of them is the Dragon Falls pouring its waters in Venezuela. It is an object of national importance and in itself is very popular with tourists. Education is entirely the work of Mother Nature. By the way, the Dragon shares the same valley with the equally famous Angel Falls, which is considered the highest on the planet. Both of these places fascinate with their majestic beauty. They are carefully guarded and cherished in order to continue to delight, delight and surprise.

The city of San Francisco, which is located on the west coast of the United States, is well known to many. But few people know that it is located on the hills left over from the times of the Gold Rush. Most of them are monuments historical significance, others are simply beautiful, and others offer a fantastic view. How many exactly hills are located here is not known for certain, but, they say, at least fifty. The objects are very popular among tourists. First of all, because they are unusual, nowhere else on earth is there such a thing. And secondly, many of them offer a bewitching view of the city. One of these hills is Twin Peaks, which offers a panoramic view of the whole central part San Francisco.

A river of extraordinary beauty flows on the territory of Slovenia and Italy. It meanders between the mountains, either expanding or narrowing to the size of a fast stream. The path of Sochi, or, in Italian, Isonzo, runs through incredibly beautiful places, but this is not the only reason why it is famous all over the world. The color of the river's waters is amazing: bright turquoise, blinding in the sun. And surprisingly, throughout Socha does not change it, and remains pale blue. The famous Slovenian Alps, the lush vegetation in the valley and the unique color make Isonzo one of the most extraordinary places on the planet.

One of the world's most famous natural monuments is the waterfall with the victorious name of Victoria, which is located in South Africa. If you want to visit such unusual places, then you need to come to the border between the African states of Zimbabwe and Zambia, to the Zambezi River. It is here that the main attraction of the entire continent makes noise, growls, overthrows tons of water - a waterfall named after Queen Victoria. Its width is almost 2 km, and its height is more than 120 m. The local name is more poetic - "Thundering Smoke". Due to its impressive size, this natural monument is unique, there are no others like it all over the world.

On our planet there is also a real entrance to underworld. It is called "Thor's Well" and is located in Oregon (USA). It looks like a huge funnel, into which whole tons of water fall with noise. These places are famous for their gorgeous sunsets, which are impossible to forget. An amazing well, formed by nature itself, provides endless scope for various fairy tales and beliefs. In fact, this is an almost perfectly round hole, with a diameter of 5 m, located in the high tide zone at Cape Perpetua.

14. Himalayas - mountains with history

The Himalayas are translated from Sanskrit as "the abode of snows", and for good reason. Here and, the truth is always snowy, cloudy and fabulous. A chain of mountain ranges and peaks stretches across India and Tibet, as well as Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan. These are very picturesque and unforgettable places, which every climber must conquer! The Himalayas are famous for their unearthly beauty, and the famous one, about which many legends, poems and songs have been composed. In general, it is here that more than 10 mountains are located, the peaks of which exceed 8 km, while the average figures for Himalayan mountains– 6 km above sea level. This is a world altitude record.

Australia, surrounded on all sides by oceans, is famous for its coral reefs, but the Great Barrier is a separate conversation. It is huge in size, but more than that, it is a truly living, constantly evolving organism, beautiful in its uniqueness. It is recognized as the largest all over the world, and here are just a few figures to prove it: the length is about 2500 km along the northeast Australian coast, the number of individual reefs is almost 3000, and the formed coral islands of various sizes - 900. The view of this landscape makes such an impression that impossible to compare with anything.

Iceland is a beautiful northern country, at any mention of which a picture of geysers immediately appears in the mind. But there are other places, no less unusual and beautiful. The glacial lake Jokulsarlon is one of them. Not only is this reservoir formed by glacial waters, which is why it is crystal clear and terribly cold. Also, the whole area around is just fantastic. It seems like he landed on another planet. lumps clear ice rise straight from the water, crawling on top of each other and forming a truly beautiful landscape, worthy of the most Snow Queen. Counts natural wonder countries.

And finally, it's time to move to the Alps - the most ancient and most picturesque mountain ranges on the ground. It is here that the famous Matterhorn mountain, the snow-white miracle of the Alps, is located. Where can you see it in person? Not far from the resorts of Switzerland Zermatt and Italy Breuil-Cervinia. If you translate the name into Russian, you get something like a "meadow peak", that is, a peak abundantly overgrown with vegetation. The mountain is considered one of the highest and most difficult (in terms of climbing) in the world, its height is 4478 m. The valley around is very picturesque.

There are a lot of amazing landscapes in Japan, but one of the most stunning is the Biei blue pond (Hokkaido). It spilled at the foot of the no less picturesque Mount Tokachi, and if you go from the town of Biei strictly to the southeast, you can certainly see this natural object. The pond is unique for its extraordinary color. The gentle, blue hue of the waters makes the heart freeze in true admiration for the creation of nature. This color is not always constant, and under certain weather conditions it can become either more transparent or darker.

