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