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Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes.

Guadalupe, California

Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes

Coastal dunes, site of buried Egyptian movie set and former utopian colony.

View looking south, the Atlantic Ocean on the left, and Caribbean on the right

Glass Window Bridge

This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.

Incredible Photos of the Hermit Crabs Who Live In Trash

Instead of shells, these hermit crabs used plastic bottle caps and other trash.

Anika Burgess September 6, 2016

Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

This 84-Year-Old Retiree Wants 'the Internet' to See a Massive Mushroom He Found

Don Smith is proud.

Erik Shilling September 1, 2016

The current statue is placed along the path down to Devil's Hole

St Mary, Jersey

Devil's Hole

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

9 Incredible Meteorite Craters That Look Straight Out of 'Deep Impact'

Our planet is pockmarked with the scars of these extraterrestrial visitors. Morgan Freeman would be terrified.

Meg Neal August 27, 2016

Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.

20 Hidden Spots Inside America’s National Parks and Forests

Celebrate over a century of national parks by exploring these secret places.

Molly McBride Jacobson May 8, 2025

Watch the Great British Sport of Wellie Wanging

In summer, rain boots are thrown for sport.

Atlas Obscura August 24, 2016

Keeper of the Plains, by Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin

Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.

A shot of the Manitou Incline taken looking up towards the top.

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Manitou Incline

This super steep hike ascends 2,000 feet in less than a mile.

Yachats, Oregon

Thor’s Well

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Gorongosa, Mozambique

The Lion House

When humans abandoned this safari lodge, the lions took over.

A Massive Mudslide Shut Down Denali Park Road and Marooned Visitors

Officials are still cleaning up.

Erik Shilling August 1, 2016

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

This rare wildlife haven in Singapore feels like you're in the tropical rainforest.

Varberg, Sweden

Bexell's Talking Stones

Hundreds of mossy stones engraved with bits of philosophy, literature and random musings.

We're Getting Closer to Knowing Why Bees Are Dying Off Worldwide

One widely-used pesticide was found to reduce bee sperm counts.

Erik Shilling July 27, 2016

The World's Most Lightning-Prone Place Has the World's First Lightning Forecasts

The cause of the Catatumbo Lightning is no longer a mystery.

Sarah Laskow July 27, 2016