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Yosemite Falls in all its glory.
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Yosemite's Waterfalls Are Back and Everyone Loves It

Serious snowmelt is leading to serious sightseers.
Eric Grundhauser May 19, 2017
Ko Tapu islet in front of the Khao Phing Kan islands in the Phang Nga Bay.
ambon Kalai, Thailand

Ko Ta Pu (James Bond Island)

A tall karst islet popularized by 007.
The water level of Morning Glory was lowered in 1975 in order to remove what they could from the polluted well.
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The Embarrassing History of Crap Thrown Into Yellowstone's Geysers

Laundry, horseshoes, coins, and the collective decency of humanity.
Eric Grundhauser April 14, 2017
Khustain Nuruu National Park
Mongolia

Khustain Nuruu National Park

The grassy landscape is home to the world's last truly wild horses.
GW Parkway
Arlington, Virginia

George Washington Memorial Parkway

This isn't your average roadway—it's actually a National Park and a transportation pioneer.
Blacktip reef shark, the species of shark found on shark reef (photo taken in the Maldives)
Sri Lanka

Shark Point Reef

One of the few places where inexperienced snorkelers can spot a shark.
A lone Quiver tree.
Namibia/South Africa

Ai-Ais—Richtersveld Transfrontier Park

A seemingly desolate park that belongs to two countries actually supports all kinds of wildlife.
A black bear with glacier bear cubs
Gustavus, Alaska

Glacier Bears of Glacier Bay National Park

A rare kind of blue bear can be found chiefly in the national park that shares their name.
One of few remaining lights from first superintendent’s electrification wonders project
Rockport, Washington

Ladder Creek Falls and Gardens

The illuminated falls are a gem in North Cascades National Park.
Nestled in the caves
Silver City, New Mexico

Gila Cliff Dwellings

These ruins of a pre-Columbian cliff village are among the most beautiful and well preserved in New Mexico.
Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Lone Star Geyser

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.
The bear "Lunch Counter" behind Old Faithful.
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Yellowstone Owes Its Early Success To Public Bear Feeding

Nightly garbage feedings, roadside gangster bears, and a public "Bear Lunch Counter" were a deliberate strategy to help set the park apart.
Cara Giaimo August 31, 2016
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Behold a Glorious Vintage Map of Yosemite National Park

Can you find your favorite spots in this 85-year-old artistic map?
Atlas Obscura August 29, 2016
Admiring trees in Sequoia National Park, California.
abandoned

Here Are 17 Hidden Spots Inside America's National Parks and Forests

Celebrate 100 years of national parks by exploring these secret places.
Molly McBride Jacobson August 25, 2016
Thor's Well.
Yachats, Oregon

Thor's Well

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Hot Springs, Arkansas

Josephine Tussaud Wax Museum

This quirky Arkansas wax museum does not shy away from the macabre and the grotesque.
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See the 'House-Sized' Boulder that Shut Down This National Park Road

A nearby sign foreshadowed the events.
Erik Shilling August 11, 2016
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Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.