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Grindavík, Iceland

Blue Lagoon

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.
Corbett, Oregon

Multnomah Falls

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia

Eaglehawk Neck Tessellated Pavement

This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland

Fingal's Cave

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Montreal, Québec

Standing wave at Habitat '67, Montreal

Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Belize

Great Blue Hole

A massive underwater sinkhole made famous by Jacques Cousteau.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Morning Glory Pool

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.
East Sussex, England

Beachy Head

England's most notorious suicide spot.
Butte, Montana

The Berkeley Pit

New fungal and bacterial species call this deadly lake home.
Antarctica

Blood Falls

Natural time capsule containing an alien ecosystem.
Denizli, Turkey

Pamukkale Water Terraces

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.
Greece

Sami

A spectacular cave and a beguiling lake.
Vista Hermosa, Colombia

Caño Cristales

An explosion of natural color known as "the river that ran away from paradise."
Koror, Palau

Jellyfish Lake

An isolated dive site teeming with cnidarians.