40+ of the Most Otherworldly Spots on Earth

Tablelands, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, Canada

Cholla Cactus Garden, Joshua Tree National Park, California, USA

Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia

It’s an active volcano, check local notices before hiking there!

Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

Unusual in that, unlike most glaciers around the world, it’s advancing, not retreating.

Dubai Miracle Garden, Dubai, UAE

Not so much out of this world, but an alternate universe?

Salar de Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia

Here it is, the world’s largest salt flat (over 4000 square miles).

Playa Loberia, San Cristobal, Galapagos

Bruarfoss Waterfall, Brekkuskógur, Iceland

Los flamencos National Reserve, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile

Antelope Canyon, Arizona, USA

Erg Chebbi, Morocco

These amazing looking sand dunes are created by the wind and rise up as high as 150m.

Salar de Atacama, Chile

The largest salt flat in Chile, and third largest in the world.

Sigatoka Sand Dunes, Viti Levu, Fiji

Excavations in the area have unearthed pottery dating back over 2500 years.

Reynisdrangar, southern Iceland

Legends of trolls abound at these basalt sea stacks.

Lancelin Sand Dunes, Western Australia

Sand boarding is a popular activity on these dunes down under.

Jökulsárlón Iceberg Lagoon, southeast Iceland

This icy lake has been the set for Hollywood movies including Batman Begins and A View to a Kill.

Quilotoa, Latacunga, Ecuador

You can hoof it yourself through the Andes to this water-filled caldera on the Quilotoa Loop, or pay to get driven up.