This massive sinkhole measures almost 1000 ft in diameter and is over 400 ft deep.
Ball's Pyramid, Australia // Surreal Place #22
Jeb Corliss flies towards the tallest volcanic stack in the world at 1,844 ft.
Photo by Jeb Corliss
Stairway to Heaven, Oahu // Surreal Place #14
It began as a wooden ladder built by the U.S. Military to gain access to a radio antenna. Now the Haiku Stairs are 4,000 steps leading to the Puu Keahiakahoe summit.
Photo by Kristofor Gellert
Photo by Ruidi Wang
Photo by Myk Salonga
Waitomo, New Zealand // Surreal Place #13
The Waitomo cave walls are covered in the glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa, which produce incredible blue, star-like formations.
Photo by Aggelou Zias
Cave of Crystals, Mexico // Surreal Place #12
Visitors must wear cooling suits to survive the extremely high temperature of 140 °F.
Photo by Nicole Denise
Photo by Nicole Denise
São Miguel, Portugal // Surreal Place #11
Known as "the road to paradise" this hiking trail in São Miguel Island runs through several volcanic crater-lakes.
Photo by Jorge Feteira
Upolu, Somoa // Surreal Place #10
The Tu Sua trench may be the most beautiful swimming hole in the world. A ladder allows visitors to reach the 100 feet of clear seawater at the bottom.
Photo by Lauren Beasley
Photo by Lauren Beasley
Fingal’s Cave, Scotland // Surreal Place #8
Seventy feet tall hexagonal columns of basalt pillars make up Fingal's cave interior and exterior walls.
Photo by Jim Richardson
Photo by Jim Richardson
You can reach the cave either by boat or you can travel to the small island of Staffa and hike into the cave by stepping from column to column.
Photo by Ron Fullelove
Antelope Canyon, USA // Surreal Place #7
When this canyon was first discovered, herds of prong-horned antelope roamed the area.
Photo by Stephanie Couture
Can't forget about Lake Powell down the street!
Photo by Clinton Melander
Marble Caves, Chile // SURREAL PLACE #5
Glacier movements 6,200 years ago caused the water level of the Lake to drop, allowing waves to shape these caves into the site we see today.
Photo by Raul Urzua de la Sotta
Photo by Raul Urzua de la Sotta
Photo by Raul Urzua de la Sotta
End Of The World Swing // Surreal Place #4
This treehouse swing in Ecuador allows visitors to thrust themselves over the deep valley below (no seat belts or harnesses available).
Photo by Sean Hacker Teper
Sea of Stars, Maldives // Surreal Place #2
It turns out that putting a certain type of plankton under stress results in one of the most stress-relieving sights on the planet, their resultant blue glow creating astral patterns on sea shores.
Photo by Doug Perinne
Photo by Will Ho
Salar De Uyuni, Bolivia // Surreal Place #1
We're starting a list of the most surreal places on earth!
#1 is Salar De Uyuni, the world’s largest natural mirror. It's estimated to contain around 10 billion tons of salt.
Photo by Guy Nesher
Photo by Nicolas Aravena
Photo by Tomohiro Nakatate