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Grand Canyon from the South Rim: how to see the layers of time
The South Rim of the Grand Canyon offers views of a vast system of gorges, but the story here isn't just about scale. The colorful layers…
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Yellowstone: Safety Rules for Your First Trip
Yellowstone is one of the best-known national parks in the United States, and beauty here sits next to real hazards. Here is what to pay…
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Pigeon Island National Park
Pigeon Island National Park is one of Sri Lanka's best-known marine attractions. It lies in the Indian Ocean off the island's northeastern…
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Hikkaduwa Coral Reef
Hikkaduwa Coral Reef is one of Sri Lanka's best-known marine attractions, located off the island's southwest coast near Hikkaduwa Beach.…
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Phnom Kulen National Park
Phnom Kulen National Park is a protected landscape in Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Its forested mountain plateau contains…
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Valley of Flowers
A floral paradise in the Himalayas The Valley of Flowers is a high-altitude Himalayan valley in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, India. Green…
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Tortuguero
Tortuguero National Park Tortuguero National Park lies on Costa Rica's northeastern Caribbean coast in Limón Province. Often called the…
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Gir Forest
Gir Forest - Home of the Asiatic Lion Gir Forest is a renowned protected landscape on the Saurashtra Peninsula in Gujarat, western India.…
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Corcovado National Park
Corcovado National Park lies on the Osa Peninsula in southwestern Costa Rica, along the Pacific coast. It is one of Central America’s most…
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Bohemian Switzerland
Bohemian Switzerland is one of the most striking natural regions of the Czech Republic. Located in the northwest of the country near the…
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Lena Pillars
The Lena Pillars are one of Russia’s most spectacular natural landmarks, rising along the Lena River in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).…
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El Guacharo
El Guacharo is a famous limestone cave in northeastern Venezuela, near the town of Caripe in Monagas State. It is one of the country's most…
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Lorentz National Park
Lorentz National Park is one of the largest protected natural areas in Southeast Asia. It lies on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia’s…
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Swiss National Park
The Swiss National Park is a remarkable natural area in eastern Switzerland, in the canton of Graubünden. Set among Alpine mountain ranges,…
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Bundala National Park
Bundala National Park is a protected natural area on Sri Lanka's southern coast, known for its lagoons, migratory birds and varied coastal…
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Marojejy National Park
Marojejy National Park lies in northeastern Madagascar, between the towns of Andapa and Sambava. It protects the Marojejy Massif, where…
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Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is one of Finland's best-known natural areas, located in western Lapland above the Arctic Circle.…
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South Luangwa National Park
South Luangwa National Park is one of Africa’s best-known wildlife reserves, located in eastern Zambia. Covering about 9,050 km², it…
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Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is a protected area in southern Zambia, near the town of Livingstone and the border with Zimbabwe. It stretches…
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Sable Island
Sable Island is a narrow sandy island in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 290 kilometres southeast of Halifax, off the coast of Nova Scotia,…
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Mljet
Mljet is an island in the southern Adriatic Sea, off Croatia’s Dalmatian coast. It is known for dense forests, clear seawater, secluded…
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Chiloé National Park
Chiloé National Park lies on the western coast of Chiloé Island in southern Chile. Its landscapes combine humid evergreen forests,…
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Mount Rainier National Park
Mount Rainier National Park lies in Washington State in the northwestern United States. Its centerpiece is Mount Rainier, an impressive…
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Torres del Paine
Torres del Paine is a national park in southern Chile, in the Patagonian Andes. It is famous for its granite peaks, turquoise lakes,…
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Gran Paradiso National Park
Gran Paradiso National Park lies in northwestern Italy, in the Alps, across the regions of Aosta Valley and Piedmont. Covering more than…
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Uludağ National Park
Uludağ National Park lies in northwestern Turkey, south of the city of Bursa. It protects a mountain massif with coniferous forests, alpine…
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Köprülü Canyon National Park
Köprülü Canyon National Park lies in Antalya Province in southern Türkiye, in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains. Established on 12…
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Mount Ararat National Park
Mount Ararat National Park lies in eastern Türkiye, across parts of Ağrı and Iğdır provinces, near the borders with Iran, Armenia and…
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Olympos Beydağları
Olympos Beydağları, officially known as Beydağları Coastal National Park, lies along the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Türkiye in…
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Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National Park lies in Virginia in the eastern United States, about 75 miles west of Washington, D.C. It protects part of the…
