“God used beautiful mathematics in creating the world.” –Paul Dirac
“Just like you, the world is full of beautiful things.”– Trudy Vesostsky
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”– Jawaharlal Nehru
“Here is the world we have with so much beautiful things happening.”– beauhan
1. Aogashima, Japan
Located 200 miles off the coast of Tokyo is the island of Aogashima. The island consists of a volcano within a volcano.
2. Caño Cristales River, Colombia
Called the most beautiful river in the world by those who travel it, the Caño Cristales River runs through 1.2 billion-year-old rocks. If that wasn’t spectacular enough, with such extensive fauna and flora, the flowing waters look yellow, green, blue and black.
3. Cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
Formed during the ice age, the cenotes of the Yucatán Peninsula were once held sacred by the Mayans.
4. Deadvlei, Namibia
Trees from a once blooming forest in the “dead valley” in Deadvlei, Namibia, stand next to the highest sand dunes in the world. With the dunes in the background, the trees almost look alive, figures captured in a photograph or painting.
5. Enchanted Well at Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil
The Enchanted Well, located in Brazil’s Chapada Diamantina National Park, is 120 feet deep with waters clear enough to see the rocks and ancient tree trunks on its bottom.
6. Fingal’s Cave, Scotland
Fingal’s Cave in Scotland was formed by millions of years of lava cooling and fracturing, resulting naturally in the cave’s rectangular prisms. Together the formations could almost be confused for a city skyline.
7. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
Volcanic activity from 50 to 60 million years ago formed a lava plateau in Northern Ireland. With the passage of time, the lava cooled and fractured, creating the perfectly shaped columns that became Giant’s Causeway.
8. Glowworm Caves, Waitomo, New Zealand
In the Glowworm Caves in Waitomo, New Zealand, the thousands of tiny luminescent glowworms that hang from the cavern’s ceiling create beautiful, glimmering specks.
9. Highlands, Iceland
From glaciers to craters, lakes to geysers, the highlands of Iceland have a spectacular diversity of natural attractions. At night, the highlands becomes one of the best places to see the aurora borealis.
10. Kelimutu crater lakes in Flores Island, Indonesia
The Kelimutu crater lakes in Flores Island, Indonesia, are three lakes which sit inside the volcano. The westernmost lake, called the Lake of Old People, is usually blue and the other two, the Lake of Young Men and Maidens and the Bewitched or Enchanted Lake, are typically green and red, respectively.
11. Lake Natron, Tanzania
Lake Natron, a lake with high salt levels, is home to salt-loving microorganisms that produce the red pigment. For other animals, the extreme salinity is so deadly that it calcifies them, turning them into stone.
12. Pamukkale Hot Springs, Turkey
The hot springs in Pamukkale, Turkey, have been shaping the landscape for millions of years. The terraces of the springs are limestone, but the color of the stone makes them look as though they are made of ice and snow.
13. Plitvice Lakes, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes, located in Plitvice National Park, consists of natural dams, lakes, caves and waterfalls that were created by water flowing over limestone and chalk for thousands upon thousands of years.
14. Sea of Stars, Vaadhoo Island, Maldives
The bioluminescent specks in the water are marine microbes called phytoplankton, which illuminate at night, turning blue and mimicking a sky full of stars.
15. Shibazakura Flowers, Takinoue Park, Japan
The Takinoue Park in Japan, famous for its Shibazakura flowers or Pink Moss, attracts thousands of visitors every year between May and June when the flowers are in full bloom.
16. Skaftafell Ice Caves, Iceland
The Skaftafell Ice Caves in Iceland are temporary formations that take shape when water melts holes into the edge of glaciers. The ice is so tightly packed that there are almost no air bubbles, causing the ice caves to absorb all wavelengths of light except for blue, giving the caves their unique color.
17. The Eye of Africa, Mauritania
The Richat Structure, also known as the Eye of Africa, is a 24-mile-long, eroded bowl located in the middle of the Sahara Desert.
18. The Great Blue Hole in Belize
The Great Blue Hole in Belize is a marine sinkhole off the coast. At over 400 feet deep, it is one of the top scuba diving spots in the world.
19. The swing at the “End of the World” in Baños, Ecuador
In Baños, Ecuador, there is a rickety tree house called “casa del árbol” that sits on the edge of a cliff near an active volcano. The tree house has a swing without any harnesses, which lets brave and adventurous risk-takers swing over the edge for one amazing view.
20. To Sua Ocean Trench, Upolu, Samoa
Near the village of Lotofaga on the south coast of Samoa’s Upolu island ocean water flows inland through a lava-tube tunnel. It collects in a deep hole known at the To Sua Ocean Trench that is perfect for swimming.
21. Trolltunga in Hordaland, Norway
Located in Hordaland, Norway, Trolltunga is a rock outcropping which protrudes out of the mountain approximately 2,000 feet up in the air. In English, Trolltunga means “troll’s tongue.”
22. Tulip fields in the Netherlands
The tulip fields in the Netherlands are located just outside of Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, and are also mostly privately owned.
23.Turquoise Ice, Lake Baikal, Russia
When Lake Baikal, the oldest freshwater lake in the world, freezes over in the winter, the water is so clear that you can see 130 feet below the icy surface. In March, the sun causes cracks in the ice, resulting in the turquoise ice shards in the exterior.
24. Underwater River, Cenote Angelita, Mexico
In Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, sinkholes called cenotes opened up long ago in the region’s limestone bedrock. The Cenote Angelita is a sinkhole filled with freshwater down to a certain depth. Beneath that, however, is a layer of hydrogen sulfate and then much heavier salt water. The salt water flowing beneath the freshwater looks like an above ground river.
25. Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russia
A large chain of volcanoes, 19 of which are still active, on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia has (fittingly) come to be known as the Volcanoes of Kamchatka. The highest volcano, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, stands at 16,000 feet.
26. Whitehaven Beach at Whitsunday Island, Australia
The Whitehaven Beach at Whitsunday Island in Australia is known for its gorgeous white sands and clear blue water. The sand is also very fine, which makes the beach feel softer underfoot.
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched- they must be felt with the heart.”– Helen Keller
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