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.