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A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.

This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.

This former maximum-security prison is creepy, sobering, and supposedly haunted.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

Found down a long dirt road, a sacred Mexican cenote and 18th-century hacienda remain hidden.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

Make a wish at what might be America's only Catholic shrine to a sinner.

Hidden behind West Philadelphia rowhomes is a haven for migratory and local bird species both ordinary and rare.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

The second-largest collection of runic calendar staffs in Sweden.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

A rare rune stone dedicated to a woman.

The idyllic island where the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau spent “the happiest time of his life.”

Walking through this narrow gorge will make you feel like you've fallen into a fairytale landscape.

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

See replicas of Europe's most famous cave paintings and even some of the animals that feature in the art.

Get up close and personal with these majestic fish.