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The animals and plants that call this place home are the main reason it was made a national park.

Freycinet National Park, Australia - © Posnov /Moment / Getty Images

The scenery here has been photographed many times, and the reason why is quite easy to see.

Carcassonne, France - © Buena Vista Images / Stone / Getty Images

To our eyes, the green fields stretching to high hills are a beautiful sight, but to these animals…

Grant's gazelles - © Robert Harding World Imagery / Offset

Words that spring to mind when gazing at this image include rugged, spectacular, amazing, and gorgeous.

Achill Island, Ireland - © lucafabbian / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Folks in the region look on this modest but boldly blue boathouse with so much affection that…

Perth, Australia - © Sahil Malhotra / Shutterstock

Here in the 'low countries,' nearly all the stately historic buildings are right on the water's edge.

The Hague, Netherlands - © f11photo / Adobe Stock

On this island, breathtaking waterfalls set within pristine rainforests are just the beginning of…

Banyu Wana Amertha waterfall, Indonesia - © Erwinjaya Wijaya / 500px / Getty Images

With its reptilian face and claws reminiscent of dinosaurs, this bird looks awfully prehistoric.

Lake Sandoval, Peru - © Vaclav Sebek / Shutterstock

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Sardinia island, Italy - © Andrew Mayovskyy / Shutterstock

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Kruger National Park, South Africa - © Travel Stock / Shutterstock

Roughly 239,000 islands are officially registered in this country, and we're looking at the second-largest.

Senja Island, Norway - © Oleh_Slobodeniuk / E+ / Getty Images

Seemingly endless dune fields can appear forbidding, but as photography subjects...

Sahara Desert, Tunisia - © Riccardo Spila / SOPA / eStock Photo

Among these waterfalls, the greatest single drop plunges more than 120 feet, but the real power here…

Epupa Falls, Namibia - © David Kettles / Alamy Stock Photo

At first glance you might think you're looking at something called the Jagged Coast or the Chalk Coast.

Llanes, Spain - © Anton Petrus / Moment / Getty Images

Around here, a stark and sunbaked landscape rolls on for as far as the eye can see, when suddenly…

Taba, Egypt - © yarkafox / Alamy Stock Photo

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

Bellagio, Italy - © Ben Petcharapiracht / Shutterstock

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

The largest protected area of the Chihuahuan Desert lies within this national park—so where exactly is this?

Big Bend National Park, Texas - © Mark A Paulda / 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

In the heart of a large city is a lake that draws people for sailing, swimming, and sightseeing.

Essen, Germany - © Bernd Bergner / 500px / Getty Images