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Located 20 mi/35 km north of Accra, Aburi has an excellent botanical garden, which can be seen on a day trip. Nearby is the Tafo Cocoa Research Institute, and the garden easily can be visited en route between Accra and Akosombo Dam.
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Accra, capital and largest city of Ghana, is a port with considerable industry, including the manufacture of textiles, processed food, and building materials. Government activities, tourism, and handicraft production are also important to the city's ...
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This pretty fishing village set on the mouth of the Volta River, 60 mi/100 km east of Accra, is serviced by several low-key beach resorts. It's a great place to chill out, and the adjacent Songor Ramsar Site is an important breeding site for several ...
Categories: Ada Foah
Located in the south of Ghana, Akosombo is translated to “chain of rocks”. This translation fits the town perfectly, because it is surrounded by mountains that virtually form a chain around Akosombo.
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Akumal, Mexico's trademark is its perfect crescent-shaped bay. The Riviera Maya's first inn was built there in the 1960s, catering to serious deep-sea divers on their way to scout for shipwrecked galleons. Its name means "place of the turtle," and th...
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Alberta's grandeur and beauty are obvious from the moment you arrive. With picturesque waterfalls in the Rocky Mountains, thousands of hectares of farmland in Alberta's Heartland and vast blue skies in Southern Alberta and Northern Alberta, it won't ...
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Right in the center of the state, Alexandria has a strong Southern, 1800s feel to it. Visit the town's Museum of Art and the River Oaks Square Arts and Crafts Center, where resident artists work in all kinds of media—quilts, handmade paper, pottery, ...
Categories: Alexandria LA
The Alhambra is located on a strategic point, with a view over the whole city and the meadow (la Vega), and this fact leads to believe that other buildings were already on that site before the Muslims arrived. The complex is surrounded by ramparts an...
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A significant concentration (about 17%) of North America's Amish population lives in northern Indiana, but learning something about this religious sect isn't easy. The Amish generally keep themselves removed from the "English," as outsiders are calle...
Categories: Amish Country IN
The city of Anaconda, Montana, located 250 mi/400 km west of Billings, is a reminder of the great mining days of the 1800s and early 1900s. It was originally named Copperopolis, because copper barons built their mansions as quickly as they could dole...
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Located between Los Angeles and San Diego and at the core of Orange County, Anaheim is famous for its theme parks, but has much more to offer travelers than that.
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As the center of the Essequibo coast, the charming town of Anna Regina is the starting point for a variety of activities within the laid-back region. The scenic boat ride along the Essequibo river alone is worth the journey. Once there, Hot and Cold ...
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The wonderfully untouched fishing village of Apam lies 55 mi/85 km west of Accra, en route to Elmina. Once you get past the fishing area, which may be polluted, you'll find lovely, deserted beaches scattered with shells. Spend a night in Fort Patienc...
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Arrecife is not only the capital of Lanzarote or the main locality of Lanzarote's smallest municipality, but also of the chain of small islands which flanks it. What gives the area most character is the coastline with its small islets, most of which ...
Categories: Arrecife Canary Islands
Sitting at the edge of the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rockies that stretches for more than 25 kilometers is Athabasca Glacier. This 6 kilometer tongue of flowing ice is slowly moving down from the icefield several centimeters per day. Traveler...
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Located 25 mi/40 km north of Fort Wayne, Auburn, Indiana, offers the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum with a large collection of vintage cars, many of them built by the Auburn Automobile Company. The company was based in the city until it went out of bu...
Categories: Auburn IN
Where most of Ghana tends to be rather flat, the area to the east of Lake Volta, approximately 90 mi/150 km northeast of Accra, is somewhat more mountainous and significantly cooler than the coast. A popular center for hiking in this region is the sm...
Categories: Avatime Hills
Panama's expansive, semiarid Azuero Peninsula juts into the Pacific Ocean 150 mi/240 km southwest of Panama City. It is a sharp contrast to the lush greenery found elsewhere in Panama, partly because of devastating deforestation for cattle ranching. ...
Categories: Azuero Peninsula
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About 25 mi/40 km northwest of Chetumal is the town of Bacalar, home to Bacalar Lagoon (the second-largest lagoon in Mexico) and the Spanish-built Fort San Felipe (noted for its museum of weapons and military uniforms but not always open). Bacalar is...
Categories: Bacalar
Categories: Bagarchhap
Part of Floreana Island of the Galapagos Islands, Bahia de los Correos translates to Post Office Bay. It is one of the main tourist attractions, where visitors can view the many postal and handmade signs that garnish the site as structural art. Here,...
Categories: Bahia de los Correos
Balboa, sited at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal was founded in 1914 and named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, European discoverer of the Pacific. Balboa is noted for its orchid gardens, with more than 400 varieties. It is separated from Panama...
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Categories: Bamboo
You'll want to have your cameras ready at all times in the Galapagos because it's unlikely you'll ever meet anyone who has witnessed the species you will photograph.
Categories: Baroness Outlook
Barro Colorado, the largest forested island in the Panama Canal waterway, is part of the Barro Colorado Nature Monument and is the site of an internationally recognized biological research station. Only a limited number of visitors may visit the isla...
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Bartica is a mining town with a reputation for being rough. Located at the conjunction of three rivers—the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni—it's the gateway to the interior and to the gold mines where porkknockers (men who search the rivers for gold) m...
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Categories: Batesville
The state flower, the Magnolia, is found abundantly in Baton Rouge and all areas of the state. In addition to the wonderful aroma that wafts ever so subtly into the night air, there are many restaurants in the Greater Baton Rouge area with the hearty...
Categories: Baton Rouge
Belleek is a picturesque village located in Northern Ireland in County Fermanagh. It is most famous for the fine Belleek Pottery that is produced here, valued by collectors all over the world. This historic village has traditional music makers, lovel...
Categories: Belleek
Categories: Benalua de Guadix
The most westerly tourist attraction on the Ghanaian coast is this small beachfront village, whose major landmark is the well-preserved Fort Apollonia, built by the British in 1760. From Beyin, a boat trip through lush tropical swamps teeming with bi...
Categories: Beyin
The scenic community of Big Sky, Montana rests high in the Gallatin National Forest, where Lone Mountain, at 11,166 feet, towers over the community. Big Sky is home to the Big Sky Ski and Summer Resort, a year-round playground for outdoor recreationi...
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The lakeside village of Bigfork is a year-round resort nestled on picturesque Bigfork Bay. It's also known as an arts colony: It has a playhouse and plenty of crafts shops and art galleries. Golf is a popular summer pursuit in the area—there are nine...
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It is nicknamed the Magic City because of its rapid growth from its founding as a railroad town in 1882. It was said that Billings "grew like magic." Billings is named for Frederick H. Billings, president of the Northern Pacific Railroad. Due to Bill...
Categories: Billings
The main campus of Indiana University is in Bloomington, so the city has all the advantages of being a college town: lots of historic buildings, concerts, plays, restaurants and sporting events. The large student population supports a lively nightlif...
