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  • welcome to watch Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the top 20 most beautiful places in the world for this list.

  • We're looking at the most gorgeous locations the natural world has to offer.

  • Which of these environments is your favorite?

  • Let us know in the comments below number 20 Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile This'll National Park has no shortage of remarkable landmarks.

  • It hosts several attractive lakes, including the pay way Dixon and Gray.

  • Speaking of which, the gray glacier is just one of several ice giants bound to leave your jaw a gape.

  • The area is, ah, hiker or mountain climbers dream, and the highlight, by far is the Torre del Paine, comprised of three granite peaks.

  • Thes columns stretch 8000 ft vertically from a glacial lake.

  • With so much to see, there's not a bad vantage point to be found.

  • The park is also home to some majestic wildlife, with deer, foxes and guanaco roaming free, only adding to the beauty number.

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  • Palawan Island, The Philippines picture a place where the most intensely unnatural colors air riel, where jagged rock formations seemingly drip into hopelessly Clearwater, surrounded by rich lagoons and richer forest, and you've pictured Palawan largely untouched by man.

  • It's been voted the world's most beautiful island more than once, with its beach L.

  • Nieto also topping lists.

  • Cartoonishly colorful and psychedelically vivid, This hidden gem is accessible by plane or boat and is home to unique wildlife, including the Philippine mouse, deer and purple crabs.

  • Number 18.

  • The Namib Desert, Namibia, Africa.

  • When people think of lovely scenery, desserts typically aren't the first landscapes that leap to mind.

  • The Namib is a barren beauty, however, with splendor in its sandy simplicity.

  • Extending over 1200 miles, Namib naturally translates to vast place the trek through this coastal desert maybe long, but the breathtaking sites make every step worth it.

  • Southern Namib is perhaps best known for its sand seize, comprised of enormous dunes that vary in color.

  • Thes dunes are wonders to behold, attracting geologists who wish to better understand their unusual nature.

  • The land is also one of the most significant places for diamond mining, although the Namib itself is the true diamond In the rough number.

  • 17 sell Landon's Foss, Iceland.

  • Thes Falls are among the best known in Iceland and rank among the most beautiful in the world.

  • Part of the cell, Yaalon's river, the falls and their 197 ft or 60 m drop are fed by waters from the volcanic glacier.

  • I am a flat yo yo kick a land of seemingly never ending rain bows.

  • Sell Yellen's Foss has the added bonus of a cave behind the Falls Aquatic Curtain, allowing visitors a surreal viewpoint.

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  • Still, the location itself is relatively easy to access and can be seen from a nearby, well used ring.

  • Road number 16 Van Insult Plateau, Havas, France If purple is your favorite color, consider booking a trip to Provence during the summertime, with the blooming season taking place between June and August.

  • This area is rich with eye popping flowers for tourists wishing to stroll through the lavender fields.

  • A particular hotspot is the Vallas Soul Plateau.

  • In addition to the various lavender festivals, you'll also want to drop by Sinak Abby on ideal place for a picnic where the flowers Macon already picturesque spot even mawr dazzling above all else, it reminds us to take a break and smell the lavender number.

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  • Pizza Lakes and National Park, Croatia, one of South Eastern Europe's oldest national parks and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

  • Since 1979 pits, Fitze Lakes National Park has over 73,000 acres or 297 square kilometers of something for everyone overflowing with waterfalls, cascades, hiking trails and limestone canyons.

  • It's hard to know where to look, but the lakes and their vivid colors are the park's main dish.

  • Pit Fitze actually features 16 interconnecting lakes, all of which change color thanks to minerals, organisms and a trick of the sun.

  • Number 14 Redwood National Park, California Use A.

  • The redwood national and state parks are best known for their towering trees, which skyrocket into the foggy heavens above home of the planet's tallest tree species.

  • This forest will leave hikers and campers feeling as if they've been shrunk down to the size of ants as mighty and even intimidating as the coast redwood might be, it's also an endangered flora Thes.

  • Four California parks have managed to preserve 45% of the remaining old growth redwood forests.

  • The relative rarity of these trees further contributes to their inspiring nature.

  • The redwoods aren't the only reason to visit either, as the prairie, grasslands, rivers and misty atmosphere draw in numerous awestruck Spectators.

  • Number 13.

  • Al Gardi Ben Adieu, Portugal.

  • Located on Portugal southern coast, this seaside gem was once a fishing based region.

  • But today the bananas you'll see caves draw visitors based on looks alone.

  • It's best accessed by water by kayak boat or swimming, but your efforts will be rewarded with unfathomable beauty.

  • Like a vast cathedral of divine handiwork.

  • This natural grotto, with its rocky walls, silky sand and weathered skylight, is enough to make you feel small and insignificant and yet protected against everything else the world has to offer.

  • Number 12, The Isle of Skye, Scotland UK, the Isle of Skye.

  • The second you hear that name, you might picture landscape right out of a fairy tale.

  • And this magical Scottish island does not disappoint, with its grand hills and bodies of water that practically call out to visitors.

  • Those who enjoy walking and climbing will notably be drawn to the cooling mountain range, which consists of 15 peaks that reach beyond 3000 ft.

  • Scottish mountaineer Malcolm Slicer cheekily summed up the area best, saying that it quote sticks out of the west coast of northern Scotland like a lobsters claw ready to snap number 11 the cliffs of more Ireland dismantled during the Napoleonic wars today, the Onley reminder of the fort for which these gorgeous cliffs were named, is an old watchtower, rising 390 ft, or 120 m of hags head toe, a height of 702 ft, or 214 m down the coast.

  • The cliffs are home to 30,000 birds from 20 different species, including adorable puffins.

