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Pink rocks cover the beach.
Two Harbors, Minnesota

Iona's Beach

The pink rocks tinkle like millions of tiny bells at this "singing" beach.
47.1685, -91.4218
Added by codewordsierra
Entrance to the Cave of Dogs, 2013
Naples, Italy

Cave of Dogs

Suffocating dogs was a common spectacle in the fumes of this noxious cave.
40.8268, 14.1715
Added by Tony Dunnell
Okishima cat.
Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan

Okishima Island

A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.
35.2008, 136.0550
Added by siewch
Send Us Your Ideas for Dealing With Minnesota's Rogue Bog
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Send Us Your Ideas for Dealing With Minnesota's Rogue Bog

A floating menace in a lake needs your attention.
April 17, 2018
The Cartographers Who Put Water Where It Didn't Belong
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The Cartographers Who Put Water Where It Didn't Belong

From a distance, European mapmakers documenting North America often perpetuated strategic myths of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
March 26, 2018
Z2 Georg Thiele.
Narvik, Norway

Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
68.4083, 17.8119
Added by sverige17
How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Giant Floating Bog?
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like a Giant Floating Bog?

The residents of Crow Wing County, Minnesota, have had enough of their floating island.
March 06, 2018
Keweenaw Rocket Range.
Copper Harbor, Michigan

Keweenaw Rocket Range

The site where Michigan launched its first rocket into space lies abandoned in the dense woods along Lake Superior.
47.4302, -87.7148
Added by Royal Oaker
Brahma Temple in Pushkar.
Pushkar, India

Pushkar Brahma Temple

There are millions of temples in India, but only one prominent temple dedicated to the Hindu creator god.
26.4874, 74.5488
Added by mariellen
Casina Vanvitelliana
Bacoli, Italy

Casina Vanvitelliana

The Bourbon royal family had this unique octagonal hunting "cottage" built on a tiny islet in Lake Fusaro.
40.8198, 14.0584
Added by StepYoshi
La Tour-de-Peilz castle.
Lac Léman, Switzerland

Swiss Museum of Games

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
46.4527, 6.8547
Added by Meg
Yavari in Puno, 2015.
Qullaw pruwinsya, Peru

Steamship Yavari

The 19th-century vessel floats proudly on Lake Titicaca, but its journey from Britain to the Peruvian altiplano was far from smooth sailing.
-15.8010, -69.3851
Added by Tony Dunnell
The waters of the bayou.
Karnack, Texas

Caddo Lake

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.
32.6824, -94.1768
Added by mettelund
The Teen Detectives Using DNA to Stalk Invasive Fish
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The Teen Detectives Using DNA to Stalk Invasive Fish

Aquatic forensics might help target eradication efforts before things get out of control.
December 07, 2017
Don Juan Pond.
Antarctica

Don Juan Pond

Scientists use the world's saltiest body of water as a terrestrial base for studying water on Mars.
-77.5619, 161.1908
Added by Kerry Wolfe
The lake.
San Bernardino County, California

Searles Lake

This sun-scorched lakebed contains samples of half the natural elements known to humankind.
35.7207, -117.3487
Added by Elliot Carter
The Blue Lake.
Gwynedd, Wales

The Blue Lake

A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
52.6888, -4.0418
Added by rich48
The lake in the winter.
Lappajärvi, Finland

Lake Lappajärvi

Nuclear waste experts study this prehistoric crater lake to envision landscapes one million years in the future.
63.1351, 23.6424
Added by Vincent Ialenti