Natural Wonders

THE WINDOW SEAT ATLAS ✈ COLLECTION 06 OF 08

Natural Wonders

Glowworm constellations underground, auroras overhead, and the biggest cave on Earth. Proof the planet is still the best show running.

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Thousands of blue glowworm lights covering a dark cave ceiling in New Zealand.
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Thousands of blue glowworm lights covering a dark cave ceiling in New Zealand.

Experience the Magic of New Zealand’s Glowworm Caves

In New Zealand’s Waitomo caves, thousands of glowworms turn the ceilings into a living night sky. Drifting beneath them by boat is quietly magical.

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Green and purple aurora rippling across the night sky over a snowy landscape.

Stunning Aurora From Around the World

Vividly colored aurora images captured around the world, and a reminder of why the northern lights sit at the top of so many travel lists.

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A shaft of light illuminating the vast interior and campsite of Son Doong cave.

Earth’s Biggest Cave Will Blow Your Mind

Discovered less than twenty years ago, Vietnam’s Son Doong is the biggest cave on Earth, large enough to hold its own jungle, river, and weather.

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Orange dunes and skeletal dead trees in the Namib Desert.

The Surreal, Photogenic Beauty of the Namib Desert

Possibly the oldest desert in the world, the Namib is a surreal place of rust-colored dunes and ancient camelthorn trees. It may be the most photogenic desert anywhere.

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A golden carpet of fallen gingko leaves beneath an ancient tree beside a temple.

Beautiful, 1400 Year Old Gingko Tree Drops a Golden Carpet of Leaves in Autumn

Every autumn, a 1,400 year old gingko tree in China drops a golden carpet of leaves beside a Buddhist temple. Crowds gather simply to watch it fall.

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Stars and the Milky Way above the silhouettes of Joshua trees in the desert.

Watch a Gorgeous Timelapse of Joshua Tree’s Night Sky

Joshua Tree’s dark skies make it one of the best stargazing spots in the American Southwest. This peaceful timelapse shows the desert under a river of stars.

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