Beneath the towering Guadalupe Mountains of Texas lies a dramatic story of transformation. Once part of an ancient sea, the fossilized Capitan Reef now forms craggy peaks and iconic cliffs like El ...

Romania is home to some of the most enchanting forests in Europe, and exploring them will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience ...

Why it's incredible: The mountains' folded rocks form stunning rainbow patterns. As the name suggests, China's Rainbow Mountains are multicolored formations in the northwest of the country.

Hikers should consider visiting the Carpathian Alps, which includes Romania’s Transylvanian Alps, instead of the Swiss Alps. It’s not only a cost-effective option, but this mountain range has ...

Much like the Swiss Alps, the natural beauty of these conglomerate formations in the Carpathian Mountains in Brasov, Romania is stunning. Photograph by Orsolya Haarberg, Nat Geo Image Collection ...

Calin Stan/Shutterstock Transylvania is a historical region of Romania that is surrounded by the craggy Carpathian mountain range. Picturesque mountain roads with steep hairpin turns meander through ...

Ditto for Sighisoara. Brasov is filled with Gothic and Byzantine-style church towers that stand out against the Carpathian mountains.’ Cappadocia, a Turkish region known for its rock formations ...

His debut feature is set in 1982 and makes use of Romania’s Carpathian Mountains, where the The Legend of Ochi was mostly shot. “Growing up, I felt the deepest mysteries were found in nature ...

ambling through the Carpathian forests in summer, its powerful nose catching the scent of roots, berries, and carcasses. At the time, medieval forges belched smoke from the nearby Banat mountains.

And still the fighting continued, as the Austrians and Russians grappled for control of the strategic passes through the Carpathian Mountains, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers on each side ...