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Nuévalos, Spain
Monasterio de Piedra
12th-century holy complex shares land with a natural park full of heavenly waterfalls and raptors.
Lakewood, Colorado
Casa Bonita
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Santa Terezinha, Brazil
Chapada das Mesas National Park
High plateaus and beautiful waterfalls frame this ecologically significant nature preserve.
McKenzie Bridge, Oregon
Proxy Falls
This frequently-photographed waterfall takes only a short hike to visit.
Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Watermills of Jajce
This cluster of little wooden huts once ground local farmers’ wheat into flour during the days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Oregon City, Oregon
Willamette Falls
The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.
Australia
Horizontal Falls
This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
GljĂºfrabĂºi
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
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100 Wonders: Devil's Kettle
Studenci, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kravice Waterfalls
There's a mini version of Iguazu Falls hidden in the Balkans, and it's got a rope swing.
Iceland
Godafoss
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Rainbow Falls
Hidden beneath a bridge, this waterfall is known for the large amounts of graffiti painted on its base.
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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Annie Edson Taylor's 1901 Retirement Plan: Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
Beidweiler, Luxembourg
SchiessentĂ¼mpel
This tri-part waterfall is a little bit of fairytale beauty in the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland.
Mount Washington, Massachusetts
Bash Bish Falls
One of the most scenic falls in Massachusetts has a history of death and grim legend.
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina
Sliding Rock
Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?
Loenen, Netherlands
Waterfall of Loenen
The tallest waterfall in the Netherlands is a lovely, stepped feature that is only 50 feet tall.
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