175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

These out-of-this-world photos will make you feel like you’re on another planet. Why spend years training to be an astronaut when you explore strange new worlds right here on earth? So what if you didn’t pass the last phase of the Mars One screening process!

Sometimes, there might be exotic locations right under your nose – we often get bored of our own surroundings even though they might seem completely exotic or even surreal from someone who lives across the globe from you.

These alien photos span practically every continent on Earth, so you can experience fantastic sites like these no matter where you live. But one continent is missing from the list. Which one is it? Can you find any out-of-this-world pictures to complete this list? Add your own photos below, or vote on a favorite!

#1 Glowworms Cave, New Zealand

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: waitomo.com

#2 Tianzi Mountains, China

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Richard Janecki

#3 Fly Geyser, Nevada, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Inge Johnsson

#4 Pamukkale, Turkey

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Ahmet Şahin

#5 Emerald Ice On Baikal Lake, Russia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Alexey Trofimov

#6 Zhangye Danxia Landform In Gansu, China

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: unbelievableinfo.blogspot.it

#7 Monte Roraima – Venezuela

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: lareserva.com

#8 Son Doong Cave, Vietnam

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: National Geographic

#9 Giants Causeway In Northern Ireland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Greg Sinclair

#10 Grand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Heidrun Homburg

#11 Dragonblood Trees, Socotra, Yemen

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Csilla Zelko

#12 Glowing Beach In Maldives

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Will Ho

#13 Cave In Algarve, Portugal

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Bruno Carlos

#14 Naica Mine, Mexico

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Image source: nicole_denise

#15 Antelope Canyon, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: wikipedia.org

#16 Red Beach, Panjin, China

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: MJiA

#17 Abraham Lake, Canada

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Emmanuel Coupe

#18 Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: dadi360 | Takaki Watanabe

#19 Dallol Volcano, Ethiopia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Victoria Rogotneva | Olio Ataxia

#20 Painted Dunes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Lou Lu

#21 Namib Desert, Namibia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Martin Bailey

#22 Ice Cave In Iceland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Julien Ratel

#23 Ice Cave Near The Mutnovsky Volcano, Russia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Denis Budko

#24 Lake Retba, Senegal

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#25 Spotted Lake, Canada

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet
175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#26 Gates To Hell, Derweze, Turkmenistan

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Thien Bui

#27 Lake Hillier, Australia

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Image source: Ockert Le Roux

#28 Lake Natron, Tanzania

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#29 Ice Cave, Oregon, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Nagesh Mahadev

#30 Skaftafell Glacier, Iceland

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Image source: Martin Bailey

#31 The Wave, Arizona, Usa

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Image source: Rachael Curtis

#32 Hallerbos, Belgium

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#33 Caño Cristales Five Colours River At Serranía De La Macarena, Colombia

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#34 Capadoccia / Turkey

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Image source: guidedistanbultour.com

#35 Http://blazepress.com/2015/01/22-amazing-photos-will-make-want-visit-romania/

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#36 Jökulsárlón, Iceland

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Image source: Julien, Vignali

#37 Caño Cristales – Colombia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#38 #31 The Blue Lake – Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#39 Danau Kelimutu, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#40 Death Valley, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Thorsten Scheuermann

#41 Königssee National Park, Germany

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#42 Lençóis Maranhenses

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: geografiadavida.wordpress.com

#43 Egerszalok, Hungary

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Image source: drsoregistvan.lapunk.hu

#44 Champagne Pool, Waiotapu, New Zealand

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Steffe Walther

#45 Cariboo Region, British Columbia, Canada

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: shkabaj.net

#46 Ice Cave, Wisconsin, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Bryan Peterson

#47 Roraima, Venezuela.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#48 Seven Colors Rocks, Mauritius

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#49 # 59 Meteora ,greece

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Image source: discovergreece.com

#50 The Scottish Highlands

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Image source: nomadicalsabbatical.com

#51 Canola Flower Field -china

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#52 Window To Hell, Kamchatka, Russia

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Image source: russiatrek.org

#53 Uluru, Australia

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#54 Jokulsarlon, Iceland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: D-P Photography

#55 Kerlingarfjoll, Iceland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Aaron Huang

#56 #97 Chocolate Hills, Bohol, Philippines

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#57 Transfagarasan Road – Carpathian Mountains – Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#58 Kerið / Grímsnes, Island

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#59 Pancake Rocks, New Zealand

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#60 Jiuzhaigou (九寨溝), China

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: upload.wikimedia.org

#61 Rock Cave, Petra, Jordan

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: ani-shah.com

#62 Huanglong, Sichuan, China

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: en.wikipedia.org

#63 Pinnacles Desert, Western Australia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#64 Eyes Of The Devil – Prohodna Cave In Bulgaria

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: terra-z.ru

#65 Berca Mud Volcanoes (up Close) – Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: ViaGoogleImages

#66 Badab-e Surt, Iran

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: en.wikipedia.org

#67 Devil’s Town Serbia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: flickr.com

#68 Red Lake, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: rolandia.eu

#69 Canaima National Park, Venezuela

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#70 Bigar, Caras-severin,romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#71 Río Celeste, Costa Rica

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: logtourbr.com

#72 Seven Rilski Lakes Bulgaria

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#73 Milfontes, Portugal

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: José Carvalho

#74 Green Fields On Kalsoy, Faroe Islands

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#75 “underwater Waterfall” Illusion, Mauritius Island.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#76 Iceland – Blue Lagoon

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#77 “the Wave” Northern Arizona, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#78 Tsingy De Bemaraha, Madagascar

