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A coastline of chalk cliffs and sandy beaches faces a sea channel of remarkable history.

Cap Blanc-Nez, France - © Bart van Geffen / 500px Prime / Getty Images

It's a landscape of ancient volcanos, sheer cliffs, breathtaking views, and of course...

Springbrook National Park, Australia - © AzmanL / iStock / Getty Images Plus

It might be hard to imagine from this image, but we're looking at one of the biggest cities in the Americas.

Tijuca Forest National Park, Brazil - © Vitor Marigo / Aurora Photos / Getty Images

More of these are still standing in this state than in any other in the US, so if you're fond of them…

Lake Huron, Michigan - © Dennis MacDonald / age fotostock

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Queensland, Australia - © Warren Keelan

When so much scenic beauty is concentrated in one area of the world, it's almost unbelievable.

Railay, Thailand - © Noppasin Wongchum / Alamy Stock Photo

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Mont Blanc, France - © Westend61 / Getty Images

While this deep blue lake and that snow-clad mountain would both look fantastic on their own…

Los Lagos Region, Chile - © Henner Damke / Shutterstock

Where the Trà Khúc River empties into the Pacific, an ambitious restoration project creates…

Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam - © Robert Harding World Imagery / Offset

Many of the landscapes this painter created are full of light, while some are dark and brooding, but...

Painting by Asher Brown Durand - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Blue waters are calm, and green hills seem to roll on forever in this corner of the Andes.

Imbabura Province, Ecuador - © Justin Black / Shutterstock

Lots of animals—perhaps every species in East Africa—live within this extinct crater.

Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania - © Travel Stock / Adobe Stock

Said to have possibly the whitest sand anywhere in the world, the beach on this bay is also home to…

Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia - © Roland Gerth / Huber / eStock Photo

Up here in the Bernese Oberland, really big lakes are almost as common as really tall mountains.

Spiez, Switzerland - © Anton Petrus / Moment / Getty Images

His earlier paintings feature mythological figures, while his later work is more realistic, but all of it…

Painting by Claude Lorrain - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Such is the beauty of the beaches here that it would be nearly impossible to choose the most stunning.

Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda - © robertharding / Masterfile

Beginning his career as an engraver, the painter of this scene was always interested in the details.

Painting by John William Casilear - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A number of beautiful lakes dot this large national park at the southern end of the world.

Tierra del Fuego National Park, Argentina - © Guaxinim / Shutterstock

One of the most renowned spots here is called the 'secret beach'—but can it really be that secret when…

Matinloc Island, Philippines - © kjorgen / iStock / Getty Images Plus

When you see landscape art made before the 19th century, it was almost certainly painted in the studio.

Painting by Eugène Boudin - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art