Photos of Dream-Like Destinations to Satisfy Your Wanderlust

Like many things we love, travel has been forced to the backburner in the time of coronavirus. Fortunately, the power of the internet allows us to fuel our wanderlust even while we self isolate from the safety and comfort of home. Here are 15 dream-like places to keep you enthralled by travel.

Located on Northern Ireland's north coast, this UNESCO World Heritage Site features tens of thousands of basalt columns resulting from an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. Legend has it that the site is the result of an acrimonious relationship between two giants.

America's first national park is where you'll find the country's largest hot spring and the third-largest in the world. The Grand Prismatic Spring is named for its eye-popping rainbow colors caused by various species of heat-loving bacteria that inhabit it.

Although not as famous as Namibia's Sossusvlei salt pan, this white clay pan is every bit as fascinating. Deadvlei translates to "dead marsh." Surrounded by massive sand dunes, the site dried up after being cut off from the Tsauchab river hundreds of years ago.

Mauritius' mind-boggling underwater waterfall is really just an illusion caused by the flow of underwater currents moving sand. Future visitors might consider taking a helicopter tour to experience this amazing happening in person.

Tianzi Mountain's pillar-shaped mountains made of quartz sandstone were formed by hundreds of millions of years of erosion and served as inspiration for the fictional alien world of Pandora in James Cameron's sci-fi film Avatar.

Often referred to as the "River of Five Colors," Colombia's Cano Cristales explodes with red hues and other brilliant colors from late summer through November. The unique appearance is caused by the river's Macarenia clavigera plants.

Socotra's otherwordly appearance can be attributed to its isolation. As a result, one-third of its plant life is found nowhere else in the world. Socotra's umbrella-like dragon blood trees are among some of the most unique you'll find anywhere.

Iceland is as enchanting as destinations come and its naturally-forming blue ice caves are just one example. Skaftafell National Park is home to one of Europe's largest glaciers in Vatnajokull, where visitors can actually tour this magnificent cave.

This striking section of industrial railway near Klevan, Ukraine is known as the Tunnel of Love and is unsurprisingly a favorite walking path among romantic couples. However, trains still pass through the lush green tree tunnel several times a day.

This awe-inspiring slot canyon in Northern Arizona is among the world's most photogenic geological formations. The result of millions of years of water erosion, it's best experienced up close on a guided tour.

Bolivia's 4,000-plus-square-mile Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world. The amazing landscape was once home to prehistoric lakes that have long since evaporated, leaving behind a thick salt crust that seemingly extends forever.

Located in the biggest wetland and reed marsh in the world, Panjin, China's Red Beach gets its name from its astonishing landscape resulting from the red plant Suaeda salsa. The popular eco-tourist destination peaks from late summer into early fall.

Much like Northern Ireland's Giant's Causeway, the first thing you notice about this Scottish sea cave is its countless basalt columns, which conveniently form an unrefined walking path that visitors can follow deep inside the cave.

Pamukkale, Turkey is renowned for its beautiful thermal pools filled with turquoise water. These travertine terraces have been built up over millennia by limestone deposits left behind by running water and continue to draw visitors from all over the world.

Zhangye Danxia Landform Geopark is where you'll find the famous Rainbow Mountains of China. Rivaling something you might find in a Dr. Seuss book, this UNESCO World Heritage Site was formed millions of years ago by the same tectonic plate movements that helped create the Himalayas.