The Tasmanian Giant Crab is the king of crabs
Add the Tasmanian Giant Crab (Pseudocarcinus gigas) to one of the animals you’ll want to see in person one day. Moreover, the crab’s…
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Archeologists discover new ‘Moai’ statue on Easter Island
Keep reading: Archeologists discover new ‘Moai’ statue on Easter IslandScientists discovered a new ‘Moai’ stone statue in a dry lake bed on Easter Island. A group composed of geologists from three different Chilean universities uncovered the megalithic statue within the crater of the Rano Raraku volcano. They were investigating the area in a restoration effort after fires devastated the land the previous year. At…
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Explore Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest known cave in the world
Keep reading: Explore Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest known cave in the worldSon Doong Cave, or “mountain river cave,” is the largest known cave in the world. It’s located in the Quang Binh Province of Vietnam as part of the UNESCO-listed Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park near the border of China. The incredible scale of Son Doong Cave Five miles long, the gargantuan cave stands 660 feet…
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Driving Los Caracoles on Ruta 60 in Chile
Keep reading: Driving Los Caracoles on Ruta 60 in ChileLos Caracoles
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Meet Mexico’s hidden beach, Playa del Amor of the Marieta Islands
Keep reading: Meet Mexico’s hidden beach, Playa del Amor of the Marieta IslandsThere’s a hidden beach deep in the Marieta Islands of Mexico known as Playa del Amor (Lover’s Beach). Like Portugals’ stunning Benagil Sea Cave, the beach is concealed inside a hinged cave and can only be reached by swimming or kayaking through an extensive water tunnel during low tides. But first, to get to Playa…
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Ireland’s impressive Dún Briste Sea Stack
Keep reading: Ireland’s impressive Dún Briste Sea StackDun Briste is a 150-foot sea stack off County Mayo on the western coast of Ireland, at Downpatrick Head. According to the legend, this impressive landmark broke off the mainland during a massive sea storm in 1393. Ships rescued those living on the cliffs who’d fallen into the water. During the 1980s, scientists discovered remnants…
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The fairy tale beauty of Slovenia’s Bled Island
Keep reading: The fairy tale beauty of Slovenia’s Bled IslandBred Island is a small tear-shaped island floating in the middle of Lake Bled in northwestern Slovenia. On the island sits the 170ft tall Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of Mary, a Baroque church established in 1534. The church on the island is a popular place for locals to wed, with the requirement that the…
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See South America’s Triple Frontier where three countries meet
Keep reading: See South America’s Triple Frontier where three countries meetThere is a river point in South America where three countries — Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay — come together to form the Triple Frontier. The confluence of the two rivers, the Parana River (7th biggest in the world) and the Iguazu River, create a fascinating image. Unfortunately, the triple point is also a major traffic…
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Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world
Keep reading: Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the worldThe high-altitude salt flat of Salar de Uyuni in southwest Bolivia creates the world’s biggest natural mirror. The flat sits near the crest of the Andes at an elevation of 11,995 ft above sea level. Considered one of the flattest surfaces on Earth (4,086 sq mi), the salt flat, also known as the “Mirror of…
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The famous Zlatni Rat beach on Bol Brac Island, Croatia
Keep reading: The famous Zlatni Rat beach on Bol Brac Island, CroatiaZlatini Rat, or Golden Cape, is one of Croatia’s most unique and popular beach destinations. It’s not hard to see why. The magnificent horn-shaped beach resides on the southern coast of the Croatian island of Brac, outside the resort town of Bol. The 1700-foot white-pebble beach formed by the collision of two currents also runs…
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The Wave in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
Keep reading: The Wave in Vermilion Cliffs National MonumentThe Wave is a sandstone rock formation located in North Coyote Buttes of the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument on the Arizona and Utah borders. The swirling stone waves combine water and wind eroded sandstone dunes, calcified vertically and horizontally, and fossilized over 190 million years. The rich red-vermilion rocks get their colors from iron oxide pigments. Only…
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Germany’s “Devil’s Bridge” makes a spectacular optical illusion
Keep reading: Germany’s “Devil’s Bridge” makes a spectacular optical illusionThe Devil’s Bridge (Rakotzbrücke) is a 19th-century stone bridge located in the 200-acre Rhododendron Park in Kromlau, Saxony, Germany. Legend says that not only did the devil build the structure, but Satan himself should be the only one to cross it. After all, it looks like a passageway to another world or, even more mysteriously, a massive…
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The brilliantly colorful Fly Geyser of Nevada
Keep reading: The brilliantly colorful Fly Geyser of NevadaLocated in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada is a small Geothermal geyser that looks like an alien-form bursting with life: The Fly Geyser. The Fly Geyser resulted from a man-made drilling accident in 1916 when someone went drilling for a water source. Instead, they penetrated a pool that spewed 200°F of scalding hot water…