  • Ah, look in any direction provides a view of other Irish dreamscapes, including the 12 Pins Mountain Range, the Aaron Islands and the Mountain Turks.

  • Mountains number 10 Rainbow Mountains Zhongyi, Donncha, China The Jangmi National Geoparks looks like something out of a surreal painting.

  • Her even a Skittles commercial showcasing distinctive rock formations created over thousands of years through the effects of rain and wind.

  • With various stripes of color spreading across the land, it's a ziff.

  • A rainbow is reflecting onto the earth.

  • It's also drawn comparisons to a layer cake serving up some of the most appetizing sites on the planet's menu.

  • It's actually hard to believe these multicolored mountains are rial, but you can trust your eyes.

  • Number nine.

  • The Great Barrier Reef and Whitehaven Beach, Queensland, Australia, The world's largest structure made by living organisms, the Great Barrier Reef was constructed by coral.

  • It's home to diverse aquatic species from whales, dolphins and clownfish, toe leatherback turtles and nine kinds of seahorse.

  • What's more, the nearby Whitehaven Beach is considered one of the planet's most beautiful and ICO friendly beaches.

  • The coast is lined with glorious white, 98% pure silica sand, which doesn't retain heat, meaning you can walk the shore till your hearts content and never burn your feet.

  • Number eight Bora Bora, French Polynesia If you're looking for a romantic honeymoon spot or just a relaxing place to get away, you can't go wrong with Bora Bora.

  • Located in the Pacific Ocean, this group of French Polynesian islands has virtually everything we associate with paradise, including palm trees, green mountains, sandy beaches and vibrant coral reefs with a sparkling lagoon surrounding the main island and an extinct volcano at the heart of it all, the whole area is as pretty as a postcard.

  • While numerous resorts have sprouted up throughout Bora Bora, they fortunately haven't taken away from the land's natural beauty, which overflows with tropical tranquility.

  • Number seven Antelope Canyon, Arizona.

  • Use a known to the Navajo as the place where water runs through rocks, Antelope Canyon is more majestic than its name suggests.

  • It's the product of millennia of rainfall and floods, eroding and smoothly carving deep corridors into the Navajo sandstone.

  • But the canyon walls air only part of the attraction.

  • The rest is sunlight, sneaking its way through the canyons and creating the appearance of fire.

  • Naturally, summers the best time to visit as the light beams are more plentiful and more interesting.

  • Number six Ashikaga Flower Park, Ashikaga, Japan, Draped in the color violet Ashikaga Flower Park competes with the aforementioned lavender fields for purple supremacy.

  • This flower park not only consists of the country's oldest wisteria, but the largest as well.

  • Still standing at almost 150 years old, one particular wisteria tree covers thousands of feet, while wisteria is the park's most prominent plant.

  • It's not the Onley species of flower on display throughout the year, visitors air treated to a variety of different floral displays that change with the seasons between this flower park and add a Sugiyama's bamboo forest.

  • Japan's simply blooms with extraordinary plant life number five US who falls Argentina and Brazil one of the modern natural wonders of the world.

  • This staggering waterfall system, the largest of its kind, sits on the Argentina Brazil border, meaning big water in native languages.

  • This'll natural attraction is unique in that it can be accessed from three different countries, given its additional proximity to Paraguay, because something this beautiful needs to be shared effectively.

  • A chain of many waterfalls, the lion's share of the river passes over a U shaped chasm known as the Devil's throat.

  • Number four.

  • Santorini, Greece From an architectural perspective, Santorini is one of the most striking islands you'll ever visit with terrorist whitewashed houses sprinkled throughout.

  • If you took all the man made structures out of the mix, it would still be a natural nirvana unlike any other.

  • With luxurious beaches and charming trails, Three Island provides the perfect backdrop for activities like sailing, hiking and horseback riding.

  • What makes century knees calming scenery and sentiment so interesting is that the islands archipelago was the site of the Minoan volcanic eruption of the 17th century, which left behind a volcanic crater from this devastating disaster, though one of Earth's most stunning locales would go on to change and thrive.

  • Number three Marine Lake, Alberta, Canada Situated just nine miles or 14 kilometers, outside the village of Lake Louise in Banff National Park in view of the Rocky Mountains is Marine Lake.

  • Fed by glaciers, this rock flour blue lake was once featured on the Canadian $20 bill, earning one view the moniker.

  • The $20 View among the country's most photographed locations.

  • The lake is unsurprisingly, popular with hikers.

  • It crests in late June, but visitors can take in the Rockies or their reflection on Marine Lake.

  • Nearly year round number two No photon Nordland, Norway If you're looking for a natural environment to paint, Low Photon is easily one of the most gorgeous sites that could possibly inspire your empty canvas.

  • Whether you prefer climbing up the stunning mountain peak of he crossed indent, biking down a trail or going for a surf in one of the archipelago's many bays, low Photon has a scenic activity for everybody.

  • Visitors can even attempt to gaze up into the night sky to try and catch a glimpse of the famed Northern Lights as awe inspiring as this Arctic destination can be, low photon is ultimately ah, humble slice of heaven that invites visitors to bask in its welcoming grandeur.

  • Before we unveil our number one pick, Here are some honorable mentions.

  • Wuling You in China, Ballet Deco Cora, Colombia, Raja AM, Part Islands, Indonesia.

  • Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

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  • Number one Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Resembling a vast, unending mirror.

  • Thes air the world's largest salt flats, covering a roughly 4100 square miles or 10,000 square kilometer area once a proper lake in prehistoric times.

  • Today, the flats are made of a 10 billion ton layer of salt under which sits between 50 to 70% of the world's lithium reserves, sparse in terms of vegetation and wildlife.

  • The almost unnaturally level flats are also packed with chemicals like magnesium potassium and borax, but more importantly, they're eerily beautiful.

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