Galapagos National Park

The Galapagos National Park inspired Darwin’s theory of evolution, with 80% of landbirds and 97% of land reptiles found nowhere else on Earth. Spanning 7,995 sq km of volcanic islands, the park protects 9,000 species, 20% of marine life endemic. Its endemism rate far exceeds that of #2 Grand Canyon, where only a fraction of species are unique, and draws 275,000 visitors annually.