Cape Arago State Park near Coos Bay, Oregon is the universe’s perfect antidote to modern chaos.

It’s a long-held tradition in the Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands), where puffins nest in large numbers. The island cluster is home to the largest puffin colony in the world, with around 830,000 ...

Young puffins have to leave their burrows alone, without the help of their parents, and find the ocean. Every year, local Icelanders set out to help.

Formed by lava flows from the Blue Mountains and Columbia Basin, it is a popular tourist attraction towering 235 feet and is home to the state's largest Tufted Puffin colony.