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The 230-foot waterfall.
Santana do Riacho, Brazil

Cachoeira do Lajeado

This unique 230-foot waterfall is a natural beauty hidden within the vast wild landscape.
Orenda Spring tufa deposit.
Saratoga Springs, New York

Orenda Spring Tufa

A beautiful multicolored mound formed by the mineral deposits of the Orenda Spring.
The "aljibe" or cistern beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Cáceres, Spain

Moorish Cistern of Cáceres

The largest medieval water tank on the Iberian Peninsula is preserved beneath the Cáceres Museum.
Portugal

Covão dos Conchos

This gaping hole in the middle of a remote mountain lake looks like a portal to another dimension.
Tswaing Crater.
Soshanguve, South Africa

Tswaing Meteorite Crater

An ancient impact crater on the outskirts of Pretoria.
The last remaining in situ Huddesteen in the Eenhoorn lock.
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Huddesteen

The last of Amsterdam's original sea level markers remaining in place.
Athabasca Pass.
Stony Brook, New York

Athabasca Pass

When exposed at low tide, this rock bridge connects a dog-friendly beach to a strangely shaped island.
The Crammer.
Devizes, England

The Crammer

Legend says the people of Wiltshire got their "Moonraker" nickname from this small pond.
Launceston, England

St Clether Holy Well Chapel

A holy well supposedly infused with a saint's spirit flows within this quaint chapel.
Jaich Maa is an unusual hydrothermal vent ecosystem.
science

Found: Upside-Down Waterfalls, Steaming Mud, and Blue Microbes on the Ocean Floor

An unusual hydrothermal ecosystem erupts in the Gulf of California.
Matthew Taub December 17, 2018
The Burning Lake.
Bhutan

The Burning Lake

Legend has it a sacred treasure hidden by an ancient guru was revealed with a burning butter lamp from these waters.
Natural rock water slide.
Coolin, Idaho

Lionhead Natural Water Slides

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.
The Blenheim Mineral Spring
Blenheim, South Carolina

Blenheim Mineral Springs

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.
Gold-capped for less hot, red-capped for spicy-hot.
Gastro Obscura

Blenheim Ginger Ale

The story of South Carolina's sweet-hot soda begins with a chance discovery during the Revolutionary War.
Jesus, that's fast.
science

Geckos Can Run on Water

Faster than ducks can swim in it.
Matthew Taub December 7, 2018
Gastro Obscura

Pee-Pee Boy

China's favorite urinating “tea pet” is actually a thermometer.
Tell us these aren't the cutest sea monsters you've ever seen.
nature

The Gribbles Are Here to Help Us Go Green

Tiny marine wood-eaters might help us dig into our biofuel future.
Matthew Taub December 3, 2018
Pongo de Mainique.
La Convención Province, Peru

Pongo de Mainique

A paradisical gorge with rapids, waterfalls, and wildlife whose raw beauty is the stuff of CGI movies.