Just in case you were wondering where to head to, here are some of the winning photographs from National Geographic Traveler Contest to help you make up your mind.
Painted Hills, Oregon
Photo and caption by John Richter
Facing the Clouds, Photo and caption by Arby Lipman
Naples, Florida, United States
MARS, Photo and caption by Denis Budkov
Russia, Kamchatka
Future – Bright or Faded, Photo and caption by Vijay Nagarajan
Bandhavgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India
Heavenly Fire over the Antarctic, Photo and caption by Raymond Liu
Encounters with an 8 meter whale shark, Photo and caption by Max Taylor
Fury, Photo and caption by Oscar Martinez
El Sardinero, Cantabria, Spain
Zermatt and Matterhorn in the Morning, Photo and caption by Andrey Omelyanchuk
Romania, Land of Fairy Tales, Photo and caption by Eduard Gutescu
White frost over Pestera village, Brasov
Whale Whisperers, Photo and caption by Anuar Patjane
Roca Partida … in the Revillagigedo [Islands], Mexico
Sauna in the Sky, Photo and caption by Stefano Zardini
A sauna at 2,800 meters high in the heart of Dolomites. Monte Lagazuoi, Cortina, eastern Italian Alps.
A Night at Deadvlei, Photo and caption by Beth McCarley
Deadvlei, in Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia
The power of few, Photo and caption by Stefane Berube
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, Uganda
Electric Sunset, Photo and caption by Marcio Cabral
Tempest at sunset on Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia
