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On the Hunt for the Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain
Does a millennium-old manuscript hold the key to hidden, awe-inspiring places?
Walker County, Georgia
Fantastic Pit
The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.
Hebron, New Hampshire
Sculptured Rocks
This narrow canyon has been carved by the river over thousands of years into spectacular and curious forms.
Kerman, Iran
Lut Desert (Dasht-e Lut)
The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.
Campamento Geotermico Corfo, Chile
El Tatio Geysers
The largest geyser field in the southern hemisphere is a spectacular sight.
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Psychedelic Salt Mines
It's hard to believe the dizzying patterns covering this abandoned mine are completely natural.
Cusco, Peru
Rodadero Slides
Did Inca children also slide down these smooth rocky slopes above Cusco?
Nazca, Peru
Cerro Blanco
This unimaginably large pile of sand near Nazca is one of the tallest dunes in the world.
Iporanga, Brazil
Gruta Casa de Pedra
At 705 feet high, Brazil's "House of Stone" is the largest cave mouth in the world.
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It's Ice Ball Season
Winter cold means sightings of strange spheres on lake shores.
Old Station, California
Painted Dunes
Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.
Unyun pruwinsya, Peru
Cotahuasi Canyon
With nearly double the depth of the Grand Canyon, this Peruvian canyon is one of the deepest in the world.
Ashland, Kansas
St. Jacob's Well
Stories of sightless fish and ghostly cowboys are only a fraction of the legends surrounding this Kansas sinkhole.
Soest, Netherlands
Lange Duinen
This large sand dune in the Netherlands is home to wind-whipped trees with "floating" roots.
Henrieville, Utah
Kodachrome Basin Spires
This quiet park's strange sedimentary spires were named after Kodak's color film.
Municipiul SebeÈ™, Romania
RĂ¢pa RoÈ™ie
Romania's "Red Ravine" is a little-known natural wonder that bears a resemblance to the Grand Canyon.
Bușteni, Romania
The Mountain Sphinx
Conspiracy theories and occult legends surround this mysterious natural rock formation.
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How Nature Creates Uncannily Spherical Boulders
There's a geological phenomenon behind exceptionally round rocks.
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