http://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/the-world-s-greatest-geological-wonders-36-spectacular-sites.html
If you at all interested in the physical wonders of our earth and "discovery" during your travels . . . this series is a MUST WATCH. The presenter is Michael E. Wysession of Washington University in St. Louis. The man is one of the best teachers you will have the joy of listening to. After watching the series it is hard to believe what geologists have learned about the earth since I was a student . . . when the concept of plate tectonics was not understood.
This blurb is from the material from the Great Courses website:
36 lectures | 30 minutes per lecture
Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, Mount Fuji, the Galapagos Islands. These natural wonders are on everyone’s list of must-see attractions that are both spectacular and geologically fascinating. But what of Ha Long Bay, the Columbia Glacier, Erta Ale lava lake, and the Great Blue Hole? They also belong on the list, along with more than 200 other sites, both famous and obscure, that are well worth a visit to see breathtaking vistas combined with the grandeur of geological forces in action.
Shaped by erosion, plate tectonics, volcanic eruptions, and other processes over the course of billions of years, Earth is a planet of immense variety. Impressive geological scenes are everywhere. But only a select few—whether astonishing valleys, mountains, waterfalls, or other formations—qualify as geological wonders that are not only memorable and worth a special trip, but that also tell us something profound about the way the world works.
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