Rufisque, Senegal
Lake Retba
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
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Rufisque, Senegal
This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Venezuela
This everlasting lightning storm may be the world's largest generator of ozone.
Peru
Keshwa chaca, among the last handwoven Incan bridges, crosses Apurimac Canyon in Peru.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Rajsamand, India
The second-longest continuous wall on the planet protects a hidden secret in the deserts of India.
Ardales, Spain
Spanning the El Chorro gorge, this pathway used to be one of the most dangerous crossings in the world.
Predjama, Slovenia
Castle and secret tunnel withstood a siege until its owner was killed by the Holy Roman Empire, while sitting on the toilet.
Ngong Ping, Hong Kong
Climb to the top of the world's largest seated bronze Buddha.
Sur Lípez, Bolivia
This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
Dripping Springs, Texas
An emerald-green grotto just a short trip from Austin.
Inyo County, California
The rocks in this arid basin leave trails of movement behind them.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Bodo, Norway
World's strongest whirlpool.
Howrah, India
A single tree's 2,800 aerial roots give the appearance of a complete forest.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Bolivia
On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.
Chaudfontaine, Belgium
Sculpture designed by Turkish artist and professor Mehmet Ali Uysal.
Richfield, Utah
One of the world's oldest and most massive living organisms is a grove of quaking aspens.
Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Friction between grains of sand cause a curious "singing" sound.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Paris, France
Abandoned railway line circling the city of Paris.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.