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Astonishing Places

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There are some places which look astonishing. I would like to visit them and to see them with my own eyes.

Arctic

Frost flower
Frost flower (Image source: Wikimedia)
Hair Ice
Hair Ice (Image source: Wikimedia)
Nacreous Clouds
Nacreous Clouds (Image source: Wikimedia)
  • Snow Chimneys

Asia

Turkmenistan

Door to Hell
Door to Hell (Image source: Wikimedia)

Thailand

Khao Yai National Park
Khao Yai National Park (Image source: Wikimedia)
Khlong Lan National Park
Khlong Lan National Park (Image source: Wikimedia)

Europe

Norway

Aurora Borealis
Aurora Borealis (Image source: Wikimedia)
Svalbard or Lofoten (image) might be a good place to see it.

Denmark

Black Sun
Black Sun (Image Source: Wikimedia)

Iceland

Volcanic Lightning
Volcanic Lightning, for example at Eyjafjallajökull (Image source: Wikimedia)
Ice cave
Ice cave (Image source: Wikimedia)
Geyser
Geyser (Image source: Wikimedia)
Sunset at Goðafoss waterfall
Sunset at Goðafoss waterfall (Image source: reddit). One can see the aurora there, too (source).
  • Steam Towers: Hverir
  • Auroras (e.g. in Reykjavik from late September to early April)

Spain

Mallorca
Mallorca (Image source: reddit: EarthPorn)
Caminito del Rey
Caminito del Rey (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Turkey

Travertine Pools
Travertine Pools of Pamukkale (Image source: Wikimedia)

Greece

Mykonos (Greece)
Mykonos (Image source: Wikimedia)

Ukraine

Protiate Kaminnia Natural Geological Monument
Protiate Kaminnia Natural Geological Monument (Image source: Wikimedia)

North America

Belize

Great Blue Hole
Great Blue Hole (Image source: Wikimedia)

Canada

Spotted Lake
Spotted Lake: Looks interesting in Summer when the water evaporates (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

United States

South America

Bolivia

Salar de Uyuni is one of the most famous salt pans
Salar de Uyuni is one of the most famous salt pans (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Peru

Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, from April - October. Basically, not within the rainy season (Image Source: Wikimedia Commons, Martin St-Amant)
Cusco Rainbow Mountain
Vinicunca, Cusco Rainbow Mountain (Image by Glendora de Valo)

Venezuela

Catatumbo lightning
Catatumbo lightning (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

Oceania

New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders
Moeraki Boulders (Image source: Wikimedia)

See also