What’s high up on our list of travel goals? To see the world’s best cities and landscapes from above! Photos taken with an aerial perspective are thrilling and awe-inspiring to say the least. Whether they’re shot from a helicopter or a drone, every aerial photo we’ve spotted in our community makes us want to take straight to the skies, and experiment with the many ways to see and capture a travel destination. To inspire your wanderlust and photography, we gathered our favorite aerial photos around the world for you. Scroll down, and get ready to travel the world from above!

kauai - na pali coast by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Hawaii

Lake Shore Drive Frozen by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Chicago

Little Green Foothills by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Sierra Nevada, California

Alone by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Al Faya Desert, UAE

Tones of Autumn by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Sweden

Adrian de Kock / crossinglive.com by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Cape Town, South Africa

Shanghai Movement by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Shanghai, China

Rivers & Roads by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Alberta, Canada

Nature's painting by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

San Francisco, California

Aerial view of Colorado River by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Colorado River

Carron River, QLD, Australia by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Australia

Are these crocodiles? by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Estonia

Yachts by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

New Zealand

Bergsteiger by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Austria

Above the clouds in Oregon. by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Oregon

The Grand Prismatic by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Yellowstone

Field chapel near flowering rape by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Germany

Circle by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Nevada

rsChile by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Chile

Tree in field by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Russia

Namib desert by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Namib Desert

Maldives, island and lagoon by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px

Maldives

The dance by The Stillery x Natta Summerky on 500px


Iceland

Browse more aerial shots of travel destinations in this gallery!