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Milanovac, Serbia

Krupaj Spring

Legends of treasure and spirits flow from this this fairy tale-like oasis.
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Oymyakonsky District, Russia

Oymyakon

The villagers of the coldest inhabited place on Earth adjust to unique challenges presented by day-to-day living.
Cherrapunjee, India

Cherrapunji

Known as the wettest place on earth.
Added by NathanRisinger
Improvement District No. 24, Alberta

Wood Buffalo National Park

The world's largest dark sky preserve is a Canadian park established to preserve the country's last wood bison.
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Antarctica

Southern Pole of Inaccessibility

Considered the most remote point in the entire world.
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Lebanon, Kansas

Geographic Center of the Contiguous United States

Small plaque marks the spot, but the true center is located about half a mile away on a private pig farm.
Added by Delireus
South Mount Cameron, Australia

Little Blue Lake

A beautiful, but toxic, lake formed by mining.
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Miyakejima, Japan

Gas Mask Tourism on the Izu Islands

Sulphuric gases inhabit a beautiful Japanese island.
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Tristan da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha

The world's most remote permanent settlement on an active volcano.
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Hot Water Beach, New Zealand

Hot Water Beach

Handcrafted thermal spa washes away each night with the tide.
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Astara, Azerbaijan

The Yanar Bulag Fire Spring

Spring that emits water and fire at the same time is said to have remedial properties, and sparked its own religion.
Added by Tawsam
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Erta Ale

Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia

Dallol

The hottest place on the planet.
serflac Added by serflac
Sur Lípez, Bolivia

Laguna Colorada

This red lake 4,000 meters above sea level is home to rare flamingos.
serflac Added by serflac
Brooklyn, New York

BAM Hamm Archives

A collection of playbills, photographs, and other memorabilia from the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
Anna Minster Added by Anna Minster
Orlando, Florida

The Disney Collection

An unassuming corner inside downtown Orlando's library offers a whole new world of the park and its history.
Pat Cassels Added by Pat Cassels
Werfen, Austria

Eisriesenwelt

The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Alicia Bones Added by Alicia Bones
Runaway Bay, Jamaica

Firewater Pond

The subtle interplay of fire and water is hard to ignore at this remote Jamaican spring.
Added by charmaine70
Rufisque, Senegal

Lake Retba

This deceptively salty lake looks like blushing pink lemonade.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec

Trou de la Fée - Protected Bat Cave

This three-chambered cave is the only protected natural bat hibernaculum in Quebec.
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago

Pitch Lake

This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.
Mark Casey Added by Mark Casey
Hawaii

Punalu`u Black Sand Beach

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.
whitney8251 Added by whitney8251
Lesterville, Missouri

Johnson's Shut-Ins

Erosion and time have created a naturally-formed water park.
Added by Aerryl
Yakutat, Alaska

Guyot Glacier Ice Caves

Gorgeous cave resemble a winter wonderland.
makanabender Added by makanabender