Some places in the world are just hard to grasp, they counter every logical feeling and thought we have about how the world is supposed to look. Man-made or natural, these are all places that defy logic in some form or another. It might be their size, color, design or story, but something about these beautiful places just leaves you speechless, with your eyes wide open in admiration. Ice bubbles at Lake Abraham in Canada |
Canola flower fields in Luoping, China |
"Door to Hell" in Derweze, Turkmenistan |
Machu Picchu, Peru |
Huanglong Scenic Valley in Sichuan, China |
The White Desert in Farafra, Egypt |
Easter Island in Isla de Pascua, Chile |
Cherry Blossom in Bonn, Germany |
Devil’s Tower in Wyoming, United States |
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Deadvlei at Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia |
Marble Caves at General Carrera Lake, Argentina and Chile |
Murudeshwara (Shiva) in Karnataka, India |
The Great Blue Hole, Belize |
Winter wonderland in Lapland, Finland |
Perito Moreno Glacier in Santa Cruz province, Argentina |
Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
Skagit Valley Tulip Fields in Washington, United States |
Mount Roraima, shared between Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana |
Cave of the Crystals in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico |
Navagio Beach and the Blue Caves in Greece |
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