23 Beautiful Places Like Heaven On Earth (+Quote)

Heaven on earth places are natural places around the world that will astound you. They are not man-made places. These places are the most beautiful places on earth.

 

You need to travel to these places and create beautiful memories. You will get to know that the earth is such a beautiful home for us. After seeing these pictures below, you will daydream about those places. 

Take a break from your work and travel around the world with your loved ones to see these places. They are really heaven on earth places. Here are 23 beautiful places like heaven on earth you should see, 

1. Unuyi salt flat, Bolivia  
2. Rainbow mountains, China
3. Matira Beach, Bora Bora 
4. Mendenhall ice caves, Alaska
5. Tunnel of love, Ukraine 
6. Moraine Lake, Canada  
7. Sossusvlei, Nambia  
8. Glacier Bay National park, Alaska, United States
9. Ashikaja flower park, Ashikaja, Japan
10. Lake Baikal, Siberia
11. Antelope canyon, Northern Arizona
12. Antarctica

And 11 more heaven on earth places.

  1. Unuyi salt flat, Bolivia     

Unuyi salt flat also refers to as Salar de unuyi is found in southwest Bolivia, in Potosí. It is the largest salt flat in the world and one of the heavens on earth places. It covers an area of 7,456 square miles (12,582 square kilometers). 

That is a size little smaller than the size of Gambia or Jamaica. It is a plateau with a height of 3656 meters (11, 995 feet) above sea level in the Andes mountain.

The salt originates from massive lakes that dried up. The massive lakes were there thousands of years ago. When the lakes dried up, the salt emerges. The enormous size of the salt flat can be seen from space.

The picture was taken in a clear sky. 

During the wet season, from the month of December to May, the salt is a mirror. it is the world's largest mirror. It reflects the sky, it is like the sky is upside down. 

Check the first picture again. Pictures taken are always perfect, giving dreamy surreal pictures you will love. It is like you're walking on water.

While during the dry season, the place is like a whitish desert in which hexagonal and pentagonal structures are formed on the flat. That is between the month of June to November. In both seasons, you will have a different beautiful experience. 

A picture taken during the dry season looks like a photoshop picture.

The layer of the salt in some areas of the flat is just a millimeter thick while in some areas, 2 meters (6.6 feet) thick. There are over 10 billion tons of salt in the flat, only 25 thousand tons or less are extracted yearly.

Beneath the salt lies lithium. Unuyi salt flat is known to contain 50-70% of the world's lithium. Most of today's batteries find their lithium from Bolivia.

         Stargazing.    

Another beautiful sight of Unuyi salt flat is during winter nights or during the wet season with a clear sky. You can stargaze, because the sky will be clear, with beautiful twinkling stars reflected on the surface of the salt flat. [1]  

 2. Rainbow mountains, China    

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Many people that have been to Zhangye Danxia landform geological park area, in China are often amazed. Just like the rainbow, the mountain cliff is colored with blue, green, yellow, white, black, and red being their intense color. 

People, including many artists, are astonished by the unbelievable colorful mountains done by the masterpiece. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth.

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It is like the mountain is covered with beautiful clothing or like an oil painting. The mountains are named after a Zhangye city, which is very close to the mountain, in the province of Gansu. 

It is also known as Zhangye Danxia wonders. In 2009, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage site and these mountains have attracted so many international tourists. 

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The mountains are made up of sandstone and siltstones that contain iron and other minerals in small proportion. This gives it the characteristics color we see. Erosion and weathering cause the exposure of the underlying formation. 

Thereby removing the overlying formation of the rock. With different mineralogy and chemistry resulting from erosion and weathering, this causes variations in its color. 

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The primary color of the mountains which is red occurred due to iron in the mountain that gets oxidized. Just like a rusted iron gives red coloration. 

Yellow stains of sandstone are characteristic of oxidized limonite which gives it a yellow color. 

When different minerals get oxidized, reacting with other elements, these give it different striking coloration. [2] It is amazing to see how organized the color palettes are.

 3. Matira Beach, Bora Bora         

 

Matira beach along Bora Bora southern tip is a beach that is 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) long. Matira beach is such a fascinating place that often refers to as the world’s best beach. 

It is a white sand beach. The beach provides natural shades under palm trees, easy diving, snorkeling, and safe swimming. It is a coral-free beach, with no coral on the floor.

Matira beach is one of the heavens on earth places you can spend time with your loved ones. To gaze at the blue sky, vibrant blue waters, whitish sand, and to feel the tranquility of the beech. 

