Why a Wonder: Ever year, millions of monarch butterflies travel from North America to Michoacán Mexico – where they spend the winter...

Why a Wonder: One of the best locations in Africa to get up-close-and-personal photographs of elephants and leopards. Where: In the...

Why a Wonder: Mountain gorillas are critically-endangered, with only about 1000 in the wild. They can be found only in Rwanda, Uganda,...

Why a Wonder: Skogafoss is a massive waterfall (197 feet tall) along Iceland's southern coast. This beautiful falls is a can't miss for...

Why a Wonder: A never-ending sea of blue-and-white icebergs in all sizes, shapes and forms make the Antarctic Peninsula a landscape...

Why a Wonder: An ancient Buddhist temple with seven 1,000-year-old statues of Buddha that are carved out of the mountainside. The largest...

Why a Wonder: National Geographic calls the Osa Peninsula “The most biologically intense place on Earth.” The lush rain forest here is...

Why a Wonder: A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Bagan hosts more than 2,000 Buddhist temples (some dating back to the 11th century). Where:...

Why a Wonder: One of the best places in the world to photograph both bald eagles in flight and humpback whales bubble-net feeding. Where:...

Why a Wonder: Long shadows sweep across dramatic sand dunes that are often bathed by beautiful light in the early morning and late...

Why a Wonder: A landscape filled with shapes, patterns and colors that is unlike any other you may see on the planet. Where: Death Valley...

Why a Wonder: For animal and nature lovers, white horses running at top speed through the water – in ponds and at beaches – can’t be...

Why a Wonder: Dozens of street performers from all over the world pose – with their elaborate, colorful and unique costumes – against the...

Why a Wonder: Approximately 200 species of birds have been seen and photographed at Wakodahatchee Wetlands. Most common are roseate...

Why a Wonder: A “Florida the way it used to be” park consisting of 37,000 acres, Myakka River State Park is home to a diversity of birds....

Why a Wonder: Yasur Volcano is one of only several persistently active volcanoes in the world. Known as the "Lighthouse of the Pacific,"...

Why a Wonder: The Khongor Dunes (Khongoryn Els) of Mongolia extend over an area of almost 400 square miles. These massive dunes are known...

Why a Wonder: South Georgia Island is home to about 450,000 pairs of king penguins, one million pairs of yellow-crested macaroni...

Why a Wonder: Greenland is covered in glaciers, and every summer, icebergs calve off of the glaciers and float out to the open ocean....

Why a Wonder: Bhutan's iconic landmark and religious site, this beautifully constructed Buddhist temple perched, is seemingly...