It's Still Worth It: 20 Travel-Inspiring Photos

Traveling may be the last thing on your mind now, but there are lots of deals to be found and, perhaps more than ever, we could all use a change of perspective or an adventure in search of the extraordinary. We dug through our files to find photos—from readers and pros—that are so spectacular they're bound to get you dreaming and planning again.

Photo: Banff National Park, Canada. (blarherzog/myBudgetTravel)

WISH YOU WERE THERE Gorgeous photos from around the globe. • Launch the slide show

Photo: Pulau Ketam, a Malaysian island that's home to two sleepy fishing villages. (David Hagerman)

Photo: Mystery of the Moai of Easter Island. (chobart/myBudgetTravel)

Photo: Dominical, Costa Rica. (Nikki McLeod)

Photo: The Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo. (Jun Takagi)

Photo: Waterfront on Punda, Willemstad, Curaçao. (Philip Coblentz/Getty)

Photo: The moss garden at Saiho-ji Temple in Kyoto. (Roger Sherman)

Photo: Leeds Castle in Kent, England, regularly received Henry VIII as a guest. On the grounds are several mazes, a display on falconry, and a dog-collar museum. (Courtesy Leeds Castle Foundation)

Photo: Corn Islands, Nicaragua. (Wilhelm Scholz)

Photo: Weymouth, England. (Amanda Marsalis)

Photo: Monument Valley's Mitten buttes, at a tribal park off Route 42, four miles east of Highway 163. (Kara Lucchesi)