Manisha Das
The stunning rock formations, natural arches, and fascinating rock art make it feel like you've stepped onto another world.
The colossal salt flat contains over 10 billion tons of salt and 70% of the world's lithium reserves.
With choking sulphuric acid and chlorine gases, acid ponds, geysers, and temperatures regularly reaching 113°F (45°C), it's the closest you'll come to standing on the surface of Venus.
These rainbow mountains in China's Gansu province feature layers of different colored minerals that were laid down over 24 million years.
The unique landscape was created when a spring with a high concentration of calcium bicarbonate spilled over the edge of a cliff, leaving behind the white calcium deposits.
The geyser has been continuously erupting ever since, creating a bizarre, other-worldly landscape.
It's home to over 800 plant species found nowhere else on the planet, including the famous dragon's blood trees that look like they belong in a Dr. Seuss book.