From moving stones in the desert to caves illuminated by glowworms, these places showcase natural phenomena and geological formations. The locations include pink lakes, underground caverns, mysterious stone circles, and volcanic features. These natural sites present unusual colors, shapes, and scientific phenomena across all continents
Death Valley National Park
A dry lake where rocks move across the ground by natural forces leaving long tracks behind.
Derweze, Turkmenistan
A 70 meter diameter crater where natural gas has burned continuously since 1971.
Japan
A dense forest on volcanic ground with twisted trees and magnetic anomalies.
Vietnam
A cave measuring 9 kilometers in length and 200 meters in height located in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
Australia
A saline lake with pink water caused by microalgae and high salt concentration on Middle Island.
Orchard Park, New York
A waterfall in Shale Creek Preserve where a continuous flame burns behind the water curtain due to natural gas seeping from the ground.
Bohol Island, Philippines
1776 uniform limestone hills that turn brown during dry season and spread across 50 square kilometers.
New Zealand
These limestone caverns host thousands of bioluminescent larvae that illuminate the cave system with blue light.
Panjin, China
A wetland with red vegetation caused by a specific type of seaweed, extending over 26 square kilometers.
Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
A 250-meter sandstone tower in the center of the canyon that plays an important role in Navajo mythology.
Peru
The colored layers of the mountain form from different minerals and geological deposits over millions of years.
Antrim, Northern Ireland
This geological formation consists of about 40,000 black basalt columns extending several kilometers along the coast.
Mauritius
Sand and silt flowing through undersea currents at a continental shelf create the effect of a waterfall.
Bolivia
This salt plain extends over 10,582 square kilometers and formed through the drying of prehistoric lakes.
Mexico
The garden contains concrete structures among plants, including spiral staircases and curved columns in Mexican rainforest.
Nevada, United States
Geothermal spring with mineral deposits in red, green and orange colors, created by a failed well drilling in 1964.
Colombia
A river with red, yellow, green, blue and black colors created by aquatic plants and minerals.
Belize
A circular underwater crater measuring 300 meters in diameter and 125 meters deep in the coral reef.
Numbung National Park, Australia
Thousands of limestone pillars rise from yellow desert sand, formed from petrified tree stumps millions of years ago.
Laos
Over 2000 prehistoric stone jars spread across several sites on the Xieng Khouang Plateau. The largest specimens reach three meters in height.
Peru
Ancient desert ground drawings depicting animals and geometric figures. The largest figures extend over 370 meters.
Capri, Italy
Natural sea cave with a narrow entrance where sunlight enters and makes the water appear in bright blue.
Beppu, Japan
Thermal spring with a temperature of 78 degrees Celsius. The red coloration occurs due to iron oxide in the water.
Utah, USA
A valley containing thousands of natural sandstone formations in various heights and shapes.
Fort Bragg, California
A coast with millions of polished glass pieces in different colors, created by decades of ocean currents.
Yemen
An island featuring rare endemic plant species such as dragon blood trees and bottle baobabs.
Jordan
Red sand plains with sandstone rock formations stretch across 720 square kilometers. The location served as filming site for several Mars movies.