“One of the most popular locations is the multihued Artists Palette, a series of eroded hills whose coloring is due to the oxidation of natural metal deposits in the mountains,” the magazine raved. “‘Star Wars’ fans will be keen to see the site that inspired the planet Tatooine.”
Many wonders made the list, including royal burial grounds in Egypt, an Indonesian archipelago of 1,500 islands and Turkish cliffs formerly inhabited by Bronze Age troglodytes (cave dwellers). Here are the first 10 destinations on CN Traveller’s accounting; check out the story for all 71 sites, which also throws a bone to Redwood National and State Parks in Northern California.
Conde Nast Traveller’s most beautiful places on earth for 2025
1 Pink Sands Beach, Harbour Island, Bahamas
2 Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
3 Zhangye National Geopark, China
4 Cappadocia, Turkey
5 Victoria Falls, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Paths lined by clover and ferns lead through Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, which is part of the Redwood National and State Parks cluster in Northern California. (Getty Images)
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