Surreal Places That You Won’t Believe Actually Exist On Earth
1. Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA
Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a man-made small geothermal geyser located in Washoe County, Nevada
2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia, is the world’s largest salt flat (also a MIRROR) and a major breeding ground for several species of flamingos.
3. Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Known for its population of glowworms (of a species found exclusively in New Zealand), this place greets you with thousands of magical glowworms, as you glide inside the cave. Sigh!
4. The Richat Structure, Sahara Desert, Mauritania
The Richat Structure or the Eye of the Sahara is a prominent geological circular feature in the Sahara desert. Earlier believed to be a meteor impact and then a geographical transformation, its origin is still a mystery.
5. Zhangye Danxia Landform In Gansu, China
Known as the “eye candy of Zhangye”, these colourful rocks are the perfect place to win over any art lover’s heart. The unusual colours of the rocks are the result of red sandstone and mineral deposits being laid down over 24 million years
6. Emerald Ice, Lake Baikal, Russia
Covered in a blanket of stunning ice sculptures, this vast white landscape is a stunning creation of nature. The naturally formed ice blocks created due to the extreme weather conditions holds one-fifth of the world’s fresh water
7. Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
The Son Doong cave in Vietnam is the world’s largest caves. It is so huge that it has its own river, jungle and ecosystem. Add a little more than a 200-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 5-kilometer-long area to its name.
8. Deadvlei, Namibia
A strange and alien landscape, the rich red dunes that surround the area of this “dead marsh” owe their colour to age. Over thousands of years, the sand has literally rusted.
9. Naica Mine, Mexico
A working mine, best known for its extraordinary selenite crystals, it houses a cave of crystals. Discovered by two miners who were looking for lead in 2001, these amazing crystal-lined caves took hundreds of thousands of years to form
10. Dragon’s Blood Trees in Socotra, Yemen
Known as the ‘Dragon’s blood tree’ because of the red sap it produces, it has a unique and bizarre mushroom-shaped appearance. This remarkable tree has been economically important for centuries.
11. Mount Roraima, South America
Mount Roraima, an enormous flat-topped mountain has its cliffs rising from one of the most remote areas of the Amazon rain forest. These tabletop mountains are considered some of the oldest geological formations, dating back to over two billion years ago.
12. Tianzi Mountains, China
Located in the northern part of the Hunan Province, Tianzi Mountains resemble thin and long vertical strips rising from the ground. Known as the ‘Monarch of the Peak Forest’, with peaks rising one after the other, it provides for a stunning view.
13. Lake Hillier, Australia
A saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, Lake Hillier stands out as a pink coloured lake in the middle of nowhere-pink in Australia. This pink body of water is notable for its high salt content
14. Shimmering Shores of Vaadhoo, Maldives
Known as ‘heaven on earth’, the shining waters look like a mirror, that reflect the twinkling stars above. The trick is done by the phytoplanktons which are bioluminescent and reflect the blue colour
15. Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming, USA
Located in the Yellowstone National Park, it is the largest hot spring in the United States. Remarkable, not just for its size, the hot spring radiates extremely hot water and stunning prismatic colours.
16. Ice Cave Near The Mutnovsky Volcano, Russia
The Ice cave, where ice and fire meet to create an otherworldly sight, was carved out of the glacier by an underground river that has its source in a hot spring gushing from the Mutnovsky volcano itself.
17. Door to Hell, Derweze, Turkmenistan
‘Door to Hell’ is a burning pool of lava in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert and looks exactly like what the gateway to the hell would look like in our imagination – red, hot, steamy and out-of-nowhere.
18. The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
The Dark Hedges form a romantic, tunnel-like avenue of intertwined beech trees lined one after the other, planted in the 18th-century. Well, remember the ‘unreal’ Kingsroad from Game of Thrones?
19. Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki, Japan
The park is in full bloom during spring and tourists often visit to see 4.5 million “baby blue-eyes” flowers blossom.
20. Mendenhall Ice Caves, Juneau, Alaska
The Mendenhall Glacier is a 12-mile-long glacier in the Mendenhall Valley, located only 12 miles from downtown Juneau in Southeast Alaska. The Ice Caves inside the glacier and are accessible only to those willing to kayak to, and then ice climb over the glacier.
