Alexandria, Scotland
Wallabies of Inchconnachan
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
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Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Ambergris Caye, Belize
This portion of a lovely Belize beach is infested with (harmless) sharks and rays.
Koror, Palau
An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Vieques, Puerto Rico
The world's brightest bioluminescent bay.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This crescent-shaped sliver of sand is a magical haven for a herd of feral horses.
Bahamas
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Australia
This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Puerto Princesa, Philippines
Five miles of underground river link lake to ocean.
Boawae, Indonesia
A real-life "hobbit" cave in Flores, Indonesia.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
A sprawling nature preserve harbors the world's only living dragons.
Marudi, Malaysia
These jagged limestone blades cut out through the canopy of the jungles of Borneo.
Palenque, Mexico
After becoming locally extinct, this esteemed avian now flies free in the forests around the ancient ruins.
Tikal, Guatemala
Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.
Muara Ancalong, Indonesia
Explore a uniquely pristine Borneo forest, now protected by former headhunters turned tour guides.
Alxa, China
The tallest stationary dunes on Earth also happen to sing.
Caue, São Tomé and Príncipe
Nature’s skyscraper launches out of the terrain with attitude.
Banyuputih, Indonesia
Think you have a tough job? Try carrying 200 kilos through a cloud of sulfur down the side of a volcano.
Lasbela District, Pakistan
Lunar landscape, a mud volcano and bizarre rock formations.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Somalia
The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.