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Hallstatt, Austria Located in Austria's mountainous Salzkammergut region, Hallstatt is the most incredible storybook town you could ever imagine. The 16th-century traditional alpine houses are perched on a narrow cliffside facing Lake Hallstatt, with dramatic mountain views in the background. Equally attractive in both summer and winter, it's one of Europe's most-photographed towns.
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Five Flower Lake, Sichuan Province, China China's Jiuzhaigou Valley is on the UNESCO World Heritage list for very good reason and Five Flower Lake is perhaps its most dazzling feature. This serene lake is considered holy by many, thanks to its changing colours and the fact it doesn't freeze, even in winter. Yet the mystery behind this unique wonder can be easily explained – it's home to hot springs and the pool has aquatic plants which change colour when exposed to sunlight.
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Monument Valley, Arizona and Utah, USA The Mars-like landscape of Monument Valley is one of the most famous views in the USA. Sitting astride the Utah-Arizona border, the desert area, part of the Navajo Nation, is studded with towering buttes and shard-like pinnacles. The most famous formations are the East and West Mitten Buttes, which both rise to more than 6,000 feet (1,829m).
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Sagrada Família, Barcelona, Spain Still under construction, Gaudi’s most celebrated work normally draws millions of visitors to see its unfinished grandeur every year. The elaborate building’s most impressive part is its dramatic Nativity facade, which was created under the personal supervision of Gaudi himself and has thousands of intricate carvings depicting and related to the birth of Christ.
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Pamukkale, Turkey The town of Pamukkale in Turkey is celebrated for its natural travertine terraces which cascade down its hillside like clouds. These 17 mineral-rich thermal pools are part of an ancient Roman spa city. The pools are formed by calcium carbonate deposits on the surface of the water and are said to have healing properties.
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Las Lajas Sanctuary, Narino, Colombia The most striking feature of this Catholic church is its setting: the grey stone structure spans a forested gorge 150 feet (46m) above a river. Its story is one of miracles and determination, beginning in 1754 when a mother and daughter, sheltering from a storm, saw an image of the Virgin Mary in the rocks. According to the story, the daughter was cured of her muteness and deafness. After hearing of the miracle, a blind man spent 10 years collecting funds to build a chapel in the spot – and his sight returned. Inspired by these marvels, the vertiginous church was finally built between 1916 and 1949.
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Luskentyre Sands, Isle of Harris, Scotland, UK Tucked away on the western shores of South Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Luskentyre Sands is easily one of the most untouched places in the country. With miles of pristine white sand and eye-poppingly blue waters, it's often voted the most beautiful beach in the UK. Framed by the soaring peaks of the North Harris mountain range, the beach is Scotland’s version of a tropical paradise.
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White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA Mystical and magical, the expansive desert of White Sands National Park is one of nature’s most unusual marvels. Covering 275 square miles (712sq km) inside New Mexico's Tularosa Basin, the dunes are formed from gypsum sand – a rare mineral found in only a few locations on Earth. The sand dissolves in water but luckily the state's dry climate is the perfect breeding ground for this unique and wonderful material.
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Lofoten, Norway With its cliff-edge houses, deep fjords and rugged granite mountains surging out of the sea, Norway’s Lofoten archipelago is unapologetically untamed. The landscape is just as breathtaking on stormy days – when waves swirl ominously around the coastline – as it is on clear and serene days, when the sea acts as a mirror for Lofoten’s towering peaks. Pictured here is the ultra-photogenic island village of Hamnoy.
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Mount Fuji, Japan The perfect snow-capped cone of Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, is a defining symbol of the nation, interwoven in its culture and religion. Revered over the centuries, the mountain, located around 60 miles (97km) west of Tokyo, is seen as many things, including a living being and the home of spirits, deities and the spirits of ancestors. Today, climbing the peak is seen as a path to transcendence by Japan’s two major religions, Shinto and Buddhism. Their shrines line its sacred slopes and torii gates mark the transition from the profane to the holy.
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Petra, Jordan The startling beauty of the ancient hand-hewn sandstone city of Petra cannot be overestimated. Established in 213 BC, it was once the capital city of the Arab Nabateans who were famed for their skill at carving buildings into rocks. Despite now being firmly on the tourist trail, this age-old wonder remains astonishing.
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Sigiriya, Matale District, Sri Lanka Jutting out of the plains and forests of northeast Sri Lanka, Sigiriya is one of the country’s most spellbinding sights. Built by king Kashyapa I in the 5th century, the name of the imposing rock fortress means Lion’s Rock. The only way to access the UNESCO World Heritage Site is through a passageway hewn in between a giant pair of lion paws.
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Ik Kil, Yucatan, Mexico Ik Kil, a natural cenote (or sinkhole) in Yucatan, Mexico, was formed during heavy tropical rainfall which made its original limestone ceiling collapse. It's a picturesque natural attraction that really looks like it could be a passageway into a lost world. The spot is considered sacred by the Mayan people and a swim in the pool's mesmerising green waters is truly magical
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Reflection Canyon, Utah, USA The state of Utah has a bounty of scenic vistas, from the jagged rocks of Bryce Canyon to the green peaks of Wasatch Mountain State Park up north. But one of the most impressive bird's-eye views is of Reflection Canyon, a dramatic rock formation in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Here the remote canyon can be seen in all its glory.
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Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany This castle's stunning architecture and hilltop location isn't rivalled by many other fortresses and is arguably one of Europe's most famous. Built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria to use as a private retreat from public life, the castle and its dreamy towers and turrets, which could have been plucked straight from a fairy tale, served as inspiration for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.
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Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar Cast your eye across the ancient city of Bagan and be spellbound by its otherworldly beauty. An incredible number of temples, palaces, pagodas and monasteries lie cheek-by-jowl along the Irrawaddy River. In fact, Bagan has the most concentrated area of Buddhist religious structures in the world and each one has its own unique charm and history.
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Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe and Zambia However you look at it, this huge, thundering waterfall on the Zambezi River is pretty incredible. Straddling Zimbabwe and Zambia, with cascades more than 5,500 feet (1,700m) wide and 355 feet (108m) tall, it’s one of the world’s largest waterfalls. It’s also among the loudest, making such a racket and creating such a cloud of mist that the Kalolo-Lozi people named it Mosi-oa-Tunya, or The Smoke That Thunders.
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Maroon Bells, Colorado, USA The Elk Mountains in Colorado are crammed full of inspiring viewpoints and enchanting landscapes. Yet of all of them, nowhere is quite like the Maroon Bells. Two of the highest peaks in the region, these soaring mountains reflect in Crater Lake during sunny days, creating a natural mirror that captures this untouched landscape.
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Marble Caves, Aysen, Chile It's easy to see how this remote wonder earned its name. The calcium carbonate caves have been chiselled out by the sea over thousands of years, and the resulting swirls of turquoise, mint and smoky grey look just like marble. Their far-out location on the General Carrera Lake in Patagonia means they've stayed largely untouched and unspoiled.
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Puente Nuevo, Ronda, Spain Taking over 30 years to build, Puente Nuevo is the newest of a trio of bridges that stretch over the El Tajo gorge. Completed in 1793, it connects the city's old and new towns. There’s also a history museum here dedicated to the bridge whose building once served as a prison. It's certainly a one-of-a-kind sight.
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