Gustavus, Alaska
Glacier Bears of Glacier Bay National Park
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
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Gustavus, Alaska
A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
Holbrook, Arizona
See massive fossils that are over 200 million years old in northeastern Arizona.
Alamogordo, New Mexico
Explore the largest pure gypsum deposit in the world, and go dune sledding while you're at it.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.
Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
The ancient dwellings of the Puebloans, located in the cliffs of majestic mesas.
Lazarim, Portugal
One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.
Labruge, Portugal
Iron Age runes and ruins hide in plain sight along this Portuguese beach.
Santiago do Escoural, Portugal
A neolithic tomb converted into a tiny chapel.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Moreira do Rei, Portugal
A small Portuguese cottage formed between boulders in the countryside.
Lamont, Florida
View rare birds and interact with lemurs at this nonprofit run entirely by volunteers.
Tambopata, Peru
The world's largest clay lick, where parrots gather to snack.
Lower Beeding, England
This breathtakingly beautiful botanical garden is home to a mob of wonderful wallabies.
Manzanares el Real, Spain
This species of wild goat stars in witchy legends and frolics among the park's eerie rock formations.
Ecuador
This research hub in the Amazon Rainforest is perched amid one of the world's most biologically diverse landscapes.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
One of the last refuges of the endangered eastern lowland gorilla.
Kisoro, Uganda
The home of half the world's population of critically endangered mountain gorillas.
Rascafría, Spain
A breathtaking and biodiverse wilderness in the mountain setting of Ernest Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls."
Donna Nook, England
The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The most biologically diverse protected area in Africa is also the most dangerous.
São Roque de Minas, Brazil
This breathtaking national park is one of the best places to see the weird and wonderful giant anteater in the wild.
Maggie Valley, North Carolina
An annual celebration of the region's successful elk reintroduction program.
Kaputar, Australia
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Antsalova, Madagascar
Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.