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You could scramble up a rocky ridgeline in the wilds of eastern France like our friend here, or…

Alpine ibex - © fotoVoyager / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Lighthouses are irresistible to photographers, and that has much to do with their awesome surroundings.

Covesea Skerries Lighthouse, Scotland - © Iñaki B. argazkiak / Moment / Getty Images

It's certainly a wonderland for geologists, but this 34-square mile swath of rippling formations is also…

Basque Coast Geopark, Spain - © Jose Arcos Aguilar / Shutterstock

East of the Florida Keys and northwest from the Turks and Caicos lies an island chain renowned for…

Exuma, Bahamas - © PJPhoto69 / iStock / Getty Images Plus

While this particular species sports relatively modest olive tones, some members of its avian family…

Palm tanager - © Ambling Images / Alamy Stock Photo

Sure, this sweet tableau may look like a picture postcard from Polynesia, but this place…

New Plymouth, New Zealand - © Fotofeeling / Westend61 / Offset

When it came time to designate the first national park east of the Mississippi, it’s easy to see why…

Acadia National Park, Maine - © Dermot Conlan / Tetra Images / Offset

From this vantage point you can see how much of the landscape has been used for planting.

Mosel Region, Germany - © Cornelia Dörr / Huber / eStock Photo

Pink sand beaches are a rarity, but there's a doozy here on this island in southern Indonesia.

Komodo Island, Indonesia - © Jonne Seijdel / 500px / Getty Images

Small towns along this lakeshore glow in pastel beauty at twilight—is it always this gorgeous here?

Bellagio, Italy - © Ben Petcharapiracht / Shutterstock

Why do some call the more than 3,000 square miles that make up this place the 'Eden of Africa'?

Crater Highlands, Tanzania - © Vicki Jauron Babylon and Beyond Photography / Moment / Getty Images

In the winter, these plump little waders are a common sight on warm southern beaches.

Bottle Beach, Washington state - © Danita Delimont / Offset

We're seeing just one example of the ancient wonders found in this city, where most of the buildings…

Ad Deir, Jordan - © Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Moment / Getty Images

The old saying 'to build castles in Spain' usually refers to an impossible dream, but in some cases…

Berlanga de Duero, Spain - © Richard Semik / agefotostock / Alamy Stock Photo

Of all the words you could possibly choose to best describe the world’s slowest moving mammal…

Sarapiquí, Costa Rica - © Ondrej Prosicky / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Way out in the cold North Atlantic Ocean is a remote green island graced with stupendous scenery.

Eysturoy, Faroe Islands - © Paul Zizka / Cavan Images

You could cross the footbridge and walk the 200-plus steps to the tiny church on the island, or…

Gaztelugatxe, Spain - © makasana photo / Adobe Stock

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Badlands National Park, United States - © Robert Postma / Design Pics / Shutterstock

We're looking at drift ice floating in the coastal waters of one of the world's largest islands.

Baffin Island, Canada - © wildestanimal / Moment / Getty Images

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

Trotternish, Scotland - © Marco Bicci / Shutterstock