Matira beach has no snake, it is pest-free, no worries about being injured or carrying bug repellants. No wonder, many describe it as “little too perfect to believe”. Matira beach can be visited anytime.

 4. Mendenhall ice caves, Alaska       

Mendenhall ice caves are an ethereal beauty, one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is among the world’s natural wonders. 

It is a passageway formed by ice. That means the cave’s body is ice. It is as a result of water flowing through the glaciers and forming a passageway. 

The caves are of ranges of sizes from small to massive ones. You can take beautiful photographs besides these captivating blue color caves. 

The cave color is brilliant blue because it absorbs all colors and reflects the blue color. The caves are there for months before they melt and fall. Soon after that, another will be formed. 

Tourist guides know the signs when caves are weak and about to collapse so no need to fear when under the cave. Some visitors have seen how the cave melts into water and also watch how they ice again. 

Though the probability is low, you may not see the ice caves. Because this place is among heaven on earth places, either way, you won’t miss out; you can tour around the breathtaking glaciers. 

 5. Tunnel of love, Ukraine      

The tunnel of love is one of the most romantic places in the world. It is a captivating train track enclosed with trees in the city of Klevan, Ukraine. 

It stretches for 3 kilometers (1.9 miles) in length. The tunnel is also known as the Green Mile Tunnel since it is a natural phenomenon. 

 

It is named as a Tunnel of love because the local people believe that if a couple holds their hands while crossing through the track, their desires will be realized.

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In Wintertime, the tunnel gets magnificent as snow falls over the leaves and the track. More to the most beautiful places in the world is Tunnel of love.

 6. Moraine Lake, Canada       

Moraine Lake is a small unique popular lake. Larch Creek and Fay Glacier is the source of water for Moraine Lake.  This beautiful glacially-fed lake attracts tourist because both the front and the aerial view is beautiful. 

Is it located in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, outside the Village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It is 1,885 meters (6,183 feet) above sea level. It stretches over an area of 50 hectares (120 acres). 

The 15 meters (49 feet) deep lake is surrounded by mountains that their tops are covered by snow. The lake is home to different kind of fishes including Mountain Whitefish, trout, and lake whitefish. 

With a group of ten mountains surrounding the amazing bluish lake, it is quite picturesque. No wonder one of these heaven on earth places has been a feature on many electronic devices and the Bing homepage in 2014.

 7. Sossusvlei, Nambia        

In Nama and Afrikaans language, Sossusvlei means dead-end marsh. Sossusvlei is situated in the southern part of the Namib desert. It is a ground of salt and clay surrounded by high red dunes. The red coloration is due to the oxidized iron on the crust. 

In the world, Dune 7 in Namib desert is the highest, which is about 388 meters high. The most popular among the dunes is Big Daddy which is about 326 meters high in the Namib desert.

Due to its high concentration of salt, the pan, Deadvlei, is whitish when dried. In Deadvlei, in the middle of the whitish pan are dead acacia trees. 

The beautiful landscape provides surreal photographs and beautiful videos can be filmed there. As it is among beautiful places on earth.

 8. Glacier Bay National park, Alaska, United States      

Glacier Bay National park is a UNESCO World Heritage site, since 1980. It spans an area of over 3,000,000 acres. In the 1790s, Joseph Whidbey, find the glacier bay. 

The average depth is between 244 meters (800 feet) to 430 meters (1,410 feet). Due to the way the glacier ice is packed and the sunlight hit it. the glacier bay most times look blue.

  

Sometimes, calve, the ice block can lose and crash into the sea. The explosive sound and splashing are known as white thunder. Many icebergs are formed with it.

The World's largest submarine is haven by Glacier Bay. The Glacier Bay National park is a home to wildlife like bears, wolves, mountain goats, Dallas sheep, and more. 

Birds like eagles, ravens, falcon, and ospreys often seen there. Minke whales,  dolphins, sea lions, and salmon are marine animals in the sea. 

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Glacier Bay National park, Alaska, United States is the first world's international peace park in 1932 between the USA and Canada to preserve wildlife.

 9. Ashikaja flower park, Ashikaja, Japan    

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Very large hanging wisteria vines have been in Ashikaga flower park since 1870. Wisteria is also known as fuji. The park has 8 different flower gardens with different seasons. The flowers are well arranged by hanging. 

The flowers come in different kinds of colors, including pink, yellow, and purple. So, the gardens have different kinds of colors for different seasons. Wisteria Park is not only about wisteria flowers, there are other flowers. 