Categories: Bloomington IN
A popular stop between Kumasi and Mole National Park, this community-run sanctuary is named after the two villages that lie within it, both of which regard monkeys to be so sacred that the villagers hold funerals for them when they die. Large numbers...
Categories: Boabeng Fiema Monkey Sanctuary
Categories: Boca Chica (Panama)
In the islands of Bocas you know you are on vacation the moment you arrive. You have an inmediate sense of unspoiled and unpolluted nature. The islands offer a great diversity of attractions and natural environments, uncommon to other regions of the ...
Categories: Bocas del Toro
Boquete is a friendly town located in the beautiful mountains of Panama. Its cool climate, elevation and rich soil make it the perfect setting for coffee, vegetables, citrus fruits and flowers to flourish. Boquete is a top destination for outdoor lov...
Categories: Boquete
Boracay is a small island paradise located in Malay, Philippines. Winning awards for best island in the world, Boracay is famous for being one of the top destinations for relaxation. Boracay offers idyllic beaches, spas, vibrant nightlife and some of...
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Categories: Borinquen
Located in the heart of southwesten Montana's Rocky Mountains, just 90 miles south of Yellowstone Park, Bozeman is a mecca of year-round outdoor recreation and offers some of the world's finest fly-fishing, skiing, hiking, camping, biking, rafting, c...
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Bridger Bowl Ski Area, one of Montana's most popular slopes, lies 16 mi/26 km northeast of Bozeman. There are 1,800 acres/728 hectares of skiable terrain, including an additional 400 acres/161 hectares in the Slushman's area. Bridger Bowl has 71 runs...
Categories: Bridger Bowl Ski Area
Shouldering the Pacific Ocean on the western coast of Canada, British Columbia (BC) is perhaps the country's most culturally and topographically diverse province. Enjoy camping in the Rocky Mountains, snowboarding at Whistler Resort, sailing among th...
Categories: British Columbia
Hilly Brown County (east of Bloomington, 40 mi/65 km south of Indianapolis and just north of the Hoosier National Forest boundary) is a pretty area that's a popular weekend sightseeing destination. That's especially true in autumn, when thousands of ...
Categories: Brown County
Browning is a town that lies within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, located nearby Glacier National Park, home of the only remaining glaciers in North America. Visitors can experience scenic views of pristine forests, spectacular lakes, alpine mead...
Categories: Browning
Burnside is a small perish in Louisianna that prides itself on preserving it's rich history and traditons. Places like "The Cabin" offers visitors a glimpse into Southern Louisianna history by preserving local farming history, serving ...
Categories: Burnside
This small beachfront village 120 mi/200 km west of Accra has emerged as the most important travel hub on the west coast. It hosts a lively beachfront scene that attracts locals and foreigners alike and is serviced by a great selection of hotels and ...
Categories: Busua
When Butte was a rip-roaring copper town, there were two things to do—work in the mines and drink in the saloons. Your choices aren't quite so limited these days. The city's rich history has been preserved—with a kind of rambunctious elegance—in ever...
Categories: Butte
Cruising
Categories: Cabot Strait
From Mexico's newest resort area, Calica, there are several exciting options. Visit the fine, sandy beaches and turquoise waters of Cancun, irrsistable to many sun-worshipping visitors. Or roam the city, where there's no shortage of sights to see. Ex...
Categories: Calica
Categories: Cana (Panama)
Exploration within the Canadian High Arctic gives travelers the chance to experience a wintry world just waiting to be discovered. View icy lands untouched by civilization, with tranquil scenes of icy mountains and great glaciers, and arctic creature...
Categories: Canadian High Arctic Exploration
The Canadian Rockies comprises of the North American Rocky Mountains such as Mount Robson and Mount Columbia and several national parks: Banff, Jasper, Kootenay and Yoho. The mountain peaks, glaciers, lakes, waterfalls, canyons and limestone caves fo...
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Kepez is located in the historic province of Canakkale. Kepez is the best starting point from which to visit the site of ancient Troy and the Gallipoli battlefields. There is also an interesting archaeological museum and the nearby village of Behramk...
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Cancun is an exciting, master-planned resort area on the Yucatan Peninsula on the Caribbean side of Mexico. Until a relatively short time ago, this land had been largely untouched since the mysterious departure of the great Mayan civilization over 70...
Categories: Cancun
Categories: Canillas de Albaida
Cap-aux-Meules is a tiny busy island in the archipelago of the Grindstone Island in Quebec's Magdalen Islands. It is a fishing harbor that also serves as a commercial cargo and ferry port. It has a number of artisan shops, lively pubs and restaur...
Categories: Cap-aux-Meules Quebec
Cape Coast, named by the Portuguese Cabo Corso, is an easygoing fishing town south of Ghana and sits south to the Gulf of Guinea. Cape Coast was founded by the Oguaa natives until the Swedes, the Dutch and the English established their own settlement...
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Casco Viejo is a popular tourist destination because of all it has to offer. The city is rich with culture and history - a virtual melting pot of different cultures and traditions. THe Moorish inspired presidential palace and Cathedral are worth a lo...
Categories: Casco Viejo
French Guiana's capital city warrants no more than three hours of sightseeing. Do visit the cemetery in the center of town, with its unique tombstones and worm trees (they're called that because they appear to be covered with worms). Round out your t...
Categories: Cayenne
Categories: Cebaco Island
Categories: Central Kalahari Game Reserve
Categories: Chagres River
Chame is located in northern Nepal, in the Manang District in the Gandaki Zone. Enjoy the trekking paths, beautiful landscapes, strong culture and friendly locals of Chame.
Categories: Chame
It's relatively new as Mexican cities go -- it was founded in 1898 in an effort
to curb the illegal trade of arms and lumber. The city's name is Mayan, meaning
"where red cedar is abundant."
As you explore Chetumal, you'll find clean, prett...
Categories: Chetumal
This marine park is a group of islands that are located at Almirante Bay in the province of Bocas del Toro (its name was given after Christopher Columbus who discover America) and the Chiriqui Lagoon. It has a surface of 13,226 hectares. This is one ...
Categories: Chiriqui Lagoon
The Chobe National Park, which is the second largest national park in Botswana, has one of the greatest concentrations of game found on the African continent. Its uniqueness in the abundance of wildlife and the true African nature of the region offer...
Categories: Chobe National Park
One of the Yucatan Peninsula's ancient archaeological sites, Coba was once the commercial hub of the Mayan empire in the southern part of what is now the state of Quintana Roo. The pyramids and temples—among the tallest in the Yucatan—are still being...
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Isla Coiba is part of a park protecting three kinds of ecosystems: the island, the reef and marine life. This park is a group of islands with Coiba being the largest. This is one of the most extensive marine parks in the world. Coiba itself, is the l...
