Such natural wonders make Band-e-Amir the perfect place to create Afghanistan's first national park, says Bamiyan Gov. Habiba Surabi.
They gather frankincense, endemic flora known for its powerful medicinal qualities, and a variety of other natural wonders at unsustainable rates.
Often listed as one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the falls and their surrounding gorges are a truly awe-inspiring sight.
National Geographic Expeditions runs tours throughout the year for the same price, covering natural wonders like Easter Island and the tropical Daintree rain forest in Australia.
He traveled from Yellowstone's geysers, to Yosemite's granite cliffs, to Dakota's Badlands, ever moved by the natural wonders of which he and all Americans were proud inheritors.
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Skip the usual sightseeing monuments, natural wonders and trendy beaches and consider trips to what are called "sleeper cities, " vibrant locations that aren't often thought of as vacation spots.
She and her crew followed Dr. Eugenie Scott, Executive Director of the National Center for Science Education, through the Grand Canyon, one of the great natural wonders of the world.
Mr Rushby's account of the saintly John Tradescant's museum in 17th-century London, with its collection of natural wonders and curiosities from the newly discovered worlds of East and West, is gripping.
Nothing not the tacky plastic fun park of Canada's family heaven nor the hard-at-the-heels squalor of New York's economic hell can ruin one of the world's prime natural wonders.
The meeting was an opportunity also to emphasize the critical role of the natural and cultural heritage for social and economic development in Tanzania, a land of natural wonders and great cultural diversity.
For a Travel Channel show on the natural wonders of Jordan that he hosted, he flew his own helicopter, rode a camel in the desert and forged up a river to see a beautiful canyon.
Restoring and extending historic pathways made more sense, enabling cyclists to visit fascinating historic and cultural sites while seeing natural wonders along the way, and inspiring both locals and people from overseas to ride them.
This gigantic chasm at the heart of Kaua'i is one of the island's greatest natural wonders, and its red-and-black-striated lava-rock walls contrasted with the lush green forests that blanket its top is a true sight to behold.
Americans of all political stripes can agree on certain essential goals, such as how we must preserve the world's natural wonders for generations to come and how we must live in harmony with this world of finite natural resources.
In the spring, tourists come from all over the world to see the natural wonders: crystalline salt popping out of the ground, sand dunes surrounded by mountains, vibrantly colored, unearthly-looking rock formations and, if there's been enough rain, blooming wildflowers.
The top pick in the natural wonders category is far more visible, especially from the beaches of Waikiki: Diamond Head State Monument in Honolulu tops the list, followed by the Grand Canyon, Northern California's Muir Woods and other awe-inspiring natural sites in the United States and beyond.
On Tuesday, Gogobot released its top picks in two categories -- best natural wonders and best guided tours -- based on survey responses and nominations from its community of 2.5 million registered users, as well as reviews posted in the last 12 months for each destination or tour.
Dozens of natural and artificial wonders are displayed on the shelves, including a branch of flaming red coral that appears to be growing from the top of a human skull.
This approach has worked wonders for Naked Pizza, an all-natural restaurant chain that began using the social-media service five years ago.
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Yet if a human destroys the wonders of creation, the beauty of the natural world, then anthropocentric society calls such people loggers, miners, developers, engineers, and businessmen.
"Fossils and ancient skeletal remains are part of the fabric of a country's natural history and cultural heritage, and black marketers like Prokopi who illegally export and sell these wonders, steal a slice of that history, " he said.
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