Raiatea, French Polynesia
Marae Taputapuātea
This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.
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Raiatea, French Polynesia
This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.
Taga, Samoa
A site of natural wonder and flying coconuts in Samoa.
Samoa
An unmarked, overgrown path through dense vegetation leads to the largest ancient structure in Polynesia.
Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna
The final stronghold of a king whose feet never touched the ground.
Kiribati
Amelia Earhart's possible place of death.
Cook Islands
A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.
Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands
A hidden tidal pool that transforms into a frothy natural jacuzzi.
Jaraba, Spain
A medieval shrine set into a towering canyon wall.
Nefta, Tunisia
A stunning basket-shaped oasis supplies water to one of Tunisia's holiest cities.
Morioka, Japan
A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.
Samuel Mphepo, Malawi
A prodigious pachyderm lurks among Malawi’s inselbergs.
Woodville, Alabama
This massive cave is a sight to behold.
Valladolid, Spain
This tranquil urban park has a violent history.
Pune, India
A sprawling park in the middle of Pune feels like a magical, enchanted forest from a fairy tale.
Kenner, Louisiana
A park dedicated to veterans with various military vehicles, including an F-14 Tomcat, in the middle of the suburbs.
Marlinton, West Virginia
Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.
San Diego, California
One of the most colorful free outdoor attractions in San Diego, this park is filled with murals and ties to history.
Bellevue, Washington
This 329-acre nature park is Lake Washington's largest remaining wetland ecosystem.
Sumter, South Carolina
This park is home to all 8 swan species, and also has extensive plantings of Japanese Iris.
North Canaan, Connecticut
The last blast furnace to close in New England offers a rare window into the region’s once-thriving iron industry.
Seattle, Washington
One of the best views of the city is tucked away at the top of a water tower.
Lancashire, England
A historic manor with a priest hole you can stand up in, the last surviving vestments from a dissolved abbey, and centuries of art on display.
Enghien, Belgium
A 17th-century heptagonal pavilion that was used for stargazing.
Montreal, Québec
This park transforms Montreal's industrial past into a sustainable future, with glowing spheres that capture energy from beneath your feet.