Categories: Coiba Island
There’s more to Panama than the canal. Panama’s ethnic mix is reflected in its arts. This is a proud nation that honors its many Indian tribes and its rich Spanish legacy. And with some of the finest deep-sea fishing, snorkeling and birding, once you...
Categories: Colon (Panama)
Stretching 144 miles is the Columbia Icefield, the largest ice field in the Rocky Mountains of the Canadian Rockies. Formed during the Great Glaciation, it's a journey of vast wilderness, pristine mountain lakes, and ancient glaciers. Visitors ca...
Categories: Columbia Icefield
Columbus, Indiana, is about 45 mi/75 km south of Indianapolis. The number of structures designed by famous 20th-century architects in Columbus is amazing—and unprecedented—for a town of its size.You'll find the work of I.M. Pei, Eero and Eliel Saarin...
Categories: Columbus IN
Cooke City, located in the heart of the Beartooth Mountains and bordered by the Custer, Shoshone and Gallatin national forests, offers breathtaking scenery and small-town charm. The city is only slightly more than 3 mi/5 km beyond the Northeast Entra...
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Named not after the bird but a US ship, there is a wet landing onto a, literally, green beach - so coloured because it is made from olivine crystals (volcanic silicates of magnesium and iron). Pencil sea urchins may be found on the beach.
A short...
Categories: Cormorant Point
Categories: Corona del Diablo
Corriverton is located about 195 mi/313 km from Georgetown on the eastern side of Guyana, in the county of Berbice. It is made up of two towns named Skeldon and Springland, situated at the end of the coastal road from Georgetown (which begins at Guya...
Categories: Corriverton
Built around the enigmatic culture of the ancient Maya, and the rich jungles of the yucatan peninsula, travelers enjoy sapphire blue seas, emerald green jungles, and a gamut of experiences ranging from diving shipwrecks in Chinchorro Banks, to shoppi...
Categories: Costa Maya
Costa Mujeres (Playa Mujeres) is an oasis and top tourist destination located on a two mile stretch of virgin white sand in Cancun on an untouched peninsula between a wetlands preserve and the Caribbean. Stay at a seaside resort overlooking the beaut...
Categories: Costa Mujeres (Playa Mujeres)
The island of Cozumel lies
just twelve miles off the Yucatan Coast, a 45 minute ferry ride from the famed
Riviera Maya. Dive into the crystal blue waters of Cozumel and discover why
Jacques Cousteau called it the "best diving area in th...
Categories: Cozumel
Cristóbal is a seaport on the Atlantic side of the Isthmus of Panama and gives access to Colon and Panama City settled by Spain in 1519 on the site of an Indian fishing village.
Categories: Cristobal (Colon)
Categories: Cuajiniquil
Categories: Cut Bank
At the southern end of the country, 135 mi/215 km east of Panama City, Darien Province, Panama, includes Darien National Park, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that extends to the border of Colombia and serves as a natural buffer between Central and South ...
Categories: Darien Gap
Darien is the region forming part of the easternmost Isthmus of Panama and the link between Central and South America. It is a hot, humid area typified by tropical rainforests, mangrove swamps, and low mountain ranges with cloud forest and is one of ...
Categories: Darien Jungle
Categories: Darien Region
Categories: Darrow
Categories: Davao
David is the capital of the Chiriquí Province in western Panama. It is Panama’s third largest city, and is popular with locals, expats and tourists alike due to its much lower cost of living and toasty temperatures. Enjoy the relaxed pac...
Categories: David
Categories: Dekar
Categories: Devils Crown
In addition to being site of France's satellite launching base, French Guiana is perhaps best known for the infamous penal colony to which convicts and undesirables were deported from France. For a long time the small archipelago (the Safety Islands)...
Categories: Devil's Island
Discover the magic of Disneyland Park and experience the fun and adventure of the Golden State at Disney's California Adventure Park.
Categories: Disneyland Resort
Categories: Dolphin and Union Strait
Categories: East Glacier Park
Categories: El Grao de Castellón
El Hierro is the smallest of the Canary Islands and is located in the extreme southwest of the group - the 'edge of the ancient world'. It’s only 287 square meters in total and has an altitude of 1,501 meters.
It truly is a natural paradise. El Hi...
Categories: El Hierro
Categories: El Jobo
El Porvenir Island is situated at the foot of Volcán Maderas and is surrounded by a lush garden with flowers and butterflies. There are two areas, under thatched roof, with tables and chairs where you will have great views over Volc&aacut...
Categories: El Porvenir
El Valle, Panama, makes a delightfully cool escape from the lowland heat, with its springlike climate and exquisite setting. Situated in a steep valley among rugged peaks—in the heart of the country, just a two-hour drive from Panama City—it is known...
Categories: El Valle de Anton
Categories: Elmina
Standing on an island between the Upper and Lower Lough Erne, Enniskillen is one of Northern Ireland's most tranquil towns. However it is famous for all the wrong reasons. The town was the scene of a tragedy in 1987 when 11 people died in an IRA bomb...
Categories: Enniskillen
Categories: Essequibo River
Many eras of Midwestern history are on display in the southwest Indiana town of Evansville. Remnants of ancient residents are on view at Angel Mounds State Historic site, which features interactive exhibits about the people of the Middle Mississippia...
Categories: Evansville
Categories: Finca Vigia San Francisco de Paula
Categories: Flamenco Island
Categories: Fort San Lorenzo
Located 130 mi/210 km northeast of Indianapolis and one of Indiana's most interesting cities, Fort Wayne has a lot of diverse attractions. The foremost is the Lincoln Museum, a first-rate place that's loaded with interesting exhibits about Honest Abe...
Categories: Fort Wayne
Located 250 mi/410 km northeast of Gaborone, Francistown, Botswana, is one of the oldest settlements in the country and the site of Southern Africa's first gold rush. Francistown was named after a prospector, Daniel Francis, and Blue Jacket Street, i...
Categories: Francistown
Categories: Frogmore
For many years this small island, accessible from the mainland by a causeway, was off-limits. A former headquarters of the U.S. Army and Naval Forces, this island is now developing into an upscale destination. Today visitors can enjoy the first clas...
Categories: Fuerte Amador (Panama City)
Miles of golden sandy beaches and sand dunes make Fuerteventura an ideal holiday destination for all visitors. Water sports are very popular on this island, and visitors can enjoy hours of windsurfing, diving, swimming, and surfin...
Categories: Fuerteventura
Gaborone, Botswana, a sprawling and unattractive capital city, does not invite much lingering. Gaborone's best attraction is the national museum, which displays a wonderful collection of local handicrafts and traditional objects. The museum also has ...
Categories: Gaborone
In 1865, a lumberman, Zachariah Sales and his family settled near the entrance of the Gallatin Canyon. Here he established a sawmill attracting other families to settle in the area as well. By 1928, a large community was formed. Gallatin County lies ...
