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Natural Wonders

Plane in Hangar B

Brooklyn, New York

Floyd Bennett Field

The home of aviation trailblazers, in a remote corner of the big city.

Inside the cave

Beckley, West Virginia

Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine

A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.

Florence, Colorado

Desert Reef Hot Springs

This naturally-sourced hot spring is now home to a clothing-optional resort.

Jökulsárlón

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

Jiuzhaigou Valley

Snow-capped peaks, colorful waterfalls and stunning vistas on the edge of the Himalayas.

Antequera, Spain

Torcal de Antequera

Rare karst landscape eroded from a flat seabed.

(Flickr/F.d.W.)

Davenport, Australia

Devil's Marbles

Clusters of huge boulders in the Australian Outback.

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Huanglong Travertine Pools

Intensely colorful calcite pools in Southern China.

Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.

Sur Lípez, Bolivia

Laguna Colorada

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.

Welwitschia

Bizarre living fossil only grows in a small chunk of the Namib Desert.

(Flickr/copepodo)

Antsalova, Madagascar

Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park and Nature Reserve

Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.

Old Harry Rocks

Swanage, England

Old Harry Rocks

65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.

Naalehu, Hawaii

Papakōlea Beach

A beach made of semi-precious green sand on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.

Yangshuo and Moon Hill

Natural arch offers panoramic views of Yangshuo's karst hills.

(Flickr/goldlionpics)

Olympos Coastal National Park (Çıralı)

Roman ruins, natural methane fires and a lovely beach.

Acacus Mountains

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.

Concord, New Hampshire

Lake Winnipesaukee Mystery Stone

Carved, egg-shaped stone with no explanation.