What good is springtime if you don't get to enjoy the vivid colors and life that it brings to the world? The flowers blooming and birds singing happily are sights that most of us welcome with open arms. Spring is lovely everywhere, but there are some places where it is especially lovely to behold. Here are 16 places of wonder that I would love to visit this spring.

Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA

Ashikaga Flower Park, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Carlsbad Flower Fields, California, USA

Chicago Botanic Garden, Illinois, USA

Halle Forest, Belgium

Kawachi Fuji Gardens, Kitakyushu,Japan

Keukenhof Gardens, Lisse, Netherlands

Logan Pass, Glacier National Park, Montana, USA

Provence, France

The Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand, India

Tidal Basin, Washington, USA

Umbria, Italy

Butchart Gardens, Victoria, British Colombia, Canada

Garden of Versailles, France

Siena, Tuscany, Italy