Categories: Gallatin Gateway
Mid-way through the transit of the Panama Canal is the town of Gamboa. Enjoy the relatively undisturbed rainforest where iguanas, crocodiles and many other species can be viewed. And birdwatchers can experience one of the premiere bird watching...
Categories: Gamboa
Gardiner is located at the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park in southwest Montana. The Roosevelt Arch, dedicated in 1903 by President Theodore Roosevelt, provides a gateway to Yellowstone from this entrance. Gardiner is a quaint western tow...
Categories: Gardiner
This small family recreational area is used by residents of the Atlantic community and employees of the Panama Canal Commission. While ashore experience folk dances and entertainment, marvel at excellent handicrafts or just relax. Nature walks are av...
Categories: Gatun Lake (Panama)
Categories: Gatun Locks
Categories: Gatun Yacht Club
Georgetown is the beautiful capital city of Guyana. This former Dutch and British colony offers verdant tree-lined streets, Victorian architecture, and landscaped canals criss-crossing through the city. In Georgetown travellers may be interested...
Categories: Georgetown Guyana
Glacier National Park was established to protect the area's spectacular scenic values, as characterized by the geologic features of the Rocky Mountains and valleys and the native plant and animal life. The park encompasses approximately 1.4 milli...
Categories: Glacier National Park
Gran Canaria is one of the seven Canary Islands, located off the northwest corner of Africa. As the most populated island of the archipelago, you'll find the local culture is a unique blend of Spanish, African, Latin American and Northern European co...
Categories: Gran Canaria
Granada is one of the pearls of Spain, most visited by tourists from all the world. The long-time capital of Moorish Andalusia has to offer the most important reminds of this epoch in Spanish history, with the world-famous "Alhambra" at the top of th...
Categories: Granada (Malaga)
Located beneath the coastal hills of the sun-warmed shores of the Andalusian coast, midway between Malaga and Almeria, ancient Motril is a seaport and thriving beach resort that has drawn Phoenicians, Romans and Moors during its long history. Visit b...
Categories: Granada (Motril)
Named for its views of the Ohio River, Grandview is home to the Grandview Aluminum Products, which producies many plaques, signs and commemorative items for governments, movies, celebrities and venues.
Categories: Grandview
The waterfalls that gave this city its name were an important signpost for Lewis and Clark as they passed along the Missouri River. Lewis and Clark encountered five waterfalls; four of those cataracts are in the near vicinity of Great Falls. One of t...
Categories: Great Falls
Categories: Greenough
Guanacaste, a province in northwestern Costa Rica, is a tropical paradise bursting with outdoor activities. It has more than 400 miles of coastline on the Pacific Ocean, creating many opportunities for water sports like surfing, snorkeling, fishing o...
Categories: Central America > Costa Rica
If you're going to Mexico to lose yourself, you'll have no problem doing so
on the streets of Guanajuato (gwah-nah-whah-toh). They seem designed for just
that purpose as they curl this way and that, becoming alleys or stairways, and
inte...
Categories: Guanajuato
This cluster of Islands in the Gulf of Panama was once home to pre-Columbian pearl divers, and in Colonial times it was a rest stop for pirates. Today the islets are a nature lovers dream. With over 30 beaches, hidden coves, clear blue waters, t...
Categories: Gulf of Panama Islets
Cruising
Categories: Gulf of St. Lawrence
Categories: Guna Yala
Gurgaon (Gurugram) is located in the state of Haryana, near New Delhi. Gurgaon is a prestigious suburb with exceptional shopping, restaurants, corporate offices and parks.
Categories: Gurgaon
Categories: Gweta
Categories: Hacienda Guachipelin
The city of Hakone lies nestled in the midst of spectacular Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park. About 20 million tourists from overseas as well as from all over Japan visit Hakone every year, seeking the resplendent enjoyments this famous resort area offe...
Categories: Hakone
Categories: Havre MT
Helena, the state capital located 225 mi/360 km northwest of Billings, began in the 1860s as a gold-rush boomtown. Today, it's home to the old Queen Anne-style governor's mansion, the Greek Renaissance-style state Capitol (with a dome of copper mined...
Categories: Helena MT
Categories: Hohoe
Categories: Holbox Island
Known as the "Happy Isles," the Solomons are one of the best-kept secrets in the Pacific. These are islands of great natural beauty from jungle-clad peaks and active volcanoes to dashing waterfalls, misty rainforests, turquoise lagoons, and brilliant...
Categories: Honiara
Houma, a small town at the intersection of seven bayous 45 mi/70 km southwest of New Orleans, has 52 utilitarian-looking bridges spanning the waterways. It's also sometimes known as the "Venice of Louisiana" because so many people use boats and bayou...
Categories: Houma
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens is so much more than just a tour of a grand antebellum estate. Experience the southern splendor of "The Sugar Palace" when you step into 16 rooms filled with period antiques and Louisiana artwork.
Categories: Houmas House
Categories: Hudson Strait
Categories: Hulopo'e Bay
Behind the modern metropolis of Hyderabad, you’ll find a network of narrow streets and alleys, a skyline of minarets, delightful sensory-overload in markets such as the Chudi Bazaar and opulent historic architecture at Mecca Masjid (c. 1617) an...
Categories: Hyderabad
Ile Royal is off the coast of French Guiana, is one of the three ‘prison islands’ along with Devil’s Island and Ile St. Joseph. Ile Royal housed those criminals deemed less dangerous, as it was the site for the guard barracks, the chapel, the priso...
Categories: Ile Royal
Categories: Iles du Salut
There is no better way to learn more about the culture of the city and its people than to start your visit at the Iloilo museum with it's excellent life size exhibits. In Old Downtown you will find many traditional restaurants and shops, as ...
Categories: Iloilo City
Located about 40 mi/64 km northwest of South Bend, Indiana Dunes State Park is on the shore of Lake Michigan. This area encompasses 13,000 acres/5,265 hectares of wilderness and developed sites. The area offers beaches, hiking trails, fishing, cross-...
Categories: Indiana Dunes State Park
Indianapolis is the largest city in Indiana and the commercial, transportation, and industrial center for a large area. The city is seat of Butler University, Marian College, Indiana Central College, Christian Theological Seminary, and Indiana Univer...
Categories: Indianapolis
Categories: Isla Grande
Categories: Isla Mamey
This island is more laid back than other busy beaches in Mexico, but has a variety of activities to keep visitors happily entertained. Travellers can fill their days with shopping, snorkeling, swimming and sun bathing. The island has beautiful w...
Categories: Isla Mujeres
Categories: Isla Parida
Categories: Isla San Jose
A relaxing island break before entering the canal. Isla San Telmo is an island in the Bay of Panama on the Pacific Ocean, close to the entrance to the Panama Canal. Enjoy the beaches and snorkelling.
Categories: Isla San Telmo
Surrender to the joyful sounds of West African music throughout the island. Or wander virgin rain forests in search of hundreds of tropical bird species. Isla Taboga is an island in the Bay of Panama on the Pacific Ocean, 11 miles south of Panama Ci...
