Zhangye Shi, China
Zhangye National Geopark
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
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Zhangye Shi, China
These layered sandstone mountains in China look like they are made of pressed crayons.
Puerto Río Tranquilo, Chile
Mother Nature outdoes herself with this stunningly beautiful set of caves carved into marble.
Xcalacoop, Mexico
A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.
Qurayyat, Oman
A sinkhole and now a swimming hole, too, full of dazzling turquoise water.
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie “Avatar.”
Qatar
Climb down into the largest sinkhole in Qatar.
Ehlanzeni, South Africa
Raging waters have created a strange geological site that looks like something off of a progressive rock album cover.
Alto Paraíso de Goiás, Brazil
After millennia of erosion by sand and churning water this Brazilian valley now looks like a lunar fantasy.
Stazzema, Italy
A massive natural rock arch gives the Tuscan mountain its own window to the sky.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Landers, California
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
Capel Saint Andrew, England
The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."
Center, Colorado
One woman's UFO-themed campground, complete with self-built energy vortexes, UFO-themed weddings, and magic bushes.
Sheffield, Massachusetts
The site of the first "historically true" UFO encounter in the U.S.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Davenport, Australia
The UFO capital of Australia is the outback’s answer to Roswell.
Yelverton, England
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
Aurora, Texas
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Cachi, Argentina
A Swiss man built this airstrip for aliens because a UFO captain telepathically told him to.
Pitumarca, Peru
A remote candy-striped mountain in the Peruvian Andes straight out of the pages of Dr. Seuss.
Paris, France
This charming cobbled backstreet is the most Instagramable street in Paris, much to the residents' annoyance.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.