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With its stupendous Gothic cathedral, fine art museums, many bridges, and that fabled river…

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With windswept plateaus that can reach more than 3,000 feet in elevation, this is a landscape that…

Chapada Diamantina, Brazil - © Aldo Pavan / The Image Bank / Getty Images

Just imagine the roar the world's widest waterfall makes as it cascades along its course.

Khone Phapheng Falls, Laos - © Hien Phung / Adobe Stock

While it once held the title of longest suspension bridge in the world, this slender and elegant span…

Bear Mountain Bridge, New York - © Ultima_Gaina / iStock/ Getty Images Plus

Millions of years ago it began its existence as a massive stratovolcano, and over time it became…

Mount Kenya, Kenya - © Martin Klima / EyeEm / Getty Images

A mountain range of this magnitude must offer some of the most spectacular scenery on Earth, right?

Cordillera Huayhuash, Peru - © Itay.G / Shutterstock

It's been said that the stretch of coastline you see in the distance is one of the most stunning on Earth.

Na Mokulua, Hawaii - © Warren Ishii / 500px / Getty Images

Gaze long enough at this island's scenery and you may begin to believe this is less a real place and more…

Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand - © Cavan Images / Offset

Yes, that stunning shade of turquoise blue in the water is real and it's there during much of the year.

Kuang Si Falls, Laos - © Patrice Pvk / 500px Plus / Getty Images

Landscapes around here take the shape of a gargantuan sheet of colored, crumpled paper.

Zhangye Geopark, China - © Ratnakorn Piyasirisorost / Moment / Getty Images

As stunning as this bridge is, the views it offers those who cross its span are even more spectacular.

Bastei Bridge, Germany - © Francesco Carovillano / SOPA / eStock Photo

Sustainable swaps have the power to improve your life, your home, and the planet's health

Kochias at Hitachi Seaside Park, Japan - © tawatchai prakobkit / Alamy

While this particular species sports relatively modest olive tones, some members of its avian family…

Palm tanager - © Ambling Images / Alamy Stock Photo

This fantastic tree is known by scientists as Yucca brevifolia, but you may know it by another name.

Joshua Tree National Park, California - © natthaphong janpum / Alamy Stock Photo

The gateway to a national park, this bay is spectacular all on its own, but for those who crave more…

Resurrection Bay, Alaska - © Cavan Images / Offset

Visitors frolic on its beaches, oyster farmers harvest its bounty, and great homes look out over it.

Arcachon, France - © Benoit Seignovert / 500px Prime /Getty Images

Seen from this angle—high above and gliding through a crystalline ocean—you may not guess that…

Dugongs - © RooM The Agency / Adobe Stock

High plateaus, sharp mountains, and mirror ponds are just the start of this country’s superb scenery.

Sehlabathebe National Park, Lesotho - © Hougaard Malan / age footstock

We’re seeing just a hint of some of the grandest monuments of a powerful, ancient kingdom.

El Petén, Guatemala - © Brester Irina / Shutterstock

Following its construction in the 13th century, this stout castle changed hands many times.

Dolbadarn Castle, Wales - © Viktoria Rodriguez / EyeEm / Getty Images