OK..most beautiful place or places that you visited on vacation..(anywhere, anytime)

[Stuart G]

4 off hand...
Banff and Jasper National Parks in Canada.
Glacier Point View in Yosemite National Park in California.
Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

Hit this link and you can see a number of pictures from #2..Glacier Point View in Yosemite in California. There is one view at Glacier point, that is 3500 feet straight down. that is more than twice the height of the Empire State Building from the top view...

give it a chance to load, yes it is worth the time, yes, the pictures are real, I've been there.

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x8096f243c3ebdf89%3A0x58d7e0c22ba6280a!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nps.gov%2Fyose%2Fplanyourvisit%2Fglacierpoint.htm!5sglacier%20point%20-%20Google%20Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttp%3A%2F%2Fmedia2.trover.com%2FT%2F53486b24323043079300090e%2Ffixedw_large_2x.jpg&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijlIjBx_bXAhXD5IMKHYOAB0EQoioIiAEwDg

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. The Scottish Highlands

Glacier Park, MT
The Badlands, SD

[Stuart G]

5. Glacier Park in MT..is incredible..

Going-to-the-Sun Road..
....is a road through Glacier National Park. Words cannot express the beauty ..

here are some pictures from that road:...give it a chance to load, worth the time...beautiful pictures..

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x5368901555555555:0xaf16bc2215c55dec!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm!5sGlacier+National+Park+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttps://?width%3D950%26quality%3D90%26mode%3Dcrop&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfvZPiyfbXAhXM1IMKHcXzBe4QoioIzQEwDA

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Mine:

The Cliffs of Moher (or any other place in Ireland):



The Grand Canyon:


Petrodvorets (Peter the Great's amazing residence and grounds in St. Petersburg):

[Stuart G]

8. More pictures for ..........Petrodvorets...home of Peter the Great.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Petrodvorets&rlz=1T4GGNI_enUS494US495&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=CqImqp1DJKaU7M%253A%252Cyrai5V2Tx2PzoM%252C_&usg=__7auB2Q8Y4bS4-iDJJLWf42QVEns%3D&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxj-OZy_bXAhUh6YMKHUJKBuEQ9QEITTAF#imgrc=Wg2gAK8yjJnYpM:&spf=1512604601016


Just a point of information...when I looked at the picture you posted of Petrodvorets, ...that long narrow pool of water, that is in the center of the picture, going off into the distance, instantly reminded me of Versailles home of King Louie XIV..of France. very similar..

[Rhiannon12866]

9. Oh, thank you!

It really is just amazing - there's a path you can take and if you step on certain stones, another fountain will spring up! And this was from the 1600s! It's not a natural wonder, but mighty impressive, nonetheless!

[Cicada]

3. Yosemite, until I visited St Peters Basilica

And I was sky high on acid at Yosemite so that just proves St Peters is killer bee. It was so transcendingly beautiful it almost made me believe in God. I love to picture people walking out of downtown Middle Ages going to Rome seeing that church in its achingly beautiful - and sublime - perfection. It really would convert the heathens to see something so seemingly impossible. I still don’t understand how mere mortals could produce that church.

[NRaleighLiberal]

4. I will play

Dingle in Ireland
Scotland - too many areas to mention, but the mountainous region of Glen Coe
White Mountain area in the fall at peak foliage
Cross Country skiing in Vermont on a heavily snowing day
The Oregon coast between Yachats and Oceanside - actually right up to Astoria
Yellowstone (especially the Lamar Valley area)
San Juan Islands (especially parts of Orcas)
Mt Rainier in Washington at wildflower time
Ocracoke Island, NC Outer Banks

We don't take all that many vacations but make them count! We've also been lucky to live in nice areas - New England, Washington, Pennsylvania (west of Philadelphia toward Lancaster), now North Carolina (take your pick - coast, or mountains!)

[Stuart G]

6. Thank You for playing...this is a relaxing, and comforting thread, compared to ..

what is going on elsewhere around DU..

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. I should have thanked you for starting it - like a soothing balm!

