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Prong-Horned Antelope, oil on canvas, circa 1865
Jackson, Wyoming

National Museum of Wildlife Art

One of the largest collections of wildlife art in the United States, built into the side of a cliff in rural Wyoming.
The Healing Stone
Skiatook, Oklahoma

The Healing Stone of Skiatook

A natural rock formation believed to be a cure-all.
Trou de Fer, or 'Iron Hole.'
Réunion

Trou de Fer (The Iron Hole)

At the center of an island in the middle of the Indian Ocean is a deep chasm ringed by tall waterfalls.
Strolling along the lilacs.
Rochester, New York

Rochester Lilac Festival

One of the largest festivals of flowers in North America takes place, appropriately, in the Flower City.
Coalseam Conservation Reserve in summer
Nangetty, Australia

Coalseam Conservation Park

Created as a coal reserve, it is today a natural park with stunning wildflowers, ancient marine fossils, and remnants of a 19th century mine.
Fairy Glen, as viewed from Castle Ewan.
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.
Dwarf beech trees, rife with legends and theories.
nature

The Many Secrets of the World's Spookiest Trees

We still don't totally understand why dwarf beeches grow the way they do.
Peggy Sijswerda March 2, 2017
F. Percy Smith at his house in Southgate, April 1, 1936.
nature

The Shy Edwardian Filmmaker Who Showed Nature's Secrets to the World

F. Percy Smith made flies dance, ants battle, and flowers bloom.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie February 21, 2017
Manitoba

Little Limestone Lake

The world's largest and most outstanding marl lake regularly changes color.
In this map, <em>Phenomena of Volcanoes and Earthquakes,</em> chartmakers John Emslie and James Reynolds show the distribution and heights of all the active volcanoes in the 1800s.
maps

The Stunning Early Infographics and Maps of the 1800s

Educational diagrams of scientific discoveries, from the moon's surface to the longest rivers.
Lauren Young January 30, 2017
Culver, Oregon

Metolius Balancing Rocks

Formerly secret, precariously perched boulders.
Gocta waterfall.
Provincia de Bongará, Peru

Gocta Waterfall

One of the world's tallest waterfalls wasn't revealed to the world at large until 2006.
Hřensko, Czechia

Pravčická brána (Pravčice Gate)

Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Fairy circles are found in Namibia.
science

Scientists Have a New Idea About the Origins of Namibia's Fairy Circles

Two competing theories could both be true: Termites and plants both contribute to the circles' creation.
Sarah Laskow January 18, 2017
One of many cases of butterflies at the Daintree Entomological Museum.
Diwan, Australia

Daintree Entomological Museum

Australia's largest collection of rare and bizarre insects.
Rolling hills of Jarbidge Wilderness
Jarbidge, Nevada

Jarbidge Wilderness

One of the most remote spots in America and the first protected wilderness area in Nevada, named after an old legend.
Guide Fred Pepper standing by a snow mushroom along the line of Canadian Pacific Railway
nature

Giant Snow 'Mushrooms' Are Winter's Rarest Natural Wonder

They can grow 12 feet wide.
Sarah Laskow January 4, 2017
nature

Watch a Bird Trick Meerkats Out of Their Food

Turns out drongo birds are the ultimate con artists of the animal kingdom.
Mariana Zapata December 29, 2016