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National Parks (World's Best)

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National Park
Country
Established
Must-See
Known For
Yellowstone
USA1872Old Faithful geyserWorld's first national park, geothermal wonders, bison herds, supervolcano underneath, Grand Prismatic Spring
Banff
Canada1885Lake LouiseTurquoise glacier lakes, Canadian Rockies, Moraine Lake, world-class skiing, most photographed lake on Earth
Torres del Paine
Chile1959The Towers (Los Torres)Patagonian wilderness, W Trek, granite towers, glaciers, guanacos, end of the world feeling
Kruger
South Africa1898Big Five safariAfrica's most famous safari park, Big Five (lion, leopard, rhino, elephant, buffalo), self-drive safaris
Fiordland
New Zealand1952Milford SoundMilford Sound fjord, Doubtful Sound, rainforest, Milford Track (finest walk in the world), waterfalls
Galápagos
Ecuador1959Giant tortoisesDarwin's living laboratory, fearless wildlife, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, blue-footed boobies
Serengeti
Tanzania1951Great Migration2 million wildebeest migration, big cats, endless plains (Serengeti = endless plain), safari quintessence
Grand Canyon
USA1919South Rim viewpoint277-mile canyon, 2 billion years of geology, Colorado River, overwhelming scale, rim-to-rim hike
Zhangjiajie
China1982Avatar Hallelujah Mountain3,000+ sandstone pillars, inspired Avatar's Pandora, glass bridge, sea of clouds, otherworldly
Swiss National Park
Switzerland1914Val Trupchun wildlifeOnly Swiss national park, strict nature reserve, ibex and chamois, Alpine wilderness, no human intervention
Komodo
Indonesia1980Komodo dragonsHome of Komodo dragons, pink beach, incredible diving, living dinosaurs, remote Indonesian islands
Jiuzhaigou Valley
China1978Five Flower LakeColorful lakes (impossibly turquoise), Tibetan culture, waterfalls, UNESCO site, fairy tale valley
Plitvice Lakes
Croatia1949Great Waterfall (78m)16 terraced lakes, travertine dams, wooden boardwalks, emerald-turquoise water, best in Europe
Yosemite
USA1890El Capitan / Half DomeAnsel Adams photographs, El Capitan climbing, Half Dome, giant sequoias, Yosemite Falls, granite valleys
Kakadu
Australia1981Aboriginal rock art40,000-year-old Aboriginal rock art, tropical wetlands, crocodiles, Jim Jim Falls, cultural and natural heritage

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