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Sprawling cast of wooden figures across a 90-acre estate.
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The Hidden Magic of Maine

There’s a lot you don’t know about Maine—yet.
Fins and weirder shapes.
Bunkerville, Nevada

Little Finland

Harder layers in colorful sandstone weather out as prominent “fins" and even more intricate and bizarre shapes.
Sal del Rey
Edinburg, Texas

Sal del Rey

This lake sits on an estimated 4 million tons of salt.
Enchanted Rock at night.
astronomy

Where to Find Dark Skies in the Texas Hill Country

Fredericksburg is one of Texas’ newest Dark Sky Communities, which makes stargazing here out of this world.
A fissure.
Lee Vining, California

Black Point Fissures by Mono Lake

Deep vertical fissures like miniature slot canyons cut across the cemented volcanic rock of Black Point above Mono Lake.
natural wonders

Video: The Magnificent Palo Duro Canyon

This is the second largest canyon in America—and a North Texas gem you can't miss.
Itinerary

6 Natural Wonders to Discover in Austin, Texas

Supplement your tacos and brisket with plenty of flora and fauna.
Devil's Throat, looking more or less easterly.
Bunkerville, Nevada

Devil's Throat

An unexpected sinkhole in a desert flat within Gold Butte National Monument.
Sewanee Natural Bridge
Sewanee, Tennessee

Sewanee Natural Bridge

A natural sandstone bridge hidden in the Sewanee forest.
Walatowa Slot Canyon
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico

Walatowa Slot Canyon

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.
Mouse's Tank
Moapa Valley, Nevada

Mouse's Tank

Named after an outlaw who used the basin as a hideout.
The dome as seen from where the trail tops out on the tephra ring.
Lee Vining, California

Panum Crater

A volcanic cone that formed over 600 years ago.
Viceroy's Arch
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A World Tour of Amazing Arches

Soaring monuments—natural and manmade.
Jonathan Carey May 27, 2022
Overlook of Little Jerusalem
Winona, Kansas

Little Jerusalem Badlands

Once an ancient sea, this landscape of rocky ravines is filled with the fossils of ancient marine life.
Sunset over Dungeness Spit. The calm water in the foreground is Dungeness Bay.
Old Town, Washington

Dungeness Spit

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Looking straight west across Angel Lake. The outlet valve is at lower right.
Wells, Nevada

Angel Lake and the East Humboldt Mountains

An attractive alpine lake at 8,400 feet that is accessible via a paved road.
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Podcast: Goblin Valley State Park

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 17, 2022
Bufadero La Garita
Telde, Spain

Bufadero La Garita

Nature puts on a spectacular show at this blowhole on the eastern side of Gran Canaria.