Categories: Isla Taboga
Categories: Islote Campeon
Categories: Iwokrama Forest
Categories: Jaque
Jeffersonville, Indiana, which touts itself as the "Sunny Side of Louisville (Kentucky)," includes the Falls of the Ohio. Its 386 million-year-old fossil beds are among the largest exposed Devonian fossil beds in the world. Visitors can walk on remna...
Categories: Jeffersonville
Elephant, leopard, buffalo, warthog and a variety of monkey and antelope species are among the somewhat elusive mammalian residents of this 230 sq mi/600 sq km of protected rain forest. Although park facilities are limited, there is a good restaurant...
Categories: Kakum Nature Reserve
Don't dismiss the Kalahari Desert as just sand. Covering more than two-thirds of Botswana, this home of the San (also known as the Bushmen) and the Tswana herdsmen consists primarily of small scrub trees and tall grass crisscrossed by dry riverbeds, ...
Categories: Kalahari Desert
Located in the northwest part of the state, 420 mi/675 km northwest of Billings, Kalispell is in the heart of the Flathead Valley, a popular area for visitors. The main visitor attraction in town is the Conrad Mansion National Historic Site, the 1890...
Categories: Kalispell
Categories: Kalpetta
The most impressive site in the ancient city and religious center of Kamakura, located 30 mi/50 km south of Tokyo, is the photogenic Daibutsu, a giant 120-ton/108-metric ton bronze statue of the Buddha. The statue has an amazing history: Cast in the ...
Categories: Kamakura
Categories: Kanazawa Bullet Train Station
Categories: Karanambu
The location for the second proposal and remarriage of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in 1975, Kasane has attracted a variety of international publicity due to public figures' affinity for the wilderness of the area. The environment has brought ...
Categories: Kasane
This delightful village situated around a Baobab tree can trace its history back a few hundred years. The people of this village provide income for their families through traditional fishing methods as well as livestock. They enjoy a lifestyle that ...
Categories: Kasenu Village
Categories: Kawayu Onsen
Categories: Khwai Private Wildlife Reserve
Categories: Koforidua
A few decades ago, Kourou was just a small village of 650 souls who raised cattle and farmed for a living. In 1964, all of that changed when the French Space Research Center, launch site of the Ariane rocket, was built in town. Located 25 mi/40 km no...
Categories: Kourou
Categories: Kovalam
Categories: Kresta Bay
Kumasi is the capital of the Ashanti (also known as Asante) region and the "Garden City of West Africa." As you might infer from its nickname, it's a pleasant place to visit—plan to stay for two nights—though these days it might more accurately be du...
Categories: Kumasi
The Kwai River in Thailand is internationally famous thanks to the book and motion picture of the same name, ‘The Bridge Over the River Kwai’ (1957) staring William Holden and Alec Guiness. This memorable World War II epic action/adventure film put t...
Categories: Kwai River
Categories: La Chunga
One of the smaller Canary Islands, La Gomera is best known for being Christopher Columbus’ residence prior to his discovering the Americas. His 15th century house is now a museum open to the public. In the seaside resort of Valle Gran Rey, one can si...
Categories: La Gomera
La Romana is a city on the Domincan Republic's Caribbean coast with a population of about 130,000. It is the Dominican Republic’s youngest and wealthiest city and has a well-developed tourism infrastructure. It was founded in 1897 as an oil town...
Categories: Caribbean > Dominican Republic
Situated on the Vermilion River about 115 mi/185 km west of New Orleans, Lafayette, Louisiana, is the center and de facto capital of Cajun Country—the area settled by French Acadians in the 1700s. There are several sights of note in the immediate Laf...
Categories: Lafayette
Categories: Lafayette IN
Set on both the Calcasieu River (pronounced cal-cuh-shoo) and the lake from which it takes its name, Lake Charles, Louisiana, is a deep-water port and industrial center in the southwestern corner of the state, 180 mi/290 km west of New Orleans. The i...
Categories: Lake Charles
Located 345 mi/560 km northwest of Gaborone, Lake Ngami, Botswana, is a relic of the superlake that once covered much of northern Botswana. South of the Okavango Delta, the lake is completely dry—except when fed by water from the flooded delta. When ...
Categories: Lake Ngami
Created by the damming of the Volta River in 1966 and lying 55 mi/90 km northeast of Accra, Lake Volta is one of the world's largest man-made lakes. Sometimes called "Volta Lake," it stretches more than 325 mi/525 km and offers fishing and cruises. T...
Categories: Lake Volta
Categories: Lake Wanaka
Lanai is one of the smaller and more deserted islands within the Hawaiian archipelago. With only a little over 3,000 people who call the island home, Lanai is certainly not similar to the bustling cities of some of the more populous Hawaiian islands,...
Categories: Hawaii
At the northeastern tip of the Canaries, Lanzarote offers some of the most unusual
scenery to be found, with its unique "lunar" landscape of the Timanfaya National
Park. Wander in the well-preserved colonial town of Tequise, the island's former
...
Categories: Lanzarote Canary Islands
Also known as Grand Canary, Las Palmas in the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands. During Christopher Columbus’ 1492 voyage of discovery, he was forced to pull his ships into Grand Canary to make repairs to the “Pinta”. During three subsequent voyages,...
Categories: Las Palmas (Gran Canaria)
Categories: Las Perlas Islands
The industrial city of Leon, 240 mi/380 km northwest of Mexico City, is the largest in the Mexican state of Guanajuato. It has little of interest to most tourists, however. Shoe factories abound in Leon, and several specialized malls offer good price...
Categories: Leon Guanajuato
The way to Guyana's second-largest city of Linden includes a trip up the East Bank main road past small villages—Eccles, Republic Park, Grove (a large sugar estate), Friendship, Supply, Pearl—and then on to the Soesdyke/Linden Highway (arguably the b...
Categories: Linden
This large, impressive battlefield, 55 mi/89 km southeast of Billings, memorializes one of the final armed efforts by Native Americans to preserve their land and way of life. On 25-26 June 1876, Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and 12 companies of th...
Categories: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
A stop in Livingston, Montana, 25 mi/40 km west of Bozeman, is a "must-do" for art-loving visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Livingston is just an hour's drive through gorgeous Paradise Valley from Yellowstone, and is home to more than a dozen ar...
Categories: Livingston MT
Loja (La Bobadilla) is located in the heart of Andalusia in southern Spain, and is a natural playground for outdoor enthusiasts including mountain biking, trekking and quad riding. Loja also draws foodies with caviar and olive oil tastings and gourme...
Categories: Loja (La Bobadilla)
Madison is a beautiful historic town on the Ohio River in Indianapolis. There are many beautiful historic buildings and landmarks to explore including the Francis Costigan House, and Madison Railroad Station. Outdoor lovers will enjoy a visit t...
