15 Most Magical Places in the World
September 16th, 2009 by KatieWant to share the magic? Tweet or Stumble this article!
Wizards, sorcerers, hobbits and goblins. This maybe the stuff of fairy-tales but you can bring magic to life! Visit these breath-taking magical destinations and live out your own travel legend!
Travel and make-believe certainly go hand in hand.
Whether it’s royal palaces, enchanted forests or magical lagoons, traveling the world can bring your favorite fairy-tales to life!
So grab your wand, mount your white horse and take a virtual journey through the 15 most magical places in the world!
1. Sorcerer’s Castle, Lausanne, Switzerland
2. The Enchanted Forest, Oberursel, Germany
3. Wizards’ Town, Gent, Belgium
4. Magical Lagoon, Mount Cook, New Zealand
5. Emperor’s Palace, Versailles, France
6. Knights’ Ship, River Elbe, Germany
7. Prince Charming’s Castle, Gstaad, Switzerland
8. Golden Pagodas, Bagan, Myanmar
9. The Faraway Tree, Oxfordshire, UK
10. Rapunzel’s Tower, Huddersfield, UK
11. Wishing Bridge, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
12. Warlocks’ Castle, Angus, Scotland
13. The Snow Queen’s Lair, Hausham, Germany
14. Hobbits’ House, Dordogne, France
15. Lake of Dreams, Yuangshuo, China
Been to any of these places? Got more magical travel recommendations? Which fairy-tale character would you be*?!
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Tags: belgium, castle, china, destination ideas, Europe, forest, germany, palace, scotland, switzerland, UK, versailles
September 16th, 2009 at 10:33 am
A great place to go that is just magical is called Tupelo Gum Pond in Missouri, USA. It is one of the most remote places and very hard to get to without a 4-wheel-drive.
September 16th, 2009 at 10:42 am
sooo very beautiful – excellent places to showcase!
September 16th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Having just returned from two weeks in Portugal, I’d totally add Sintra to this list.
September 16th, 2009 at 12:32 pm
there is no Magic in the Americas.
Surprise surprise.
September 16th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Stunning photos, but where is the original of Disney’s Cinderella Casle–Neuschwanstein in Bavaria?
September 16th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
Yes, it’s in Bavaria:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle
Looks pretty cool!
September 17th, 2009 at 5:25 am
Amazing.
September 18th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Being an actual award-winning magician myself I enjoyed this list a lot!!
September 18th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
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September 20th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
no Canada on here?
Lake louise anyone?
http://www.askaweddingplanner.com/blog/wp-content/2009/04/fairmont_chateau_lake_louise.jpg
September 21st, 2009 at 5:30 am
Thanks for the stunning pic Wat, magical!
You might also like this post:
http://www.tripbase.com/blog/12-most-magnificent-lakes-in-the-world/
September 21st, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Absoutely breathtaking!! Thank you for sharing!!–Stephanie
September 21st, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Most certainly an award-winning post. Puts travel in a whole new category.
September 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 am
great hi def pictures….but no disney world? that place is magical!
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:25 am
Disney World will be featuring soon, watch this space!!
September 23rd, 2009 at 6:20 am
beautiful photos
September 28th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
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October 4th, 2009 at 6:19 am
Beautiful post! I have been to 1, 2, 5, 7, and 11!
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October 23rd, 2009 at 8:42 am
Some incredible places and beautiful pictures. I agree with Katherines comments about Sintra in Portugal, it is out of this world.
November 19th, 2009 at 7:13 am
Fort Myers and Naples Beaches are very beautiful. Nothing is more inspiring than the sunsets over playful dolphins. Even an excursion into the everglades would be amazing. And lets not forget the sport fishing, need I say more?
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December 16th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Hmmm very eurosintric research. There’s so much magic around the entire world: Africa, South America, Australia, North America, South East Asia. My God this post looses some validity because of the narrow perception. Dont respect this research. Good start but very single minded. Thank You
December 27th, 2009 at 5:24 am
Mari, this was aimed primarily at a fantasy magical ’setting’. Places that seem like they could come from a european knight-in-shining-armour fairytale not just generally beautiful places.
Just because it doesn’t include your home town doesn’t mean the creator of this article is closed minded.
December 29th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
um. sorry. but… “hobbit house”??
not the most apt name. since that building doesnt come anywhere close to the description of a hobbit hole.
January 1st, 2010 at 7:57 pm
Put these on my bucket list. I’m been some really beautiful places in the World, even in the US…Wyoming in the Summer, Maui and Kauai, Mount Dessert Island in Maine..these are some really beautiful places in the world.
January 5th, 2010 at 6:26 am
I live in Gent, never thought of it as ‘Wizards Town’ though
. Very beautiful city. Sure worth visiting!
January 7th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Yo, aye nice pictures, i’m from huddersfield and the tower made me laugh, if you’re actually there the whole town including a lovely chemical works is just out of shot to the right. the red stuff around the base is to keep people away from the building itself and at night the carpark is just full of pimped out cars either selling drugs or getting the windows a bit steamy, canada’s probably got something better at least like. i dunno or norway. cheers inabit
January 11th, 2010 at 10:48 am
Please add Santorini in Greece. Peacefully serene and heavenly beautiful, it feels like another dimension, and it is! Words do not do it justice, but magical gets close….Go to the top and experience a sunset….
January 29th, 2010 at 6:33 am
Mari,
I think your comment ‘looses’ some validity because you can not spell.
Think you wanted to say loses.