Places
| Country | Place Name | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | Praia de Canhoca, Benguela | |
| Argentina | San Antonio de Areco | |
| Argentina | Purmamarca, Cerro de Siete Colores | |
| Argentina | Serranía de Hornocal | |
| Armenia | Jermuk | Jermuk is a mountain spa town in southern Armenia. |
| Bahamas | Treasure Cay | |
| Bolivia | Salar de Uyuni | world's largest salt flat |
| Brazil | Lagoa Verde | exceptionally clear waters |
| Brazil | Fernando de Noronha | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Brazil | Rua Gonçalo de Carvalho, Porto Alegre | |
| Brazil | Tiradentes, Minas Gerais | |
| Canada | Hough House, 100 Laird Avenue South, Amherstburg, Ontario | |
| Canada | Kitsault, BC | mining town created in 1979 and abandoned in 1982 |
| Canada | Cheltenham Badlands, Caledon, Ontario | part of the Niagara Escarpment, which was designated as a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserv |
| Canada | Maligne Lake, Jasper National Park | |
| Canada | Bluffer's Park, Scarborough, Ontario | |
| Canada | St. Lazare, Manitoba | As seen on Google maps, place names, street and store signs in French. |
| Canada | Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, Charlevoix, Quebec | |
| Canada | Grand Bend, Ontario | Community located on the shores of Lake Huron. Carribean-like beaches. |
| Canada | Tribune Bay Provincial Park, Hornby Island, British Columbia | Tribune Bay Provincial Park is famous for its paradisaical coastline, which offers a long stretch of soft, white sand beach that meets shallow, positively jewel-toned waters. It is also considered to be one of the warmest saltwater swimming areas in the province, according to the B.C. government. |
| Canada | Sandbanks Provincial Park, Ontario | The park is considered one of the best sandy beaches in Ontario and contains the largest bay-mouth barrier dune formation in the world. You can see 12 kms of white sand dunes stretching along the lake. |
| Canada | Blue Lake Provincial Park, Ontario | Located in Kenora District. Renowned for its crystal clear sapphire blue waters and long sandy beach. |
| Canada | Elora, Ontario | It is well known for its 19th-century limestone architecture, particularly its mill, built in 1832 on teh Grand River. |
| Canada | Long Point National Wildlife Area | |
| Canada | Fernie, British Columbia | Apparently, it's the only BC city completely surrounded ny the Rockies. |
| Chile | Torres del Paine National Park | |
| Colombia | Hotel de Salto | Opened in 1928, this Colombian hotel catered to tourists visiting the nearby waterfall. It was closed down in the early 90s, and today stands abandoned. |
| Croatia | Hvar | City and port on the island of Hvar. |
| Dominican Republic | Las Terrenas | From a January 27, 2022 'New York Times' article: "a small seaside town that tends to attract a crowd that despises all-inclusives". |
| Ecuador | Bartolomé Island | Volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands group, just off the east coast of Santiago Island. It is one of the "younger" islands in the Galápagos archipelago. This island, and Sulivan Bay on Santiago island, are named after naturalist and lifelong friend of Charles Darwin, Sir Bartholomew James Sulivan, who was a lieutenant aboard HMS Beagle. |
| England | Puzzlewood, near Coleford in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire | the inspiration for the forests of Middle-earth in The Lord of the Rings, such as the Old Forest, Mirkwood, Fangorn or Lothlórien |
| England | Jurassic Coast | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| England | Corfe Castle, Dorset | one of the first castles built by the Normans |
| Ethiopia | Bishoftu | |
| France | Bormes-les-Mimosas | |
| France | Kaysersberg | Town on the Wine Route considered one of the most charming cities in Alsace, with its paved streets and half-timbered houses. Offers camping possibilities and quiet walks in the forest. |
| Georgia | Gagra, Abkhazia | "Russian Riviera" |
| Greece | Kos Island | |
| Greece | Skiathos | Known for crystal blue waters and beautiful beaches. |
| Guatemala | Livingston, Guatemala | mix of cultures |
| Honduras | Roatán | |
| India | Havelock Island | scuba diver's haven |
| Italy | Craco | A ghost town and comune in the province of Matera, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata. |
| Italy | Militello Rosmarino, Sicily | |
| Italy | Chia, Sardinia | |
| Italy | Manarola | Historic buildings. |
| Italy | Santa Maria dell’Isola, Calabria | A fairytale church sat atop the ‘island’ rock in front of Tropea, Santa Maria dell’Isola Monastery is an iconic image on the Coast of the Gods (La Costa degli Dei), Calabria. Perched on a rocky promontory and surrounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea, you can only reach this 4th century monastery by scaling the staircase that leads up the cliff. |
| Italy | Civitacampomarano | Commune in Molise, Italy. Population went from a high of 3,000 in the 1970s to 300. |
| Italy | Patrica | Patrica is a hill-top comune (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio. Selling homes for 1 euro. |
| Malawi | Lake Malawi | |
| Maldives | sea of stars, Vaadhoo Island | 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. |
| Mauritius | Rodrigues and St. Brandon | |
| Mauritius | Chagos Archipelago | |
| Mexico | Playa Chacala Nayarit | Guy Mc Nicoll: une autre petite merveille à découvrir. Peu de touristes et tu peux dormir sur la playa avec ton camper. |
| Mexico | San Pancho/San Francisco | Under-the-radar beach/surf town. |
| Morocco | Essaouira | City in the western Moroccan region of Meṛṛakec-Asfi, on the Atlantic coast. |
| Norway | Lofoten | |
| Panama | Guna Yala | Carribean |
| Peru | Huacachina | A village built around a small oasis and surrounded by sand dunes in southwestern Peru. It is about five kilometers from the city of Ica. |
| Philippines | El Nido, Palawan | It is known for its white-sand beaches, coral reefs, and limestone cliffs, as well as for being the gateway to the Bacuit archipelago. |
| Portugal | São Miguel Island, Azores | nicknamed "The Green Island" |