Categories: Madison
Majahual (Mahahual) is part of the State of Quintana Roo territory and lies on the Caribbean coast of Mexico. Its beach has white sand and blue clean waters making Majahual the ideal place for swimming and fishing. The fishing village of Xcalak, wher...
Categories: Majahual
The barren landscape of the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in Botswana attracts adventurous nature lovers. The salt pans, about 310 mi/500 km north of Gaborone, are among the largest in the world, covering 2,500 sq mi/6,500 sq km between Francistown and the ...
Categories: Makgadikgadi Pans
Categories: Malta MT
Categories: Manchac Swamp
Categories: Manele Bay
Manitoba is in the heart of Canada. It is renowned for dramatic landscapes, a surprising cultural heritage and warm and friendly people. For a unique perspective take the train to Churchill in Northern Manitoba and see the polar bears. Visit the wond...
Categories: Manitoba
A small town in the wooded west-central part of the state, 215 mi/345 km northwest of New Orleans, Many is the nearest town to the restored Fort Jesup State Historic Site (6 mi/10 km east)—the fort was established by Zachary Taylor in the mid-1800s. ...
Categories: Many
Categories: Maug Islands
The town of Maun is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native huts. There are shopping malls, banks, restaurants, a few hotels and some happening bars. Maun is the tourism capital of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland. It is al...
Categories: Maun
Categories: Meeting of Waters
Categories: Minamitsuru
Categories: Miraflores Locks
Known as "Garden City" for its lush green landscape, Missoula lies in the heart of the northern Rockies in Western Montana where five valleys converge and serves as a center for education, medicine, retail and arts. Located at the base of Mount Senti...
Categories: Missoula
Categories: Missouri River
Categories: Modhera
Categories: Mogue River
In northwest Ghana, 270 mi/435 km from Accra, Mole National Park sees relatively few people, which is what makes the wildlife viewing (lions, elephants, kob antelopes, baboons and so forth) special. The best way to see the park is on one of the guide...
Categories: Mole National Park
Set on the banks of the Ouachita River in northeast Louisiana, about 200 mi/322 km northwest of New Orleans, Monroe is the trade center for that region of the state. In the middle of a lakes-and-streams area, it does make a convenient base for fishin...
Categories: Monroe
Categories: Mount Robson
Mount Vernon is one of Indiana's most famous river towns.
Categories: Mount Vernon
Categories: Nanook Harbour
Nashville is a quaint village in Brown County Indiana that is perfect for a relaxing or romantic getaway. Stroll through this well known artist colony and watch the craftsmen work in shops and studios in the village and the Brown County countryside. ...
Categories: Nashville IN
This animal sanctuary lies off the Nata River delta that nourishes much of the wildlife. Here in Nata, the elephants are common but keep your eyes peeled for the ostrich, the impala and the giraffe. The Nata River also feeds Sua Pan, the region where...
Categories: Nata
Categories: Nata Botswana
On the banks of the Cane River, 210 mi/340 km northwest of New Orleans, Natchitoches (pronounced Nah-kuh-tish) is the oldest settlement in the Louisiana Purchase. It is compact in layout and features countless beautiful gardens and charming examples ...
Categories: Natchitoches
From exciting Great Day Experiences to that Hometown feel and every Must-See-and-Do Attraction in between there's much to do in New Brunswick all year round! While here, experience the rich culture and history of New Brunswick; leave your footprints...
Categories: New Brunswick
Categories: New Gatún Locks
Utopia was on the minds of both men who tried to develop ideal communities in southwest Indiana. George Rapp bought land there in 1814 to settle 800 German Lutheran immigrants from Wurttemberg, Germany. A decade later, he gave up his quest to establi...
Categories: New Harmony
New Iberia, 100 mi/160 km west of New Orleans, is a charming town and an excellent base for visiting sights around the coastal portion of Cajun Country. Fans of mystery author James Lee Burke's writing will recognize the town from its depictions in t...
Categories: New Iberia
Mangalore is located in India's Karnataka region, strategically situated in a hilly area between the Western Ghats and the shores of the Arabian Sea. Visitors to Mangalore learn about India's ancient caste system, which is still very much intact. Th...
Categories: New Mangalore
New Orleans is a happy, high-spirited city with the pulsing beat of Dixieland jazz. It delights visitors with its riverboats, Creole cuisine, quaint antique shops and narrow streets of the French Quarter. While here, be sure to take a ride on one of...
Categories: New Orleans
Categories: New Roads Landing
Newfoundland and Labrador is the place where land, water and sky embrace like old friends and the edge of North America holds an adventure as big as the sky. Newfoundland and Labrador is full of great sights and attractions. From the unique City of S...
Categories: Newfoundland and Labrador
The Northwest Territories is divided into eight distinct travel destinations, each with its own Aboriginal heritage and role in Canadian history. Each one has plenty of natural assets – breathtaking landscapes, rich wildlife habitat and pristine wate...
Categories: Northwest Territories
Categories: Nottoway Plantation
Nova Scotia's scenic beauty, rich heritage and vibrant culture offer a truly unique vacation experience. Nova Scotia is encircled by eleven scenic travelways around the provinces. Come explore breathtaking shores - from towering cliffs and long peace...
Categories: Nova Scotia
Nunavut is a wild and isolated place, stretching north above the tree line from Hudson Bay up to Ellesmere Island National Park, within spitting distance of the North Pole. The provincial capital is Iqaluit, formerly called Frobisher Bay, on the east...
Categories: Nunavut
Nxai Pan National Park is one of the largest salt pans in the world, and offers great game viewing, bird watching and unique safari experiences all year round.
Categories: Nxai Pan National Park
The Okavango delta is one of the world’s largest inland water systems. It's headwaters start in Angola’s western highlands, with numerous tributaries joining to form the Cubango river, which then flows through Namibia (called the Kavango) and fina...
Categories: Okavango Delta
While travelling in Ontario, be sure to visit Parliament Hill in Ottawa, The CN Tower in Toronto and the breathtaking Niagara Falls.
Categories: Ontario
Categories: Orinduik
The Pacific Coast of Panama has so much to offer. Relax on the beautiful white-sand beaches, kayak on the Pacific, surf, or dive in the azure waters. An array of activities await the entire family.
Categories: Pacific Coast (Panama)
Set in the far north, at the main border crossing into Burkina Faso, the small town of Paga is renowned for its sacred crocodiles, which live freely in several pools scattered around the town center and are so tame that they can be touched by brave t...
Categories: Paga
Categories: Pagan
A resort area at 6,988 ft/2,130 m, the Kashmiri town of Pahalgam, India, along the Lidder River is the starting point for several treks. One of the nicest (and easiest) is the four-day trek to and from Kolahoi Glacier. Stop the first night in Aru (ab...
Categories: Pahalgam
Panama may be best-known for the Panama Canal, but the Central American country has many other incredible features, like its beautiful coasts in both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, its unmatched biodiversity and an abundance of exciting res...
