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Isle of Skye, Scotland
Fairy Glen
This dramatic landscape hidden on the Isle of Skye looks as though you've stepped into the magical realm.
Landers, California
Giant Rock
A regular looking rock with an unbelievable history.
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8 Alien Landscapes Where You Can Visit Mars on Earth
The closest to Mars you can get without leaving the planet.
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Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip
Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
Villavieja, Colombia
Tatacoa Desert
Unparalleled stargazing, one of Colombia's best observatories, and a swimming pool can all be found in the middle of this ancient tropical forest.
Inyo County, California
Artist's Drive
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Tinajo, Spain
Timanfaya National Park
Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.
Banyuputih, Indonesia
Kawah Ijen
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
Devon Island, Nunavut
Haughton Impact Crater
The closest thing to Mars on Earth.
Antarctica
Mount Erebus
Fire meets ice at the southernmost volcano on Earth.
Kerch, Ukraine
Koyashskoye Salt Lake
The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.
martian landscapes
100 Wonders: Blood Falls
weird weather phenomena
100 Wonders: The Coldest Town on Earth
Qurnat As Sawda, Lebanon
Qurnat As Sawda
Lebanon's highest point offers expansive views, martian terrains, and eerie ski lifts.
essential guide
Nature's Time Capsules: A Guide to the World's Pitch Lakes
Oymyakonsky District, Russia
Oymyakon
The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Gerlach, Nevada
Fly Geyser
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Lane County, Oregon
Dee Wright Observatory
While it is not equipped to peer into outer space this observatory looks like it was built on the moon.
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