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While there's a bit of mystery in regard to how these monumental rock arches were first formed…

As Catedrais Beach, Spain - © Anton Petrus / Moment / Getty Images

What looks like ordinary whitewater on a river is about to drop off the edge and become a waterfall.

Krimml Waterfalls, Austria - © borchee / E+ / Getty Images

It's a cozy cultural icon here, found on rugged coasts, forested hills, and grassy plains, but always…

Tjörn, Sweden - © Christian Back / Huber / eStock Photo

Trying to describe this part of the world in words is a bit of a fruitless exercise when…

Trotternish, Scotland - © Marco Bicci / 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

A riverside scene at sunrise inspired this artist, and in turn his works influenced other painters.

Painting by Charles-François Daubigny - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

If you think a dizzying mountain road made up almost entirely of hairpin turns is a spectacular sight…

Tianmen Mountain, China - © THONGCHAI.S / Shutterstock

Waterfalls are always high on the list of the most eye-catching scenes in nature.

Victoria Falls - © thejack / E+ / Getty Images

Set among the flowering sagebrush like giant brick beehives, the star attractions at this park…

Ward Charcoal Ovens, Nevada - © Sumiko Scott / Moment / Getty Images

Some desert terrain resembles the surface of the moon, but this place looks like a dreamscape.

White Desert, Egypt - © Aldo Pavan / Sime / eStock Photo

Long streets of inlaid stone, ornate apartment blocks, mosaic-tiled baths, and a working amphitheater…

Ostia Antica, Italy - © Cosmin-Constantin Sava / Alamy Stock Photo

How can such a monumental construction of immense size and heft look almost weightless?

Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong SAR - © William C. Y. Chu / Moment / Getty Images

On a peninsula surrounded by the Indian Ocean, a stretch of beachfront meets a turquoise sea.

Nusa Dua, Bali - © DKart / E+ / 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

From detailed depictions of hummingbirds and tropical flowers to the great expanse of salt marshes…

Painting by Martin Johnson Heade - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Stretched across a far-flung archipelago, this national park protects the environment while also…

Amami Guntō National Park, Japan - © R. Ian Lloyd / Masterfile

Usually about a foot tall and weighing only around three pounds, the residents of this island…

Granite Island, Australia - © Oliver_Koch / iStock / Getty Images Plus

A deep ravine with basalt walls may be the most amazing thing in this entire region, but it's hard to say.

Stuðlagil, Iceland - © Jag_cz / Adobe Stock

It's very rare that a large expanse of desert will only be made of sand—around here you'll find…

Ennedi Plateau, Chad - © Nikolay Khil / Alamy Stock Photo

When park rangers talk of the ‘hoodoos’ here in this national park, what are they referring to?

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah - © Robert Harding World Imagery/ Offset