25 Places You Need To Explore Before They Vanish

Don't miss this chance

The Seychelles


This tropical gem is home to numerous beaches, coral reefs and nature reserves, as well as rare animals such as giant Aldabra tortoises, The Seychelles, is sadly vanishing quickly due to beach erosion.

Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

The Mirador Basin and Tikal National Park, Guatemala


El Mirador discovered in 1926 is a pre-Columbian Maya settlement, located in the north of El Petén, Guatemala. Due to illegal looting and forest burning these mysterious ruins are at the risk of being completely burnt out.

The Sundarbans, India and Bangladesh

Patagonia's glaciers, Argentina


Known for it’s breathtaking views Patagonia’s dozens of glaciers are shrinking as temperatures rise and rainfall continues to decrease.

Zahara de la Sierra, Spain

The Outer Banks, North Carolina


Barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina boast open-sea beaches, state parks and shipwreck diving sites. As The Outer Banks shores erode the land they border, landmarks like the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; one of the mot recognizable lighthouses in the world; are at the risk of being fully submerged.

Madagascar's forests

Glacier National Park, Montana


Montana’s Glacier National Park is a 1,583-sq.-mi. wilderness area in the Rocky Mountains. With over 700 miles of hiking trails these glacier caved peaks and valleys as disappearing rapidly. Originally, there were 150 glaciers now less than 25.

Venice, Italy

Machu Picchu, Peru


Historical Sanctuary, Machu Picchu is an Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru. Excessive visitation, landslides, and erosion may cause the ruins to collapse.

The Galapagos Islands

The Congo Basin, Africa


Two-thirds of one of the world’s most biodiverse areas and second-largest rainforest, The Congo, is projected to disappear before 2040 by the UN.

The Dead Sea

The Florida Everglades


At 1.5-million-acres the wetlands preserve is the most threatened park in the U.S. Urban development, water increase, and new species have caused serious eco system distress to the Florida Everglades.

The Alps, Europe

Tuvalu


At the risk of being engulfed by water, this tiny Polynesian nation made up of 9 islands sits just 15 feet above the sea.

The Taj Mahal, India

The Great Barrier Reef, Australia


Large sections of the world’s largest coral reef are already dead as a result of acid pollution and temperatures increase. Scientists predict by 2030 it could be entirely gone.

The Pyramids, Egypt

The Amazon, Brazil


Home to a myriad diverse species, the world’s largest rainforest at 2.1 million square miles is being threatened by deforestation for agricultural expansion.

The Great Wall of China

The Maldives


As a result of climate change the island nation known for its beaches, blue lagoons and extensive reefs is slowly sinking. In less than 100 years it may completely disappear.

Mosques of Timbuktu, Mali

Big Sur, California


Droughts and wildfires threaten this rugged coastal region boasting the longest and most scenic stretch of undeveloped coastline in the United States.