Who needs wings to sail in the air when you've got flippers that let you fly through the water?
Gentoo penguin - © Jeff Mauritzen / Design Pics
Within this park's nearly 8,500 square miles are landscapes ranging from alpine tundra to forested valleys.
Kluane National Park, Canada - © Alan Majchrowicz / Stone / Getty Images
Sometimes words are entirely insufficient to describe the heart-stopping, jaw-dropping beauty of a place.
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile - © FEBRUARY / Moment / Getty Images
Rainier than most other parts of the country, Galicia still gets its fair share of sunny skies.
Illa Pancha, Spain - © Mercedes Rancaño Otero / iStock / Getty Images Plus
You can only enter this cave between November and March, when it's cold enough for strong ice.
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland - © Flottmynd / Moment / Getty Images
Another species can claim the prize for world’s biggest penguin, but around these parts…
Gold Harbour, South Georgia Island - © Robert Harding World Imagery / Offset
This corner of the world is mostly made up of mountains, but there's so much more here…
Cao Bang Province, Vietnam - © Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Moment / Getty Images
His works are bold and delightful, but it took almost a full century for them to gain recognition.
Painting by Thomas Chambers - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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
A waterway that runs a course of more than 200 miles across this part of the world is bound to create…
Rogue River, Oregon - © Design Pics Inc / Rick Carlson / Alamy Stock Photo
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Sardinia island, Italy - © Andrew Mayovskyy / Shutterstock
We're looking from the base of this canyon at towering cliffs clad in a mantle of greenery, but…
Aparados da Serra National Park, Brazil - © Cavan Images / Cavan / Getty Images
A surf-tossed coastline in the Pacific Ocean is the home to a very special species of sea lion.
Galápagos sea lion - © Andrew Peacock / Stone / Getty Images
If you've never heard of the ecoregion this island chain belongs to, it's time to take a look at…
Santo Antão, Cabo Verde - © Jon Arnold Images Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo
At 'only' 325,000 acres, this state park is not as big as the more renowned national park it borders, but…
Denali State Park, Alaska - © jiawangkun / Adobe Stock
What glitters like a jewel within a sea of sand? A lake, and a small town, tucked among the dunes.
Huacachina, Peru - © Elena Berd / Shutterstock
It's officially known as the Victorian Alps, but locals will often call this area The High Country.
Cobungra River, Australia - © Southern Lightscapes-Australia / Moment / Getty Images
The shores of this lake are visited by sheep who bring their appetites, as well as people who bring…
Glencar Lough, Ireland - © The Irish Image Collection / Design Pics
It's thought that 50 million years of geological history created the rugged landscapes in this park.
Smith Rock State Park, Oregon - © Alex Ratson / Moment / Getty Images
Renowned for its tropical rainforests and long stretches of idyllic coastline, it's also a place where…
São Joaquim National Park, Brazil - © Antonello / Adobe Stock