Iguazú Falls, Brazil-Argentina
The Iguazú River drops up to 82 meters over a 2.7 kilometer-wide ledge of the Paraná Plateau. The waterfalls are accessible from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The 80-meter Devil’s Throat falls sit astride the border of Argentina and Brazil. Coral trees, butterflies, toucans and hummingbirds are features of the area.
Rovinj, Croatia
Rovinj is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (as of 2011). Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a popular tourist resort and an active fishing port. Istriot, a Romance language once widely spoken in this part of Istria, is still spoken by some of the residents.
Glass Beach, Fort Bragg in California
Glass Beach is a beach in MacKerricher State Park near Fort Bragg, California that is abundant in sea glass created from years of dumping garbage into an area of coastline near the northern part of the town.
Azure Window, Island of Gozo, Malta
The so-called “Azure Window” is a natural stone arch situated on the western shore of the island of Gozo, Malta. Th Azure Window is situated between two other famous points of interests: the Inner Sea and Dwejra Bay. These three landmarks were created thousands of years ago when two limestone caved collapsed.
Sawyer Glacier, Alaska
If anybody ever thought staring at ice was boring, they need just look at this photos of a 200-foot chunk of ice breaking off of Sawyer Glacier in Tracy Arm Fjord in Alaska to realize that ice can certainly perk up a tourist’s day.
Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
Horseshoe Bend is the name for a horseshoe-shaped meander of the Colorado River located near the town of Page, Arizona, in the United States. During the summer months this area will get very hot during mid-day. Be sure to bring plenty of water and wear good hiking shoes.
Gullfoss – Iceland
Glacial water is brownish, since it carries lots of sediments that the glacial ice has carved off the earth. Gullfoss is called the “Golden Falls”, since on a sunny day the water plunging down the three step staircase and then tumbeling in two steps down into the 32 m deep crevice truly looks golden.
Sleeping Goddess at the Lost Gardens of Heligan, England
The Lost Gardens of Heligan near Mevagissey in Cornwall, are one of the most popular botanical gardens in the UK. The style of the gardens is typical of the nineteenth century Gardenesque style, with areas of different character and in different design styles.
Haʻikū Stairs, Hawaii
The Haʻikū Stairs, also known as the Stairway to Heaven or Haʻikū Ladder, is a steep hiking trail on the island of Oʻahu. The trail began as a wooden ladder spiked to the cliff on the south side of the Haʻikū Valley.
Terme di Saturnia, Tuscany, Italy
This waterfall is very famous in Tuscany because is an open-air free hot spring. The waters of Saturnia Therme are sulphureous-carbonic-sulphate-bicarbonate-alkaline. The smell is quite strong because of the sulphurous.
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