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Red Tsingy
The Red Tsingy (Tsingy Rouge) are jagged stone pinnacles revealed by erosion with remarkable sculpted forms, making them an engaging...

Ian Plant
Sep 12, 2022


Fat Baobabs
Actually called fony baobabs (Adansonia rubrostipa), these reddish trees with bottle-shaped trunks look like giant sprouted potatoes (or...

Ian Plant
Aug 31, 2022


Diamond Beach
A silky, dark-sand beach that is often filled with beautiful grounded icebergs – in all sizes and shapes. Some are diamond white in...
Rick Sammon
Aug 26, 2022


Pumice Stone Field
The Campo de Piedra Poméz (Pumice Stone Field) is a massive white pumice stone labyrinth that more resembles something you would see on a...

Ian Plant
Aug 11, 2022


Fagradalsfjall Volcano
NOTE: The volcano is currently erupting! For up-to-date information on the volcano, visit https://www.visitreykjanes.is/en/volcano-erupti...

Ian Plant
Aug 5, 2022


Volunteer Point
This remote destination is home to a large colony of several thousand king penguins, as well as a number of gentoo and Magellanic...

Ian Plant
Aug 1, 2022


Snow Hill Island
Remote and rugged, Snow Hill Island is home to approximately 4,000 pairs of breeding Emperor penguins (larger and heavier than King...
Rick Sammon
Aug 1, 2022


Pictured Rocks
The Pictured Rocks area of Lake Superior contains some of the most stunning scenery in the Midwest U.S. Towering cliffs, colorfully...

Ian Plant
Jul 29, 2022


Bernardo Wildlife Area
A relatively remote location where there’s the possibility to make compelling photographs of beautiful migrating birds – sometimes...
Rick Sammon
Jul 18, 2022


Caddo Lake
Caddo Lake and the surrounding Big Cypress Bayou are part of the largest cypress forest in the world. The bald cypress trees of the bayou...

Ian Plant
Jul 18, 2022


Sumatran Orangutans
These highly intelligent great apes—critically-endangered and closely related to humans—have beautiful orange fur, making them...

Ian Plant
Jul 8, 2022


Love Valley
A sprawling valley filled with dozens of unique volcanic rock formations that were created millions of years ago – some reaching a height...
Rick Sammon
Jul 6, 2022


Dallol Geothermal Springs
This spectacularly colorful geothermal area found in the Danakil Depression of Ethiopia is one of the most inhospitable—and...

Ian Plant
Jun 18, 2022


Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon
A relatively small (11.2 square miles) and easily accessed lagoon filled with breathtakingly beautiful icebergs. These blue-and-white...
Rick Sammon
Jun 2, 2022


Mealt Falls
Why a Wonder: Mealt Falls (aka Kilt Rock Waterfall) emanates from freshwater Loch Mealt and plunges 55 meters in a free vertical drop...

Kurt Patrizi
May 13, 2022


Kolmanskop
The ultimate ghost town, this German mining settlement was abandoned in the 1950s, and the desert has been reclaiming it ever since....

Ian Plant
Apr 9, 2022


Abraham Lake
Every winter, methane bubbles rising from the lake bottom get trapped in the ice forming on the lake. The bubbles form otherworldly...

Ian Plant
Apr 4, 2022


Victoria Falls
Also known as Mosi-oa-Tunya—"The Smoke That Thunders"—and over a mile wide, Victoria Falls forms the largest curtain of water in the...

Ian Plant
Mar 30, 2022


Valley of Fire
A geologic wonderland, Valley of Fire State Park protects 40,000 acres of bright red Aztec sandstone. Red isn't the only sandstone color...

Ian Plant
Mar 25, 2022


Nyiragongo Volcano
Nyiragongo is one of the world's most active and beautiful volcanoes, hosting the world's largest persistent lava lake. The view from the...

Ian Plant
Mar 25, 2022
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