The world's viewpoints
Every viewpoint in our write-ups, all 409 of them, grouped by continent. Each card opens the full page: what it is, its best season, time to allow and how to reach it.
Europe 130
Ontika Klint
Pakri Cliffs and Lighthouse
Panga Cliff
Taevaskoja
Tuhala Witch's Well
Türisalu Cliff
Etretat Cliffs
Pointe du Raz
Provence Lavender Fields
Roche d'Oetre
The Calanche of Piana
The Calanques
The Drachenfels
The Rhine Valley
Amalfi Coast
Cinque Terre
Scala dei Turchi
Val d'Orcia
Seven Sisters Cliffs
The Giant's Causeway
The Jurassic Coast
The Scottish Highlands
White Cliffs of Dover
The Geta Mountains
Llogara Pass
The Blue Eye
Roc del Quer Viewpoint
Baumkronenweg Kopfing
Dachstein Skywalk
Kahlenberg
Krippenstein and the 5fingers
Postlingberg
Vrelo Bosne
Belogradchik Rocks
Melnik and Rozhen
Cape Greco
Cesky Raj
The Hranice Abyss
The Vltava Meanders at Maj
Bulbjerg
Himmelbjerget
Mons Klint
Rabjerg Mile
Skagen and Grenen
Stevns Klint
Drangarnir
The Vestmanna Bird Cliffs
Aurora Hunting in Lapland
Pyynikki Ridge
The Barbary Macaques
Lycabettus Hill
Dobogoko
The Danube Bend
Tihany Peninsula
Borgarfjordur Eystri
Dyrholaey
Hvitserkur
Lakagigar Crater Row
Latrabjarg
Whale Watching in Husavik
Cliffs of Moher
Downpatrick Head
Ladies View
Loop Head
Malin Head
Mizen Head
Slieve League
The Burren
Aventine Keyhole
Gianicolo Hill
Piazzale Michelangelo
Cape Kolka
Merkine Observation Tower
Parnidis Dune
Ventes Ragas
Chemin de la Corniche
Dingli Cliffs
Diving in Malta
Tete de Chien Viewpoint
The Bay of Kotor
A'DAM Lookout
Euromast
Vaalserberg and the Drielandenpunt
Wilhelminaberg
Dalsnibba
Geirangerfjord
Hardangerfjord
Keiservarden
Lysefjord
Mount Aksla
Naeroyfjord
Nordkapp
Ornesvingen
Rampestreken
Reinebringen
Saltstraumen
Sognefjord
Sohlbergplassen
Stegastein
Tungeneset
Varden
Verdens Ende
Bledow Desert
Olivia Star
Sky Tower Wroclaw
Balcões Viewpoint
Cabo da Roca
Cabo de Sao Vicente
Miradouro da Ponta do Sossego
Miradouro da Senhora do Monte
Miradouro de Santa Luzia
Miradouro do Véu da Noiva
Nazare and Praia do Norte
Ponta da Piedade
São Leonardo de Galafura
Serra do Cume
The Algarve Coast
The Transfagarasan Highway
Monte Titano and its Views
Djavolja Varos (Devil's Town)
The Logar Valley
Balcon de Europa
Mirador del Rio
Magdalenefjorden
The Fjords and Glaciers of Svalbard
Kullaberg
Gornergrat
Rochers-de-Naye
The Tunnel of Love
Symonds Yat Rock
Asia 88
Amanohashidate
Matsushima Bay
The Mud Volcanoes
Yanar Dag
The Tree of Life
Srimangal and the Tea Gardens
Haa Valley
Phobjikha Valley
Kratié and the Irrawaddy Dolphins
Niubei Mountain
The Li River and Guilin
The Longji Rice Terraces
Yuanyang Rice Terraces
Zhangye Danxia
Victoria Peak
Munnar
The Kerala Backwaters
Cancar Spider Rice Fields
The Bali Rice Terraces
The Dieng Plateau
Wairinding Hills
The Hula Valley
Mount Inasa
Mount Moiwa
Unkai Terrace
Azraq Wetland Reserve
Wadi Rum
Jeti-Ögüz
Nong Khiaw
Vang Vieng
Fraser's Hill
The Cameron Highlands
The Kinabatangan River
The Tip of Borneo
The Gobi Desert
Upper Mustang
Salalah and Dhofar
The Musandam Peninsula
The Wahiba Sands
The Hunza Valley
The Terraces of Battir
Dingalan Viewpoint
Donsol
Kapurpurawan Rock Formation
Kiltepan Peak
Lignon Hill
Mount Tapyas Viewpoint
People's Park in the Sky
The Banaue Rice Terraces
The Biri Rock Formations
The Chocolate Hills, Bohol
Khor Al Adaid, the Inland Sea
Zekreet and Richard Serra's East-West
The Edge of the World
Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve
Boseong Green Tea Fields
Dodamsambong, Danyang
Hanbando Cliff
Taejongdae
Ella and the Hill Country
Nuwara Eliya and the Tea Country
Bitou Cape and Longdong Bay
Cingjing Farm
Gaomei Wetlands
The East Rift Valley
The Qingshui Cliffs
