From the people who've been delivering trustworthy guidebooks to every destination in the world for 40 years,Lonely Planet's50 Natural Wonders To Blow Your Mindwill take you on a tour of the world's most mind-boggling wild and wonderful places, and help you discover just how extraordinary our planet really is.For all of our obsessions with man-made wonders, nothing compares to the creations of Mother Nature. Vast underground cave systems, wild desert landscapes, breathtaking waterfalls, staggering geology and spectacular vestiges of our prehistoric past all remind us of our small place in Earth's story.Even with our ever-expanding knowledge of the way the world has come to be, some landscapes still leave us utterly perplexed. This is the mystery and the majesty of the natural world. In this book we've attempted to capture just a fraction of what our planet has to offer, and we hope it inspires you to get out and find your own slice of pleasure in the great outdoors.Contents:Beach idyllBeach of the Cathedrals // SpainHidden Beach, Marieta Islands // MexicoMoeraki Boulders, South Island // New ZealandPalawan Island // The PhilippinesSantorini, Cyclades Islands // GreeceVaadhoo Island // MaldivesDeep downCave of Crystals // MexicoDarvaza Crater // TurkmenistanGrand Prismatic Spring, Wyoming // USAGreat Barrier Reef, Queensland // AustraliaGreat Blue Hole // BelizeHang Son Doong // VietnamJeita Grotto, Keserwan // LebanonLake Baikal, Siberia // RussiaManjanggul Lava Tube // South KoreaMarble Caves // Chile and ArgentinaMendenhall Ice Caves, Alaska // USAThe Mariana Trench // Western Pacific OceanMountainous wondersHuangguoshu Waterfall // ChinaLauterbrunnen Valley // SwitzerlandMilford Sound, South Island // New ZealandMount Everest // Nepal and TibetMount Roraima // VenezuelaMusandam Fjords // OmanPerito Moreno Glacier // ArgentinaThe Grand Canyon, Arizona // USATianzi Mountains // ChinaTrolltunga // NorwayMystical and mythicalAurora Borealis // GreenlandFairy Pools, Isle of Skye // ScotlandFingal's Cave, Inner Hebrides // ScotlandGiant's Causeway, County Antrim // Northern IrelandThe Waitomo Glow-worm Caves // New ZealandUluru, Northern Territory // AustraliaNational parksKakadu National Park, Northern Territory // AustraliaLencois Maranhenses National Park // BrazilPlitvice Lakes National Park // CroatiaThe Wildebeest Migration // Tanzania and KenyaYosemite National Park, California // USAStrange landscapesBristlecone Pines, California // USACrooked Forest // PolandEye of the Sahara // MauritaniaIce Towers of Mount Erebus // AntarcticaLiving Root Bridges of Cherrapunji // IndiaPamukkale // TurkeySagano Bamboo Forest // JapanSalar de Uyuni // BoliviaSocotra Island and Archipelago // YemenSpotted Lake, British Columbia // CanadaWhite Desert // EgyptAbout Lonely Planet:Since 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel media company with guidebooks to every destination, an award-winning website, mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet covers must-see spots but also enables curious travellers to get off beaten paths to understand more of the culture of the places in which they find themselves. The world awaits!