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Spotted Lake, Canada - Found in British Columbia, the "spots" in this lake are caused by minerals in the water.

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Spotted Lake, Canada - This lake contains dense deposits of magnesium sulfate, calcium, and sodium sulphates, causing its strange-looking spots.

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Vajolet Towers, Italy -

Located in Val di Fassa in the Dolomites, the Vajolet Towers are comprised of six summits.

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Vajolet Towers, Italy -

In addition to being incredibly photogenic, the Towers are also a popular destination among rock climbers.

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Wadi Rum, Jordan - It may look like you're on Mars, but this Jordanian desert is very much real.

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Wadi Rum, Jordan - Also known as the Valley of the Moon, Wadi Rum is a valley cut into sandstone and granite rock.

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Fly Geyser, USA - Located near Black Rock Desert in Nevada, this crazy-looking formation was formed when a geothermic company drilled on this site and then left it to abandonment. 

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Fly Geyser, USA - Over the past 40 years, minerals from the geothermal water have been deposited on the surface of the desert surrounding the geyser, creating a mound covered in algae, giving it a multi-colored hue.

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Peyto Glacier, Canada - Its otherworldly color is thanks to glacial silt, which is carried from the glacier by streams.

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Jökulsárlón, Iceland - The colors of this glacial lake are nothing like what you normally see on Earth.

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Jökulsárlón, Iceland - Its frozen beach with black volcanic sands provides the perfect contrast for the chunks of ice that wash ashore.

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Antelope Canyon, USA -

This formation is the result of erosion of sandstone by water, hence its flowing shapes.

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Antelope Canyon, USA - This slot canyon exists on Navajo land in Arizona, and it has become a popular tourist destination in the US.

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Glowworm Caves, New Zealand - You may think you're looking at the Milky Way, but these caves located in Waitomo are very much found on this Earth.

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Glowworm Caves, New Zealand - This wonderful sight is caused by thousands of bioluminescent larvae that produce long strings of shiny mucus. Gross? Maybe. Wonderful? Absolutely.

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - This incredible view belongs to the world's largest salt flat.

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Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia - The salt flats contain 10 billion tons of salt and cover more than 4,000 sq mi (10,360 sq km).

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Bromo Volcano, Indonesia - Located in East Java, this active volcano offers incredible views that are more than worth the hike from the village of Cemoro Lawang.

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Bromo Volcano, Indonesia - The jaw-dropping sunsets there are the highlight of the visit.

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Lake Natron, Tanzania - This wonderful-looking lake is proof that beauty is indeed deceiving. Its extremely high temperatures and pH levels make this place closer to Hell than Earth.

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Lake Natron, Tanzania - On the upside, its hellish conditions produce a surplus of scarlet-colored algae that attracts millions of flamingos.

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Saskatchewan, Canada - About 10% of this prairie and boreal province in western Canada is comprised of fresh water, mostly rivers, reservoirs, and around 100,000 lakes.

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Saskatchewan, Canada - Scary, thunderous Saskatchewan skies look like a UFO could fly by at any moment.

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Apostle Islands, USA - In Lake Superior, in northern Wisconsin, you can find these 21 odd-looking islands, filled with caves, beaches, and trails.

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Apostle Islands, USA - In the winter, the shoreline can look especially alien, with icicles and frozen waterfalls in the caves and rocky coast.

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Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia - The park is home to striking red sand dunes and skeletal trees.

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Namib Naukluft Park, Namibia - Until we start sending human to Mars, this is the closest we'll get to visiting a Red Planet.

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Aulavik National Park, Canada - This Canadian national park is located in the Northwest Territories and is a gorgeous example of a polar desert.

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Mount Thor, Canada - Though this scenery looks like it could fit well into the background of a 'Star Trek' episode, this place is located in Nunavut.

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Mount Thor, Canada - This mount is a popular rock climbing site. 

