Gainesville, Florida
University of Florida Bat Houses
The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.
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Gainesville, Florida
The world's largest occupied bat houses hold hundreds of thousands of flying mammals.
Wimberley, Texas
A popular swimming hole that hides one of America's most deadly diving spots.
Gablenz, Germany
This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.
Bailleau-Armenonville, France
A bike train runs along a disused railway line through the tranquil French countryside.
Allauch, France
Sleep in a climate-controlled plastic bubble for the night.
Groningen, Netherlands
This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.
Podoštra, Croatia
Humble beginnings for one of the world's most famous scientists.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
Iceland
A little-visited waterfall in an otherworldly landscape.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Höfn, Iceland
This replica Viking village was created for a film that was never shot and is now open to visitors.
Reykholt, Iceland
This hobbit-y little hot spring may be the oldest spring used by humans in all of Iceland.
Thingvellir, Iceland
This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
A winding, blood-red tunnel of hardened lava navigable by foot.
Hveragerði, Iceland
Iceland's "Smoky Valley" is a beautiful river that is shrouded in a constant cover of steam clouds.
Iceland
Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.
Hamragarðar, Iceland
This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Iceland
The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Kemi, Finland
This fantastical icy castle is built anew every winter.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.