#landscapes

#landscapes

Nothing beats a clear autumn day in Germany. Here are some of the most stunning photos capturing the fall landscape. If you have a photo of autumn in Germany that you'd like to share, please send it to us by emailing news@thelocal.de and we'll add it to this story. If you can't see all the images, make sure to pause your ad blocker. It's been a rainy fall season so far in Germany.

Everyone loves an optical illusion - even if they leave us completely stumped - and they're all around us in the natural world. From an underwater waterfall in the Indian Ocean to a surrealist scene in Namibia, we rounded up 18 naturally occurring illusions and optical phenomena that will make you double-take. If you can't fathom how these places are real, there's good news: Some of the locations named on this list are accessible to visitors,

The Contemporary Garden travels to 300 green spaces across 40 countries, surveying the everlasting link between horticulture, nature, and aesthetics.