Places novalinne Wants to Go

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

Rippling sand dunes frozen in the Arizona rock.

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

These mammoth-yet-narrow crevasses in the Earth are perfect for taking an otherworldly swim.

Oregon's unexpected high desert, displaying layers of time in a colorful show.

A sulfuric martian landscape that looks far better than it smells.

Extraordinary rock formations in open Peruvian fields.

This "floating island" plateau sits 7,671 feet above the forest floor.

A salt lake dotted with steaming limestone chimneys.

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

The hottest place on the planet.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

Aqueducts have dramatically changed this old lake, now home to tufa towers and its very own species of tiny brine shrimp.

Natural earth mounds formed in the far north.

A dark tunnel leads to a striking white crater that seems to be from another planet.

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

In the middle of an extremely unforgiving and desolate high desert is the most secret military facility in the world.

"Only the devil could play golf here."

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.