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Turnip-shaped island just off the Michigan shore in Lake Huron.

Part modern art project, part traditional chapel, this see-through church is only substantial from the right angle.

Towering basalt columns, a creation of fire and ice.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

Over 50 whirling pools left behind from the glacial age.

This abandoned fishing settlement may well be the greenest village in the world.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

A tomb with a window to ensure the interred wasn't buried alive.

Woven tree art gives this towering Australian woodland a touch of mystical whimsy.

The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.

The inventor of a number of hybrid corn species is immortalized with a field of giant corn.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

A countryside Romanian cemetery filled with colorful crosses bearing lyrical, ironic, or satirical rhymes.

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

New York City's smallest piece of private property.

Half of a waterfall goes into the river while the other half seems to disappear.

Started nearly 100 years ago, this science experiment just keeps on going, ever so slowly.

A salty cave excavated by elephants and the location of a deadly disease vector.

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.

Bowl in splendor, if you're lucky.