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Big Bend National Park, Texas

Balanced Rock

This gravity-defying rock formation is one of Big Bend’s natural wonders.
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How This Cave Formed Upside Down | Untold Earth

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Frederick, Maryland

Gambrill House

This three-story Victorian mansion is now home to the National Park Service’s Historic Preservation Training Center headquarters.
Peulla, Chile

Peulla

This secluded village in the Andean wilderness can't be accessed by road.
Nay Aug Park
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Nay Aug Park

This national landmark is also home to a massive treehouse.
Lassen Peak dusted from a fall snow storm and framed by trees affected by the 2021 Dixie Fire.
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Lassen Volcanic National Park Bounces Back After California's Largest Single Fire

In 2021, the Dixie Fire burned much of the park. Now, Lassen's recovery offers surprising lessons on resilience.
Dani Anguiano January 8, 2024
Centro, Brazil

Riberão do Meio

A natural waterslide in Brazil’s most expansive national park.
Palmeiras, Brazil

Morro do Pai Inácio

This peak in Chapada Diamantina National Park offers the most stunning sunsets.
Banff, Alberta

Banff Park Museum

The oldest natural history museum in western Canada houses more than 5,000 vintage botanical and zoological specimens.
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This Volcano Won't Stop Erupting | Untold Earth

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The front of two trains on dispaly
Scranton, Pennsylvania

Steamtown National Historic Site

The train collection of an eccentric New England seafood mogul is now a National Historical Site.
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What NASA Is Looking for in Yellowstone National Park | Untold Earth

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Saba, Caribbean Netherlands

Mount Scenery

The highest point in the Kingdom of the Netherlands is on a remote Caribbean island atop a dormant volcano.
The Gunnison River is festooned by majestic steep cliffs in glorious winter light.
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18 Places for Epic Outdoor Adventure Across Colorado

Wherever your next Colorado adventure takes you, let Maverik - Adventure’s First Stop fuel the journey.
Banff, Alberta

Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station

Since its original beginnings as a weather observatory mountaintop, this facility played an instrumental role in gathering atmospheric data for almost 100 years.
Iceland

Heinabergslón

A little-known, yet charming glacial lagoon.
An artist's rendering of Black Caesar, Biscayne Bay's notorious pirate, who likely did not exist.
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Chasing Black Caesar, Southern Florida's Notorious Pirate

Was the terror of Biscayne Bay a man who escaped slavery, an African chieftain, or a marketing ploy that went viral?
Karuna Eberl September 6, 2023
A Bridge Day base jumper.
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Podcast: Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville

We visit a tiny town in West Virginia where, once a year, people jump off a bridge.