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32 Photos of Fantasy Landscapes That Really Exist

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Unlike other genres that require little more than your average everyday hillside to establish an environment, great fantasy stories create fantastical settings with stunning, otherworldly features.

Who can imagine Lord of the Rings without the lush greenery of the Shire or the desolate wastelands of Mordor? How big of a bummer would it have been if Harry Potter and his pals had played out their story in a normal boarding school instead of the magical halls of Hogwarts? While we can’t offer you a one-way ticket to Middle-earth, we can tell you where to find the next best thing.

Looking at this collection of landscape photography from around the world, you won’t believe how many incredible natural rock formations and stunning mountain ranges you can visit without even leaving your own dimension! Whether you're a lover of adventure or a fan of fairy tales, you'll find something to admire in these landscape photos featuring the world’s creepiest caves and foggiest forests, along with stunning castles and waterfalls so beautiful you’ll swear they're enchanted.

So vote up these cool real places that look the most like they belong in a fantasy movie below!

  • 1. Northern Lights over a Glacier Lagoon in Iceland

    Northern Lights over a Glacier Lagoon in Iceland
    166 votes
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  • 2. Plitvice Lakes in Croatia

    Plitvice Lakes in Croatia
    174 votes
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  • 3. Ice Caves of Skaftafell, Iceland

    Ice Caves of Skaftafell, Iceland
    163 votes
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  • 4. Cherry Blossom Tunnel Along Meguro River In Tokyo, Japan

    Cherry Blossom Tunnel Along Meguro River In Tokyo, Japan
    180 votes
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  • 5. Grutas Tolantongo in Mexico

    Grutas Tolantongo in Mexico
    188 votes
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  • 6. Reed Flute Cave in China

    Reed Flute Cave in China
    160 votes
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  • 7. PamukkaleThermal Pools, Turkey

    PamukkaleThermal Pools, Turkey
    183 votes
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  • 8. Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany

    Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
    158 votes
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  • 9. Antelope Canyon in Arizona, USA

    Antelope Canyon in Arizona, USA
    136 votes
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  • 10. Path to Halnaker Windmill in Sussex, England

    Path to Halnaker Windmill in Sussex, England
    149 votes
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  • 11. Bioluminescent Plankton on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives

    Bioluminescent Plankton on Vaadhoo Island in the Maldives
    181 votes
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  • 12. Son Doong Cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam

    Son Doong Cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam
    132 votes
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  • 13. Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland

    Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland
    143 votes
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  • 14. Rainbow Mountains at Zhangye Danxia Geological Park in Gansu Province, China

    Rainbow Mountains at Zhangye Danxia Geological Park in Gansu Province, China
    141 votes
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  • 15. Vatnajokull Glacier Cave in Iceland

    Vatnajokull Glacier Cave in Iceland
    94 votes
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  • 16. Wisteria Tunnel in Kitakyushu, Japan

    Wisteria Tunnel in Kitakyushu, Japan
    130 votes
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  • 17. Caño Cristales in Colombia

    Caño Cristales in Colombia
    99 votes
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  • 18. Karst Mountains in Guilin, China

    Karst Mountains in Guilin, China
    117 votes
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  • 19. Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona, USA

    Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in Arizona, USA
    101 votes
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  • 20. Fingal’s Cave in Scotland

    Fingal’s Cave in Scotland
    126 votes
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  • 21. Mono Lake in California, USA

    Mono Lake in California, USA
    118 votes
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  • 22. Mount Roraima in Venezuela

    Mount Roraima in Venezuela
    109 votes
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  • 23. Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia

    Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia
    88 votes
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  • 24. Black Forest in Germany

    Black Forest in Germany
    121 votes
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  • 25. Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA

    Grand Prismatic Spring at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, USA
    105 votes
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  • 26. Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland

    Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland
    99 votes
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  • 27. Blue Grotto in Capri, Italy

    Blue Grotto in Capri, Italy
    103 votes
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  • 28. Avenue of the Baobabs in Madagascar

    Avenue of the Baobabs in Madagascar
    102 votes
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  • 29. Beachy Head near Eastbourne, England

    Beachy Head near Eastbourne, England
    106 votes
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  • 30. Ice Caves near the Mutnovsky Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia

    Ice Caves near the Mutnovsky Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia
    97 votes
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  • 31. Tham Lot Cave in Thailand

    Tham Lot Cave in Thailand
    81 votes
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  • 32. Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia, Turkey

    Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia, Turkey
    76 votes
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