If you’ve spent any time amid suburban sprawl, you might be inclined to think that the world is a pretty dull place. But once you step beyond the strip mall — say, to one of these destinations — you’ll soon realize that Earth holds a plethora of beautiful landscapes that seem to belong to a world other than our own:

Caño Cristales, Colombia

Deadvlei, Namibia

Serranía de Hornocal, Argentina

Marble Caves, Chile

Coyote Buttes, Arizona

Giant’s Causeway, Ireland

Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand

Dallol, Ethiopia

Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China

Fly Geyser, Nevada

The Great Blue Hole, Belize

Cave of the Crystals, Mexico

Red Beach, China

Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

Tsingy De Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar

Pamukkale, Turkey

Socotra, Yemen

Socotra, Yemen (continued)

Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming

The Richat Structure, Mauritania

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Next, check out the world’s weirdest natural places. Then, have a look at this planet’s most mind-blowing natural phenomena. Finally, check out six of the most beautiful beaches on Earth and Nevada’s bizarelly beautiful Fly Geyser.