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South Island, New Zealand

Franz Josef Glacier

The glacier tucked within a New Zealand rainforest.

Schleswig, Germany

The Bog Bodies at the Schleswig-Holstein Landesmuseum

Ample proof that watery ends make for well-preserved, millenia-old mummies.

Fanciful outhouse in the Groulx Mountains.

Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec

Uapishka Art Cabins

Artistic cabins actually grow deep in the Canadian wilderness.

Dad and three juveniles on the PG&E building. Photo by brothergrimm on Flickr.

San Francisco, California

San Francisco's Peregrine Falcons

Recovered from the brink of extinction, at home in the Financial District.

Rapa Nui, Chile

The Navel of the World

This large round boulder is said to emit spiritual power, but it may just be magnets.

London, England

Pelicans of St James's Park

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

Mothers and fawns stroll through the base's historic housing area.

Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming

Pronghorn of F.E. Warren Air Force Base

The same security that protects our nukes accidentally protected a gentle herd of antelope.

Inyo County, California

Fossil Falls

Smooth basaltic rocks tell a tale of ancient glacial waterfalls.

Gcwihaba Caverns

Gcwihaba Caverns

Wondrous stalactites house thousands of bats in these African caves.

The Goblin (aka The Witch)

Fantasy Canyon

Sandstone rock formations that look like they belong on the cover of a progressive rock album.

One of the larger specimens.

The Live Turtle and Tortoise Museum

Terrapins of all colors and shapes are quick to bring fascination (and possibly long life) at this museum.

The Baigong Pipes

Baigong Pipes

Are these prehistoric metal pipes evidence of alien plumbers? Nope, but they are amazing nonetheless.

The Brown Tree Snake

Andersen Air Force Base

Launchpad for the US military’s dead mouse operation to battle millions of snakes.

The Pinnacles.

Cervantes, Australia

The Pinnacles

Alien rock formations grown from the sands of an Australian national park.

Tree in the Rock

Buford, Wyoming

Tree in the Rock

Miraculous tree that seems to sprout out of solid rock.

View from the pier

Brooklyn, New York

Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier

Take in a rare, face-to-face glimpse of Lady Liberty at this tucked away Red Hook park.

Lahaina, Hawaii

Lahaina Banyan Tree

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Trash accumulates on a Bahamas beach overlooking the Atlantic.

North Atlantic Ocean

North Atlantic Garbage Patch

The lesser-known cousin of the Great Pacific trash island.