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Haleakalā National Park
Haleakalā National Park is located on the island of Maui in the U.S. state of Hawaii. Its name is associated with Haleakalā Volcano, whose…
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Redwood National Park
Redwood National Park lies along the northern California coast in the western United States, near the Oregon border. It is renowned for its…
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Ras Mohammed National Park
Ras Mohammed National Park is one of Egypt’s best-known protected areas, located at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula where the Gulf…
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park lies along the border of Tennessee and North Carolina in the eastern United States. It protects part of…
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Great Basin National Park
Great Basin National Park lies in eastern Nevada, USA, near the Utah border. It protects part of the Snake Range, dry valleys, ancient…
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Grand Teton National Park
Grand Teton National Park lies in northwestern Wyoming, USA, close to Yellowstone National Park. Its defining feature is the Teton Range, a…
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Badlands National Park
Badlands National Park lies in southwestern South Dakota, USA. It is famous for its unusual rock formations, deep ravines, sharp pinnacles…
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Forillon National Park
Forillon National Park lies at the northeastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec, Canada. The waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence and…
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Quttinirpaaq National Park
Quttinirpaaq National Park lies on northern Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. It is one of the world's northernmost national parks and…
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Fundy National Park
Fundy National Park lies on the southeastern coast of New Brunswick, Canada, along the Bay of Fundy on the Atlantic Ocean. Its landscape…
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Riding Mountain National Park
Riding Mountain National Park is a large protected area in Manitoba, central Canada. It covers approximately 2,969 km², or 296,900…
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Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park
Smolenskoye Poozerye National Park is a large protected natural area in western Smolensk Oblast, Russia, spanning the Demidov and…
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Ao Phang Nga National Park
Ao Phang Nga National Park lies in southern Thailand, in Phang Nga Province on the Andaman Sea coast. It is one of the country's best-known…
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Mu Ko Surin National Park
Mu Ko Surin National Park is a marine national park in Thailand, located in the Andaman Sea off the country's western coast, near the…
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Alkhanay National Park
Alkhanay National Park is a protected natural area in the southern part of Russia’s Zabaykalsky Krai. Mountain ranges, taiga forests,…
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Losiny Ostrov National Park
Losiny Ostrov National Park is a large protected natural area in Moscow and Moscow Oblast, Russia. It lies northeast of central Moscow and…
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Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is one of Australia's best-known natural landmarks, located in the arid landscapes of the Northern Territory…
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Mount Aspiring National Park
Mount Aspiring National Park is one of New Zealand's most spectacular natural areas, located on the South Island in the southern part of…
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Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park
Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park is one of Brazil's best-known natural attractions, located in the state of Goiás on the Brazilian…
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Westland National Park
Westland National Park, officially known as Westland Tai Poutini National Park, is one of New Zealand's most remarkable natural areas. It…
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Abel Tasman National Park
Abel Tasman National Park is one of New Zealand's most scenic natural areas, located in the northwest of the South Island between Golden…
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Port Campbell National Park
Port Campbell National Park is one of the best-known natural areas in the Australian state of Victoria. Located on the country's southern…
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Itatiaia National Park
Itatiaia National Park is a protected natural area in southeastern Brazil, on the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas…
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White Sands National Park
White Sands National Park lies in southern New Mexico, United States, amid the dry landscapes of the Tularosa Basin. Its defining feature…
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Zhangjiajie National Forest Park
Zhangjiajie National Forest Park is a famous natural attraction in Hunan Province in southern China. It is known for unusual…
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Freycinet National Park
Freycinet National Park is one of the most scenic natural areas on the Australian island of Tasmania. Located on the island’s east coast,…
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Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park is located in northeastern Arizona, United States. Its name refers to the remarkable abundance of ancient…
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Chapada Diamantina National Park
Chapada Diamantina National Park is one of Brazil’s most impressive natural areas. Located in the central part of Bahia State in…
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Lençóis Maranhenses National Park
Lençóis Maranhenses National Park is one of Brazil’s most extraordinary natural attractions. Located in the northeast of the country along…
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Tsingy de Bemaraha
Tsingy de Bemaraha is one of Madagascar’s most extraordinary natural landscapes, famous for its sharp limestone rocks, deep gorges, and…