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Who needs wings to sail in the air when you've got flippers that let you fly through the water?

Gentoo penguin - © Jeff Mauritzen / Design Pics

Within this park's nearly 8,500 square miles are landscapes ranging from alpine tundra to forested valleys.

Kluane National Park, Canada - © Alan Majchrowicz / Stone / Getty Images

Sometimes words are entirely insufficient to describe the heart-stopping, jaw-dropping beauty of a place.

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - © FEBRUARY / Moment / Getty Images

Rainier than most other parts of the country, Galicia still gets its fair share of sunny skies.

Illa Pancha, Spain - © Mercedes Rancaño Otero / iStock / Getty Images Plus

You can only enter this cave between November and March, when it's cold enough for strong ice.

Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland - © Flottmynd / Moment / Getty Images

Another species can claim the prize for world’s biggest penguin, but around these parts…

Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island - © Robert Harding World Imagery / Offset

This corner of the world is mostly made up of mountains, but there's so much more here…

Cao Bang Province, Vietnam - © Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Moment / Getty Images

His works are bold and delightful, but it took almost a full century for them to gain recognition.

Painting by Thomas Chambers - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Taking up a big chunk of its small island, this 16th-century fortress is a nice place to visit…

Château d'If, France - © gurgenb / Adobe Stock

A waterway that runs a course of more than 200 miles across this part of the world is bound to create…

Rogue River, Oregon - © Design Pics Inc / Rick Carlson / Alamy Stock Photo

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Sardinia island, Italy - © Andrew Mayovskyy / Shutterstock

We're looking from the base of this canyon at towering cliffs clad in a mantle of greenery, but…

Aparados da Serra National Park, Brazil - © Cavan Images / Cavan / Getty Images

A surf-tossed coastline in the Pacific Ocean is the home to a very special species of sea lion.

Galápagos sea lion - © Andrew Peacock / Stone / Getty Images

If you've never heard of the ecoregion this island chain belongs to, it's time to take a look at…

Santo Antão, Cabo Verde - © Jon Arnold Images Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo

At 'only' 325,000 acres, this state park is not as big as the more renowned national park it borders, but…

Denali State Park, Alaska - © jiawangkun / Adobe Stock

What glitters like a jewel within a sea of sand? A lake, and a small town, tucked among the dunes.

Huacachina, Peru - © Elena Berd / Shutterstock

It's officially known as the Victorian Alps, but locals will often call this area The High Country.

Cobungra River, Australia - © Southern Lightscapes-Australia / Moment / Getty Images

The shores of this lake are visited by sheep who bring their appetites, as well as people who bring…

Glencar Lough, Ireland - © The Irish Image Collection / Design Pics

It's thought that 50 million years of geological history created the rugged landscapes in this park.

Smith Rock State Park, Oregon - © Alex Ratson / Moment / Getty Images

Renowned for its tropical rainforests and long stretches of idyllic coastline, it's also a place where…

São Joaquim National Park, Brazil - © Antonello / Adobe Stock