So, thanks, Stuart G!



Your thread took my mind back to some really delightful memories.

[DFW]

10. (see below) or Kaua'i

I forgot that you can't put punctuation in the title line.

My "see below" was Mahé. Mahé and Kaua'i were tied for my top choices.
I can't decide which.

Mahé is just un-fucking real. So is Kaua'i

Crater Lake and Denali State Park are tied for third.

[Codeine]

11. Zion National Park, Utah. nt

[Stuart G]

12. Pictures from Zion National Park..please give it time to load..pictures are beautiful

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb=!1s0x80caead08844f8d9:0x7c2e3a15aa3656f5!2m22!2m2!1i80!2i80!3m1!2i20!16m16!1b1!2m2!1m1!1e1!2m2!1m1!1e3!2m2!1m1!1e5!2m2!1m1!1e4!2m2!1m1!1e6!3m1!7e115!4shttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zion_National_Park!5sZion+National+Park+-+Google+Search&imagekey=!1e1!2shttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/Zion_angels_landing_view.jpg&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjvt5Xqz_bXAhUM7YMKHfn5DtAQoioIlwEwDw

[A HERETIC I AM]

13. Uluru . (Ayers Rock, NT Australia)

The color changes it goes through as the sun traverses the sky are amazing



I lived in Alice Springs back in the 70’s. They call it “The Red Centre”. The red sand is everywhere and the scenery while stark, can be spectacular

[Beaverhausen]

18. Kata Tjuta is also amazing

I enjoyed exploring it even more. I'm convinced those formations are not of this earth.

http://www.australia.com/en-us/places/alice-springs-and-surrounds/guide-to-kata-tjuta.html

Also visited Kings Canyon.

I want to go back so badly.

[A HERETIC I AM]

19. We visited there also.

“The Olga’s “ are indeed fascinating

[GeorgeGist]

14. Lake Louise, Innsbruck, Big Sur, Sleeping Bear Dunes, Vancouver Island,

[LeftInTX]

15. Nikko, Japan. It's in the mountains. We went when I was in first grade.

[Xolodno]

16. That's a tough one....

Note, I've seen many of the sites off the beaten path listed below, so, I just listed the entire park. I could go on a list on each one.

Sedona
Grand Canyon
Bryce Canyon
Zion
Rocky Mountain National Park
Mt. St. Helens
Point Brown Washington
Mt. Hood
Silverton Falls State Park
Crater Lake
Yellowstone
Grand Tetons
Yosemite
Sequoia
Kings Canyon
Redwoods
Julia Phipher Burns State Park
Big Sur
Maui
Undeveloped Beach South of Cancun
Lake Tahoe
Joshua Tree
Oregon Coast

[Aristus]

17. Not all are vacations. Some were places I travelled to while in the Army.

The Hawaiian Island of Kauai.
The Caribbean west of Jamaica
The Aurora Borealis above the hill country north of Edmonton, Alberta
The full moon on the Saudi desert
Misty mornings in the Cascade Mountains of Washington
The Highlands of Scotland, especially the region around Loch Ness
The German Alps
All of Ireland

[Floyd R. Turbo]

20. Many already mentioned. I would add:

Namibia

Antarctica

Milford Sound New Zealand

[Tommy_Carcetti]

21. The Florida springs (in my backyard now but not growing up) and the Grand Canyon.

And the first time you see the Grand Canyon, it certainly does take your breath away:

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Also, the Florida Keys:

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Eventually I'd like to add Hawaii to the list.

[left-of-center2012]

22. Cape Cod

and/or

A friend's cabin in the Vermont woods,
without running water and indoor plumbing.

Used a fireplace and wood stove for heat/cooking.

Went up to shovel snow off the roof.

[Laffy Kat]

23. The year was 1975 and I was almost 15-years-old...

At the time it was called Yugoslavia. Tito was still in power. We stayed on the western coast. The beaches were rocky and the water was cold but I love it and I never wanted to leave. I felt like I belonged.