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Stockholm, Sweden
Artipelag
This Stockholm art museum integrates many of its pieces into the surrounding outdoor areas and natural landscape.
Peru, Indiana
Seven Pillars of the Mississinewa
A set of tall pillars and alcove-like rooms that are significant to the Miami people of Indiana.
Morrissey, British Columbia
Ancient Cottonwood Trail
In British Columbia, a unique microclimate has allowed these trees to live much longer than they usually would.
Port Edward, South Africa
Red Desert
Is this 200-meter-wide nature reserve the smallest desert in the world?
Fredericktown, Missouri
Castor River Shut-Ins
These pink granite water slides are the result of millions of years of erosion.
New York, New York
Pier 26 Tide Deck
Amid skyscrapers and traffic exists this unique aquatic ecosystem.
Grazalema, Spain
Pinsapar de Grazalema
A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in AndalucĂa.
LoĂza, Puerto Rico
Piñones
Archaeological sites and great food inside the island's largest mangrove forest.
London, England
Leg o' Mutton Reservoir and Park
This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.
Vallombrosa, Italy
Vallombrosa Abbey
A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.
Tallinn, Estonia
Kalamaja Cemetery Park
This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.
Frankfurt, Germany
Alter Flugplatz Frankfurt am Main
Revitalization efforts converted a former U.S. military heliport into a sprawling urban park.
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Marine Life in the GalĂ¡pagos Gets a New Protected 'Ocean Highway'
More room to roam for the islands' unique fauna.
TapiraĂ, Brazil
Trilha dos Tucanos
This unique bird reserve sits within an important fragment of Brazil's Atlantic rainforest.
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Matianuck Natural Area Preserve
Sand dunes from a glacial lake are preserved in this woodland park.
Anzio, Italy
Tor Caldara
An old watchtower from the 16th-century now watches over sulfur springs and one of Lazio's last coastal woodlands.
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta
Elk Island National Park
Watch bison, elk, and other wild animals up close at this national park.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fox Island Nature Preserve
Discover a beautiful natural paradise, minutes away from a thriving city.
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