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What has towering turrets, heavy stone walls, and is usually perched on a high rocky outcrop?

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany - © Reinhard Schmid / Huber / eStock Photo

One of the great capitals of civilization when it was first built, this city is remarkably well preserved.

Uxmal, Mexico - © Rafael Martin-Gaitero / Shutterstock

These forested hills stretch on for miles and make for lovely scenery, and on top of one of them…

Rajgad Fort, India - © Abhinav Sah / Moment / Getty Images

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

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Aerial view of Acapulco in Mexico - © Orbon Alija / E+ / Getty Images

From the ground, this remote region can appear flat, dusty, and desolate, but look what happens when…

Channel Country, Australia - © Southern Lightscapes-Australia / Moment / Getty Images

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Winter landscape, surrounded by trees - © Vlad Sokolovsky / Adobe Stock

Trails curl around these stark mountains, and each path seems to end in another amazing view.

Moskenesøya, Norway - © Daniel Bosma / Moment / Getty Images

When a span is called a 'sky bridge' that typically means you're going to see something pretty amazing.

Langkawi, Malaysia - © 35007 / E+ / Getty Images

Whether they wander the many paved paths, or take a funicular railway or aerial tram, it's for certain…

Montserrat Mountain, Spain - © tacstef / iStock / Getty Images Plus

More than 150 beautiful islands make up this country in the Indian Ocean, so it's not surprising that…

La Digue, Seychelles - © Westend61 GmbH / Design Pics

In 2016, nearly 300,000 acres of desert vistas, surreal formations, and ancient petroglyphs were designated…

Clark County, Nevada - © Danita Delimont / Offset

Often called the highest point between the Alleghenies and the Rockies, it may not technically be that, but…

Mount Magazine State Park, Arkansas - © Zack Frank / Shutterstock

Because of the heavy snow that falls here much of the year, this region is only open to visitors in summer.

Highlands of Iceland - © EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER / E+ / Getty Images

Listen carefully—can you hear thundering hooves and the bellowing of thirsty pack animals?

Guelta d'Archei, Chad - © Beata Tabak / Alamy Stock Photo

A riverside scene at sunrise inspired this artist, and in turn his works influenced other painters.

Painting by Charles-François Daubigny - © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Local legend tells of Viking Age meetings held in a cave near here, and from the looks of this landscape…

Dyrhólaey, Iceland - © Jordan Siemens / Digital Vision / Getty Images

Towns and resorts pepper the shores of this lake, and a great variety of wildlife is found here as well.

Lake Malawi, Malawi - © Nektarstock / iStock / Getty Images Plus

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

With a splendid mixture of soft flowers and green hillsides meeting rugged, eroded rocks, this place…

Derwent Edge, England - © robertharding / Adobe Stock