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27 Sights That Will Remind You How Incredible Earth Is
Posted by Michael on July 25, 2012

Visit Monument Valley
Visit Monument Valley

Travel website CNN GO recently published a great list of incredible sights from around the world.

Spotting a lion is great, but even greater are the millions of wildebeest trekking across the African plains on an annual migration.

There are some things you can see around the world that have the potential to give you photo-showing rights for decades.

We haven't got them all -- in fact we barely scratched the surface. But we have picked out a few of the scenes that, if you're lucky enough to witness them, will invariably leave you spellbound.

Some inspiring choices here - we've listed each of them below so that you can add any of these to your lists.

Experience the sunrise at Borobudur INDONESIA
"Watching the sun rise over the hundreds of stupas and Buddhas before the public descends in droves to disturb the peace is one of the world’s most rarefied experiences."
Witness a starling murmuration at Brighton Pier ENGLAND
"They’re not exotic and in the European case they’re not even that pretty, but when you have thousands of starlings swooping and wheeling like some kind of hypnotic cloud, they become one of the most mesmerizing sights in nature."
See the Northern Lights in Scandinavia NORWAY
"This astronomical phenomenon is best seen in winter from northern Scandinavia -- but there are never any guarantees, which makes the magic moments when they do appear all the more special."
Witness the Serengeti migration TANZANIA
"No sight in the world replicates the timeless drama of tens of thousands of wild beasts charging across the African plains in search of food and water while pursued by their predators."
Witness a star-filled sky in the Mackenzie Basin
"A 1,600-square-mile area in New Zealand’s South Island comprising Aoraki/Mt. Cook National Park and the Mackenzie Basin has just been designated the world’s fourth International Dark Sky Reserve, making it “one of the best stargazing sites on Earth” according to IDSA’s executive director Bob Parks."
Hike Torres del Paine CHILE
"In the heart of Patagonia, glaciers rise in the midst of mountainscapes and alpine meadows, close enough to hike right up to and touch."
Watch acrobats, storytellers and snake-charmers at the Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech MOROCCO
"If any city has a vast expanse of street theater at its beating heart, it’s this Moroccan metropolis where Moorish influences give way to a throbbing African pulse."
Visit Yosemite National Park CALIFORNIA
"The view catches in the throat of first-time visitors who trace the route taken by the Gold Rush settlers who discovered this breathtaking land of pine forests and soaring granite peaks around 1850."
Visit Santa Maria della Salute ITALY
"Because they’ve been the subject of so many Renaissance paintings, the iconic landmarks of Venice stop the heart when you see them for the first time."
Explore the Maya temples of Palenque MEXICO
"Mayan pyramids pervade the eastern side of Mexico, but none are more breathtaking than those of Palenque in the far south."
Witness an electrical storm in Tornado Alley USA
"From thunder to lightning to tornadoes, you can see it all by joining a storm-chasing crew in Tornado Alley, the area between the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains where 25 percent of America’s “significant” tornadoes occur, according to the National Atlas by the US government."
Explore Sydney Harbour AUSTRALIA
"Sydney has two spectacular city icons, and they share the same fabulous harbor. The Opera House may be the one with the fancier lines -- its “sails” were designed to resemble the boats that sail past the building -- but it doesn't dwarf the magnificent Harbour Bridge."
Explore the interior of Iceland's Thrihnukagigur volcano ICELAND
"Iceland is a spectacular living wilderness, and in summer it’s possible to journey right into the inner cavity of the Thrihnukagigur volcano, which has been dormant for 4,000 years."
Visit Monument Valley ARIZONA
"You’d be forgiven for thinking this thrilling red rock vista at the conjunction of Arizona and Utah was a movie set. But although it’s served as the backdrop for many John Ford movies, this corner of the Navajo Nation is for real."
Visit the Taj Mahal INDIA
"It may be the most clichéd image in the world, but visitors still gasp the moment they first set eyes on the world’s most famous shrine to love."
Witness the Kasanka bat migration ZAMBIA
"Five million bats cluster together in one tiny corner of Zambia's Kasanka National Park every November."
Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park NEW MEXICO
"Although Carlsbad also has a colony of bats that fly out at dusk when the cavern is closed, they can’t equal the utter spectacle within."
Witness a lunar rainbow at Victoria Falls ZAMBIA
"This rare natural phenomenon occurs for three days around the full moon during high-water season at Zambia’s most stunning waterfall."
Experience the Shubenacadie tidal bore CANADA
"The Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia is home to the highest tides in the world, creating a rare Tidal Bore -- or giant wave -- in the Shubenacadie River."
Go jungle surfing at Cape Tribulation AUSTRALIA
"The lush green coastal strip of Cape Tribulation, the most northerly settlement of Queensland, Australia, is one of the few places where the rainforest meets the sea."
Visit Petra JORDAN
"This year marks the 200th anniversary of the rediscovery of this former lost city, considered one of the greatest jewels of the Middle East."
Visit the Trentino Dolomites ITALY
"Sunset in the Dolomites -- which were recently declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site -- is a time when a unique natural phenomenon known as Enrosadira occurs, turning the west-facing rock face flame-red in the dying rays of the sun."
See the Fairy chimney formations in Cappadocia TURKEY
"This remote area of Central Turkey is covered in amazing “fairy chimneys” -- volcanic peaks through which it’s possible to trek, explore the caves of an underground city or survey from above in a hot air balloon or helicopter."
Visit the Lake District UK
"There’s something mystical about the quiet bodies of still water ringed by majestic fells that feature in the new movie “Snow White and the Huntsman.”"
Witness a sardine run on South Africa's coast SOUTH AFRICA
"Dubbed “the greatest shoal on earth,” the sardine run on South Africa's Wild Coast holds two titles -- the world's largest animal migration also featuring the greatest gathering of predators on the planet."
Spend a day in Islas Cies SPAIN
"The notion of a string of idyllic desert islands off the coast of northern Spain is an unlikely one. However, viewed from a hilltop in Vigo in the remote region of Galicia, this string of marine pearls is no mirage."
Explore Cornwall’s ruined mines ENGLAND
"The tin mines may be closed, but the ruins of the structures which once housed them near St. Just make a thrillingly dramatic counterpoint to the rugged rocks and wild seas of Cornwall’s north coast."