Bahamas
Nurse Sharks of Compass Cay
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
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Bahamas
They squeal, they nosh, they look like predators.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
A sanctuary for sickly, stray, or wounded donkeys.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Daniel Campos, Bolivia
A seemingly endless landscape of pure salt stretches far across Bolivia.
Cusco, Peru
The stones of this Incan wall complex fit together so well you couldn't fit a piece of paper between some of them.
Puno, Peru
The Uros people live on floating reed islands in lake Titicaca.
Aguas Calientes, Peru
The intricate stonework of Machu Picchu serves as a testament to Incan engineers.
El Rosario, Mexico
The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.
Islas Marietas, Mexico
A lovers' beach, tucked below the surface of the island, provides a safe haven for romance.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Sintra, Portugal
This unreal Portuguese palace looks as though it's made from a pile of different castles.
Sintra, Portugal
This eccentrically decorated palace is replete with grottoes, fountains, tunnels, and caves.
Iceland
If a glacial river suddenly diving into a sheer chasm via a dramatic, multi-stage waterfall isn't peak Iceland, it's certainly close.
Iceland
This valley of hot springs and boiling mud pots is home to the record-holding "Geysir," which originated the English word.
Iceland
This elegant arc of a waterfall marks a religious turning point.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Milford Sound, New Zealand
Dolphins, ancient clams and hundreds of waterfalls make this one of the world's top tourist destinations.
Waitomo, New Zealand
Tubing through a cave lit with glowworms is a magical underground experience.
Matamata, New Zealand
This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Paris, France
The macabre collection of Jacques Sirgent, an expert scholar on the undead and all of their trappings.
Gerlach, Nevada
A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.