Amazes even the most sophisticated imagination. Taganay National Ural Park is one of them. This is the west Chelyabinsk region, not far from the ancient town of Zlatoust. Rank national treasure this area was awarded relatively recently, in 1991. The places here are unique in that they have preserved the most valuable natural areas- mountain tundra and meadows, with their unusual vegetation and fauna. In addition, only here you can find primordial moss swamps and relic forests that have kept secrets for thousands of years.

Oh, this is perhaps the most unusual place in the world. The island is located in Indian Ocean, near Somalia. In essence, it is even an archipelago consisting of 4 parts. Three islands are inhabited, but one is not, and it is just the most interesting. It is here, in the conditions of the most severe selection ( sandy soil, climate like in the desert), unique vegetation has survived, representatives of which are not found anywhere else. And indeed it is. If you want to see bizarre plants and animals that are not found anywhere else on the planet, then you should visit this uninhabited, and therefore even more mysterious and amazing, island. And it is here that the rarest and most beautiful view pearls are black.

Text: Maria Nikitina

Stunningly beautiful and unusual places of our planet. These surreal landscapes are not from science fiction films, but real places that you can see with your own eyes.

White Desert / White Desert

Farafra, Egypt
The White Desert (Es-Sahra El-Beida) is a relatively small area (300 sq. km) in the east of the Sahara desert. Once upon a time, very, very long ago, there was the bottom of the ocean and white desert These are the remains of marine microorganisms. Since 2002 it has been a national park in Egypt.

Cano Cristales / Cano Cristales

Villavicencio, Colombia
The name of the river Caño Cristales (Ca?o Cristales) is translated from Spanish as "crystal river". Because of growing at the bottom different types algae and mosses, the river changes its color and therefore the locals call it the “river of five colors”.

Wave / The Wave

Arizona, USA
A wave is a sandstone cliff located on the border of the states of Arizona and Utah. These rocks have formed from sand dunes over millions of years. Minerals, oxidized under the action of groundwater, created such amazing overflows of colors.

Marble Cathedral / Capillas de Marmol

Aisen, Chile
The marble cathedral is located in Lake General Carrera in Chile. This is a whole network of caves filled with water. On a clear day, sunlight reflects off the water onto the walls, illuminating them and shimmering in different hues.

Grand Prismatic Spring

Wyoming, USA
The Grand Prismatic Spring is the third largest in the world. hot spring. It is located in Yellowstone National Park. The spring owes its colors to pigmented bacteria attracted by the abundance of minerals in the water and changes at different times of the year. The depth of the source is 49 meters, and the water temperature near the coast is about 50°C, in the center - 70°C, and at a depth of over 800°C.

Badlands National Park

South Dakota, USA
Badlands Park is a national park in the United States, which means "badlands" in translation. The territory of the park was once a floodplain of the river. Here they found the remains of three-toed horses, saber-toothed cats, camels the size of a dog, huge pigs and other extinct animals.

Huanglong Scenic Valley

Sichuan, China
Huanglong translated from Chinese " yellow dragon". Picturesque terraces, or cascades, shimmer in the sun with a golden color and look like dragon scales. The valley was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992.

Gas crater "Gates of Hell" / "Door to Hell" Gas Deposit

Darvaza, Turkmenistan
A gas crater with a diameter of 60 meters and a depth of 20 meters is located in the Karakum desert. It has been burning continuously for 40 years (since 1971), when during the study by geologists an exploratory well was drilled and the earth failed. A crater formed from which gas leaked, and so that it would not poison people, it was decided to set it on fire.

Atacama Desert

Antofagasta, Chile
The Atacama Desert is the oldest and driest desert in the world. In some areas it hasn't rained for years, in places it hasn't rained for hundreds of years.

Moon Valley / Vale da Lua

Goyas, Brazil
Moon Valley is part of national park Chapada dos Veadeiros in Brazil. It is believed that this is the oldest natural formation that has survived on Earth. Rocks made of natural quartz over thousands of years have carved the waters of the San Miguel River to such bizarre shapes.

The Great Blue Hole at Lighthouse Reef

Ambergris, Belize
Big blue hole or the Great Blue Hole is a perfectly round sinkhole with a diameter of 305 meters and a depth of 120 meters.

Geothermal springs in Pamukkale / Pamukkale Thermal Pools

Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale is a terraced pool of travertine in Turkey. They were formed as a result of the deposition of salts behind calcium-rich sources.

Sossusvlei / Sossusvlei

Khomas, Namibia
Sossusvlei is a clay plateau in the Namib Desert in Africa, which is known for its largest red sand dunes in the world.

Wai-o-tapu Thermal Wonderland

Rotorua, New Zealand
Wai-O-Tapu means Sacred Waters in the Maori language. This zone of high geothermal activity is home to many geysers, mud lakes and picturesque hot springs.

The Pinnacles / The Pinnacles

Cervantes, Australia
The Pinnacles is a small desert in Australia with stones and rocks 1-5 meters high towering on a sandy plain.

