Intriguing Environs

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Thousand-year-old trees tower within one of the world's only inland temperate rainforests.

These towering cliffs jut dramatically from the middle of a barren desert.

This cave system allegedly holds the "metallic library" of a lost ancient civilization.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.

The home of Ireland's last leprechauns is officially protected by the European Union.

A rustic place to spend the night, complete with amazing quiver trees and outsider art.

Legend says train robbers stashed their gold within the depths of this unusual cave.

Witnessing the might of this dessert-colored desert waterfall is a rare, powerful treat.

Some call this eerie forest of crooked trees the "Bermuda Triangle of Romania."

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

This unconventionally beautiful landscape possesses stunning scenery you won't easily forget.

Legend says a primate-like cryptid prowls this otherworldy sliver of the Louisiana bayou.

Rare recess caves fill this unbelievably beautiful Ohio park.

Arguing within this idyllic, circular volcanic lake is forbidden.

The world's largest ecosystem of its kind is home to South America's only native species of bear.

The runoff from these fiery cliffs sends red water flowing into the sea.

Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.