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Underwater at Cenote Angelita

Chumkopó, Mexico

Cenote Angelita

A flooded Mexican cave that hides a river beneath the water.

Divers explore Heracleion

Alexandria, Egypt

The Lost City of Heracleion

An ancient city exhumed from the depths of the ocean.

Saty, Kazakhstan

Kaindy Lake

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.

Green Lake

Each year melting snow turns these Austrian hiking trails into scuba zones.

Blue Hole Fly Over

Great Blue Hole

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.

The Cemex mine

How to Steal a Beach

The California Coastal Commission says that a mining operation has been illegally taking precious sand for years.

Atlas Obscura July 18, 2016

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarhankut. (Panoramio)

Olenivka, Ukraine

Underwater Museum at Cape Tarkhankut

Submerged busts of communist and socialist figures from the USSR.

Laguna Quilotoa

Laguna Quilotoa

A turquoise lake within a volcanic crater.

What It's Like To Watch a Volcano Collapse In Front Of You

The 190-day event was the largest caldera formation ever observed.

Sarah Laskow July 14, 2016

The 1913 'Nature Man' Whose Survivalist Stunts Were Not What They Seemed

Joseph Knowles had wilderness skills, but didn't necessarily want to use them.

Robert Moor July 7, 2016

GR6 trail through multiple pigments Colorado Provencal

Rustrel, France

Ochre Quarry in Colorado Provençal

One of the largest ochre quarries in the world, hidden in a limestone landscape.

Brooklyn, New York

Fort Defiance

The humble fort that saved Washington.

Tri-State Peak.

Middlesboro, Kentucky

Tri-State Peak

Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia meet at this point in the Cumberland Gap.

Termite mound at night

Vila de São Jorge, Brazil

Glowing Termite Mounds of Emas National Park

These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.

Florissant, Colorado

Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument

The largest source of fossilized insects anywhere.

9 Essential Stops on an Entomologist’s Dream Vacation

Nine locations where bug lovers can while away the hours marveling at the world's smaller citizens.

Meg Neal June 22, 2016

Aaron Rodriques

The Bronx Bug Whisperer and His Traveling Insect Zoo

Can insects and humans get to know each other?

Atlas Obscura June 22, 2016

Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Synchronous Fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains

For two weeks every June, fireflies in the Smoky Mountains perform an astonishing light show.