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The tallest outdoor elevator in Europe rockets passengers on a dizzyingly precarious ride to the top of a mountain.

This Florida sinkhole hides a rainforest-like micro-environment in its depths.

The second largest waterfall by volume in the U.S., Willamette Falls is outdone only by Niagara in the amount of water that is pushed northward.

Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.

Railways may have forged this quintet of lovely tunnels, but now they are open to hikers.

Dig for your own trilobites in this goldmine of invertebrates.

This museum devoted to the gothic author holds such interesting ephemera as his socks and walking stick.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Known as the "Dodo Manège," this carousel features a herd of animals that have disappeared—or may be gone soon.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

This rugged area of red rocks and arches is often considered one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

This geothermal hot spring hides beneath a slowly growing mineral dome.

This woodland architectural installation acts as a camera obscura for the heavens.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

This spa theme park lets its guests take a dip in pools of coffee, wine, or ramen broth.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

Hanging over one of Japan’s “hidden valleys,” these vine bridges must be remade every three years.

The second-largest cave chamber in the world was discovered in 1898 by a 16-year-old and a friend known as "Pothead."

This 4,000-foot-diameter hole is touted as "the most well known, best preserved meteorite crater on Earth."

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.