Zambia
Lower Zambezi
Lower Zambezi National Park lies beside the Zambezi opposite Zimbabwe's protected areas, known for river landscapes, safaris, elephants and abundant …
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Switzerland
Lucerne
Lucerne is a picturesque Swiss city on Lake Lucerne, known for Chapel Bridge, its historic old town and views of the surrounding Alps.
Kenya
Maasai Mara
The Maasai Mara is one of Kenya's best-known natural regions, known for savannah landscapes, large wildlife populations and seasonal animal migration…
Peru
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is an ancient Inca city high in the Andes, surrounded by green mountain ranges and known for stone architecture, terraces and a unique c…
Andorra
Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley
The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley is a high-Alpine cultural landscape in the Pyrenees with glacial terrain, pastures, forested slopes and traces of c…
Seychelles
Mahé
Mahé is the largest island in the Seychelles and the location of the capital, Victoria. It is known for granite mountains, tropical forests, white be…
Malawi
Majete Wildlife Reserve
Majete Wildlife Reserve lies in the Lower Shire Valley in southwestern Malawi, known for its restored wildlife, safaris and a wide variety of large A…
Botswana
Makgadikgadi
Makgadikgadi is a vast salt-pan region in Botswana, formed from a former lake and known for expansive landscapes, seasonal animal migrations and bird…
Liechtenstein
Malbun
Malbun is a mountain village and resort in the Liechtenstein Alps, surrounded by pastures, forests and high ridges. Family-friendly snow sports take …
Maldives
Maldives
The Maldives is an island country in the Indian Ocean, known for white sandy beaches, coral reefs and resort islands.
Lesotho
Maletsunyane Falls
Maletsunyane is a 192-metre-high single-drop waterfall near the highland town of Semonkong. The river plunges over a basalt edge into a deep gorge, s…
Fiji
Mamanuca Islands
The Mamanuca Islands are a tropical island group west of Viti Levu, known for white beaches, coral reefs, resorts, surfing, snorkelling and easy acce…
Brazil
Manaus
Manaus is the capital of Amazonas state and the largest urban centre in the heart of Amazonia, known for its historic theatre, river culture and role…
Australia
Margaret River
Margaret River is a famous region in Western Australia, combining vineyards, wineries, ocean beaches, surfing, tall forests, caves and a distinctive …
Israel
Masada
Masada is an ancient fortress on an isolated plateau in the Judean Desert above the Dead Sea. Herod the Great built a palace complex, storerooms, bat…
Japan
Matsumoto
Matsumoto lies at the edge of the Japanese Alps and is best known for its well-preserved black castle and as a base for mountain regions.
Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island country in the Indian Ocean, known for tropical beaches, lagoons, coral reefs, mountain landscapes and a cultural mix of Afric…
Argentina
Mendoza
Mendoza is Argentina's most important wine region at the foot of the Andes, known for vineyards, Malbec, mountain scenery and numerous outdoor activi…
Morocco
Merzouga
Merzouga is a small settlement at the edge of the great Erg Chebbi sand dunes in the Moroccan Sahara.
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Midway Atoll
Midway Atoll, also called Kuaihelani, is a remote coral atoll in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. It is part of Papahānaumokuākea Marine National M…
New Zealand
Milford Sound
Milford Sound, or Piopiotahi, is a dramatic fjord in Fiordland on New Zealand's South Island, known for steep cliffs, waterfalls, rainforests and var…
Equatorial Guinea
Monte Alén National Park
Monte Alén is a national park on mainland Equatorial Guinea, protecting steep granite mountains and the moist forests of the Congo Basin. Elevations …
Costa Rica
Monteverde
Monteverde is a mountain region in Costa Rica, known for cloud forests, great biodiversity, hanging bridges and ecotourism.
French Polynesia
Moorea
Moorea is a volcanic island near Tahiti, known for jagged green ridges, a lagoon and the deep Opunohu and Cook's bays, separated by Mount Rotui. The …
Botswana
Moremi Game Reserve
Moremi Game Reserve protects part of the Okavango Delta, combining permanent waterways, seasonal floodplains, savannahs and woodlands with abundant w…
Dominica
Morne Trois Pitons National Park
Morne Trois Pitons is a mountain national park in Dominica with rainforest, volcanic landscapes, fumaroles, hot springs, lakes and waterfalls.
Cameroon
Mount Cameroon
Mount Cameroon, also called Fako, is an active volcano near the Gulf of Guinea and the highest peak in West and Central Africa. The national park ext…
Malawi
Mount Mulanje
The Mulanje massif rises above the plains of southern Malawi, known for high peaks, rocky plateaus, gorges, waterfalls and numerous hiking trails.
Martinique
Mount Pelée
Mount Pelée is an active volcano about 1,397 metres high in northern Martinique and the island's highest point. Its 1902 eruption destroyed Saint-Pie…
Kenya
Nairobi
Nairobi is Kenya's capital and a large East African metropolis, known for museums, modern city life and its exceptional proximity to a national park.
Namibia
Namib-Naukluft
Namib-Naukluft is a vast protected area in Namibia, encompassing the ancient Namib Desert, the Naukluft Mountains, canyons and extensive dune landsca…
Tuvalu
Nanumea Atoll
Nanumea is Tuvalu's northernmost remote atoll, about 12.5 kilometres long, with two main islands and a double lagoon linked by a boat passage. Life c…
American Samoa
National Park of American Samoa
The National Park of American Samoa protects areas on Tutuila, Taʻū and Ofu: tropical rainforests, volcanic ridges, beaches and coral reefs. It is on…
Tanzania
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is a large volcanic caldera in northern Tanzania. It lies within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Gr…
Canada
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a famous natural area on the border between Canada and the United States, where enormous volumes of water form several large waterfa…
Japan
Nikkō
Nikkō is a historic city in the forested mountains north of Tokyo. It is known for the richly decorated Tōshō-gū Shrine, temple complexes, old cedar …
Timor-Leste
Nino Konis Santana National Park
Nino Konis Santana in eastern Timor-Leste is the country's first national park, founded in 2007, and since 2026 its first UNESCO biosphere reserve. I…
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island National Park
Norfolk Island National Park protects subtropical forests, ridges and endemic species in the island's interior, as well as remote Phillip Island. Nor…
Madagascar
Nosy Be
Nosy Be is a tropical island off Madagascar's northwestern coast, known for beaches, warm seas, coral reefs, nature reserves and fragrant plantations.
Botswana
Nxai Pan
Nxai Pan National Park is part of the Makgadikgadi complex, known for open plains, former salt pans, acacias and seasonal wildlife gatherings.