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Synevyr Lake.

Mizhhirs'kyi district, Ukraine

Synevyr Lake

This stunning mountain lake was named for a pair of tragic lovers whose statues stand at the center.

Big Almaty Lake in September.

Almaty, Kazakhstan

Big Almaty Lake

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

Who wouldn't want to keep coming back to a place like this?

The Places You Never Tire of Visiting

Atlas Obscura readers share the destinations they just can't quit.

Eric Grundhauser October 19, 2018

Bled Cream Cake

The decadent pastry almost outshines the Slovenian lake it's named for.

A part of the SS Good News.

Mpulungu, Zambia

Hulk of the SS Good News

The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.

Badin, North Carolina

Graveyard Island

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

The beautiful view from the hill down to the lake.

Sevanavank

This ancient monastery complex was transformed from an island to a peninsula when the lake was partially drained.

A National Lakes Assessment volunteer tests the transparency of a lake in 2012.

The Murky Future of America's Lakes

Where have all the blue lakes gone?

Cara Giaimo August 30, 2018

The Faroese Nykur

The Nykur of Sørvágsvatn

In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.

A Target bag rests on the surface of Walden Pond. Part of S.B. Walker's 2017 photo series, "Walden."

What Is Walden Pond?

Its cultural meaning may be calcified—but off the page, it's changing fast.

Cara Giaimo August 10, 2018

Oakland, California

Cleveland Cascade

A restored 1920s cascade stairway provides one of the best views of Oakland's Lake Merritt.

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Why Is This Lake in Australia Bright Pink?

Excelsior, Minnesota

The Steamboat Minnehaha

This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.

Artistic impression of the Mars Express spacecraft probing Mars and of Planum Australe.

Found: Liquid Water on Mars

It's probably about five times as briny as the Dead Sea.

Sarah Laskow July 25, 2018

Grosse Point Lighthouse

Evanston, Illinois

Grosse Point Lighthouse

A historic beacon built in the aftermath of the worst maritime disaster on the Great Lakes.

Hatgal, Mongolia

Abandoned Petroleum Distribution Center

Traces of the thriving lake trade that once linked the Soviet Union with Mongolia.

Drakolimni.

Ioannina, Greece

Drakolimni

Local lore says two enemy dragons live within these breathtaking mountain lakes.

The Gaberoun Oasis.

Gaberoun Oasis

A deserted Bedouin village lines the shores of this stunning desert oasis.