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The perfectly named cave drop is the deepest in the continental United States, almost matching the height of Seattle’s Space Needle.

These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.

The world's tallest palm trees look like the whimsical kind of plant you'd find in a Dr. Seuss story.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.

A small granite monument marks where the borders of three countries meet.

This monument marks where the exact middle of the world used to be.

San Francisco's urban bison herd has persisted in the face of extinction, development, and disease.

This stretch of beach along California's central coast is a busy highway for the largest seal in the northern hemisphere.

Happy harbor seals frolic and snooze on this warm, sandy stretch of coast.

Centuries of human activity have forged an eerie landscape of ruins and craters on an exposed and windswept hilltop.

This luscious masterpiece created by landscape designer Bevis Bawa inspired the work of his brother, a famous Sri Lankan architect.

The mile-long pier stretches from a ruined fortress out into the Baltic.

This is what trains will look like after the zombie apocalypse.

The abandoned military base looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.

This rare example of a "tidefall" is a spectacular drop from the cliffs down onto the beach.

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

Colorful lights and mirror-like brine pools create trippy illusions within the historic mine.

Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.

Where layer cakes tower above one’s head and there is never a shortage of icing.

This quirky museum will make you question everything, including the shape of the planet.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.