The most beautiful places in the world

The pictures that you see here are part of a new collection of books published by Lonely Planet called “Beautiful world”, which contains 200 pictures the most fascinating places on our planet.

Towering above the cliffs of yellow pine can be seen in the national Park Bryce Canyon, Utah (USA). Crevices in the rock are formed when water freezes and expands, gradually splitting stone.

Thousands of lanterns rise into the night sky during the Thai festival LOI Krathong , which is held every year in November during full moon.

Panoramic view of the building of the London Parliament, big Ben and Westminster bridge shot at dusk with the Thames.

New York city at night, view from the Empire state building.

Hummingbird enjoying the nectar of white flowers in Huntington beach, California.

Aurora Borealis photographed in the early morning in the Arctic circle. Awesome glow is created by the interaction of fast moving from the Sun's charged particles and magnetic fields of the Earth.

The Dolomites, Italy are among the most spectacular mountain landscapes on the planet.

The “tower” of Sandstone can be seen on the border of the U.S. States of Arizona and Utah. They were formed by millions of years of erosion. The shade of red stone that gives the iron oxide.

The annual migration of sardines in southern Africa. Millions of fish are sent to the North.

View of the falls national Park, Croatia Plitvice lakes. The Park consists of lakes, which are different in color from blue and green to grey.

“Wave” is a Sandstone formation on the border of Arizona and Utah. Fancy a game of shapes and colors is the work of erosion.

These stone towers can be seen in the Chinese national Park, Zhangjiajie. They also formed as a result of millions of years of erosion.

Geyser Strokkur is Iceland. It erupts every 2-6 minutes, releasing water to a height of 20 meters.

Chinese famous Li river jagged limestone peaks, turbulent flows, water Buffalo and cormorant.

Chinese rice field terraces. These human-made structures allow us to collect the largest rice crop in mountainous regions of the country.