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: google

#79 Sud Lipez- Bolivia

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#80 Salvador Dali Desert, Uyuni, Bolivia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#81 Vale Da Lua, Chapada Dos Veadeiros, Brazil

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: ÉricoVieirainGoogle

#82 “sete Cidades” Lagoon In Azores, Portugal. Half Green, Half Blue.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Google

#83 Red Lake Uyuni

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#84 Kamukut, Bulgaria

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: otbivki.com

#85 Kuang Si Waterfall, Laos

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#86 Jeiita Grotto, Lebanon

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#87 #49 Kelchsteine, Oberlausitz, Sachsen, Germany

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#88 Firefly Forest In Chugoku Region, Japan.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: mrcloudphotography.tumblr.com

#89 Curonian Spit, Neringa, Lithuania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#90 Moeraki Boulders, South Island, New Zealand

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#91 Rio Celeste, Costa Rica.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#92 Crooked Forest – Krzywy Las, Poland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#93 Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#94 Red Lake Uyuni, Bolivia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#95 National Park Badlands, South Dakota, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#96 Rock Islands, Palau, Pacific Ocean

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: allwaysdive.com.au

#97 Laguna Miscanti, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#98 Isla Santiago, Galápagos Islands

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#99 Apuseni Mountains Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#100 Les Calanques, Marseille

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#101 Volcano Fields, Lanzarote

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#102 Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#103 Uvac River, Serbia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: zeleniaktivista.com

#104 Wai-o-tapu, New Zealand

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#105 Tyulenovo, Bulgaria

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#106 White Pocket – Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, Usa – Reflection Pool

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#107 Reed Flute Cave, China.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#108 Fakistra, Pilio, Greece

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#109 Caño Cristales River. Meta, Colombia. (aka “liquid Rainbow” And “the River Of Five Colors”)

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: farm8.staticflickr.com

#110 The Sfinx – Bucegi Mountains, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#111 Yuanyang Rice Terraces, China.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#112 Aniao Islets, Baler, Philippines

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#113 Uluru, Northern Territory, Australia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#114 Piedras Rojas, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#115 Lake Pielinen Seen From The Mountain Koli

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: koli.fi

#116 Peyto Lake, Canada

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#117 “lago De Los Deseos” Ibiza, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: blog.grupoeuropa.com

#118 Gulf Of Carpenteria Queensland Australia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#119 Haleakala Crater, Maui, Hawaii

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#120 Canon Cristales River, River That Run Away From Paradise

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#121 Banyan Tree Jungle, Island Of Moorea, French Polynesia.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#122 Diapir Of Cardona, Catalonia, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#123 Sentinels Of The Artic, Finland.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#124 Lake Sørvágsvatn, Faroe Islands.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#125 Navagio Beach, Zakynthos Island, Greece

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#126 Marieta Islands, Nayarit, Mexico

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#127 Columbia Icefield, Jasper, Canada

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#128 Grand Canyon, Arizona, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: thecanyon.com

#129 Tinto River, Huelva, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#130 Towers Of Pain, Chile.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#131 Marble Cave Of Chile Chico, Patagonia, Chile.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#132 Richat Structure, Eye Of Sahara / Africa, Mauritania.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#133 Vltava River, Czech Republic.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

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#134 Semuc Champey, Guatemala

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#135 Craters Of The Moon, National Monument, Id

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#136 Mont Mba Pit Cameroun

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#137 Djavolja Varos, Serbia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: upload.wikimedia.org

#138 The Schlern (dolomites, South Tyrol) Http://www.boredpanda.com/the-dolomites/

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#139 Alvord Desert, Oregon.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#140 Lake Superior

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#141 Valle De La Luna, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#142 Ploumanac’h (cote De Granit Rose), Brittany, France

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#143 Ngurtafur Beach, Kei Islands Moluccas Southeat Of East Indonesia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#144 White Rock – “la Grunj”, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#145 Black Canyon, Colorado, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: potd.pdnonline.com

#146 Fire Mounts, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#147 Beach Of The Cathedrals, Lugo, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: dondehacerfotos.com

#148 Étrerat, France.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#149 Seven Lakes, Triglav National Park, Slovenia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#150 Piedras Rojas, San Pedro De Atacama, Chile

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#151 Garden Of The Gods, Colorado Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#152 Mud Volcanoes -> Berca, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#153 Mayan City Of Calakmul, Campeche Mexico

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#154 Cappadocia, Turkey

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#155 Durdle Door, South Coast, England

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#156 Retezat Mountains, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#157 Mendenhall Glaisher Alaska Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#158 Bigar Waterfall, Romania.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

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#159 Black Waterfall In Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

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#160 Palouse Valley, Washington, Usa.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: 500px.com

#161 Victoria Falls Zambia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: google.com

#162 Lençois Maranhenses National Park

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#163 Cliffside

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

Image source: Justapiciuseforascreensaverifoundontheweb

#164 Muddy Volcanoes, Romania

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#165 Dettifoss, Northeast Iceland

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#166 Red Valley, Arizona, Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#167 Miradouro Da Lua, Angola

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#168 Bungle Bungles, Australia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#169 “bardenas Reales” Of Navarra, Spain.

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#170 Island Pag, Croatia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#171 Morro De Rubiao Junior Botucatu Sp Brazil’

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#172 Between Wasilla And Eagle River, Alaska Usa

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#173 Hawang Cave At Kei Islands Moluccas Southeast Of East Indonesia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#174 Low Tide View At Geger Beach, Nusadua, Bali, Indonesia

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet

#175 Navarino,greece

175 Unbelievable Places That Look Like They’re From Another Planet