The wisteria vines flower bloom first, water lilies, and then other tropical flowers. There is no season without a beautiful appearance about this park. 

There are big trees in the middle of the garden, though not part of the flower. Giving it delightful heavenly on earth places look.

Wisteria actually blooms during the month of April and May. The color change from white to pale pink then to yellow.

10. Lake Baikal, Siberia           

 

Lake Baikal is known as “The Pearl of Russia”. Situated in the northern border of Mongolia, the Russian region of Siberia. Lake Baikal is the world’s most voluminous and deepest freshwater lake. 

Covering an area of 620 km (385 mile) which is 1,640 m (5,381 feet) deep. Baikal freshwater teems with life. The Baikal lake ice formation is incredible.

To see the stunning appearance of Baikal ice, you have to wait till February. Baikal water freeze in the mid of February.  In 1996, it was listed among UNESCO World’s Heritage Site.

11. Antelope canyon, Northern Arizona      

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The canyon is from the Spanish words, canõn meaning pipe or tube. Antelope Canyon is a beautiful deep, narrow valley with steep sides. 

The canyon is caused by excessive weathering of rocks over thousands of years. It occurs mostly in the region with low rain or desert. 

Many people believed that the Canyon was first discovered by a  girl from the Navajo tribe in the 1800s.  While herding livestock at Arizona, on the way, she rambles through the crack sandstone. Later, some men from the Navajo tribe take refuge at Canyon.[3]

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How does Antelope canyon have this magnificent swirled finish? The rock surface is worn out over years by turbulent eruptions of flooding by an intermittent creek. 

The creek flows into the Colorado rivers. Afterward, hot weather follows, in which sandstorms occur buffed the surface of the rock. 

Thereby given the sandstone rock surface beautiful spiraling patterns. As time goes on the intense weather lessens. 

The Canyon is divided into two sections, the upper and lower sides of Antelope Canyon. It is one of the most beautiful places on earth as we can see.

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The Upper part is the smaller section is just 91 meters (300 feet) walk while Lower Antelope Canyon is longer, 549 meters (1,800 feet). 

The upper side of Antelope Canyon is popularly known for sun rays beaming through the roofless Canyon during the spring and fall months. 

Everyone including, infants, kids, and people with mobility disabilities can view the upper part. 

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The lower part is more challenging because it involves ascending and descending ladders and sometimes stepping on boulderstones. Antelope crayon is a slot Canyon because it is deep, narrow, and not wide. 

 

The Canyon is up to 50 meters (164 feet) deep with a width that varies from 1 meter to 3 meters (10 feet). Antelope Canyon is one of the heaven on earth places where you can take stunning pictures.

12. Antarctica       

Antarctica is an outstanding continent, perhaps you can add to your bucket list. Antarctica is the realm of frozen water. You can take beautiful pictures there without editing because it’s a place with a hue of blue and white. 

Antarctica is such a unique place, places in Antarctica are heaven on earth places, where the earth is in its natural structure. The Antarctica continent is free from pollution, resource exploitation, military installation, and so on. 

Icebergs are massive, 10% of iceberg sizes can only be seen.  From the horizon, the iceberg sight is an exciting pleasure.  Antarctic Ice Sheet has a thickness of 4 miles, which is the world’s biggest single mass of ice. 70% of the World’s freshwater and about 90% of the planet's freshwater ice are in the continent. 

Though the region does not support life as the other part of the world, yet, Antarctica is among the most interesting and beautiful places on earth to visit. 

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Animals in Antarctica were able to conform to the weather. Almost everywhere you see Penguins, over 2 million pairs of penguins are there.  8 different penguin species are in Antarctica out of the world’s 17 species of penguin. Most widely distributed are Adélie penguins in the region. 

Seabirds such as snow Petrel reproduce in big concentration possibly because of almost lack of snow-free ground. 6 kinds of seals in Antarctica include Crabeater, Ross, Elephant, Weddell, Leopard, and fur. Adult female Fur seals are the least in size, averagely weighs 330 pounds. 

The elephant seals being the largest, the adult male weighs up to 8,800 pounds. In Antarctica, you get a close view of whales that will leave you with awe. Whales such as Minke Whales, Orcas, Humpback Whales including the world’s largest whale, the Blue whale.

13. Marvelous Northern light         

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Northern light also called the aurora borealis literally means northern dawn wind. It is a marvelous phenomenon that is worth seeing at night, it will leave you in awe. 

