Places peglegasus Wants to Go

These strikingly barren, rolling red hills were caused by bad farming practices.

One of the most extreme deserts in the world, these snow-free valleys harbor life, despite the hostile environment.

From the sky, a kaleidoscope of color brightens the grey landscape of the San Francisco Bay.

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.

Mysterious spherical rocks in the semi-desert of western Kazakhstan.

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.

An ancient forest of the Paleocene Age turned to stone.

The rocky remains of an ancient Greek forest.

Conifers from the Jurassic Period transformed into stone in Patagonia.

A valley of unique erosion patterns lends to a view like nothing on Earth.

The Twisted Trees of Alticane are an unnerving grove of Quaking Aspen, apparently mutated from a single source, giving them a twisted and unnatural appearance.

A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.

The cinder cone volcano with a less than complimentary name.

Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."

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

The remains of centuries of copper mining appear like an alien landscape.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

This former mining town was named the most toxic town in America.

A writer's tiny retreat built from salvaged shipwreck timbers.

A labor of love built by local hang-gliding enthusiasts, this ideal launch spot was outlawed by the authorities and has since been largely abandoned.

Art Deco urban decay at this historical building.