21. Ancient Region of Anatolia, Cappadocia, Turkey
The area has become a popular tourist area and a favorite spot for hot air ballooning
22. Haiku Stairs of Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Stairway to Heaven is a steep hiking trail that is technically closed to the public, but many people continue to climb despite “No Trespassing” signs.
23. Red Beach, Panjin, China
Red Beach, located in Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, China, is famous for its landscape featuring the red plant of Suaeda salsa of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is based in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world.
24. Bamboo groves of Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest,” this tree-lined path is popular for walks and bicycle rides on a nice day
25. The Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It’s one of the top scuba diving sites in the world and the water is more than 400 feet deep.
26. Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia
Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in the eastern Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Spotted Lake is richly concentrated with various minerals. It contains dense deposits of magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium sulphates. It also contains high concentrations of eight other minerals and lower amounts of silver and titanium.
27. The Wave, Arizona, USA
A sandstone rock formation situated in Arizona, The Wave is an inviting challenge for hikers and photographers for its colourful, undulating wave-like forms to experiment with.
28. Blood Falls, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
Blood Falls is an outflow of an iron oxide-tainted plume of saltwater, flowing from the tongue of Taylor Glacier onto the ice-covered surface of West Lake Bonney in the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, East Antarctica. Iron-rich hypersaline water sporadically emerges from small fissures in the ice cascades.
29. Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters flowing down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside.
30. Chocolate Hills, Philippines
A group of unusually shaped hills, located in the middle of the island of Bohol, in the Philippines, this extraordinary landscape is unique to this small island. Despite an abundant presence of the hills, their origin is unclear.
1. Fly Geyser, Nevada, USA
Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a man-made small geothermal geyser located in Washoe County, Nevada
2. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
Salar de Uyuni, amid the Andes in southwest Bolivia, is the world’s largest salt flat (also a MIRROR) and a major breeding ground for several species of flamingos.
3. Waitomo Glowworm Caves, New Zealand
Known for its population of glowworms (of a species found exclusively in New Zealand), this place greets you with thousands of magical glowworms, as you glide inside the cave. Sigh!
4. The Richat Structure, Sahara Desert, Mauritania
The Richat Structure or the Eye of the Sahara is a prominent geological circular feature in the Sahara desert. Earlier believed to be a meteor impact and then a geographical transformation, its origin is still a mystery.
5. Zhangye Danxia Landform In Gansu, China
Known as the “eye candy of Zhangye”, these colourful rocks are the perfect place to win over any art lover’s heart. The unusual colours of the rocks are the result of red sandstone and mineral deposits being laid down over 24 million years
6. Emerald Ice, Lake Baikal, Russia
Covered in a blanket of stunning ice sculptures, this vast white landscape is a stunning creation of nature. The naturally formed ice blocks created due to the extreme weather conditions holds one-fifth of the world’s fresh water
7. Son Doong Cave, Vietnam
The Son Doong cave in Vietnam is the world’s largest caves. It is so huge that it has its own river, jungle and ecosystem. Add a little more than a 200-meter-high, 150-meter-wide and 5-kilometer-long area to its name.
8. Deadvlei, Namibia
A strange and alien landscape, the rich red dunes that surround the area of this “dead marsh” owe their colour to age. Over thousands of years, the sand has literally rusted.
9. Naica Mine, Mexico
A working mine, best known for its extraordinary selenite crystals, it houses a cave of crystals. Discovered by two miners who were looking for lead in 2001, these amazing crystal-lined caves took hundreds of thousands of years to form
10. Dragon’s Blood Trees in Socotra, Yemen
Known as the ‘Dragon’s blood tree’ because of the red sap it produces, it has a unique and bizarre mushroom-shaped appearance. This remarkable tree has been economically important for centuries.
11. Mount Roraima, South America
Mount Roraima, an enormous flat-topped mountain has its cliffs rising from one of the most remote areas of the Amazon rain forest. These tabletop mountains are considered some of the oldest geological formations, dating back to over two billion years ago.