The aurora borealis occurs in an area of high latitude. It appears around 90 to 130 km (56-81 mile) above the earth. Though northern light is always there, it is only visible in the dark. 

More colors can be seen through the camera, suppose you want to see everything about the light to the maximum, then take a camera along. How does such dazzling light come about?

The light occurs because charged particles from sun rays react with the earth's magnetic fields. Earth's magnetic poles centers are the sight of aurora and sometimes in the southern areas. 

Since near the pole, the earth's magnetic field lines come and go into it. Electrons go across magnetic fields, making aurora borealis to be visible in elevation latitude areas.  

For these reasons, the northern light is popularly seen in Scandinavia. It can also be observed in the northern coast of Siberia Murmansk Oblast, Russia; Tromsø, Norway; Gillam, Manitoba, Canada; Mt. Kirkjufell, Iceland; Fairbanks, Alaska and Dawson City, Yukon. All these regions are heavenly places on earth.

The light sometimes can be seen in spiral motions because the light is made up of charged particles. Electrons in one direction and protons in the other directions along magnetic field lines. 

Since all this happens in the presence of oxygen, which is the biggest component at aurora altitude, the light emits green color, which is the most frequent color. 

Nitrogen in the air emits orange light and possibly red. It can also display purple, blue lights depending on the elements being ionized. The northern light can be seen by astronauts from space.

14. The Great Barrier Reef, Australia    

The Great Barrier Reef is an Impressive area situated on the coast of Australia’s Queensland. It is the world’s biggest and magnificent reef system. 

The Barrier Reef is one of the great wonders of nature. The world’s largest organism is the Great Barrier Reef and it can be seen from space. 

It stretches for 2,600 km, with islands close to 900, picturesque golden beaches, and nearly 3,000 distinct reefs. This amazing place is equal to the scope of 70 million football fields, larger than Italy. 

It is a habitat for colorful amazing varieties of species of living organisms. 10% of the world’s fish species reside in the Great Barrier Reef, about 1500 kinds of fishes. 6 different species of turtle are found there, 30 different kinds of whales and dolphins. 

Different species of seahorse, sea snakes, giant clam, nudibranch are not left out. Corals, both hard and soft are alive. They are produced by polyps. 

You can see the Splendor of the area through the air, by boat, diving, snorkeling, sailing, and swimming beside the corals. 

More than 2 million people tour the Great Barrier Reef each year to see its breathtaking beauty. It is an underwater heavenly place on earth.

15. Mu Cang Chai, Vietnam      

 

Mu Cang Chai (Mù Cang Chải) is a series of mountainous breathtaking fields of rice terraces. It is a colorful rugged stairway. 

In Mu Cang Chai area, the terrace covers 2,200 hectares. The terrace was created by Northern Vietnam’s local hill tribes centuries ago. This heaven on earth place was created mainly to survive. 

Since, Rice strife in the waterlogged area, so they created terraces on the mountains in order for water not to flow down the mountains but for the water to be able to be retained. The people’s hard work brings about the profound beauty of the area down to this day.  

 

In 2007, the Vietnam ministry of culture declared five hundred terraces as a national heritage site. Mu Cang Chai can be visited any time of the year, since year-round, the terrace is beautiful. During the autumn harvest time, the terrace is golden seas. 

The captivating landscape is one of the most beautiful places on earth visited by thousands of visitors yearly both domestic and international visitors. It is among the unique landscape in Vietnam.

16. Ban Gioc Falls     

Ban Gioc or Detian Falls is among the world’s most beautiful places. It is located on China and Vietnam border. Ban Gioc fall is divided into three parts, two subordinates and the main falls on the china side. 

It is separated by trees. The highest drop in the fall is 90 feet (30 meters).  Both the frontier and the upper sides show the beauty of the falls. The fall is beautiful year-round.

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17. Pamukkale, Turkey    

Pamukkale is a spectacular natural site located in the South Central Aegean Region of Turkey. Pamukkale means “cotton castle” in Turkish. The area is a UNESCO world heritage site. Legends believed that the area is a solidification of giant cotton. 

Actually, the fact is, for so many years, perhaps thousands of years, mineral-rich warm springs water flow over the cliff creating a deposit of calcium on the terraces. This gives a striking whitish color. The terraces are pools of stunning blue waters. Yearly, millions of people visit one of this heaven on earth places.