| Portugal | Palácio da Pena | |
| Portugal | Castelo dos Mouros | Classified as a National Monument, part of the Sintra Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Moonhole | Moonhole is a private community on the island of Bequia (Bek-way) in the Grenadines. Moonhole derives its name from a massive arch formed in volcanic substrate through which the setting moon is sometimes visible. |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Canouan | Island in the Grenadines belonging to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is a small island, measuring only 5.6 km (3.5 miles) by 2 km (1.25 miles) and has a surface of 7.6 km². It lies approximately 40 km (25 miles) south of the island of St. Vincent. The population is about 1,700. |
| Scotland | Mellon Udrigle | nice beaches |
| Scotland | Ailsa Craig | Island west of mainland Scotland made of "blue hone" microgranite which has long been quarried to make curling stones. Colloquially known as "Paddy's milestone", was a haven for Catholics during the Scottish Reformation in the 16th century. |
| Spain | Caminito del Rey (Desfiladero del los Gaitanos gorge) | |
| Spain | Calo des Moro, Mallorca | |
| Turkey | Hasankeyf | |
| Turkey | Burj Al Babas | Residential development located near the Turkish town of Mudurnu. The homes in the development are designed to resemble miniature chateaux. Construction began in 2014. The development was originally successful, but sales eventually stalled, causing the developer to enter bankruptcy. |
| Turkey | Gobekli Tepe | Dated to between c. 9500 and 8000 BCE, the site comprises a number of large circular structures supported by massive stone pillars – the world's oldest known megaliths. |
| United Kingdom | Wallblake House, The Valley, Anguilla | |
| United Kingdom | Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands | The smallest of the four main islands of the British Virgin Islands. |
| United States | The Wave, Arizona | standard windows wallpaper |
| United States | Ten Thousand Islands, Florida (South West coast) | |
| United States | Tipton Place, Cades Cove, Tennessee section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park | An isolated valley that was home to numerous settlers before the formation of the national park. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| United States | Greenville, S.C. | Tucked into the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
| United States | Taos, New Mexico | This far-out mountain town is unlike any other place on earth—and that’s the appeal. Bordered on three sides by the towering red peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Taos is one of the few places that retains its native culture, thriving art scene and connection to the great outdoors. |
| United States | Piney Woods | A forest chain from northeastern Texas to Southern Arkansas. |
| United States | Oregon's remote high desert | |
| United States | Beach Park Hotel | 600 Ocean Dr, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA |
| United States | Bay de Noc Township, Michigan | |
| United States | Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts | |
| United States | Dells of the Wisconsin River | |
| United States | Woodlawn Cemetery, The Bronx, New York | |
| United States | Carondelet, St. Louis, Missouri | |
| United States | Gerritsen Beach, Brooklyn | |
| United States | Palmyra Atoll | |
| United States | Rancho Campo de los Franceses | Refers to French-Canadian fur trappers who wintered there. |
| United States | Salton Sea, California | Largest lake in California. |
| United States | Lambertville, New Jersey | |
| United States | St. Augustine, Florida | St. Augustine is the oldest city in the United States, as evidenced by its cobblestone streets, Spanish colonial architecture, and historic structures like the 17th-century Castillo de San Marcos. |
| United States | Paia, Hawaii | It's all about indulging your castaway fantasies in this small village on Maui's North Coast. Sure, the town center is sweet, even a little hip: It boasts a tattoo parlor and boutiques selling stylish, locally made beachwear. However, insiders know that Paia is all about the beach—namely, Ho’okipa Beach Park, beloved by locals for its white sand and by surfers, wind-surfers, and kite-surfers for its near-perfect breaks. |
| United States | Bodie, California | Often said to be the best ghost town in the West, the former mining town in the Sierra Nevadas feels frozen in time. Visitors can stroll the deserted streets, peek in the windows of the church, schoolhouse, barbershop, and saloon, and scope out the old relics that still remain intact today. |
| United States | Carrizo Plain | Large enclosed grassland plain, approximately 50 miles (80 km) long and up to 15 miles (24 km) across, in southeastern San Luis Obispo County, California, about 100 miles (160 km) northwest of Los Angeles. Site of a known superbloom. |
| United States | Gila Wilderness, New Mexico | The world's first designated Wilderness area, a remote stretch that spans more than 870 square miles (2,253 square kilometers) and is home to endangered Mexican gray wolves, elk, deer and other wildlife. |
| United States | Bannack, Montana | Ghost town in Beaverhead County, Montana. |
| United States | Parsons Landing, Santa Catalina Island, California | Parson's Landing is a secluded beach campground located seven miles west of the village of Two Harbors. Its eight primitive sites can accommodate up to eight people each and are accessible by a strenuous 6.7 mile hike on the Silver Peak Trail, or a 7.7 mile walk on the West End Road. |
| United States | Caribou, Colorado | Ghost town. |
| United States | Lassen Volcanic National Park, California | |
| United States | Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, Colorado | Public park with 300 ft sandstone rock formations. |
| United States | Window Rock, Arizona | Red sandstone arch. |
| Wales | Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen | The Welsh language is very strong in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, with the highest proportion of Welsh-speakers being among the young. |