Landscapes

An Iron Age hill fort turned scenic nature park.

The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.

This 4,000-acre restored grassland in northern Illinois is home to a range of native flora and fauna, from clovers to plovers to a herd of bison.

Legends of adultery, love affairs, and charity swirl around this mysterious 17th-century Portuguese woman.

This balancing rock is one of Utah's most unusual geological formations.

Stay in an old lookout cabin atop Oregon's spectacular Winter Ridge.

This spectacular fault escarpment, a popular hang-glider launch point, extends some 30 miles long and towers about 2,500 feet over the valley floors to the west.

This unique landscape is the only place in the world to dig for hourglass-selenite crystals.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

This solitary convex mirror sculpture at an abandoned ferry station at the edge of a fjord reflects the scenery back at the viewer.

This sacred site lives up to its name with its majestic, color-splashed sandstone formations.