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Could you be looking at the most picturesque lighthouse in the entire state of Maine?

Cape Elizabeth, Maine - © lucky-photo / Adobe Stock

At about half a mile long, it's not a particularly large stretch of beach, but there's no denying that…

Lanikai Beach, Hawaii - © shanemyersphoto / Adobe Stock

A picturesque village can be superb all on its own, but there's much more to be seen when…

Staithes, England - © Sebastian Wasek / age fotostock

Sure, it's got a great backstory and is without question one of the most historic windmills in its country…

Pitstone Windmill, England - © Graham Custance Photography / Moment Open / Getty Images

Strung in a line along the boundary of the East China and Philippine Seas, this collection of islands…

Okinawa Island, Japan - © ilker erdem sonmez / Alamy Stock Photo

Certain moments in art history seem to demand a rule-breaker to move things forward, and this painter…

Painting by Gustave Courbet - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

You can only see most of this remote area for yourself by traveling on train, ferry, or walking trail.

Manarola, Italy - © Marco Bottigelli / Moment / Getty Images

Lots of people are familiar with many parts of this very long shoreline, but did you know…

Trinidad, California - © Itai Rom / 500px / Getty Images

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

Waterfalls in this national park number in the thousands, and this is one of the most beautiful.

Yosemite National Park, California - © Danilo Ruiz / Moment / Getty Images

Green lily pads, some approaching 10 feet wide, decorate the shallow waters of this pond…

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - © Anton Petrus / Moment / Getty Images

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Maui, Hawaii - © Mlenny / iStock / Getty Images

The Amazon rainforest is this country's largest ecosystem, but we're within the second largest here.

Goiás, Brazil - © Luiz da Rocha / 500px / Getty Images

In this tropical part of the world, rainforests abound, and thundering waterfalls come with the territory.

Melong, Cameroon - © EyeEm / Alamy Stock Photo

On the seaward side of Table Mountain is a series of peaks that rear up from the coast and create…

Twelve Apostles, South Africa - © hpbfotos / Adobe Stock

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Nemophila Flowers at Hitachi Park, Japan - © Peerakit JIrachetthakun / Moment / Getty Images

Folks rave about the views to be had from either end of this bridge, but then again lots of scenery here…

Bacunayagua, Cuba - © Dado Daniela / Moment / Getty Images

Named for the way the rays of the setting sun turned a pair of cliffs a golden hue, to be entirely honest…

Golden Gate Highlands, South Africa - © Ben Pipe / Sime / eStock Photo

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Olympic National Park, Washington - © Ronny Ritschel/Offset

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