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Strombolicchio Lighthouse
Strombolicchio LighthouseA petite white lighthouse perched on the ancient core of Stromboli VolcanoLike a castle rising from the Tyrrhenian Sea, the basalt sea stack is all that remains of the core of...
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The Gates of Hell
The Gates of HellFiery crater that has been burning for 38 yearsIn the hot, expansive Karakum desert in Turkmenistan, near the 350 person village of Derweze, is a hole 328 feet wide that has been on...
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Hana Lava tube
Hana Lava tube Lava Tube on the Hawaiian Island of MauiAt the end of the Highway to Hana, a famous scenic drive on Maui, is the Hana Lava Tube, KA`ELEKU CAVERNS. Unlike caves which can take millenia to...
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Lago de Atitlán
Lago de AtitlánCentral America's deepest lake is actually an volcanic caldera, surrounded by three volcanoes.Although it is recognized as Central America's deepest lake (estimated at over 340 meters),...
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Rotorua
RotoruaMajor tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springsNew Zealanders like to refer to their land as "God's Own Country," a land of plenty with beautiful scenery and a...
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Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher Plants
Nepenthes Rajah: The King of the Pitcher PlantsThese rat eating Giant Malaysian Pitcher Plants may have evolved to eat shrew poopWhen first seen by botanist and explorer Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1859,...
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Pando, the Trembling Giant
Pando, the Trembling GiantWorld's oldest and most massive living organismIn the Fishlake National Forest in Utah, a giant has lived quietly for the past 80,000 years ago. The Trembling Giant, or Pando,...
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The Upside Forest of Mendenhall Gardens
The Upside Forest of Mendenhall GardensUpside down trees serve as natural flower pots in this 'hanging garden of Alaska'While Alaska's glaciers may have world wide renown, the Mendenhall Valley...
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Last Tree of Ténéré
Last Tree of TénéréThe most remote tree in the world survived desertification, but not a drunken truck driverThe Ténéré wastelands of northeastern Niger were once populated by a forest of trees. By the...
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Forestiere Underground Gardens
Forestiere Underground GardensAn underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.The Underground Gardens are the life-long devotion and hobby...
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Wooden Books of Padova University
Wooden Books of Padova UniversityWhile most books are made of wood, these wooden books are truly made of, and all about woodOnce a collection of roughly a hundred, nearly half of these rare wooden...
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Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar
Pedro Martín Ureta's Forest Guitar Guitar made of trees, dedicated to a man's lost loveBreaking up the flat agricultural areas of Argentina's Pampas is a guitar formed entirely out of trees. Stretching...
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Lost Gardens of Heligan
Lost Gardens of Heligan400-year-old garden, restored to beautyOn a palatial estate in Cornwall, a massive and unique garden has been restored to its original beauty after 75 years of languishing...
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Cator Woolford Gardens
Cator Woolford GardensSecret gardens just a few miles from downtown AtlantaThe Cater Woolford Gardens, a 39-acre park just a few miles outside of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, are one of the last...
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The Tree That Owns Itself
The Tree That Owns ItselfA white oak with property rightsThe famous "Tree that Owns Itself" is a white oak located in Athens, GA. The original tree was granted a plot of land 8 ft. in radius by its...
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Tsavo Man Eaters!
Tsavo Man Eaters!These lions killed and ate as many as 135 railway workers in the late 19th century. "On reaching the spot where the body had been devoured, a dreadful spectacle presented itself. The...
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Sacred Crocodile Ponds of Paga
Sacred Crocodile Ponds of PagaGhana's most docile crocodilesAlong Ghana’s northern border, many villagers are inside of crocodiles. Luckily, they have not been eaten; the reptiles simply hold their...
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Kosik the talking elephant
Kosik the talking elephantSeoul amusement park boasts a Korean-speaking pachydermIn 2006, keepers at Seoul's Everland amusement park/zoo complex were surprised to hear a voice coming from inside the...
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Torre Argentina - Roman Cat Sanctuary
Torre Argentina - Roman Cat SanctuaryHundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murderedIn Rome the cats have an ancient temple-complex all to themselves. Known as Largo di Torre...
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Athena the Owl at the Florence Nightingale Museum
Athena the Owl at the Florence Nightingale MuseumThe Florence Nightingale Museum is home to the famous nurse's most treasured belonging, her beloved pet owlAt the Parthenon in Athens, Greece in 1850, a...
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