Our world is pretty spectacular. That's why we here at tentree fight so hard to protect it. The most surreal places on Earth aren’t just spell-bindingly beautiful but possess the power to transport you into a fantastical reality.
There’s really no way you can possibly get bored here. Planning some trips to these incredibly surreal places will open your eyes to the dream-like sites in the world and they’ll transport you to a seemingly new universe.
Here, picks 12 of the world's most awe-inspiring destinations. You have to see these places to believe them.
12. Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan Province, China
No this isn’t the set from a futuristic science fiction film, this place actually exists. Ascend through the towering rock formations on a cable car and admire the otherworldly views from above.
You would be forgiven for thinking the Zhangjiajie Park seems familiar as the ancient landscape inspired the Hollywood blockbuster Avatar.
11. Vágar, Faroe Islands
Home to the Faroe Islands’ only airport, Vágar is one of 18 islands comprising this Atlantic archipelago. With a population of just over 3,000, Vágar is as peaceful as it is breathtaking.
Despite its size, the island has 41 mountains, four lakes, and three waterfalls, making it a great place to explore.
10. Salar De Uyuni - Bolivia
If you ever want to feel like you’re walking along the edge of the earth, visit Salar de Uyuni, the world’s biggest salt flat in Bolivia.
Salt flats are seemingly endless stretches of flat ground covered in salt and minerals, stretching away into the distance like a cloud. Salar de Uyuni appeared after a prehistoric lake dried up and left a giant expanse of salt-covered desert.
09. Huacachina, Peru
Catch a glimpse of this impressive desert oasis, built in the 1930s around an existing watering hole. In true otherworldly style, keep your eyes peeled for a glimpse of the lake’s legendary resident… a mermaid.
Peru’s also home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World, Machu Picchu, and a brilliant holiday destination!
08. Pamukkale Thermal Pools
Turkey is known for its fairy-like sites, and the thermal pools at Pamukkale in the southwest of the country certainly fall into that category. The natural terraces holding the hot springs are made up of travertine, which is a type of rock.
Bathe in the mineral waters and bask in the notion that this place, which is known as the “cotton castle,” was home to an ancient Greco-Roman city known as Hierapolis.
07. Fly Ranch Geyser, Nevada
This is a truly bizarre and surreal sight that might leave you wondering if you’re dreaming.
The Fly Geyser is a geothermal geyser in Nevada, The Fly Geyser is actually man-made -- accidentally created by well drillers in 1964, when minerals began rising and accumulating.
06. Paro Taktsang (Tiger’s Nest Monastery), Bhutan
Paro Taktsang, also known as Taktsang Palphug Monastery and Tiger’s Nest Monastery, is a Buddhist temple that sits on the side of a cliff in the Paro Valley of Bhutan.
Originally constructed in the late 17th century, the monastery was all but destroyed in a 1998 fire. Its restoration, funded by the Bhutanese government, was completed in 2005. Situated in a remote location, visitors must walk two to three hours from the nearest parking lot to reach the site.
05. Marble Caves, Patagonia
Patagonia is known to many as the beginning of the end of the world, so it’s no surprise that it’s here where you’ll find landscapes like no other. One of Patagonia’s most surreal sites is found at the center of General Carrera Lake, also known as Lake Buenos Aires.
Here, you’ll find the Marble Caves, the Marble Cathedral, and Marble Chapel, named so for their domed ceilings and reverential atmosphere. Only accessible by boat this must-visit destination is closed off from most of the world.
04. Grand Prismatic Spring - Wyoming
You can find this rainbow pool in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It’s the largest hot spring in the U.S. and the third-largest in the world.
Its radiant, beautiful colors are actually caused by pigmented bacteria that live in the mineral water. The hot spring’s center is so blue because of how pure the water is (due to extreme heat) and its depth.
03. Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan Province, China
The Leshan Giant Buddha statue is an incredible feat of human construction, located near Leshan in the south of Sichuan Province.
Commissioned in 713, it took 90 years and thousands of workers to complete the project, making it the largest stone-carved Buddha in the world at the time – a record it still holds today. Fragile and intricate, the statue is the subject of constant maintenance work under the supervision of UNESCO experts. Interestingly, there are over 1,000 buns in the Buddha’s hair. You need to see it to believe it.
02. Rainbow mountains - China
The rainbow mountains, or rainbow range, in China were created from thousands of years of rain and wind. It may be hard to believe they’re real, but like these other surreal places, you might just have to go and see for yourself.
01. Door to Hell, Turkmenistan
The Door to Hell, the ominous but widely known name of the Darvaza Crater, is a crater that formed when a natural gas field collapsed into an underground cave in 1971.
It was set on fire to prevent the spread of methane from a cavity the size of an American football field. A relatively popular tourist destination in Turkmenistan, the crater is located near Darvaza village in the Karakum Desert. It was actually expected to burn out within a few weeks of being set on fire but continues to breathe fire to this day.
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