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Franklin, Pennsylvania
St. John's Episcopal Church
41.3958, -79.8289
De Pere, Wisconsin
Frank & Nancy’s Marine Corps Museum
44.4595, -88.2140
Luarca, Spain
Giant Squid Museum
43.5410, -6.5389
Mumbai, India
The Old Limestone Arch
18.9688, 72.8039
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Tobermory, Ontario
The Bruce Peninsula Grotto
This natural sea cave hides a small wonderland of natural turquoise beauty.
Kerch, Ukraine
Koyashskoye Salt Lake
The saltiest lake in all of Crimea is also the pinkest of the pink and teeming with life.
Iceland
Godafoss
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Yallabatharra, Australia
Hutt Lagoon
A massive concentration of algae is responsible for this lake's pink hue.
Tremosine, Italy
Strada della Forra
This winding road through an Italian canyon may be the most scenic drive in the world.
Vagli Sopra, Italy
Lago di Vagli
This Tuscan lake hides a 13th century town that is still visible when the water recedes.
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Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan
Issyk Lake
The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
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Manitou Springs, Colorado
Rainbow Falls
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
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Aureilhan, France
Lake Aureilhan
Winston Churchill painted this lake during his stay Woolsack Castle in the Landes forest.
Iceland
Kerið Crater Lake
This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.
Guyana
Kaieteur Falls
The world's widest single drop waterfall, and the two men who legend says went over its edge in a boat.
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