Stunning Destinations Around The World

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Stunning Destinations Around The World  Everywhere you look, there are surprises to be found on Earth, from mirror beaches and pink lakes to rock formations that would be more appropriate on Mars. All of them are captivating, even though some have served as movie sets and others are unspoiled.  White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada Lake Hillier, Western Australia, Australia Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines Fly Geyser, Gerlach, Nevada, USA Avenue of Baobabs, Madagascar Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile Sequoia National Park, California, USA Malham Cove, Yorkshire, England, UK Zhangye Danxia National Geopark, Gansu, China Bastei, Saxon Switzerland National Park, Germany Deadvlei, Namib Desert, Namibia Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes, Thuringia, Germany Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia Dallol volcano and the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Fingal’s Cave, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK Red Beach, Panjin, China Meteora, Greece

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00:00White Sands National Park is an American national park located in the state of New Mexico and

00:08completely surrounded by the White Sands Missile Range.

00:12In addition to containing the world's largest gypsum dune field, the park is home to the

00:16globe's largest collection of Ice Age fossilized footprints and tells more than 20,000 years

00:22of human presence.

00:24Dinosaur Provincial Park, located at the heart of the province of Alberta's Badlands, contains

00:29some of the most important fossil discoveries ever made from the age of reptiles, in particular

00:34about 35 species of dinosaur, dating back some 75 million years.

00:42Lake Hillier on Middle Island, Australia, is the color of bright pink bubblegum.

00:47Researchers recently discovered that the lake's unique color is caused by algae, halobacteria,

00:52and other microbes.

00:57Chocolate Hills Bohol are covered in green grass that turns into a chocolate-like brown

01:01during the dry season, hence the name.

01:04They are featured in the provincial flag and seal to symbolize the abundance of natural

01:09attractions in the province.

01:12Fly Geyser is a geothermal geyser located on Fly Ranch, a privately owned area property

01:17in the Nevada's Black Rock Desert.

01:19It was accidentally discovered a little over 50 years ago when someone was drilling for

01:24a well.

01:27The dirt road on the west coast of Madagascar linking Morondava and Veloce, Serbihina is

01:31framed by dozens of rare and ancient baobab trees, creating a setting so beautiful and

01:36unique that it may become the country's first official natural monument.

01:41Valle de la Luna is a fantastic moon landscape that is a part of the Cordillera de la Sal

01:47salt mountain range, belonging to the Los Flamencos National Reserve.

01:52It is a small depression of salt ground, 1,650 feet, 500 meters in diameter, that exhibits

01:59odd sculptural shapes.

02:04Sequoia National Park and General Grant National Park were established to protect giant sequoia

02:09trees, the largest living trees by volume on Earth.

02:18Malam Cove is a large, curving limestone formation located in the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

02:25It is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the park, and is known for its dramatic

02:29scenery.

02:33The Rainbow Mountains of China within the Zhangyadansha Landform Geological Park are

02:38a geological wonder of the world.

02:41These famous Chinese mountains are known for their otherworldly colors that mimic a rainbow

02:46painted over the tops of rolling mountains.

02:49Saxon Switzerland is Germany's only rock national park.

02:53The landscape of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, eroded to picturesque rugged scenery of Cretaceous

02:58origin, provides a fascinating microclimate and is home to a real treasure of rare animals

03:03and plant species.

03:07Dead Vlei has been claimed to be surrounded by the highest sand dunes in the world, the

03:11highest reaching 300-400 meters, 350m on average, named Big Daddy or Crazy Dune, resting

03:18on a sandstone terrace.

03:22The Saalfeld Ferry Grottoes are caverns or grottoes of a former mine near Saalfeld, Germany.

03:28They have long been famous for their countless colorful mineral formations, speleothems,

03:33formed over many years by water dripping through relatively soft rock.

03:38Being one of the famous places in South America and receiving more than 90,000 visitors per

03:43year, this region is as impressive as you can imagine.

03:47The salt flats have an extension of 10,582 kilometers and an altitude of 3,660 meters

03:54above sea level.

03:58The caves are situated in the Patagonian Andes.

04:02More specifically, the marble caves are sitting on a peninsula of marble that borders Lake

04:06General Carrera, as it is called in Chile.

04:13Die Racketsbrücke is a magical creation set in Kramlau, Germany.

04:18This stunning bridge, defying all the laws of nature and engineering, is also famous

04:22as the Devil's Bridge.

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