What will you find if you make the trip high up a mountain range to visit these picturesque terraces?
Machu Picchu, Peru - © Enrico Martino / Sime / eStock Photo
While it's not the easiest state park to find, once you arrive here you'll likely agree…
Pfeiffer Beach, California - © Nguyen Bruce / 500px / Getty Images
Towering sandstone monoliths and tall rock spires rise from orange sand like something out of a dream.
Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria - © yacine bougherara / 500px
Many hillside towns in this country are supremely picturesque, but here's one with something extra.
Sacro Monte di Varese, Italy - © afinocchiaro / RooM / Getty Images
When economy and ecology are carefully balanced, a landscape can be both productive and protective.
Badajoz, Spain - © Ugo Mellone / Sime / eStock Photo
In the far northwest of a continent lies a coastline of red cliffs and seemingly endless stretches of sand.
James Price Point, Australia - © Abstract Aerial Art / Digital Vision / Getty Images
San Cristóbal Island, where this photo was snapped, is just a small part of a naturalist’s wonderland.
Galápagos Islands, Ecuador - © Maridav / Shutterstock
With so many hoodoos, monoliths, pinnacles, and rocks delicately balanced atop other rocks…
Bisti/De-Na-Zin Wilderness, New Mexico - © Sean Pavone / iStock/ Getty Images Plus
When autumn arrives, this yellow-green scene of spring will burst with crimson and gold.
Weybridge, Vermont - © Caleb Kenna / Offset
When up to 14 feet of rain falls down on you each year, it's easy being green.
Hoh Rainforest, Washington - © miroslav_1 / iStock / Getty Images Plus
Not far from here is a town surrounded by stunning scenery and steeped in art and history.
Gianyar Regency, Bali - © Cocos.Bounty / Shutterstock
Mountains rise up from the flatlands, most of them covered in green forest, and all of them distinctive.
Queensland, Australia - © Alizada Studios / Shutterstock
Penguins can’t get boutonnieres into their tuxedo jackets, so some make do with a chinstrap instead.
Chinstrap penguins - © Mint Images / Masterfile
Could you be looking at the most picturesque lighthouse in the entire state of Maine?
Cape Elizabeth, Maine - © lucky-photo / Adobe Stock
The name of this place means 'the end of the Earth,' and indeed this area is undeniably remote…
Shiretoko Peninsula, Japan - © Aflo Relax / Masterfile
Look at enough pictures of this extraordinary island chain and you may begin to believe that…
Mykines, Faroe Islands - © Khaichuin Sim / Moment / Getty Images
Even during the dry season, this vast nature preserve is a place of lush rainforests and sublime sights.
Erawan National Park, Thailand - © Phornphon Srimoaon / Moment / Getty Images
With features like the Fire Wave, Elephant Rock, Petroglyph Canyon, and Rainbow Vista you just know…
Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada - © kwiktor / iStock / Getty Images Plus
In a landscape colored primarily in brown, rust, and white, what really completes the picture…
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile - © Tatsiana Volskaya / Moment/ Getty Images
It's a type of tree that can reach a monumental size and live to a ripe old age, and it’s a sight to behold…
Baobab tree - © Jami Tarris / Stone / Getty Images