Categories: Central America
Linking the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Panama Canal provides one of cruising's most unforgettable experiences. Over 10 years were needed to complete the canal's 51 miles in 1914 - so avoiding the lengthy and often dangerous voyage around Cape Horn...
Categories: Panama Canal
Categories: Panama Canal Expansion Center
The sights of Panama City are many, but much of it can be seen on foot. The Plaza de Francia is dedicated to the 22,000 workers who perished while building the Panama Canal. The ruins of the Church of Santo Domingo features an arch that has stood uns...
Categories: Panama City
Papagayo is located in Guanacaste, close to the Liberia International Airport. Rest and relaxation always go hand in hand in the Gulf of Papagayo, with mesmerizing ocean views and intimate settings and activities, as well as lush tropical greenery at...
Categories: Papagayo
Categories: Paraiso
Categories: Paricatuba
Some of the most renowned pearls in the world come from the oysters on the seabed around the hundred or so islands which make up the Pearl Island archipelago in the Gulf of Panama.
The islands are mostly uninhabited. There are some fishing communi...
Categories: Pearl Island
Categories: Peel Sound
Categories: Penticton
Categories: Peru IN
Categories: Philipsburg MT
Pisang is a village along the Marsyangdi River in northern Nepal's Manang District. Visit upper Pisang's Buddhist temple and enjoy the magnificent views of the snow-capped peaks and the terraced villages. Popular with trekkers, Pisang village...
Categories: Pisang
Categories: Playa Blanca
Playa Bonita is part of a set of 7 sandy beaches of Rada Tilly. This flat sanded paradise is a getaway from vibrant Panama City. It is the bridge between the Americas, Playa Bonita with scenic views of the ocean and Taboga Island from afar.
Categories: Playa Bonita
Categories: Playa Coronado
Categories: Playa de Muertos
Playa del Carmen is a thriving little beach town on Yucatán Peninsula. It is the dropping-off point for excursions to the temples and tombs of Tulúm, the only Mayan city overlooking the ocean, and to the exquisite coral lagoon of Xel-ha.
Categories: Playa del Carmen
Categories: Playa Potrero
Categories: Playon Chico
Categories: Plymouth
Categories: Pongumoodu
Categories: Porto Jofre
On the edge of 86,000 acres of protected forest and with endless beaches, Portobelo and the neighboring national park have much to offer those passionate about conservation, diving and the outdoors. Visitors come for the food, for the Afro-Caribbean ...
Categories: Portobelo
The Post Office Box on Post Office Bay was used in old days by whalers and others to stay in touch with their loved ones at home. Leaving the letters behind in the wooden barrel, other sailors returning home took it with them. Today tourists take the...
Categories: Post Office Galapagos
Pray is located along the Yellowstone River between Livingston and Yellowstone National Park. Pray offers picturesque views of the Absaroka Mountain Range in the Gallatin National Forest.
Categories: Pray
Canada’s smallest province is known as the "Cradle of Confederation." Charlottetown is the island’s capital and one of Canada’s oldest towns. The old part of town offers many historical monuments, including important government buildings, churches, ...
Categories: Prince Edward Island
Puebla, Mexico, located 80 mi/130 km east of Mexico City, has played an important role in the nation's history: The only Mexican victory over foreign invaders took place there when Maximilian's French Foreign Legion was defeated on 5 May 1862 (now ce...
Categories: Puebla
Puerto Aventuras is the largest and best protected marina on the Yucatan Peninsula. In addition to beautiful beaches, there are plenty of activities - such as dolphin watching. The Marina at Puerto Aventuras offers various accommodations for those in...
Categories: Puerto Aventuras
In Puerto Morelos tranquility reigns with open skies, long stretches of beach and a small town atmosphere. This is the place to relax: watch the sunrise on the beach, meet the locals, explore the natural wonders such as the coral reef, tan under the ...
Categories: Puerto Morelos
Categories: Puerto Piña
Categories: Punta Alegre
A place known for its resorts and white sand beaches, Punta Cana is the leisure lover's ultimate getaway. Located on the most eastern cape of the Dominican Republic, the region looks out over the azure seas of the Atlantic Ocean and dense mangro...
Categories: Caribbean > Dominican Republic
Punta Herradura, about twenty miles off the eastern coast of Yucatan Peninsula, has an excellent offshore reef where for snorkelling, diving, and other water sports.
Categories: Punta Herradura
Categories: Punta Patiño
Located south of Akumal is Soliman Bay, a secluded beach with beautiful ecological vacation villas, white sand, blue skies, and palm trees. It is the perfect place for people who want to spend time relaxing in a hammock under a palm tree. The snorkel...
Categories: Punta Soliman
The Mexican Caribbean region, a unique option due to its natural, cultural and archeological treasures, also benefits from the existence of pristine sites for the development of adventure tourism.
The combination of great emotions with ecology tak...
Categories: Punta Venado
The verdigris spires of the Chateau Frontenac Hotel bespeak the European character of the Queen of French Canada. The oldest, lowest part of Quebec is the Petit Champlain quarter, which is worth visiting. Also visit the Dufferin Terrace, Place des Ar...
Categories: Quebec
Cross the stunning Beartooth Highway from Cooke City to reach the town of Red Lodge. Located 60 mi/96 km south of Billings, the city is home to music festivals and rodeos, elegant restaurants and down-home cafes, an alpine ski area and a thriving agr...
Categories: Red Lodge
Categories: Restingue Island
Rio Hato is located on the beautiful coast of Panama, approximately 80 minutes west of Panama City. Enjoy some of the best surfing in Central America, beautiful beachfront resorts, and exciting activities including zip line tours, jet skiing and snor...
Categories: Rio Hato
Categories: Riviera Cancun
Forests, jungle, flora and fauna, archaeological sites, solitary beaches, a turquoise-colored sea with crystal-clear water which turns to silver by moonlight, the fantasy and warmth of the tropics, the mystery of the millenary culture which lives on...
Categories: Riviera Maya
Categories: Rocky Mountaineer Train
There is still a sweetness to this once-sleepy island, which the local people call Luta. Whether you drive or walk along the road, almost everyone driving in the opposite direction will wave hello as they pass. The only town, Songsong Village (pop. 3...
Categories: Rota
In stark contrast to the damp swamps and jungles, Guyana's savanna region is covered with dry, tree-scattered plains and large termite mounds. Lethem is the capital of the district of Rupununi and the entry point for visits to the Rupununi area. You ...
Categories: Rupununi Savanna
Saipan is rich in spectacular natural beauty and historical landmarks. Islan Maigo Fahang offers a breathtaking view of secluded emerald bay. Explore Banadero Cave's war relics and natural limestone cave fortress. Enjoy panoramic views from Laderan...
Categories: Saipan
Categories: Salvation Islands
A cultural oddity in a country usually associated with Columbus and Spanish domination, the town of Samana, 65 miles northeast of Santo Domingo, was founded in the 1750s and later settled by English-speaking U.S. slaves in the 1820s. This came about ...