18. Huacachina Oasis, Peru      

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Huacachina is a spring of freshwater, encircled by a fertile region of vegetation, in the desert of Ica close to the city of Ica, the southern part of Liman, Peru. 

Huacachina is a little perfect town at the center of dessert.  It is enclosed by the biggest sand dunes in South America. Most dunes there are 300 feet high. Huacachina alone is a natural oasis in South America. 

This lovely town is a fun place to be. You can partake in different activities, dune buggy rides, sandboarding, sand skiing, hiking on the dunes to see a beautiful sunset, and riding on a pedal boat on the lake. Suppose you also want to party, in Huacachina town, partying is on weekends. 

The Oasis is for everyone, with palm trees in the shoreline that provides shades for children playing in the water. Also at Huacachina Oasis, you feel like you are staying beside a beach. It is a place of enjoyable adventure, among the most beautiful places on earth.

19. Milford Sound, New Zealand       

Through an international survey in 2008, Milford Sound was listed among the top places people travel to. Milford Sound is actually a fjord, not sound, located in Fiord land National Park, New Zealand. 

This beautiful iconic destination is among heaven on earth places created by sea flooding through a glacier valley. Its width is almost 3.2 kilometers (2 miles) and it is 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) long. 

The fjord is encircled by rocks that are 1,200 meters (3,937 feet) high and more. There are two waterfalls at Milford Sound. 

Stirling Falls is 151 meters (495 feet) tall and Lady Bowen Falls is 162 meters (531 feet) in height. Sea animals such as seals, Humpback whales, and bottlenose dolphins find a home at Milford Sound.  

The color of the water is dark because it is hundreds of meters deep also the water is a mixture of seawater and freshwater. 

Milford Sound has serenity with its lush rainforest and beautiful mountains attract about one million tourists annually. No doubt, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world.

20. Rivers of Flowers, Netherland      

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Rivers of flowers is also known as Keukenhof.  Keukenhof means kitchen garden. Because the garden was formally used for growing vegetables and fruits. It was later in 1949 that 20 flower growers use the area to showcase their work. 

Today, more than 100 flower growers showcase their finest flowers there. Annually, millions of visitors visit Keukenhof, one of the world’s largest gardens of flowers. 

This beautiful garden covers an area of 79 acres. About 7 million flowers are planted each year. There are over 800 varieties of flowers in the garden. Most of the flowers are bulbous. There are also roses, daffodils, narcissus, irises, and hyacinth flowers. 

The floras are well organized giving it streams of colors.  It is located in the southern part of Holland, Netherlands. You can only visit this heaven on earth place between the month of March and May, which is the only time the bulb spring to life. That is why the park is open only for 8 weeks every year.

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21. Frozen bubbles, Canada      

Due to its striking natural appearance, photographers and naturalist doesn’t miss out taking a nice shot at Abraham Lake, North Saskatchewan River in western Alberta, Canada. Under Frozen Abraham Lake is a beautiful phenomenon of the frozen bubbles, seen on the surface of the ice on the lake's surface. 

The bubbles are trapped in methane gas within the ice. The bubbles are released from decaying plants at the bed of the lake. You can walk freely on the ice without the fear of being slippery.

22. Marble Caves, Chile         

 

Marble Caves or Marble caverns is a magnificent place in General Carrera Lake, Patagonia, Chile. In Spanish, it is also referred to as Cuevas de Marmol. The marble is made up of 94% of calcium carbonate. 

The marble is divided into three structures, the marble cathedral, the cave, and the chapel. You can see the marvelous marble through a small boat. Marble Caves are among heaven on earth places to be.

 

23. Vaadhoo Island, Indian Ocean      

Vaadhoo Island is a unique small island. It is a popular destination for many tourists. It is one of the most beautiful places on the earth situated at the Maldive Islands in the north-central of the Indian Ocean. 

The islands are known as Raa Atoll. The island has a population of close to 500 people. Vaadhoo Island is such a special place to be with the beauty of the island and the nice weather. 

Moreover, during the night from the month of July to February, the waters glow. The beach sparkles with tiny blue light, like the stars in the sky at night. This adds more to the beauty of the place. That is why is often refers to as the “the sea of stars”. 

 

The beach glows because of the dinoflagellates, it is phytoplankton. Dinoflagellates illuminate after they absorb oxygen. 

When they absorb oxygen into their bodies, chemical reactions will occur, there will be a change in pH and electrical impulses which brings about the beach glowing. It is one of the wonders of nature and one of heavenly places on earth.

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