Mono Lake

California, USA
Mono Lake is a salt lake in eastern Central California. In the middle of the 20th century, water from local rivers that fed the lake was redirected to supply Los Angeles. Because of this, the level of the lake dropped sharply by almost 15 meters, exposing the underwater figures - calcareous tuff, which were formed by mixing calcium from underground flows. fresh water and lake carbonates.

Chocolate Hills / Chocolate Hills

Bohol, Philippines
The Chocolate Hills is a geological formation in the Philippines where over a thousand hills are covered with grass that turns brown during the dry season.

Giant's Causeway / Giant's Causeway

Northern Ireland, UK
The Road of the Giants is a territory formed as a result of an ancient volcanic eruption and represents about 40,000 basalt (rarely andesite) columns interconnected.

Shilin Stone Forest

Yunnan, China
stone forest Shilin was formed from limestone stones turned by water and wind over millions of years. On the territory of the park, the total area of ​​which is 350 square kilometers, there are not only rocks, but also caves and lakes.

Socotra Island

Aden, Yemen
Socotra is an island in the state of Yemen with a unique flora and fauna that you will not find anywhere else in the world. Sokotra means "Island of Happiness" in Sanskrit.

The most beautiful places in the world have always attracted millions of tourists. Whether high mountains or endless valleys, vast seas or historic buildings. The sights of planet Earth are an endless and fascinating journey. We have prepared the Top 20 most beautiful places in the world. Watch, discuss and share the post on social networks with your friends!

20th place - Kungur ice cave, Russia

8th place - Faroe Islands, Iceland-Norway

Located between Iceland and Norway. More than 50 thousand people live on the archipelago. The total area of ​​the archipelago is 1400 sq. km, and includes 18 small islands, 17 of which have life. Even at the very cold month temperature does not drop below 0 degrees. The attention of all tourists who come to this amazing place is offered: a unique landscape, green meadows, clouds, rocks and, of course, Atlantic Ocean. You will not find such beauty anywhere else!

7th place - Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve, Russia

It is located 12 kilometers from the city of Serpukhov on the left bank of the Oka River. The territory of the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve with an area of ​​4945 hectares is forested, it is located near the northern border of the subzone mixed forests. Here visitors can see unique phenomenon- deciduous forests meet with conifers. Vacationers who come to this place will be able to see more than 960 higher species plants. Visit the most beautiful places in Russia and this place should certainly be among them.

6th place - Yellowstone Volcano, USA

One of the most popular tourist attractions in the United States of America. Yellowstone National Park is skillfully located on the territory of three states at the same time: Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. The park is famous for its waterfalls, hot springs, rich flora and fauna. This reserve became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in March 1872. Those who have seen the most unusual places on Earth always distinguish Yellowstone in a special category.

5th place - Iguazu Falls, Brazil-Argentina

A real wonder of the world, which is located 20 km from the town of Puerto Iguazu. The legendary national park invites everyone to plunge into wonderful world Amazonian forests with incredible landscapes. The classic tour of the park is a short walk to the waterfalls. A boat ride on a turbulent river - and you are already at the foot of the world-famous waterfalls, which you saw from above only half an hour ago.

4th place - Yosemite National Park, USA

The first natural American reserve, which is famous throughout the world for its unique virgin nature. The reserve with the highest waterfall is located in the state of California. Filmed in Yosemite National Park most of films about Indians.

3rd place - Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

This is a majestic building, which is located near the town of Füssen in Bavaria. The amazing beauty of the mysterious castle enchants tourists with its magnetism literally at first sight. The castle was built in 1869 by Ludwig II, who wanted to recreate the era of chivalry. A record amount of money was spent on the construction of this architectural masterpiece - more than 6 million gold marks. After the death of the monarch, the castle was opened to the public, this was done in order to recoup at least part of Money spent on construction.

2nd place - Niagara Falls, USA-Canada

The most famous waterfall in the USA and Canada. It has become one of the most visited attractions North America. It got its name from the Indians who lived here, and is translated as “thundering water”. The width of the waterfall is 670 meters, the depth in its middle is about three meters, and the height is 51 meters. Every year, 20 million tourists from all over the world come to admire the beauty of the waterfall. For maximum enjoyment of the beauties, observation platforms, a cable car, galleries and paths for pedestrians are offered to the attention of tourists, and even an excursion to hot-air balloon and helicopters.

1st place - Grand Canyon, USA

(Grand Canyon) is one of the oldest national parks in the United States of America. The picturesque corner is one of the most perfect creations of nature on Earth. It is located in the state of Arizona. Until the middle of the 16th century, the Grand Canyon was inhabited by the Pueblo Indians, who lived in small dwellings in the form of caves. The Grand Canyon is a huge tourist complex with numerous parking lots, slopes and overnight accommodations. Many people think that this is the most beautiful place on earth!

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