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Famous Landmarks Visible From a Plane | WhichSideOfThePlane

Find which flights pass near iconic landmarks — Grand Canyon, Everest, Great Barrier Reef — and which side of the plane has the best views.

Natural Wonders

Grand Canyon
United States
509 routes
Niagara Falls
United States / Canada
644 routes
Great Barrier Reef
Australia
107 routes
Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Australia
38 routes
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe / Zambia
34 routes
Amazon River
Brazil
104 routes
Monument Valley
United States
307 routes
Salar de Uyuni
Bolivia
63 routes
Cappadocia
Turkey
126 routes
Yellowstone & Grand Prismatic Spring
United States
155 routes
Death Valley
United States
372 routes
Patagonia & Torres del Paine
Chile / Argentina
31 routes

Mountains & Ranges

Mount Everest
Nepal / China
95 routes
Mount Fuji
Japan
252 routes
Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania
67 routes
The Alps
Switzerland / France / Italy / Austria
1474 routes
Matterhorn
Switzerland / Italy
477 routes
Denali (Mount McKinley)
United States
74 routes
Mount Rainier
United States
469 routes
Rocky Mountains
United States / Canada
1022 routes
The Dolomites
Italy
678 routes
Himalayas
Nepal / China / India / Bhutan
202 routes
Scottish Highlands
United Kingdom
545 routes
Andes Mountains
Chile / Argentina / Peru / Bolivia
182 routes

Rivers, Lakes & Seas

Nile River
Egypt / Sudan
128 routes
Mississippi River Delta
United States
359 routes
Great Salt Lake
United States
327 routes
Lake Baikal
Russia
36 routes
Norwegian Fjords
Norway
257 routes
Lake Titicaca
Peru / Bolivia
42 routes
Dead Sea
Israel / Jordan
160 routes
Lofoten Islands
Norway
68 routes

Islands

Hawaii (Big Island)
United States
67 routes
Iceland
Iceland
327 routes
Maldives
Maldives
116 routes
Bora Bora
French Polynesia
35 routes
Galápagos Islands
Ecuador
31 routes
Azores
Portugal
107 routes
Faroe Islands
Denmark (Faroe Islands)
166 routes

Geographic Wonders

Greenland Ice Sheet
Greenland (Denmark)
171 routes
Sahara Desert
Algeria / Libya / Egypt / Niger / Mali
183 routes
Bonneville Salt Flats
United States
173 routes
Serengeti Plains
Tanzania
57 routes

Historic Landmarks

Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
137 routes
Great Wall of China
China
149 routes
Machu Picchu
Peru
49 routes
Amalfi Coast
Italy
280 routes

Famous Skylines

Manhattan Skyline
United States
1276 routes
Las Vegas Strip
United States
321 routes
Dubai Skyline
United Arab Emirates
334 routes
Hong Kong Harbour
China (Hong Kong)
243 routes
Sydney Harbour
Australia
234 routes
San Francisco Bay & Golden Gate
United States
511 routes