Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia Jan 19, 2024

Why visit one lake when you can visit 16? Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia serves up stunning terraced lakes connected to one another by more than 90 cascades and waterfalls, thanks to the unique geology of the area.

© Massimo_S8/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Jan 19, 2018Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
Jan 19, 2019It’s Art Deco Weekend in Miami
Jan 19, 2020Ready. Set. Snow.
Jan 19, 2021The ruins of a Maya superpower
Jan 19, 2022Kluane National Park
Jan 19, 2023Sundance Film Festival opens in Park City
Jan 19, 2026Martin Luther King Jr. Day

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Apr 24, 2023Old underground cellar, Bavaria, Germany
Apr 12, 2019A story of wind and ice
Sep 3, 2018Construction workers resting above Manhattan
Sep 13, 2023Hemakuta Hill, Hampi, India
Apr 13, 2025Songkran—Thai New Year
Feb 3, 2025Ribblehead Viaduct, North Yorkshire, England
Sep 18, 2022World Bamboo Day
Jun 4, 2019Breaking the fast for Eid
Nov 23, 2018Let the holiday shopping commence
May 3, 2024The Sonoran Desert, Arizona
Oct 4, 2018From Sputnik to extraterrestrial storms
Jan 21, 2018Red squirrel in Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
Jun 9, 2022Sweetheart Abbey, Scotland
Jan 28, 2020US Coast Guard: Protecting us for 105 years
Aug 8, 2018In celebration of cats
Feb 22, 2019A rest stop for the birds
Mar 31, 2026Paradise Cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam
Jan 14, 2020Going head-to-head with winter
Jan 13, 2018Fire-damaged forest near Wolf Creek Pass, Colorado
Feb 25, 2019High above the reef
Aug 7, 2026National Lighthouse Day
Jan 2, 2020Winter in the Finnish wilds
Mar 20, 2025Spring equinox
Sep 7, 2021Whale hello there!
Oct 1, 2021What s better than a smile?
Jan 31, 2025Happy International Zebra Day!
Apr 24, 2022Dark Sky Week
Aug 6, 2025Kalalau Beach on the Nā Pali Coast, Kauai, Hawaii
Oct 25, 2025Martimoaapa Mire Reserve, Finland
Nov 8, 2022Yi Peng Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand