North America
United States
The top 10 natural landmarks of United States — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.
CanyonsGrand Canyon
Arizona
The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile.
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A mile-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River over millions of years.
GeothermalYellowstone
Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located mainly in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming, with small portions extending into Montana and Idaho. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially the Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular.
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Geysers, hot springs and wildlife atop a supervolcano.
MountainsYosemite
California
Yosemite National Park is a national park of the United States in California. It is bordered on the southeast by the Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest.
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Granite cliffs, giant sequoias and thundering waterfalls.
WaterfallsNiagara Falls
New York
Niagara Falls is a group of three waterfalls at the southern end of Niagara Gorge, spanning the border between the Canadian province of Ontario and the U.S. state of New York.
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Three mighty falls on the US–Canada border.
MountainsGrand Teton
Wyoming
Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres, the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole.
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Jagged peaks rising abruptly above glassy lakes.
DesertsMonument Valley
Arizona / Utah
Monument Valley is a region of the Colorado Plateau characterized by a cluster of sandstone buttes, with the largest reaching 1,000 ft (300 m) above the valley floor. The most famous butte formations are located in northeastern Arizona along the Utah–Arizona state line.
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Towering red sandstone buttes on the Navajo Nation.
MountainsDenali
Alaska
Denali, federally designated as Mount McKinley, is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,310 feet (6,190 m) above sea level. Its vertical relief above the surrounding plateaus is one of the greatest on Earth, measuring about 18,000 feet.
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The highest peak in North America at 6,190 m.
WetlandsEverglades
Florida
The Everglades is a natural region of flooded grasslands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large drainage basin within the Neotropical realm.
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A slow-moving 'river of grass' teeming with wildlife.
ForestsRedwood Forests
California
The Redwood National and State Parks (RNSP) are a complex of one United States national park and three California state parks located along the coast of northern California. The combined RNSP contain Redwood National Park, Del Norte Coast Redwoods State Park, Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, and Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park.
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Home to the tallest trees on Earth.
CanyonsAntelope Canyon
Arizona
Navajo Upper Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Lechee, Arizona. It includes six separate, scenic slot canyon sections on the Navajo Reservation, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon, Rattle Snake Canyon, Owl Canyon, Mountain Sheep Canyon, Canyon X and Lower Antelope Canyon.
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A slot canyon sculpted into glowing waves of sandstone.