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16 Off-the-Grid Spectacular Destinations You Need to Visit

Bring the inner “Gypsy” of yours back to life and visit these remarkably outlandish places to behold the beauty of these heavenly sights. As for now, you can just scroll down. 😉

1. Bromo Volcano in East Java, Indonesia

Mount Bromo is an active volcano towering to an altitude of 2,329 meters (7,641 ft.). It is known for its spectacular sunrises, and majestic views.

Bromo Volcano

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2. Cave of the Crystals in Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico

It is a huge cave of extremely large naturally formed selenite crystals (gypsum). The cave’s largest crystal found to date is 12 m long, 4 m wide and 55 tons in weight.

Cave of Crystals

Image: CARSTEN PETER,  SPELEORESEARCH & FILMS,  National Geographic Creative


3. Cherry Blossom Avenue in Bonn, Germany

Heerstraße Street in Bonn Germany turns into a surreal enchanted tunnel of cherry blossoms, each year in spring season. The sight is an incredibly magical experience when the flowers are in full bloom. The average cherry blossom lasts for 7-10 days, depending on weather conditions.

Cherry Blossom Avenue

Image: Flickr mjohn2101 / Creative Commons


4. Dead Vlei at Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia

The sight is kind of scary with red sand dunes and life-less trees.

Dead Vlei, Namibia

Image: raimond / thinkstockphotos.com


5. Enchanted Well at Chapada Diamantina in Bahia, Brazil

Swim in the crystal-clear waters which can be as deep as 120 feet. The water is so clear that one can see the underlying rocks.

Enchanted Well

Image: Flickr / galeria_miradas / quora.com


6. Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland

40,000 interlocking basalt columns make-up the Giant’s Causeway which were the result of a prehistoric volcanic eruption.

Giant Causeway

Image: Gerardo_Borbolla / thinkstockphotos.com


7. Great Blue Hole (submarine sinkhole), Belize

The Great Blue Hole is a World Heritage Site of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is an attractive destination for scuba divers.

Blue Hole

Image: Flickr / sully_aka__wstera2 / Creative Commons


8. Huanglong Scenic Valley in Sichuan, China

Huanglong Scenic Valley also known as ‘World Wonder’ and ‘Fairy Land on Earth’ is famous for its colorful pools, waterfalls, snowcapped peaks and diverse forest ecosystem.

Huanglong Scenic

Image: Flickr / ist4u /Creative Commons


9. Kamchatka Ice Caves in Russia

The half-mile long cave was formed by a stream that flows through glacial fields at the bottom of the volcano.

Kamchatka Ice Cave

Image: Flickr / MarcSzeglat


10. Machu Picchu in Peru – Lost City of the Incas

Machu means ‘Old’ and Picchu means ‘Peak’. Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of an extraordinary tropical mountain forest.

Machu Pichu

Image: Flickr / Josiane D.

Machu Pichu (2)

Image: Flickr / titoalfredo


11. Nugget Point Lighthouse in New Zealand

Nugget Point Lighthouse offers amazing views along the coastline.

Nugget Point Lighthouse

Image: Flickr / Christopher Crouzet

Nugget Point Lighthouse (2)

Image: Flickr / Héctor de Pereda


12. The swing at the “End of the World” in Baños, Ecuador

Would you dare to take a ride on this swing with literally no harness, net, or any other safety feature?

The Swing

Image: Flickr / wurglitsch / quora.com


13. Ancient Theater of Epidaurus near Athens, Greece

This theater is known for its outstanding acoustics.

Theater of Epidaurus

Image: Flickr / agdsanchez


14. Tulip fields in the Netherlands

The striking colors of the tulip bulbs are a distinctive sight in Holland during the spring.

Tulip Fields

Image: Olgysha / Shutterstock / quora.com


15. Sea of Stars on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives

Marine microbes called phytoplankton in water generating bioluminescence phenomenon create a starry effect on the shores of Maldives.

Vaadhoo Island

Image: DOUG PERRINEB / arcroft Media / Landov / quora.com


16. Villnöß in South Tyrol, northern Italy

With lush green fields surrounded by the mighty and pale mountains, Villnöß is heaven on earth.

Villnob

Image: Andrey Pomyantovskiy / thinkstockphotos.com

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