Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
Glowing Termite Mounds of Emas National Park
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
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Vila de São Jorge, Brazil
These termites have an large and deadly abode—impressive by day, dazzling by night.
Opalton, Australia
These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.
Mena Creek, Australia
A castle hand-built by a Spanish dreamer in the Australian tropical jungle.
Seychelles
Over two-thirds of the world's population of giant tortoises live among this coral formation.
Morondava, Madagascar
The centuries-old trees lining both sides of this dirt road may become Madagascar's first natural monument.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Sagada, Philippines
Hundreds of wooden coffins dangle from cliffs and caves in the Philippines.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Yamanouchi, Japan
Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.
Kitakyushu, Japan
An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Guoliang, China
A tunnel dug through the side of a mountain by hand provides convenient yet death-defying access to a small village in China.
Barkley West, South Africa
Fascinating collection of Khoisan rock engravings, still situated in their original setting.
Duiwelskloof, South Africa
A South African bar inside a hollowed out 6,000-year-old Baobab.
Namibia
Unexplained bald patches in the landscape grow and recede over time, as though they are somehow alive.
Sossusvlei, Namibia
This "dead marsh" sits among the largest sand dunes in the world, a forest frozen in time.
Namibia
The largest known meteorite on Earth was too big to move.
Ngorongoro, Tanzania
These strange piles of magnetized volcanic ash travel across the desert about 50 feet per year.
Kusini, Tanzania
This sacred, circular cave is lined with pools so clear and still that it's hard to tell where the water begins.
Monduli, Tanzania
A salty red wasteland in Tanzania is a breeding spot for endangered flamingos.
Marafa, Kenya
Strange sandstone canyon known as the "place broken by itself."
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An Ethiopian "Jerusalem" featuring a church hewn out of a single rock.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Accra, Ghana
The clever workshop that has been designing some of the most unusual coffins imaginable.