Son Doong Cave has been ranked among the 'surreal' destinations that look like they're from another planet.

Recently, Dianne Apen-Sadler, a veteran writer for the prestigious travel magazine Wanderlust, included Son Doong Cave (Quang Binh, Vietnam) in her list of "surreal" destinations that make visitors feel like they are "stuck on another planet".

According to Dianne, if someone is harboring a dream of going into space to explore the universe, her list of "surreal" places on Earth will help fulfill that dream to some extent.

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The world's largest cave, located in Vietnam, is one such destination. Not only is it nearly 9km long, Son Doong Cave is also large enough to contain an entire New York City neighborhood with plenty of room left over.

Some of the world's tallest stalactites are also found here, reaching heights of up to 80 meters, alongside an underground river that flows through the cave.

"Visitors can participate in multi-day cave exploration tours here. However, due to limited visitor numbers, bookings must be made about a year in advance," the Wanderlust writer noted.

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According to experts, Son Doong Cave was formed approximately 2.3 million years ago, when a large river eroded a series of fault lines in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province.

This cave is now home to a variety of rare plant and animal species, thanks to abundant rainfall and sunlight.

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Son Doong was officially recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's largest cave in 2009. At the time the record was recognized, many experts said the cave could be even larger because it had not been fully explored.

Besides Son Doong Cave, Wanderlust 's list also includes many other outstanding destinations such as Vatnajökull National Park (Iceland), Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (Brazil), Socotra (Yemen),...

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