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Where does the tallest Norway spruce tree in the world grow? Hint: It isn’t in Norway.

Sutjeska Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina - © istankov / iStock / Getty Images Plus

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Mont Blanc, France - © Westend61 / Getty Images

Said to have possibly the whitest sand anywhere in the world, the beach on this bay is also home to…

Cape Le Grand National Park, Australia - © Roland Gerth / Huber / eStock Photo

Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are found in places where nary a palm tree grows.

Orkney, Scotland - © mark ferguson / Alamy

While this vista is less common than others, there isn't a bad viewpoint anywhere on the entire rim.

Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona - © Bernd Grundmann / Huber / eStock Photo

Wandering among the ruins is an up close and personal way to experience what remains of an empire.

Rome, Italy - © RilindH / RooM / Getty Images

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Etretat, Normandy, France - © MarcelloLand / iStock / Getty Images

Here we see what it might look like gazing down from one of the area's stupendous natural bridges.

Three Natural Bridges, China - © THONGCHAI.S / Shutterstock

Lush gardens and sparkling lakes are set in the heart of a great city, which itself is part of a landscape…

Guilin, China - © AWL Images / Design Pics

In this park, 15 mountains reach over 3,000 feet in elevation, so there's lots of land to climb and…

Snowdonia National Park, Wales - © James Osmond / Image Bank / Getty Images

The steep hills of this remote region inspired the locals to become freeform farmers.

Yuanyang County, China - © Konstantin Ka / Zoonar GmbH RF / age fotostock

Look at enough pictures of this extraordinary island chain and you may begin to believe that…

Mykines, Faroe Islands - © Khaichuin Sim / Moment / Getty Images

When the petals begin to turn pink, these trees make a striking contrast with the surrounding green fields.

Longyan, China - © SEN LI / Moment / Getty Images

Marking a border between two countries, this river and its surrounding landscape are also…

Douro River, Portugal - © dgmsgallery / Adobe Stock

The nature reserve surrounding these ruddy waters can look like an extraterrestrial landscape.

Laguna Colorada, Bolivia - © buteo / Shutterstock

Are the vivid aquamarine colors of the ocean in that rugged cove below actually real?

Bouches-du-Rhône, France - © Gaspar Janos / Shutterstock

Taking up a big chunk of its small island, this 16th-century fortress is a nice place to visit…

Château d'If, France - © gurgenb / Adobe Stock

Striped, spotted, flamed, checked, and gilded, the fish in this family could rightly be called showoffs.

Hawkfish - © Aflo Relax / Masterfile

One of the founders and leading artists of the Hudson River School, this painter produced works that…

Painting by Asher Brown Durand - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Whether caused by runaway nuclear fusion or a star's collapse, the resulting events are…

NGC 5468 galaxy - © ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Riess et al.