12. Tianzi Mountains, China
Located in the northern part of the Hunan Province, Tianzi Mountains resemble thin and long vertical strips rising from the ground. Known as the ‘Monarch of the Peak Forest’, with peaks rising one after the other, it provides for a stunning view.
13. Lake Hillier, Australia
A saline lake on the edge of Middle Island, Lake Hillier stands out as a pink coloured lake in the middle of nowhere-pink in Australia. This pink body of water is notable for its high salt content
14. Shimmering Shores of Vaadhoo, Maldives
Known as ‘heaven on earth’, the shining waters look like a mirror, that reflect the twinkling stars above. The trick is done by the phytoplanktons which are bioluminescent and reflect the blue colour
15. Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming, USA
Located in the Yellowstone National Park, it is the largest hot spring in the United States. Remarkable, not just for its size, the hot spring radiates extremely hot water and stunning prismatic colours.
16. Ice Cave Near The Mutnovsky Volcano, Russia
The Ice cave, where ice and fire meet to create an otherworldly sight, was carved out of the glacier by an underground river that has its source in a hot spring gushing from the Mutnovsky volcano itself.
17. Door to Hell, Derweze, Turkmenistan
‘Door to Hell’ is a burning pool of lava in Turkmenistan’s Karakum Desert and looks exactly like what the gateway to the hell would look like in our imagination – red, hot, steamy and out-of-nowhere.
18. The Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
The Dark Hedges form a romantic, tunnel-like avenue of intertwined beech trees lined one after the other, planted in the 18th-century. Well, remember the ‘unreal’ Kingsroad from Game of Thrones?
19. Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki, Japan
The park is in full bloom during spring and tourists often visit to see 4.5 million “baby blue-eyes” flowers blossom.
20. Mendenhall Ice Caves, Juneau, Alaska
The Mendenhall Glacier is a 12-mile-long glacier in the Mendenhall Valley, located only 12 miles from downtown Juneau in Southeast Alaska. The Ice Caves inside the glacier and are accessible only to those willing to kayak to, and then ice climb over the glacier.
21. Ancient Region of Anatolia, Cappadocia, Turkey
The area has become a popular tourist area and a favorite spot for hot air ballooning
22. Haiku Stairs of Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Stairway to Heaven is a steep hiking trail that is technically closed to the public, but many people continue to climb despite “No Trespassing” signs.
23. Red Beach, Panjin, China
Red Beach, located in Dawa County, Panjin, Liaoning, China, is famous for its landscape featuring the red plant of Suaeda salsa of the Chenopodiaceae family. It is based in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world.
24. Bamboo groves of Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan
Often referred to as the “Bamboo Forest,” this tree-lined path is popular for walks and bicycle rides on a nice day
25. The Great Blue Hole, Belize
The Great Blue Hole is a submarine sinkhole off the coast of Belize. It’s one of the top scuba diving sites in the world and the water is more than 400 feet deep.
26. Spotted Lake, Osoyoos, British Columbia
Spotted Lake is a saline endorheic alkali lake located northwest of Osoyoos in the eastern Similkameen Valley of British Columbia. Spotted Lake is richly concentrated with various minerals. It contains dense deposits of magnesium sulfate, calcium and sodium sulphates. It also contains high concentrations of eight other minerals and lower amounts of silver and titanium.
27. The Wave, Arizona, USA
A sandstone rock formation situated in Arizona, The Wave is an inviting challenge for hikers and photographers for its colourful, undulating wave-like forms to experiment with.
28. Blood Falls, Taylor Glacier, Antarctica
Blood Falls is an outflow of an iron oxide-tainted plume of saltwater, flowing from the tongue of Taylor Glacier onto the ice-covered surface of West Lake Bonney in the Taylor Valley of the McMurdo Dry Valleys in Victoria Land, East Antarctica. Iron-rich hypersaline water sporadically emerges from small fissures in the ice cascades.
29. Pamukkale, Turkey
Pamukkale is a town in western Turkey known for the mineral-rich thermal waters flowing down white travertine terraces on a nearby hillside.
30. Chocolate Hills, Philippines
A group of unusually shaped hills, located in the middle of the island of Bohol, in the Philippines, this extraordinary landscape is unique to this small island. Despite an abundant presence of the hills, their origin is unclear.
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