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Sparkling Ice Castles Take Form Across the Midwest

Yosemite National Park

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The Year in National Parks

From people stealing baby bison and Yosemite trademarks to epic blooms in Death Valley, 2016 has been an eventful centennial year for the NPS

Marsh Ponds; Mavilette, Nova Scotia, 2014

Canada

A Photographer Captures Emptiness and Longing in Longfellow’s Nova Scotia

Photographer Mark Marchesi spent four years tracing images from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s epic poem, “Evangeline”

Lorna Seela Nabaala, one of only about 10 women safari guides out of the roughly 400 guides working today in the Maasai Mara

Meet One of the Few Female Safari Guides in Kenya

Though outnumbered by their male counterparts in the field, women have begun to take the reins in ecotourism

Nördlingen is located in a crater in southern Germany.

Europe

This German Town Is Embedded with Millions of Tiny Diamonds

Scientists estimate that Nördlingen and the surrounding area contain approximately 72,000 tons of the gemstone

An Incredibly Tough Polar Bear Adventure

Gergeti Trinity Church.

Wandering Through Georgia, the Eden of the Caucasus

There is beauty and drama at every turn in the country’s rugged landscapes, at its feast-laden tables, in its complex history

Canada

The Town That Polar Bears Built

Get to know the four-legged residents of Churchill, Canada

Five Colossal Stone Portraits Around the World

Carved out of rock, these massive monuments go beyond Mount Rushmore

This Isolated Australian Region Is Home to Over 100 Wineries

An Australian wine region with epic surfing beaches, a welcoming vibe and standout Cabernets and Chardonnays

A still from Jurassic Park.

You Could Soon Roam With Dinosaurs at a Realistic (Animatronic) Jurassic Park

Experience the awe of dinosaurs in this planned outdoor exhibition

Get out and enjoy free national parks like Arches in Utah for Veteran's Day this November 11.

Cool Finds

National Parks and Forests Are Free Today

Celebrate Veterans Day on public land

For nearly a decade, scuba divers have been going to the Finger Lakes to carve pumpkins underwater.

Underwater Pumpkin Carving Among the Wrecks in New York’s Finger Lakes

Just in time for Halloween, scuba divers test their Jack-o-lantern-making skills

Six Places on Earth That Scientists Say Look Like Other Planets

The eerie resemblance these locales have to Mars and beyond has attracted researchers for years

One of the best ways to experience Lake Clark National Park and Preserve in Alaska is by kayak.

Family Travel

Beautiful Photos from America’s Six Least-Visited National Parks

These parks are less popular, but no less spectacular

It's all about the sunflowers at Sun & Green

Go Waist Deep Into the Largest Sunflower Farm in Northern Taiwan

Sunflower season is in full bloom in Taoyuan

A man fills up buckets with dirt while hunting for diamonds at Crater Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas.

American South

Finders, Keepers: Five of the Best Places to Go Gem Hunting in the U.S.

From diamonds to emeralds, the United States is full of buried bling

The 2016 corn maze "Rainbows, Kittens, and Killer Baby Unicorns" at the Treinen Farm in Lodi, Wisconsin.

From Star Trek to Killer Baby Unicorns, Five Over-the-Top Themed Corn Mazes to Visit This Fall

Celtic Shores, Nova Scotia.

Canada

Canada Is Building a Trail That Measures Almost 15,000 Miles

In 2017, the world’s longest trail will finally be complete

River tracing is a popular way to experience the great outdoors in Taiwan.

Trace a Watery Path Through Taiwan’s Lush Landscape

There’s a reason river tracing has become the country’s newest adventure craze

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