Our world, technologically and electronically advanced, makes us live faster and smarter but, precisely for this reason, makes us live constantly bombarded by mobile phones, the Internet, television or radio, all instruments that create noise pollution.

Is it therefore still possible to find places where tranquility and tranquility reign supreme and give moments of infinite peace?

Apparently yes, and even if these places are very few, it is possible to find the 10 most peaceful and silent places in the world and perhaps decide to retire for a period of time to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life.

Hoh Valley (Washington)

In the State of Washington, there are some rain forests, part of the Olympic National Park, a natural park known to be also the largest area of ​​the United States without roads and enviable tranquility.

The Hoh Valley is also famous for its project “Square Inch Project”, a social initiative that promotes the maintenance of at least one square centimetre of space that is not contaminated by any human sound at all.

The Grand Canyon (Arizona)

We remain in the United States and this time we go to one of the most famous places in the USA and shown in many international films and documentaries.

Everyone could think that such a place, so famous among tourists, is the last place where you can find peace and tranquility and instead it is just the opposite because, given its huge size, the Grand Canyon boasts some absolutely pristine places in noise level and frequented very few times throughout the year.

Volcanoes National Park (Big Island, Hawaii)

The area surrounding the volcanoes on the Big Island, Hawaii, is practically always silent, despite the helicopters that often fly over the territory and that the environmentalists and managers of the National Park are trying to fight.

However, this silent place allows you to explore the volcanoes themselves in a wonderful atmosphere that will make you feel the moment when the Earth created these volcanoes.

Cape Cod (Massachusetts)

Cape Cod may not seem a quiet place for those who see or attend it for the first time, especially as thousands of people visit it every summer.

But try to take a walk in the morning along the beach, and you will be surprised by the profound silence of this place that will be only waves of the sea and birdsong.

The Gobi Desert (Mongolia)

The Gobi desert is the farthest from civilization one can imagine and visit. Ancient cities now disappeared and brave nomads are the only visitors to this area.

The Gobi Desert, one of the quietest places in the world, will give you the chance to hear the rare sound of some bird or vulture and it won’t even be so probable.

Kalahari Desert (Africa)

Still a desert, and this time we go to Africa and in a place among the most silent of the whole continent because, here, there are not even birds as it happens in the Gobi Desert.

Instead, it will be possible to hear the sound of some giraffes but, most of the time, you will not hear anything.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (California)

We return to the USA and go to California. Only four hours from civilization is this National Park where, especially in the desert area, you will find only sheep and little else.

Loch Lomond (Scotland)

Loch Lomond is one of the most beautiful lakes in Europe and England. The lake and the surrounding towns are located quite far from London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh and therefore the average tourist is kept at a safe distance.

The surrounding mountains and forests will allow you to hear only the sounds of nature and Balloch, the main town on the lake, can be visited and the atmosphere will still be very quiet.

Muir Woods  (California)

Another destination in California, the Muir Woods just twelve miles away from San Francisco is so strange that this wooded area can be so peaceful.

The park, named in honor of the environmentalist John Muir, believe it or not, established the “quiet days”, during which sound is absolutely forbidden.

Victoria Falls (Zambia)

The roar of the largest waterfall in the world, about 350 meters high, is certainly not something that can be defined as quiet but, on the contrary, it is precisely because it is impossible to hear other noises that disturb the impetuous sound of the waters they throw from this magical springboard to reach the sea.

Everyone deserves some peace and quiet from time to time. Take the time to visit at least one of these places and you will understand exactly what peace and silence mean!