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From land or from sea, or whatever direction you happen to look at it, this striped lighthouse is…

Westerheversand Lighthouse, Germany - © Ventura Carmona / Moment / Getty Images

If you're seeking pictures of the world's most dazzling birds, this type likely won't disappoint.

Chestnut-eared aracari - © imageBROKER / Erich Schmidt / Getty Images

Unadorned but powerfully strong in its simplicity, this 14th-century fortress is a stunning sight…

Castelvecchio, Italy - © Ariy / iStock / Getty Images Plus

Mountain-dwelling relatives of groundhogs, these critters hibernate for as long as nine months.

Alpine marmot - © Raimund Linke / The Image Bank / Getty Images

Folks who take a trip to this place rave about its pristine and spectacular scenery, but just…

Acadia National Park, Maine - © Stan Dzugan / Moment / Getty Images

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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah - © Dean Fikar / Moment / Getty Images

Ordinary bridges wouldn't survive record-setting rainfall in what's called the wettest place on Earth.

Meghalaya, India - © Alex Treadway / Offset

Even without its soaring Alpine backdrop, this lake is already a pristine vision of beauty.

Seealpsee, Switzerland - © Daniel Schoenen / ImageBROKER / Offset

To capture this sweeping scene of untamed tundra, the photographer climbed up a high mountain.

Sarek National Park, Sweden - © Roman Bergeron / 500px / Getty Images

Stroll by any of the rock formations here and you're likely to see climbers scaling the sandstone walls.

Garden of the Gods, Colorado - © Sean Pavone / iStock / Getty Images Plus

With its white-sand beaches, vast green wetlands, and sharp mountain peaks, this place is naturally…

Khao Sam Roi Yot, Thailand - © Invisiblesane / Shutterstock

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

While this deep blue lake and that snow-clad mountain would both look fantastic on their own…

Los Lagos Region, Chile - © Henner Damke / Shutterstock

Marvels of architecture and engineering, these are places of breathtaking beauty and rich history.

Chittorgarh, India - © saiko3p/ Adobe Stock

What sparkles below? A vibrant clifftop neighborhood in an equally vibrant city of 9 million people.

Lima, Peru - © Christian Vinces / Shutterstock

It's a quite difficult hike to the top of the rock we see closest to us, but from all available evidence…

Pidurangala Rock, Sri Lanka - © Manfred Bortoli / Sime / eStock Photo

Here in the remote northern reaches of Chile, a hypersaline lake offers a valuable wetland that's…

Nevado Tres Cruces National Park, Chile - © Nicolás Durán / age fotostock

Although it's one of the smallest of this resort city's many beaches, it's also a local favorite.

Biarritz, France - © unai / Adobe Stock

While we can't glimpse it from here, this lake hosts something extraordinary—it peeks above the water…

Lake Reschen, Italy - © Ivan Kmit / Alamy Stock Photo

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