50 Most Amazing Places To Visit In The Americas

We love to travel but we also love to write down lists, therefore it wasn´t long before we thought it might be a good idea to make a bucketlist of the most amazing places to visit around the Americas at least once in a lifetime. The final 30 go as follows:

North America

1. Spotted Lake, British Columbia, Canada

   Mineras are responsible for this lake´s good looks.

2. Mount Thor, Baffin Island, Canada

   Mount Thor features the Earth´s greatest vertical drop (1,250 m / 4,101 ft.)

3. Northern Lights, Yukon, Canada
4. Ice Bubbles in Lake Abraham, Alberta, Canada

   Beautiful danger: these bubbles contain methane

5. The Sleeping Giant, Ontario, Canada

   These mesas resemble a giant sleeping on its back. Photo: Wikipedia

6. Mendenhall Ice Caves, Alaska, US

   Icy beauty.

7. Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, US

   Yellowstone Park is best known for its geysers and the Yogi Bear cartoon.

8. Lake Mono, California, US

   Lake Mono was formed about 700 thousand years ago

9. Thor´s Well, Oregon, US

   Thor´s Well seems to be always thirsty.

10. Antelope Canyon, Utah, US

    Photographers can go crazy here

11. The Wave, Utah-Arizona Border, US

    Defintely a hike to remember.

12. Devil´s Tower, Wyoming, US

    Every tribe in the area has a diferent name for this monolith

13. Horseshoe Bend, Colorado, US

    You can reach it after a 1.5 mile hike

14. Naica Giant Crystal Cave, Chihuahua, Mexico

    Naica is extremely hot and visitors can only endure about 10 minutes of exposure. Photo arjuna_zbycho Flickr

15. Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, Michoacan, Mexico

    The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO® World Heritage Site

16. Hidden Beach, Marieta Islands, Mexico

    Hidden Beach is located in a volcanic archipielago near Puerto Vallarta. Photo: Christian Frausto Bernal Flickr

17. Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca, Mexico

    Hierve el Agua looks like a frozen waterfall

18. Agua Azul Falls, Chiapas, Mexico

    These beautiful falls are very close to the ancient mayan city of Palenque.

19. Sumidero Canyon; Chiapas, Mexico

    This impressive canyon is surrounded by jungle. Photo: waywuwei under CC License

20. Cenotes in all the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

    These sinkholes are the result of a massive meteor crash 67 million years ago

Bonus: The Great Mesoamerican Reef Barrier

Central America

1. Lake Atitlan, Solola, Guatemala

   Lake Atitlan and Volcanos Toliman and San Pedro. Photo: Andres Chicol under CC License

2. Turquoise Pools, Guatemala

   Aereal View. Photo: Christopher Crouzet under CC License

3. Pacaya Volcano, Antigua, Guatemala

   Climb an active volcano and have mashmallows to celebrate it

4. Great Blue Hole, Belize

   A massive sinkhole within the sea

5. Volcano National Park, El Salvador

   Emerald Lake in the Santa Ana Volcano crater

6. Los Tercios, El Salvador

   Balsaltic prism with a 10m waterfall

7. Black Hill, Nicaragua

   Black Hill Volacno is the only place to “volcano board” in the world. Photo: Garrett Ziegler under CC License

8. Dama Peak, Rio Platano Biosphere, Honduras

   It takes a few days to get to Dama Peak. Photo: bcellreceptor Flickr

9. Poas Volcano, Costa Rica

   Laguna Caliente is one of the world´s most acidic places. Photo: Sarah Murray CC Flickr

10. Bird´s Island, Panama

    This island is (guess!) a designated bird sanctuary. Photo: Christine and John Fournier under CC License

Bonus: Gualaca Mini Canyon, Panama

South America:

1. Crystal Cano, 5 colored river, Colombia

   Cano Crystal is also known as Rainbow River

2. The Lost City, Colombia

   It´s believed to be founded almost 700 years before Machu Pichu but Ciudad Perdida is still a mistery. Photo: Alexander Schimmeck CC Flickr

3. The Lost World, Mount Roraima, Venezuela

   The top of Mount Roraima looks like something out of a movie.

4. Sarisariñama Caves, Venezuela

   Inside Mount Roraima you can find caves like Sarisariñama. Photo: Digital Camera Adventures

5. Jericoacoara, Brazil

   The top of the sand dunes of Jeri are not for the faint hearted

6. Lençóis Maranhenses, Brazil

   This deser has a rain season ¿The result? These blue, green and black lagoons

7. Kicker Rock, Galapgos Island, Ecuador

   Another oddity from Galapagos… you know!

8. Chapada Diamantina Well, Bahia, Brazil

   Enchanted Well, one of many of the Chapada Diamantina National Park

9. Nazca, Peru

   The Condor, one of the many misterious figures of Nazca. Photo: Paul Williams under CC License

10. Huacachina Oasis, Peru (part of the Atacama Desert)

    This oasis is located in the peruvian end of the Atacama desert

11. El Tatio Geysers, Atacama Desert, Chile

    “Tatio” is the quechua word for oven

12. Marble Caves, Chile

    There´s a system of caverns, columns and tunnels carved by the water

13. Mount Fitz Roy, Patagonia, Chile

    One of the most technically challenged mountains on Earth.

14. Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia

    Is the largest and highest salt flat in the world

15. Red Lagoon, Bolivia

    Lamas and flamingos enjoy the stunning scenery

16. The Palace Grotto, Flores, Uruguay

    Photo: Yamandú Cuevas Flickr

17. Waterfall Island, Alto Parana, Paraguay

    They are located within Nacunday National Park

18. The Sphynx, Ischigualasto National Park, Argentina

    Dinosaur land and a UNESCO® World Heritage Site

19. Perito Moreno Glacier, Los Glaciares National Park, Argentina

    Its one of the most spectacular glacier of Los Glaciares National Park

20. Pumice Stone Sea, Catamarca, Argentina

    Pumice stone waves

Bonus: Red Dolphins in the Amazon River

We hope that breaking the list into geographical regions that are home to the most amazing places to visit in the Americas, will make your travel plans and routes – we hope – easier. Have you start planning?