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Yaiza, Spain
Green Lagoon
This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.
Sonoma, California
Location of the Microsoft Windows XP Default Wallpaper
The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.
Henrieville, Utah
Kodachrome Basin Spires
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Yerington, Nevada
Wovoka Wilderness
Thousands of acres of beautiful wild landscape in the Great Basin.
art
How to Build an Unsettlingly Real Apocalyptic Landscape
One artist’s stark, brutalist, dystopian vision of the future.
nature
The Importance of Nancy Holt, the Woman Who Revolutionized Land Art
Overlooked for too long, her work added crucial depth to the movement.
volcanoes
The Quest to Rediscover New Zealand's Lost Pink and White Terraces
A German diary from 1859 might point the way to a geothermal wonder buried by a volcanic eruption.
Bakewell, England
England's 'ER' Plantations
The patches of trees pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.
landscapes
Everyone's Favorite Sheep Landscaping Crew Is Returning to Manhattan
Three hard-working ewes will soon begin work at the Basilica of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral in Nolita.
Sutton-in-Ashfield, England
Hamilton Hill
The English town of Mansfield likely got its name from this enigmatic breast-shaped mound rising abruptly from the earth.
Washington, D.C.
Southwest Duck Pond
This lovely pocket park is one of the most under appreciated in D.C.
Byaduk, Australia
Tumuli Lava Blisters
These naturally occurring but rare geological formations are each about the size of a small house.
Yelverton, England
Hollowcombe Bottom
The site of a mysterious pony massacre is rich with extraterrestrial conspiracy theories.
animals
Beavers Are Back in Cornwall
After a 500-year absence, two of the toothy mammals are now sniffing around a local pond.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
Padar Island
Once home to Komodo dragons, this island dreamscape has a rare combination of white, pink, and black sand beaches.
Borrego Springs, California
Fonts Point
A remote desert lookout offers unparalleled views of the California badlands for those who brave the trek.
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The 18th-Century Phenomenon of Putting a Filter on a Sunset for Likes
Before Instagram, there was the Claude glass.
art
Get a Skewed View of the American West Through These Bent-Horizon Photos
Aydın BĂ¼yĂ¼ktaÅŸ' collage images explore shapes and escapes.
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