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There's plenty to see in the vast Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, but this expanse of striped sandstone…

The Wave, Arizona - © Bernd Grundmann / Huber / eStock Photo

Topaz blue surf and golden shores are just as common here as historic sites are farther inland.

Mallorca, Spain - © Stefan Hefele / Mauritius Images / Offset

The many waterfalls in this park are among the most photographed places in the entire state.

Blackwater Falls State Park, West Virginia - © KhanIM / Shutterstock

Look at enough pictures of this extraordinary island chain and you may begin to believe that…

Mykines, Faroe Islands - © Khaichuin Sim / Moment / Getty Images

If this slice of scenery is anything to go by, the rest of the island may well be a stunner.

Calanques de Piana, Corsica - © csimages / Adobe Stock

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Natural Bridges National Monument, Utah - © kojihirano / Adobe Stock

Around this part of the Mediterranean coast the historical record stretches back to antiquity, and…

Cleopatra's Beach, Egypt - © Nikolay Vinokurov / Alamy Stock Photo

We're looking at a somewhat bare patch of rugged land, but this region also has lush, forested areas where…

Albertine Rift, Uganda - © Joel Sartore Photography / Design Pics

Mountains march to the sea, and picturesque beach towns are tucked into breathtaking coves.

Camps Bay, South Africa - © spooh / E+ / Getty Images

After a massive star explodes into a supernova, the result is an expanding cloud of swirling gas and matter.

G299 supernova remnant - © CXC / U.Texas / NASA

Miles and miles of arid land finally give way to one of the most welcome wonders in any desert:

Chebika, Tunisia - © Sergii Nagornyi / Shutterstock

Carved from nature, rice terraces are some of the most picturesque crop fields you'll ever see.

Tegallalang, Bali - © Maks_Ershov / Adobe Stock

Whether caused by runaway nuclear fusion or a star's collapse, the resulting events are…

NGC 5468 galaxy - © ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.

It's almost a 'desert isle' cliché—a cluster of palm trees surrounded by soft white sand and coral reefs.

Banyak Islands, Indonesia - © Fabio Lamanna / Shutterstock

Some have called this the most photographed lighthouse in its country, but let's just see if...

Campobello Island, Canada - © Walter Bibikow/ Pixtal / age footstock

Known as the Trembling Giant for the way its delicate leaves flutter in the breeze, this is a single tree…

Fishlake National Forest, Utah - © Chris / Adobe Stock

Zip lining, paragliding, canyon cable cars—these are just a few of the more adventurous ways to…

Tungurahua Province, Ecuador - © Barna Tanko / Alamy

Time and tide have literally washed away some of the sea stacks that made this place famous, but…

Victoria, Australia - © AWL Images / Offset

Quick question—what's the first country that comes to mind when you think of windmills?

Halnaker Hill, England - © onoky / Adobe Stock

By the looks of it, Scotland's very first national park may also be its most stunningly scenic.

Lomond Trossachs, Scotland - © Ulrike Schmitt-Hartmann / Digital Vision / Getty Images