Tianliao Moon World
Yehliu Geopark
The Wakhan Valley
Doi Pha Tang
Golden Triangle, Sop Ruak
Phu Chi Fa
Samet Nangshe
Cappadocia
Pierre Loti Hill
Şeytan Sofrası
The Bosphorus
The Darvaza Gas Crater
Liwa and the Empty Quarter
The Dubai Desert Safari
Nurata and the Kyzylkum Yurt Camps
Da Lat
Hai Van Pass
Ma Pi Leng Pass
Mu Cang Chai Rice Terraces
The Mekong Delta
The Sapa Rice Terraces
Trang An and Ninh Binh
Africa 56
Serra da Leba Pass
The Tundavala Gap
The Makgadikgadi Pans
The Domes of Fabedougou
The Sindou Peaks
The Southernmost Source of the Nile
Rhumsiki
The Ubangi Rapids
Hadjer el Hamis
Lake Abbé
The Grand Bara
The Congo River
Siwa Oasis
The Nile
The Moka Highlands
Sibebe Rock
The Danakil Depression
The Source of the Niger
The Sani Pass
The Avenue of the Baobabs
The Zomba Plateau
Bandiagara and Dogon Country
Siby and the Mande Hills
The Adrar Desert and Oases
The Richat Structure
Chamarel and the Seven Coloured Earths
Erg Chigaga
The Agafay Desert
The Aït Bouguemez Valley
The Ameln Valley and Tafraout
The Dades Valley
The Draa Valley Palm Groves
The Fint Oasis
The Ourika Valley
The Sahara at Merzouga
The Tizi n'Tichka Pass
Sossusvlei and Deadvlei
Walvis Bay Lagoon
Timia
Olumo Rock
The Wild South
Boca do Inferno
God's Window
Graskop Gorge Lift
Hermanus and the Whale Coast
Signal Hill
The Cape of Good Hope
The Garden Route
The Boya Hills
The Confluence of the Niles
The Mountain Oases
The Tunisian Sahara and Douz
The Source of the Nile, Jinja
The Saharan Dunes
The White Dune of Dakhla
Matobo Hills
Americas 106
Big Sur
Horseshoe Bend
Katmai and Brooks Falls
Monument Valley
Na Pali Coast
Sedona
The Blue Ridge Parkway
Fig Tree Drive
Shirley Heights and the Rugged Coast
Peninsula Valdes
Salinas Grandes
San Javier
Serranía de Hornocal
The Perito Moreno Glacier
Ushuaia and Tierra del Fuego
Casibari and Ayo
The Antilla
The Seroe Colorado Natural Bridge
Current Cut
Glass Window Bridge
Morgan's Bluff
The Queen's Bath
Cherry Tree Hill
Hackleton's Cliff
North Point and River Bay
The Hawksbill Turtles
The Salar de Uyuni
Lencois Maranhenses
Ponta do Seixas
Bay of Fundy and Hopewell Rocks
Bonavista and Elliston
Churchill
Mistaken Point
The Athabasca Sand Dunes
The Cabot Trail, Cape Breton
The Saguenay Fjord and Tadoussac
The Sleeping Giant
Yellowknife and the Aurora
Cayman Brac Bluff
The Captain Keith Tibbetts
The East End Blowholes
The Kittiwake
Cochamó Valley
The Atacama Desert
The Elqui Valley
Cano Cristales
Guatapé and El Peñol
Punta Gallinas
The Cocora Valley
The Tatacoa Desert
Golfo Dulce
The Tárcoles River Crocodiles
The Vinales Valley
Shete Boka's Blowing Coves
Boca de Yuma
Constanza
Hoyo de Pelempito
Las Dunas de Baní
Montaña Redonda
Samaná Humpback Whales
The Camp and Wild Coast
Greenland Northern Lights
Kangerlussuaq and the Ice Sheet Edge
Tasiilaq and East Greenland
The Ilulissat Icefjord
Pointe des Chateaux
Bamboo Avenue
Canoe Valley and Alligator Hole
Lovers' Leap
The Negril West End Cliffs
Diamond Rock
Cerro de la Bufa
Colima Volcano Lookouts
Río Lagartos and Las Coloradas
The El Vizcaíno Whale Lagoons
Torre Latinoamericana
Garibaldi Hill
Boquete
The Amador Causeway
The Cinta Costera
Cruz del Cóndor
Marcahuasi
Tres Cruces
Yanahuara Viewpoint
Cabo Rojo Cliffs and Salt Flats
Humacao Nature Reserve
La Parguera
Las Cabezas de San Juan
The Karst Country and Arecibo
Morne du Vitet
The Coves and Coast of St Barths
Black Rocks
Dennery and the East Coast
The Grande Anse Turtles
The Colombier Valley
The Lagoon and Two-Nation Island
The Cap de Miquelon
The Lighthouse and Rugged Coast
Guana Bay
Northwest Point
The Turks Island Passage
Drake's Seat
Point Udall
Salt River Bay
St Croix's East End
The Frederiksted Pier
Oceania 29