221 Amazing Places to Visit

The Cancún Underwater Museum is a beautiful museum situated within the ocean waters at the Cancún National Marine Park, in Mexico. With as many as 500 sculptures submerged between three and six metres deep, it was conceptualized to help Nature form coral reefs. Funded by a non-profit organization, this incredible silent world was created by […]

The Verzasca River is a Swiss mountain river, located in Ticino, Switzerland. A 30-km long mountain river, the Verzasca River is known for its crystal-clear waters and stunning array of coloured rocks. A strong treacherous current and cold-water temperatures do not deter tourists from scuba diving in the river; since the river waters are the

The Azores Island is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal, an archipelago of 9 volcanic islands, located in the North Atlantic Ocean. Considered by many to be the next ‘Eden’, Azores is the ideal place for Nature-lovers and fans of adventure sports. Made up of underwater mountains, the Azores Islands are directly over

The Great Banyan Tree is located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Gardens, near Kolkata, in India. The Botanical Gardens are beautiful in their own right, but they are world-famous for a single tree ‘The Great Banyan Tree’. The Tree which is over 250 years old. And while its age is truly incredible, what is

Black Beach is an actual beach with black sand located in the village of Vík in Iceland. While the village of Vík is small area, it has made a name for itself, thanks to the beautiful stretch of black sand and basalt sea stack on its beach, making it one of the 10 most beautiful

The Pink Beach is a beach on the island of Budelli, in Sardinia, Italy. One of the most beautiful islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Budelli is popular for its Spiaggia Rosa or ‘pink beach’. White sandy beaches are beautiful, but common. The Pink Beach actually boasts of a gorgeous blush pink hue that is a

The Great Wall of India or the Kumbhalgarh Wall is the second longest continuous wall in the world and is located in Rajsamand, India. Built more than half a millennium ago, the Kumbhalgarh Wall is one of India’s best-kept secrets. Constructed in tandem with the Kumbhalgarh Fort, the Wall was built to protect the Fort

The Blue Lagoon Hot Springs are man-made geothermal pools located in Iceland. The Blue Lagoon pools gradually came into existence, after a pool had formed from the wastewater of a geothermal plant in 1977. As it gained popularity for having supposed healing properties, the pool was opened for the public by 1992. The rich minerals

Cascadas de Agua Azul are picturesque waterfalls found in Chiapas, Mexico. Spanish for ‘blue waterfalls’, the Cascadas de Agua Azul comprise many cataracts that follow one after another in a sequence, with the larger cataracts gushing water from as high as 6 metres. Due to the high mineral-content, the waters of the Agua Azul are

Tolantongo is a box canyon that has been beautifully transformed into a resort located in Hidalgo, Mexico. Situated in a semi-desert area, the box canyon is a wonderful blend of Nature and man-made comforts. The bottom of the box canyon has heated pools, with walls as high as 500 metres. However, the main attraction of

Dettifoss is a waterfall located in the Vatnajökull National Park, in Iceland. Considered the most powerful waterfalls in all of Europe, the waters of the Dettifoss are a force to reckon with. While the sediment rich greyish white waters of the Vatnajökull glacier flow to make this waterfall, it receives its ‘power’ from the strong

The Playa del Amor or the ‘Hidden Beach’ is a beach located near Puerto Vallarta, in Mexico. The Playa del Amor does not look like it belongs to this planet. Literally a hidden beach, it looks like something out of a fantasy novel. While the white sandy beach with the blue Pacific waters rushing in

Krishna’s Butterball is the name given to a unique rock formation located in Mahabalipuram, India. A gigantic granite boulder, 5 metres high and 6 metres wide, weighing approximately 250 tons, Krishna’s Butterball is not just any rock formation. This gravity-defying boulder sits on a short incline and has been in the same place for more

Lake Kaindy is a unique lake located to the southeast of the city of Almaty, in Kazakhstan. 400 metres in length and 30 metres deep in certain areas, Lake Kaindy literally means, ‘Birch tree lake’, because of the numerous dried-out submerged trunks of birch trees that rise out of its surface. The lake was created

The Hornocal Mountains or as they are locally known, ‘Serranias del Hornocal’, are located 25 km from Humahuaca, in Argentina. These mountains have such vivid colouring that it leaves anyone spellbound. The inverted ‘v-shaped’ patterns in bright red, purple, orange and yellow colours are a result of the limestone formation known as Yacoraite. Unlike other