Sunday, September 29, 2013

20 Most Beautiful Places You Must Visit Before You Die

1. Santorini, Greece
Santorini, classically Thera, and officially Thira, is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km southeast from Greece's mainland.
2. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Plitvice Lakes National Park is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia, at the border to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The important north-south road connection, which passes through the national park area, connects the Croatian inland with the Adriatic coastal region.
3. Glacier National Park, Montana
Glacier National Park is located in the U.S. state of Montana, south from the Canadian borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The park encompasses over 1,000,000 acres (4,000 km2) and includes parts of two mountain ranges (sub-ranges of the Rocky Mountains), over 130 named lakes, more than 1,000 different species of plants and hundreds of species of animals.
4. Mount Emei Scenic Area: Leshan Giant Buddha, China
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a statue of Maitreya (a Bodhisattva usually represented as a very stout monk with a broad smile on his face and with his naked breast and paunch exposed to view) in sitting posture. The Buddha is located to the east of Leshan City, Sichuan Province, at the confluence of three rivers, namely, Min River, Qingyi River, and Dadu River. The statue makes itself the most renowned scenic spot in that city.
5. Natural Pool - Santorini, Greece
A legendary Oia Santorini Hotel in a Unique Location Inspiring deep emotions of enchantment and fascination, Katikies The Hotel in Oia Santorini is renowned for its leading luxury, unparallel services, warm atmosphere and sense of romance uniquely combined in an exceptional setting and natural environment in Oia Santorini, inviting its guests to experience moments of pure luxury.
6. Nishinomaru Garden in Japan
The Osaka Castle Tower was recreated in 1931, investing approximately ¥1.5 million (equivalent to present ¥75 billion) votive offerings by citizens. With this tower as its center, there is the Osaka Castle Park, which has 13 important cultural properties, including the Otemon gate, the Sengan’yagura turret, and the Enshogura magazine, along with an ume (plum) orchard and the Nishinomaru Garden.
7. Bora Bora <3
Bora Bora is an island in the Leeward group of the Society Islands of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in the Pacific Ocean. The island, located about 230 km northwest of Papeete, is surrounded by a lagoon and a barrier reef.
8. The Subway, Zion National Park, Utah
The Subway is the most popular backcountry hike in Zion, and for good reason! In a park of exemplary beauty, The Subway is one of the most diverse and beautiful canyons -- NOT to be missed. A few short rappels and a couple of short, mandatory swims add spice to the adventure.
9. Infinite Pool, Hotel Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
The Sands SkyPark Infinity Pool is for Marina Bay Sands Hotel Guests only. Simply register at the Front Desk upon check-in to receive your pool pass. Each registered guest is entitled to 1 pool pass. The maximum number of guests per room is either two (2) adults, two (2) child or three (3) adults. Additional children (12 years and below) registered to a room enjoy complimentary access to the pool.
10. Angkor Thom – Baphuon Temple, Cambodia
Angkor is a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara, meaning “city”. The Angkorian period began in AD 802, when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a “universal monarch” and “god-king”, until 1351, when Angkor first fell under Ayutthayan suzerainty, to 1431, when Ayutthaya put down a rebellion and sacked the Khmer capital, causing its population to migrate south to Longvek.
11. Antelope Canyon, Arizona
Antelope Canyon is the most-visited and most-photographed slot canyon in the American Southwest. It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections, referred to individually as Upper Antelope Canyon or The Crack and Lower Antelope Canyon or The Corkscrew.
12. Carrera Lake, Buenos Aires
13. Bridge at summit, Langkawi
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