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Takaka, New Zealand

Te Waikoropupu Springs

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.
Bananaface Added by Bananaface
Hampden, New Zealand

Moeraki Boulders

Highly spherical boulders on the shores of New Zealand.
Bananaface Added by Bananaface
Kaputar, Australia

Giant Pink Slugs of Mount Kaputar

The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Leslie McIntyre Added by Leslie McIntyre
Australia

Ball's Pyramid

This dramatic sea spire is home to the world's rarest insect and is part of the lost continent of Zealandia.
Dylan Added by Dylan
Qrendi, Malta

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Qesm Hurghada, Egypt

Desert Breath

A massive work of modern art that appears to be a crop circle in the middle of the desert.
Josh Added by Josh
Qesm Sharm Ash Sheikh, Egypt

Blue Desert

Brightly painted boulders scattered throughout the Sinai Desert.
Added by Tawsam
Madinet Mit Ghamr, Egypt

Mit Ghamr Dovecotes

Giant pigeon houses packed into city streets in Egypt.
serflac Added by serflac
Hegra, Saudi Arabia

Hegra Archaeological Site

More than 100 monumental tombs carved into rock are preserved at this ancient Nabataean site in the Arabian Desert.
Added by Tawsam
Qesm Saint Katrin, Egypt

St. Catherine's Monastery

Charnel house at the foot of Mount Sinai.
atimian Added by atimian
Al Farafrah, Egypt

White Desert

An alien landscape of chalk-rock in the Egyptian desert.
EmilyYaMei Added by EmilyYaMei
Ibsheway, Egypt

Wadi al-Hitan (Valley of the Whales)

Egyptian treasure trove of fossils documenting the whale's transition from land mammal to sea creature.
Trevor Added by Trevor
Qesm Siwah, Egypt

Siwa Oasis

Source for a sizable portion of Egypt's freshwater supply is more than an optical illusion.
Added by Sofy
Ajdabiya, Libya

Atiq Mosque

Early Islamic mosque with several strange conical domes.
Added by Tawsam
Gadamis, Libya

Ghadames

A beautiful oasis town dating back to the Roman period still serves as reprieve from the brutal summer sun in Libya.
serflac Added by serflac
Ghat, Libya

Acacus Mountains

Landscape of bizarrely shaped desert mountains and innumerable rock carvings.
Added by Tawsam
Qasr al Hajj, Libya

Qasr al-Haj

A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
Added by Tawsam
Teboursouk, Tunisia

Dougga

The best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa.
Monica Petrus Added by Monica Petrus
Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.
atimian Added by atimian
Imlil, Morocco

Kasbah du Toubkal

A Moroccan getaway in the mountain range that plays the Himalayas' stunt double.
Kergin Added by Kergin
Tiznit Province, Morocco

Legzira Beach

Rocky Atlantic beach home to a stunning stone arch.
dzamonja Added by dzamonja
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Nyiragongo Volcano

Mount Nyiragongo has erupted at least 34 times since 1882 and is home to the world's largest lava lake.
Rachel Added by Rachel
Guía, Spain

Cenobio de Valeron

Hundreds of caves once used to store grains and animal feed.
Added by Facebook786204215
Mauritania

Richat Structure

A geological bull's-eye visible from outer space.
Dylan Added by Dylan