Hamelin Pool, Australia
The Stromatolites of Hamelin Pool
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
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Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Francois Peron National Park, Australia
This Australian beach is composed of tiny shells.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Port Campbell, Australia
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Freycinet, Australia
One of the best beaches in the entire world.
Cervantes, Australia
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
Dublin, Ireland
The modern birthplace of Irish freedom.
Drogheda, Ireland
The severed head of a 17th-century Irish martyr lies within an intricate golden shrine.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
San Antonio, Texas
This hidden sculpture garden full of Wild West art is one of San Antonio's best-kept secrets.
San Antonio, Texas
Conflicting markers on its floor tell a tale of two city centers in San Antonio.
San Antonio, Texas
An ivy-covered arch bridge dedicated to Tejano music singer and legend Rosita Fernandez.
San Antonio, Texas
Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.