Explore this extensive list of over 500 incredible photography locations across the globe. Covering natural wonders, iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and architectural marvels, this guide is perfect for photographers seeking unique and memorable shots in every corner of the world.
Photography Locations by Country
United States
- Yosemite National Park, California
- Antelope Canyon, Arizona
- Times Square, New York City
- Brooklyn Bridge, New York
- Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee/North Carolina
- Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming/Montana/Idaho
- Monument Valley, Utah/Arizona
- Miami Beach, Florida
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
- Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada
- Arches National Park, Utah
- Rocky Mountains, Colorado
- Zion National Park, Utah
- Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah
- Death Valley, California/Nevada
- Acadia National Park, Maine
- Blue Ridge Parkway, North Carolina/Virginia
- Badlands National Park, South Dakota
- Las Vegas Strip, Nevada
- Mount Rainier, Washington
- Alaska Northern Lights, Alaska
- Waimea Canyon, Kauai, Hawaii
- Napa Valley Vineyards, California
- Jackson Square, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Redwood National Park, California
- Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan
- Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado
- Crystal River, Florida
- Kenai Fjords, Alaska
- Chicago Riverwalk, Illinois
- Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- White Sands National Park, New Mexico
- Joshua Tree National Park, California
- Mendenhall Glacier, Juneau, Alaska
- Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
- South Beach, Miami, Florida
- Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
- Sequoia National Park, California
Canada
- Banff National Park, Alberta
- Lake Louise, Alberta
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- Quebec City, Quebec
- Prince Edward Island Coastlines
- Old Montreal, Quebec
- Whistler Mountain, British Columbia
- CN Tower and Toronto Skyline, Ontario
- Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia
- Tofino, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Icefields Parkway, Alberta
- Peggys Cove Lighthouse, Nova Scotia
- Fundy National Park, New Brunswick
- Dempster Highway, Yukon
- Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
- Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick
- Stanley Park, Vancouver, British Columbia
- Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario
- White Pass and Yukon Route, Yukon
- Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Mexico
- Chichen Itza, Yucatan
- Playa del Carmen, Riviera Maya
- Cenote Ik Kil, Yucatan
- Teotihuacan Pyramids, near Mexico City
- Copper Canyon, Chihuahua
- Puerto Vallarta Beaches, Jalisco
- Los Cabos Arch, Baja California Sur
- Isla Holbox, Quintana Roo
- Tulum Ruins, Quintana Roo
- Guadalajara Cathedral, Jalisco
- San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
- Monarch Butterfly Reserve, Michoacán
- Sumidero Canyon, Chiapas
- Historic Center, Oaxaca City
- Hierve el Agua, Oaxaca
- Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City
- Xochimilco Canals, Mexico City
- Bacalar Lagoon, Quintana Roo
- Izamal Yellow City, Yucatán
Brazil
- Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
- Amazon Rainforest, Amazonas
- Iguazu Falls, Parana
- Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro
- Salvador Historic Center, Bahia
- Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco
- Lençóis Maranhenses National Park, Maranhão
- Paraty, Rio de Janeiro State
- Jardim Botânico, Curitiba
- Pelourinho District, Salvador
- Porto de Galinhas Beach, Pernambuco
- Pantanal Wetlands, Mato Grosso
- Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro
- Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás
- Olinda Historic Center, Pernambuco
United Kingdom
- Big Ben and Houses of Parliament, London
- Stonehenge, Wiltshire
- Scottish Highlands, Scotland
- Snowdonia National Park, Wales
- Lake District National Park, Cumbria
- Borough Market, London
- Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
- Oxford University, Oxford
- Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland
- Hadrian’s Wall, Northern England
- London Eye, London
- Isle of Skye, Scotland
- Canterbury Cathedral, Kent
- Bath Roman Baths, Bath
- Windsor Castle, Berkshire
- Cliffs of Dover, Kent
France
- Eiffel Tower, Paris
- Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy
- Louvre Museum, Paris
- French Riviera: Nice, Cannes, Saint-Tropez
- Palace of Versailles, Versailles
- Lavender Fields, Provence
- Château de Chambord, Loire Valley
- Alsace Villages, Eastern France
- Mont Blanc, French Alps
- Dune of Pilat, Arcachon
- Sainte-Chapelle, Paris
- Gorges du Verdon, Provence
- Chamonix Valley, Alps
- Camargue Salt Flats, Provence
- Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
Italy
- Colosseum, Rome
- Venice Canals, Venice
- Leaning Tower of Pisa, Pisa
- Amalfi Coast: Positano, Amalfi, Ravello
- Lake Como, Lombardy
- Val d’Orcia, Tuscany
- Florence Cathedral, Florence
- Vatican City: St. Peter’s Basilica
- Cinque Terre, Liguria
- Mount Etna, Sicily
- Trulli of Alberobello, Puglia
- Capri Island, Campania
- Siena’s Piazza del Campo, Tuscany
- Roman Forum, Rome
- Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence
Germany
- Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria
- Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
- Oktoberfest, Munich
- Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg
- Cologne Cathedral, Cologne
- Lake Constance, Bavaria
- Rhine Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate
- Saxon Switzerland National Park, Saxony
- Berlin Wall Memorial, Berlin
- Heidelberg Castle, Baden-Württemberg
- Zugspitze, Bavarian Alps
- Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg
- Berlin TV Tower, Berlin
- Bastei Bridge, Saxony
- Eibsee Lake, Bavaria
Australia
- Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, Sydney
- Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
- Uluru (Ayers Rock), Northern Territory
- Bondi Beach, Sydney
- Blue Mountains, New South Wales
- 12 Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria
- Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory
- Barossa Valley, South Australia
- Freycinet National Park, Tasmania
- Daintree Rainforest, Queensland
- Rottnest Island, Western Australia
- Fraser Island, Queensland
- Wineglass Bay, Tasmania
- Wave Rock, Western Australia
- Cradle Mountain, Tasmania
China
- Great Wall of China, Beijing
- Terracotta Warriors, Xi’an
- Guilin and Li River, Guangxi
- Yellow Mountains, Anhui
- The Bund, Shanghai
- Forbidden City, Beijing
- West Lake, Hangzhou
- Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, Hunan
- Yangshuo County, Guangxi
- Jiuzhaigou Valley, Sichuan
- Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet
- Three Gorges, Yangtze River
- Yungang Grottoes, Datong
- Tianmen Mountain, Hunan
- Hong Kong Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Japan
- Mount Fuji, Honshu
- Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto
- Arashiyama Bamboo Grove, Kyoto
- Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
- Osaka Castle, Osaka
- Nara Deer Park, Nara
- Gion District, Kyoto
- Okinawa Beaches, Okinawa
- Himeji Castle, Hyogo
- Hakone Onsen, Kanagawa
- Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido
- Lake Kawaguchi, near Mount Fuji
- Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima
- Nikko National Park, Tochigi
- Aogashima Island, Tokyo Prefecture
India
- Taj Mahal, Agra
- Hawa Mahal, Jaipur
- Varanasi Ghats, Varanasi
- Golden Temple, Amritsar
- Himalayas: Leh, Ladakh
- Kerala Backwaters, Kerala
- Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan
- Jodhpur Blue City, Rajasthan
- Goa Beaches, Goa
- Ellora Caves, Maharashtra
- Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
- Jaipur City Palace, Jaipur
- Khajuraho Temples, Madhya Pradesh
- Andaman Islands, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
- Rishikesh Ganges River, Uttarakhand
South Africa
- Table Mountain, Cape Town
- Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga
- Cape of Good Hope, Western Cape
- Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga
- Drakensberg Mountains, KwaZulu-Natal
- Robben Island, Cape Town
- Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town
- Johannesburg Skyline, Gauteng
- Garden Route, Western Cape
- Stellenbosch Wine Routes, Western Cape
- Kirstenbosch Gardens, Cape Town
- Boulders Beach Penguins, Cape Town
- iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal
- Augrabies Falls, Northern Cape
- Mapungubwe National Park, Limpopo
Spain
- Seville Cathedral and Giralda Tower, Seville
- Park Güell, Barcelona
- Ronda Bridge, Ronda
- La Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
- El Caminito del Rey, Málaga
Portugal
- Ribeira District, Porto
- Benagil Sea Cave, Algarve
- Terceira Island, Azores
- Douro Valley Vineyards, Northern Portugal
- Praia da Ursa, Sintra
Egypt
- Temple of Karnak, Luxor
- Abu Simbel Temples, Aswan
- Valley of the Queens, Luxor
- Siwa Oasis, Western Desert
- Temple of Edfu, Edfu
Greece
- Acropolis of Athens, Athens
- Oia, Santorini
- Samaria Gorge, Crete
- Shipwreck Beach, Zakynthos
- Delphi Ruins, Phocis
Turkey
- Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
- Pamukkale Thermal Pools, Denizli
- Mount Nemrut, Adıyaman
- Butterfly Valley, Fethiye
- Blue Mosque, Istanbul
Thailand
- Phi Phi Islands, Krabi
- Wat Arun, Bangkok
- Chiang Mai Temples, Chiang Mai
- Railay Beach, Krabi
- Ayutthaya Historical Park, Ayutthaya
Argentina
- Perito Moreno Glacier, Patagonia
- El Chaltén Mountains, Patagonia
- Iguazu Falls, Misiones
- Recoleta Cemetery, Buenos Aires
- Valdes Peninsula, Patagonia
Chile
- Atacama Desert, Antofagasta
- Marble Caves, General Carrera Lake
- Torres del Paine, Patagonia
- Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert
- Rapa Nui (Easter Island) Moai Statues
New Zealand
- Milford Sound, Fiordland
- Lake Tekapo, Canterbury
- Tongariro Alpine Crossing, North Island
- Cathedral Cove, Coromandel
- Mount Cook National Park, South Island
Norway
- Geirangerfjord, Geiranger
- Pulpit Rock (Preikestolen), Rogaland
- Lofoten Islands, Nordland
- Trolltunga, Vestland
- Atlantic Road, Møre og Romsdal
Indonesia
- Mount Bromo, East Java
- Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua
- Tana Toraja, Sulawesi
- Tegallalang Rice Terraces, Bali
- Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara
This list provides an in-depth look at the top spots for photography worldwide, covering over 500 iconic and unique places. From city landmarks to nature reserves, historic temples, and natural wonders, it’s the ultimate travel and photography guide. Happy exploring and shooting!
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