21 Most Beautiful Places In The World To Visit
Let your mind drift to the
most beautiful places in the world.
. The 21 places below will likely fill your bucket list for many years
to come and you can count yourself lucky if you are able to visit even a
third of these amazing places.
The beautiful places below are organized into tropical/warm,
arctic/cold, and architectural. No matter where you live in the world,
there are incredible places to visit and architectural sights to see. To
be honest, there are thousands of places that could have made this list
but hopefully this list provides some justice to those that were left
off.
The purpose of life is to live it, to taste it, to experience to
the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer
experience. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Most Beautiful Tropical/Warm Places In The World
Antarctica is on average the coldest, windiest, driest, and highest continent. This desert continent is, however, home to
millions of penguins of different species.
The Temples of Bagan sit within central Burma (Myanmar) and was built as
the capital of ancient Myanmar. The temples are the largest
concentration of Buddhist temples, most of which dating back to the 12th
and 11th centuries.
Bora Bora, French Polynesia (Credit: St. Regis Bora Bora)
Kauai, Hawaii owns the medal of the rainiest place on earth, allowing for a tropical paradise. Hike, swim, bike, and dive.
Hike up the mountain ridge where Machu Picchu sits and you will see the
peak of Inca civilization. This beautiful place was built in 1450 and
was only occupied for ~100 years until the Spanish Conquest.
Neuschwanstein, a nineteenth-century castle in southern Germany is
the inspiration for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. This German
retreat is visited regularly during summer months as a symbol of refuge and peace.
The natural display of varying color within the arctic sky is one of
Iceland’s biggest tourist sights. Unfortunately, it’s rather
unpredictable so make sure you leave enough time to try a few times.
The ancient city of Petra, Jordan is an architectural masterpiece. Built
into the side of a rock cliff, Petra was carved as early as 312 BC.
Petra was names a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was unknown to the
western world until 1812.
The Pyramid of Giza is one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,
located in El Giza, Egypt. The pyramid was built as a tomb in 2560 BC
for the Egyptian Pharaoh Khufu.
. Spend your day’s rock climbing the limestone cliffs, exploring vast cave systems, or swimming to nearby islands.
The Rainbow Mountains of Zhangye Danxia, China show off weathering and
erosion at it’s most beautiful. The dramatic colors throughout the
mountain are a result of trace minerals associated within the sandstone,
coloring the sand in reds, greens, and yellows.
Longsheng is named after Longji, which translates to dragon’s backbone.
The terrace resembles dragon scales as rice fields snake through the
mountains.
The island of Svalbard is located within the Arctic Ocean, north of
mainland Europe. Svalbard is the northernmost settlement with a
permanent population in the world. Trekking through Svalbard it’s not
uncommon to see polar bears, reindeer, and perhaps an Arctic fox.
The ancient temple of Ta Prohm was built as a Buddhist monastery and university. The temple was largely left as is, with spung (
Tetrameles nudiflora) trees and moss growing throughout the architecture.
The Taj Mahal in northern India is a beautiful white marble mausoleum.
The Taj Mahal is regarded as the jewel of Muslim art in India and is an
often sought after location for worship and tourism. So unplug from your
iPhone, quit chatting on
Kik online, and book your next
flight around the world!
Fjords are created by the slow erosion of mountain valleys as glaciers
move down toward the sea. Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska is home to Orcas and
a rapidly disappearing environment.
Yellowstone National Park is the oldest national park in the US and
likely the world. Drive through the park and encounter an array of
wildlife 10′s of feet away from you.
Hike up the mountain ridge where Machu Picchu sits and you will see the
peak of Inca civilization. This beautiful place was built in 1450 and
was only occupied for ~100 years until the Spanish Conquest.
Longsheng is named after Longji, which translates to dragon’s backbone.
The terrace resembles dragon scales as rice fields snake through the
mountains.
Antarctica is on average the coldest, windiest, driest, and highest continent. This desert continent is, however, home to
millions of penguins of different species.
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