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270 million year-old forest of stone.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.

An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.

A small, but award-winning beach known for its literally spotless reputation.

Named after the Goddess of Harvests, Annapurna is the deadliest member of the Eight-thousanders club.

A town church once nearly submerged by the damming of a river is now hauntingly visible as the water recedes.

A uniquely robust and historic look at Mexico's omnipresent dance with Death.

A naturally beautiful, seemingly bottomless deep blue spring.

This tiered waterfall is so pretty it may cause visitors to cry tears of their own.

Giant granite sculptures representing family on the northern coast of Spain.

A cave covered with bizarre stalactites of cloth.

A spectacular annual festival centers around humans throwing molten iron against a wall at night.

Festival of Perpetual Life and Rebirth.

Artistic Oasis in Industrial Ballard.

The hottest place on the planet.

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.

These giant mummies are set ominously into a Peruvian cliffside and topped with real human skulls.

The depictions of slaughter are surprisingly detailed at this mysterious ancient site.

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.

A unique solar-powered pottery studio and gallery in the desert.

A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.

Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.