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Mountains

See What the Pyrenees Look Like From an Antique Airplane

The mountain range offers a wealth of gorgeous, unexpected textures.

November 18, 2019

Toronto, Ontario

Rock of the Matterhorn

This half-ton piece of the Alps sits at the base of the CN Tower.

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Red Canyon

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

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Ridgedale, Missouri

Bat Bar in Lost Canyon Cave

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

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In This New York Ghost Town, the Graveyards Keep Growing

Doodletown was shuttered by the state in 1965. That hasn't stopped Doodletowners from burying their dead there.

October 31, 2019

The Valley of the Cheese of the Dead

In this remote Swiss town, residents spent a lifetime aging a wheel for their own funeral.

October 24, 2019

Vaals, Netherlands

Vaalserberg

The tallest mountain in the Netherlands isn't actually very tall.

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Tibherine East Crash Site

An old airplane engine forms an unusual cairn atop this Moroccan peak.

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Dalmally, Scotland

Ben Cruachan

This mountain is one of the largest in Scotland but is better known for its hollow insides.

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Xian Shi, China

Huaqing Pools

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

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Fanjingshan (Mount Fanjing)

Two ancient Buddhist temples crown this dramatic rocky pinnacle.

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Australian Pygmy-Possums Are Starving Because Billions of Bogong Moths Are Missing

Without the moths, the possums (cute) may starve (not cute).

September 23, 2019

Hexentanzplatz (Witches' Dance Floor)

This enchanting mountain plateau celebrates spooky local folklore.

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Yanartaş

Flames have been burning within this mountain for more than 2,500 years.

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Chahuaytire, Peru

Parque de la Papa

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

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Bethlehem, New Hampshire

Yonder Mountain Nursery & Gardens

This small, unassuming, nursey plays hosts to some very unique plantlife.

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Nepal Is Banning Single-Use Plastics On and Around Everest

Will it help solve the peak's trash problems?

August 26, 2019

Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Partnach Gorge

Walk inside a mile long crevice right outside the town of Garmisch Partenkirchen.

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