The Amazon Rainforest
The world's largest rainforest, its blackwater rivers, and how to plan a responsible visit.
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Amber Fort
A hilltop defense system and a sandstone-and-marble palace within.
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Avenue of the Baobabs
Trees older than most nations, and why they grow upside-down.
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Bali Highlands
Centuries-old hand-farmed subak rice terraces shaping the highlands.
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Barcelona Cathedral
The Gothic Quarter's centuries-old centerpiece and its famous goose-filled cloister.
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Burj Khalifa
How the world's tallest building stays standing, and its observation decks.
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The Dolomites
Europe's largest high-alpine meadow and fossil-reef limestone peaks.
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The Eiffel Tower
Why it was almost torn down, and how it was engineered.
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Fasil Ghebbi
Ethiopia's 'Camelot of Africa' — a royal fortress-city.
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The Great Wall of China
Why it isn't one continuous wall, and which sections to actually hike.
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Keukenhof Gardens
Seven million bulbs across an eight-week season.
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Kyoto's Hills
A switchback stone path through a gold-and-crimson gorge.
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Maasai Mara
The Maasai communities who share this land with the wildlife.
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Natural History Museum
A Victorian cathedral built for science, and its blue whale skeleton.
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Neuschwanstein Castle
The king who built it and never saw it finished — and the Disney connection.
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Niagara Falls
Why the Canadian side has the better view, and how much water actually flows over it.
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Nyungwe Canopy Walk
East Africa's only rainforest canopy walkway, suspended 50 metres up.
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Santorini's Northern Villages
Whitewashed cave houses built into the caldera cliffs.
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Serengeti National Park
The Great Migration explained, and when to see the river crossings.
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Shanghai Wonderland
The world's first quarry hotel, and its underwater suites.
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The Statue of Liberty
The copper skin, and the sway built into the torch.
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Table Mountain
How its flat top formed, and the cable car vs. hiking trade-off.
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The Taj Mahal
Why it was built, and how its marble changes color through the day.
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The Colosseum
How ancient Rome's largest amphitheater actually worked.
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Torres del Paine
Sheer granite towers over the Patagonian steppe.
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Volcanoes National Park
Mountain gorilla trekking through the Virunga forest.
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