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Goblin Valley State Park, USA -

There may not be goblins in this valley, but the whole park looks so different from most parts of the planet that it’s hard to imagine you’re still on Earth.

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Goblin Valley State Park, USA - At night, it's a good place to gaze at the stars and pretend you’re somewhere else in the galaxy.

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Wulingyuan Scenic Area, China - Located in Zhangjiajie, this 100-square-mile attraction contains thousands of sandstone pillars.

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Wulingyuan Scenic Area, China - These formations are nature's version of skyscrapers.

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Kilauea Volcano, USA -

Volcanoes don’t just exist on Earth. In fact, Jupiter’s moon Io is actually the most volcanically active location in our solar system.

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Kilauea Volcano, USA - NASA researchers found that Io’s volcano Prometheus looks uncannily similar to Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano.

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Hang Sơn Đoòng, Vietnam - This is the largest cave in the world, boasting enough room to hold an entire city block of Manhattan—including 40-story skyscrapers.

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Hang Sơn Đoòng, Vietnam - An entire ecosystem of its own flourishes within its depths.

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Death Valley, USA - If you need proof that Death Valley has otherworldly qualities, take note that NASA used the national park as a location to run tests before landing a rover on Mars in 2012.

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Death Valley, USA - Here you’ll find sand dunes, rock faces, jagged hills, and a dry desert floor with crusty patterns and cracks.

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Dos Ojos, Mexico - This place is so distinct, it unsurprisingly was featured in a movie and a documentary: 'Journey Into Amazing Caves' (2001) and Discovery Channel's 'Planet Earth.'

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Dos Ojos, Mexico - The cave system is popular among snorkelers, experienced scuba divers, and anyone else in search of adventure.

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Socotra, Yemen - These alien-looking trees, found in the Socotra archipelago, are called dragon's blood trees, and they're endemic to the area.

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Socotra, Yemen - Its distinct red sap was thought to represent the dragon's blood of the ancients. It is still used today as paint and varnish.

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Grand Prismatic Spring, USA - Yellowstone National Park’s famed hot spring has a totally bizarre, colorful appearance, the result of pigmented bacteria and microbes that make their home in the warm mineral waters.

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Grand Prismatic Spring, USA - The clear blue waters at the pool’s center come from the heat of the water where it boils up from underground, so hot as to make the area completely sterile.

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Dallol, Ethiopia - Salt formations, acidic hot springs, and gas geysers give this ghost town its alien-looking eeriness.

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Dallol, Ethiopia - With average summer highs reportedly reaching up to 45°C (114°F), this hydrothermal area is among the hottest spots on Earth.

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Badlands National Park, USA - These miles and miles of jagged, rocky peaks sure are something, and that something doesn’t exactly scream “earthly.”

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Badlands National Park, USA - These rock formations were created by erosion, which continues to happen now.

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Valle de la Luna, Chile -

If planning a trip to the moon isn't in the books, consider the Moon Valley instead.

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Valle de la Luna, Chile - Located in the Atacama Desert, this valley was formed by years of erosion that have left behind jagged peaks, dry riverbeds, and a startling landscape worth the visit.

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Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil - The valleys between the national park's rolling sand dunes fill up with water during the rainy season every year, giving this place its striking features.

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Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil - The landscape resembles a drowned desert or a sandy lake, depending on the perspective.

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White Desert, Egypt - This desert's most striking feature is its wind-shaped chalk rock formations that look like giant mushroom clouds frozen in time.

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White Desert, Egypt - These otherworldly-looking formations are the result of occasional sandstorms in the area.

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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, USA - Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve owes its appearance to volcanic activity.

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Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, USA -

The fact that it’s an International Dark Sky Park makes it look even more like another planet.

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Haleakala Crater -

Maui’s Haleakala Crater, Hawaii, is a sight to behold, with a landscape of cinder cones and a massive crater backfilled by lava flows.

See also: Discover America's 30 most stunning national parks

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