Minneapolis, Minnesota
Saint Anthony Falls Laboratory
One of the world's premier laboratories for hydraulic engineering research takes full advantage of the water's power.
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Excelsior, Minnesota
The Steamboat Minnehaha
This vintage "streetcar boat" lay at the bottom of Lake Minnetonka until the 1980s.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Minnehaha Falls
This small, but beautiful waterfall has attracted visits from artists, composers, and two United States presidents.
Moffat, Colorado
Valley View Hot Springs
Community owned and operated, this property is home to a diverse set of nudists.
Sydney, Australia
Eric the Pliosaur
The bones of this aquatic dinosaur turned to opal over the centuries and the beast's remains were almost sold as jewelry.
The Caves, Australia
Capricorn Caves
A wonder of natural limestone formations etched by millions of years of natural interaction between rainfall and rock and air.
Sydney, Australia
Aboriginal Carving of a Whale
An ancient engraving by the Cammeraygal people was uncovered in the transformation of a North Sydney industrial site.
Mount Colah, Australia
Ancient Aboriginal Astronomy
An ancient rock engraving shows Aboriginals used their advanced knowledge of the stars to hunt and gather.
Ansons Bay, Australia
Bay of Fires
Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
Ventnor, Australia
Penguin Parade At Phillip Island
An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.
Princetown, Australia
The Twelve Apostles
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
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.
Australia
Horizontal Falls
This pair of Australian "waterfalls" appear to be falling straight across the land.
Port Campbell, Australia
Loch Ard Gorge
A clear example of the process of erosion in action.
Sturt Creek, Australia
Wolfe Creek Crater
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
Cervantes, Australia
The Pinnacles
Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.
St Kilda, Australia
St. Kilda Pier Penguin Colony
You'll find the little birds tucked within the rocks of this Australian beach.
Kaputar, Australia
Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
Eaglehawk Neck Tessellated Pavement
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Hyden, Australia
Wave Rock
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Aspen, Colorado
Conundrum Hot Springs
It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.
Lovell, Wyoming
Bighorn Medicine Wheel
Native Americans built this circle of stones, which was used to predict astronomical events.
Kaycee, Wyoming
Hole-in-the Wall Outlaw Hideout
The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.
U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado
Cadet Chapel
Air Force Academy Chapel made of 100 identical tetrahedrons works to inspire those of all religions.
