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Chained Rock

Pineville, Kentucky

Chained Rock

This boulder stays on its mountain thanks to a huge chain and on the map due to local legend.

The Glen

A tiny microvalley etched into the side of Knocknarea Mountain hides another world.

Chongqing, China

Three Natural Bridges

Not one, not two, but three natural bridges remain in this captivating spot post-sinkhole.

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Prehistoric Trackways National Monument

Wee (and not so wee) footprints that insects and reptiles of the Paleozoic Era left behind.

Punalu'u Black Sand Beach

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia

George Washington Bathtub

Berkeley Springs State Park boasts the nation's only monument commemorating presidential bathing.

Miracle Pine sculpture under construction

Rikuzentakata-shi, Japan

Miracle Pine

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Ascension Island

Ascension Island

Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.

Cascate del Serio

Pianlivere, Italy

Cascate del Serio

The highest waterfall in Italy is only "turned on" five times a year.

State Darwin Museum

The world's first museum dedicated to the work of game-changing naturalist Charles Darwin.

Totnes, England

The Brutus Stone

One could not be blamed for literally walking all over this supposed landmark.

Overlooking Xela on the way to Los Vahos

Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

Los Vahos

Natural saunas fed by volcanic heat.

Sandstone arch

Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island

Red Sands of Prince Edward Island

Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.

Marquette, Michigan

The Superior Dome

As its grandiose name implies, this wooden dome is unsurpassed in size.

Alleged landing site of Noah's Ark near Dogubayazit, Turkey

Kargakonmaz Köyü, Turkey

Durupınar Site

Natural rock formation, or biblical artifact that saved Earth's wildlife two by two?

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Devils Tower

The first declared National Monument in the United States.

Vienna, Virginia

Space Adventures

An eccentric company offers eccentric millionaires the opportunity to have spaceflight-related experiences.

Crescent Lake

A lush desert oasis in the shape of a narrow crescent.