Although majestic mountain ranges run through this region, some say these dunes are just as picture-perfect.
Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado - © Michael Szonyi / ImageBROKER / Offset
At the heart of an immense national park in northwest Patagonia is a jewel whose size befits the landscape.
Nahuel Huapi National Park, Argentina - © Luiz Santa Cruz / EyeEm / Getty images
Not far from the Great Barrier Reef, swirling tides mix turquoise water into white silica sand.
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Blue waters are calm, and green hills seem to roll on forever in this corner of the Andes.
Imbabura Province, Ecuador - © Justin Black / Shutterstock
What sparkles below? A vibrant clifftop neighborhood in an equally vibrant city of 9 million people.
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A primeval panorama on a vast scale, this park holds many natural treasures, with each vista looking…
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Garden festivals are a wonderful way to get a sense of the vast variety of the world's natural beauty.
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek, Thailand - © Kamon Supasawat / Moment / Getty Images
Lots of people are familiar with many parts of this very long shoreline, but did you know…
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Does that look to you a little like a dragon lying in the briny shallows? Well, at least…
Arbatax, Sardinia - © Peter Giovannini / Getty Images
Trying to describe this part of the world in words is a bit of a fruitless exercise when…
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Set among the flowering sagebrush like giant brick beehives, the star attractions at this park…
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Fountains, moats, and ponds make up the water features in one of the world's oldest landscape gardens.
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka - © Frans Sellies / Moment / Getty Images
Many people call this city the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, and it's also known as…
Ponte Vecchio bridge, Italy - © Stefano Coltelli / SOPA / eStock Photo
Atop a natural limestone bridge are a series of stepped pools that are set like turquoise jewels.
Semuc Champey, Guatemala - © Aaron Morgan / 500px / Getty Images
In 2016, nearly 300,000 acres of desert vistas, surreal formations, and ancient petroglyphs were designated…
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What was once a molten lake of lava is now a block of basalt towering over a cozy Tasmanian town.
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Much of this landscape of rolling hills, rugged gorges, and windswept peaks is contained within…
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Known as the 'place of many little birds,' this lake is indeed a gathering spot for the avian crowd.
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Sunrise from Hanauma Bay on Oahu, Hawaii - © Shane Myers Photography / Shutterstock
It's hard to say what this lake is best known for—the pristine natural surroundings or its ancient temples.
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