Oregon is undeniably one of the most beautiful places on earth. With all of the majestic mountains, shorelines, forests and deserts, it really is something to behold. Have you seen the wondrous John Day Fossil Beds, the torqouise Teardrop Lake at the summit of South Sister, or the stunning Pillars of Rome in Jordan Valley? These places are so strange and amazing that they seem like they could’ve been dreamed up in a distant world. Check out these 12 incredible photos of the Oregon landscape in all its otherworldly glory.

  1. Teardrop Lake, at the summit of South Sister

Flickr/ Lee Coursey

  1. Pillars of Rome

Flickr/ Charles Knowles

  1. Oregon Caves

Flickr/ Morten Rand-Hendriksen

  1. Steens Mountain Wilderness

Flickr/ Bureau of Land Management

  1. John Day Fossil Beds

Flickr/ Rikki / Julius Reque

  1. Crater Lake

Flickr/ hjl

  1. Cape Perpetua

Flickr/ Priya Saihgal

  1. Plush, Oregon

Flickr/ Bureau of Land Management

  1. Oregon Dunes

Flickr/ Michael Renfrow

  1. Cape Lookout State Park

Flickr/ Luke Detwiler

  1. Fort Rock

Flickr/ Jon Nelson

  1. The Painted Hills

Flickr/ Drew Brayshaw

How many of these places have you been to? Have you been anywhere else in Oregon that looked like another planet? Let us know in the comments.

Flickr/ Lee Coursey

Flickr/ Charles Knowles

Flickr/ Morten Rand-Hendriksen

Flickr/ Bureau of Land Management

Flickr/ Rikki / Julius Reque

Flickr/ hjl

Flickr/ Priya Saihgal

Flickr/ Bureau of Land Management

Flickr/ Michael Renfrow

Flickr/ Luke Detwiler

Flickr/ Jon Nelson

Flickr/ Drew Brayshaw

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