Place to see: Havasu Falls, Supai, Arizona, United States

About this place:

Havasu Falls is a 100-foot tall waterfall in the Grand Canyon that is a desert oasis in every sense of the word. It is one of the most photographed waterfall in the world, and for good reason. Seeing a gushing creek of tropical, turquoise water cut through desert canyon walls representative of some of the driest places in Utah and Arizona is a site unlike anything you've ever seen before. The color comes from a series of minerals which also combine to form the buildup of the pools at the base of the falls, one in particular being travertine as is evident from the cliff walls behind the waterfall.

Reaching the falls is no easy day trip. A 10-mile backpack in is needed to reach the campground, which stretches from just north of the base of the falls, up to Mooney Falls roughly another mile up the trail. Permits to camp must be acquired from the Havasupai Tribe months in advance, as space fills up rapidly. The word Havasupai translated into English means, people of blue-green waters and the town of Supai is still one of the most remote cities in America.