The state of Iowa is unlike anything else. We have such a range of natural beauty, from caves to cliffs, and lakes to forests, plus everything in between. Some of these places we would even call “otherworldly” beautiful, and with a little imagination, these 10 places in Iowa will make you swear you’re on another planet…
- Maquoketa Caves State Park, Maquoketa
Michael Kappel/Flickr This subterranean paradise is unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and it may even seem like you’re on a different planet.
- Jester Park, Granger
Randy Kasal/Facebook The trees reflecting on the water is somewhat reminscent of something from a different dimension.
- Three Mile Lake, Afton
Darrin Isaacson/Facebook The way the trees jut up out of the lake makes me think of some distant planet, completely covered in water.
- Pikes Peak State Park, McGregor
Kathy Tilander-Doyle/Facebook This view is truly otherworldly beautiful, is there anything else like this on Earth?!
- The Northern Lights when they come over Iowa
blueforce4116/Flickr When the celestial magnifence of the Northern Lights come over Iowa, you will get a view that will make you think you’re on a completely different planet.
- Crystal Lake Cave, Dubuque
Soumit Nandi/Flickr Going into Crystal Lake Cave in Dubuque is like entering a different world, and it’s totally mystifying.
- Mammatus Clouds when they form over Iowa
Rich Herrmann/Flickr This picture looks like some aliens took an old barn from Iowa and dropped it onto the middle of a different planet - the scene is truly unearthly.
- The super-sized moon as it floats over a field in Iowa
Larry Osborn/Facebook The moon can look pretty amazing over Iowa’s wide open skies, and the feeling you get while looking at it is absolutely magical.
- Dunning’s Spring, Decorah
Michael Massa/Flickr This spring in Decorah looks like paradise on Earth - how could anything real be so beautiful?
- Malanaphy Falls, Decorah
Michael Massa/Flickr If I were transported to some distant, green planet, this is what I would imagine it to look like. But you don’t need a spaceship to see this otherworldly beautiful scene - it’s right here in Iowa.
Know of any more otherworldly beautiful places in Iowa? Share them with us!
Michael Kappel/Flickr
This subterranean paradise is unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and it may even seem like you’re on a different planet.
Randy Kasal/Facebook
The trees reflecting on the water is somewhat reminscent of something from a different dimension.
Darrin Isaacson/Facebook
The way the trees jut up out of the lake makes me think of some distant planet, completely covered in water.
Kathy Tilander-Doyle/Facebook
This view is truly otherworldly beautiful, is there anything else like this on Earth?!
blueforce4116/Flickr
When the celestial magnifence of the Northern Lights come over Iowa, you will get a view that will make you think you’re on a completely different planet.
Soumit Nandi/Flickr
Going into Crystal Lake Cave in Dubuque is like entering a different world, and it’s totally mystifying.
Rich Herrmann/Flickr
This picture looks like some aliens took an old barn from Iowa and dropped it onto the middle of a different planet - the scene is truly unearthly.
Larry Osborn/Facebook
The moon can look pretty amazing over Iowa’s wide open skies, and the feeling you get while looking at it is absolutely magical.
Michael Massa/Flickr
This spring in Decorah looks like paradise on Earth - how could anything real be so beautiful?
If I were transported to some distant, green planet, this is what I would imagine it to look like. But you don’t need a spaceship to see this otherworldly beautiful scene - it’s right here in Iowa.
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