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I saw this on the ‘net so it must be true? Supposedly these are real photos of places around the Earth, from an article titled, “A look at the landscapes dreams are made of”

Rugged mountains, arid plains and sylvan glades are lovely, but familiar examples of nature’s splendor. But there are eerily beautiful places around the globe that defy such simple categorization. Here in the Zhangye Danxia Landform Geological Park in Gansu Province, China, the startling coloration in the rocks is the result of 24 million years worth of red sandstone and mineral deposits. This brilliant ‘layer cake’ was then buckled by the same tectonic plates responsible for parts of the Himalayan mountains. Wind and rain carved the the result into this otherworldly landscape.

Tunnel of Love: This long, leafy tunnel looks like a portal to another world. Located near the town of Kleven, Ukraine, it actually provides passage for a private train that carries wood to a local factory. Measuring 1.8 miles long, it’s a popular spot for lovers’ trysts.

Two tourists peer into the depths of a gas crater known as the ‘Door to Hell’ in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan. The flames have burned continuously since Soviet scientists set it ablaze in 1971.

A 360-foot long granite wall in the shape of an ocean wave, shown here with time lapse star trails, stands over 46 feet tall and is one of Western Australia’s most spectacular sights.

A geologist stands among the largest crystals in the world that fill the Cave of Crystals inthe Naica Mine, Chihuahua, Mexico. Formed over millions of years in the mineral-rich geothermally heated water that filled the caves, they were discovered after the water was pumped out of the mine.

Like a forest of columns festooned with pine, the approximately 3100 peaks of the Tianzi Mountains in Wulingyuan, China tower above the valley below.

Red Beach, also known by its older name Red Blanket, lies in the Liao He River delta area near Panjin City, China. Seaweed, a deep green through most of the year, turns firey red in autumn.

The natural terraces of Pamukkale (‘cotton castle’) in southwestern Turkey were formed by deposits of sedimentary rock from the abundant hot springs.

Located on private land in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, Fly Geyser is a joint creation of man and nature. The 5-foot-high formation was created when a geothermal spring broke through the wall of a well, depositing minerals from its steaming plumes.

During the rainy season in February, Salar De Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, becomes saturated with several centimeters water reflecting the summer sky above.

Daffodils glow like lanterns in the blue mists of the Black Forest in Germany.

See more at the source: http://photos.msn.com/slideshow/weather/surreal-landscapes/23v4kl7e#32