The most beautiful rocks in the world

The best of the world of rocks and cliffs

Petr Liška
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Updated: 19.10.2021
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Thanks to water and wind erosion, we can admire the beautiful rock towers and formations in the world. The most beautiful places you find in this list

1.
Cappadocia

The most beautiful area of Turkey

Rating:
 5 

Cappadocia is one of the most fairytale areas in the world – bizarre tuff chimneys of all shapes and colors… continue reading

2.
Bryce Canyon National Park

Canyon full of fairytale towers

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 2 332 m / 7 651 ft

Bryce Canyon despite its name is not a typical example of the classic canyon. It's basically a series of… continue reading

3.
Wulingyuan

The most beautiful area of China

Rating:
 5 

Near the city of Wulingyuan there are four beautiful national parks, where you can admire the incredibly high… continue reading

4.
Arches National Park

The most beautiful rock arches of the world

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 1 473 m / 4 833 ft

Arches National Park is located north of the Colorado River near the provincial town of Moab. You will find… continue reading

5.
Wadi Rum desert

The most beautiful desert of Jordan

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 993 m / 3 258 ft

Orange desert of Wadi Rum is one of the most beautiful deserts of the world. You can find here orange sand… continue reading

6.
Monument Valley

The most famous rock formations of the world

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 1 711 m / 5 614 ft

At Arizona and Utah there is probably the most typical „American West“ country, often referred to as the… continue reading

7.
El Silar

Bolivian Bryce canyon

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 3 350 m / 10 991 ft

The most beautiful part of the valley Palca is a vast rock town of El Silar. Hundreds of eroded rock towers… continue reading

8.
České Švýcarsko and Labské pískovce

The most beautiful region of the Czech Republic

Rating:
 4.5 

Area loved by photographers and tourists surrounding the Elbe canyon at the border with Germany. You will… continue reading

9.
San Pedro de Atacama

The region of fairy rock formations

Rating:
 4.5 

San Pedro de Atacama and its fabulous surroundings are literally a magnet for tourists. From this picturesque… continue reading

10.
Adršpašsko teplické rocks

The most beautiful rock city in the Czech Republic

Rating:
 5 
| Altitude: 544 m / 1 785 ft

Adrspach Teplice Rocks are the largest rock town in the Czech Republic. Rock towers reach a height of up to a… continue reading

11.
Goblin Valley State Park

Fairytale Valley of the Goblins in Southeast Utah

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 501 m / 4 925 ft

State Park in the southeastern part of Utah, which is not as popular as the more famous parks of the West of… continue reading

12.
Prachovské Rocks

The most famous rock town in Czech republic

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 462 m / 1 516 ft

Prachovské rocks are the best known and most famous rock city in the Czech Republic for both tourists and… continue reading

13.
Palca Canyon

A bizarre canyon full of rock formations

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 3 660 m / 12 008 ft

Just a short distance to the east of the largest city of Bolivia La Paz is another natural wonder – the… continue reading

14.
Calanche Piana

The most beautiful rocks of Corsica

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 427 m / 1 401 ft

On the western coast of Corsica, overlooking the Gulf of Ports is the massive Calanche Piana massif. The red… continue reading

15.
Joshua Tree national park

Rock Formations and beautiful Joshua Trees

Rating:
 4.5 

Just less than 200 kilometers east of Los Angeles is located a beautiful Joshua Tree National Park. Here you… continue reading

16.
Súľovské Rocks

The famous Slovak rock town

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 816 m / 2 677 ft

Suľovské skaly is located about 20 km southwest of the town of Žilina, in Súľovské vrchy. The highest point… continue reading

17.
Roques de Garcia

The most beautiful rock formations in Tenerife

Rating:
 3.5 
| Altitude: 2 140 m / 7 021 ft

Rock pinnacles Roques de Garcia is one of the most visited places in the National Park of Las Canadas del… continue reading

18.
Monkey fingers rocks at Tamellalt

Fairytale rock wall

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 1 620 m / 5 315 ft

One of the most beautiful places in the valley of the Dades River is in the neighborhood of Tamellalt.… continue reading

19.
Skazka Canyon

Death Valley in Kyrgyzstan

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 1 629 m / 5 344 ft

From Karakol we return back to Bishkek by the southern route and visit the canyon of Skazka (perhaps known… continue reading

20.
Durdle Door

Famous rock arch on the Jurassic Coast

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 0 m / 0 ft

Perhaps the most beautiful part of the English coast are snowy white cliffs near Lulworth town. The most… continue reading

21.
Pancakes Rocks

The most famous rocks in New Zealand

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 20 m / 66 ft

The most famous rock formations in New Zealand are located near Punakaiki on the west coast of the South… continue reading

22.
Rauky on the island of Fårö

Rock towers at Langhammars

Altitude: 13 m / 43 ft

One of the most impressive meadows – that is, rock towers created in a very specific way – rise to the sky in… continue reading

23.
Three Sisters

The most famous rock formation in Blue Mountains

Rating:
 4.5 
| Altitude: 724 m / 2 375 ft

Perhaps the most famous place in the Blue Mountains National Park is the Three Sisters. Located just outside… continue reading

24.
Gatklettur Rock Gate

Basalt gate at Arnarstapi

Rating:
 4 
| Altitude: 22 m / 72 ft

Anyone who parks a car in Arnarstapi by a huge stone troll has no idea what a fantastic rocky shore awaits… continue reading

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