From the thousands of amazing photos submitted to our editorial team, CNN editors have selected their favorite travel photos from the first three months of 2020. These photos not only showcase the stunning beauty of the natural world, but also give readers a glimpse into unique cultures and the inner beauty of people.
Here are the photos that were voted on:
Bangkok, Thailand: Monks gather during Makha Bucha celebrations at Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple on February 8. (Lillian Suwanrumpha)
Chandragiri, Nepal: The Chandragiri cable car carries up to 1,000 passengers per hour on the Chandragiri hills in the southwest Kathmandu Valley. (Prakash Mathema)
Salisbury, England: Salisbury Cathedral is illuminated during the "Sarum Lights" ceremony to mark the 800th anniversary of the cathedral's construction. (Ben Birchall)
Yangzhou, China: People walk through a street filled with lights and lanterns in Yangzhou city, Jiangsu province, China on February 5. (Costfoto)
Hyderabad, India: A trader stacks watermelons before an auction at the Gaddiannaram fruit market. (Noah Seelam)
New York, USA: A "heart" made of many mirrors placed in Times Square on Valentine's Day, February 14. The work is called "Heart Squared" and was designed by MODU and Eric Forman Studio. (Anthony Behar)
Boa Vista, Cape Verde: A surfer cuts through the waters of Praia de Cruz in Sal Rei, northwest of Boa Vista. (Ina Fassbender)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: A boy looks at traditional Chinese lanterns at Thean Hou Temple - one of the oldest temples in Southeast Asia - during the Lunar New Year. (Mohd Rasfan)
Palenque, Mexico: One of the most famous Mayan monuments - the Temple of the Inscriptions was built as a memorial to the Mayan ruler - K'inich Kan Bahlam (Pakal the Great) in the 7th century. (Rodrigo Arangua)
Rumah, Saudi Arabia: A sea of cars and people surround camels at the King Abdulaziz Camel Festival. The month-long festival features camel races with prize money of $31.8 million. (Faisal Al-Nasser)
Herdecke, Germany: The sun rises behind a bridge across the Ruhr Valley in northern Germany. (Jonas Güttler)
Harbin, China: A worker cleans a sculpture at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - the world's largest winter festival. (Lintao Zhang)
Cumbria, UK: Water cascades down the wall of Wet Sleddale reservoir following Storm Dennis. (Andrew Mccaren)
Dombay, Russia: A skier on a slope at Mussa-Achitara mountain in Dombay - a resort known for its skiing and hiking trails. (Dmitry Feoktistov)
Srinagar, India: A man rows a boat in Dal Lake, also known as the "Lake of Flowers". (Tauseef Mustafa)
London, UK: A plane flies past the moon. The photo was taken in Richmond Park, southwest London, on February 8. (Aaron Chown)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Thousands of people attend carnival in downtown Rio on February 16. (Fernando Maia)
Pattaya, Thailand: A person ziplines from the 55th floor of the observation tower at the Park Beach resort. (Mladen Antonov)
Jukkasjärvi, Sweden: The ICEHOTEL in Sweden is celebrating its 30th anniversary. (Jonathan Nackstrand)
Moscow, Russia: A multi-story aquarium sits right in the middle of the Aviapark shopping center - one of the largest shopping centers in Europe. (Alexander Nemenov)
Bagan, Myanmar: A shepherd leads his sheep home as the sun sets behind the mountains in Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar - one of the world's greatest archaeological sites. (Shwe Paw Mya Tin)
Mekelle, Ethiopia: Two men walk along the main market in the capital city of the Tigray region. (Eduardo Soteras)
Kieu Mai
- Source: CNN
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