Categories: Caribbean > Dominican Republic
Categories: Sambu River
The friendly Cuna Indians live quietly on these primitive islands off Panama's Caribbean coast. The arrival of visitors to their home is still a special occasion for these isolated island dwellers. They are happy to be photographed in their colorful ...
Categories: San Blas Islands
Categories: San Miguel
It is the smallest of the cities and perhaps the most relaxed, but it offers
such a variety of restaurants, shops, and galleries that urbanites find themselves
quite at home.
Most of the buildings in the central part of the town date from ...
Categories: San Miguel De Allende
Categories: Santa Catalina (Panama)
Categories: Santa Clara
The Canary Islands encompass such a variety of features that in the course of a day it is possible to pick bananas, throw snowballs, swim in the Atlantic and climb mountains. La Palma is the most western of the Canary Islands — and probably the green...
Categories: Santa Cruz de La Palma
Sarangani Bay is located on the southern tip of Mindanao in the Philippines. This location offers beautiful unspoiled beaches with pl...
Categories: Sarangani Bay
Visit to the capital city of Regina, hike in beautiful Prince Albert National Park and take a tour of Saskatoon's Wanuskewin Interpretive Centre.
Categories: Saskatchewan
This small but very friendly town, only a 45-minute flight from Cayenne (120 mi/195 km), feels like a frontier trading post. Saul is recommended only for those who have little or no time constraints, but we enjoyed our one-day stay. While there, you ...
Categories: Saul
Categories: Selinda Reserve
Categories: Serowe
Categories: Seymour
Categories: Shelter Bay Marina
Shreveport, 265 mi/425 km northwest of New Orleans, is the largest city in northern Louisiana and the site of the annual Louisiana State Fair. Home to the gardens of the American Rose Center, it's known for being one of the world's rose capitals. The...
Categories: Shreveport
Sierra de la Gigante is located in Baja California, Mexico. The beauty of this place is immeasurable , the mountains offer the perfect grounds for riding horses, biking and hiking. Tucked away in the Sierra de la Gigante you will find the Mission San...
Categories: Sierra de la Giganta
This coastal resort town 50 mi/80 km northwest of Cayenne has a fascinating handicraft market, where feathered flowers and gold embossing (among other items) are for sale. The town is also an ideal place to begin canoe trips into the jungle to see t...
Categories: Sinnamary
Categories: Siorapaluk
Soberania National Park, just outside Panama City, is one of the world's most accessible rain forests. A mere 30-minute drive takes you to tropical wilderness, where you can see monkeys, toucans, iguanas and agoutis (a large rodent). Once inside the ...
Categories: Soberania National Park
Located 140 mi/225 km north of Indianapolis and home of the University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, is a pleasant town in a pleasant setting. Be sure to tour the Notre Dame campus, where attractions range from the Log Chapel to the Grotto of O...
Categories: South Bend
This quaint town allows you to discover history at your own pace.
Categories: St. Francisville
This town sits on the banks of the Oyapock River, which separates Brazil from French Guiana. It offers the unique opportunity to take canoes and boats up the river to see Amerindian villages and the Saut Maripa waterfalls. One of the very last outpos...
Categories: St. Georges (Oyapock)
St. Laurent du Maroni sits directly across from Suriname, on the Maroni River. The main "attractions" are the local scenery and a former French transportation camp (the first stop for prisoners on their way to Devil's Island). One day is ample to vis...
Categories: St. Laurent du Maroni
Categories: St. Regis
Categories: Strait of Georgia
Categories: Surama
Categories: Takoradi Ghana
With its pristine beaches, crystal clear blue waters, superb natural surroundings, and near perfect weather, it is no wonder that Tamarindo is among the most popular vacation destinations in Costa Rica. A former fishing village in the northern region...
Categories: Tamarindo
Located on the southern coast of Ghana, Tema, also known as “Harbor Town,” is home to the largest port in Ghana. Only 16 miles from the national capital in Accra, Tema was originally known for its long history of Atlantic fis...
Categories: Tema
Tenerife is the largest of the Canary Islands, and offers much to see and do. It has both flat areas (covered with banana plantations) and mountainous areas. Its mountainous terrain provides plenty of recreational opportunities, and beautiful archite...
Categories: Tenerife Island
Located about 75 mi/125 km west-southwest of Indianapolis, Terre Haute means high ground—a good place to be if you're sited along the Wabash River.Both socialist Eugene V. Debs (co-founder of Industrial Workers of the World) and novelist Theodore Dre...
Categories: Terre Haute
One of the three islands that make up the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Tinian, was the busiest airbase during World War II. Currently, with its warm, clear waters and coral reefs, the island is a popular destination for ...
Categories: Tinian
Categories: Trans-Canada Train
The dry Tsodilo Hills in the northwest corner of Botswana were mined as long as a millennium ago for the glittering rock termed specularite. The mineral was ground into a dust, mixed with fat and rubbed into the hair so that it became what David Livi...
Categories: Tsodilo Hills
The Tuli Block and eastern Botswana, which begin about 220 mi/350 km northeast of Gaborone, have a real feel of undiscovered Africa about them. The game becomes more plentiful the farther north you travel within the Tuli Block. The Northern Tuli Game...
Categories: Tuli Block
Categories: Tuli Game Reserve
The only major Mayan city built next to the sea, Tulum, Mexico, enjoys a spectacular setting, perched on a bluff above the Caribbean. The city was still inhabited when the first Spaniards arrived, and it was said to be larger than Seville at that tim...
Categories: Tulum
For a look into the history of the South, visit Laura Plantation and St. Joseph Plantation, both built in the 19th century.
Categories: Vacherie
Categories: Varkala
To the southwest of Bozeman is Virginia City, once a booming gold-mining town and the territorial capital, now distinguished by its vast collection of restored and furnished buildings. They include theaters, hotels and the Vigilante Barn, which many ...
Categories: Virginia City MT
Vizhinjam is a port also referred to as Vilinjam, located in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram.
Categories: Vizhinjam
Categories: Volcan
This sleepy town in Upper West district is too remote to see much in the way of tourist traffic, but it's an amiable place and has served as the seat of the Wa-Na (Chief of Wa) since the mid-17th century. The Wa-Na's Palace in the town center is a su...
Categories: Wa
Home to a tribe of Arawak Indians, this remote Amerindian river community is an ideal setting for those desiring to experience typical indigenous village life in the Amazon basin. Though it is quite a journey to reach—six hours from Georgetown via ca...
Categories: Wakapoa
Not far from the city of Kanchanaburi lies an escape from city life into the wild forests surrounding the Wang Po elephant camp, where activities include traveling with elephants through the forest, visiting local farms, trekking with the magni...
Categories: Wang Po
Louisiana's town of White Castle has history as a sugar cane plantation dating back to the late 1800s, and is home to the largest existing antebellum mansion in the South, Nottoway.
Categories: White Castle
Whitefish is one of the most scenic, breathtaking areas in America and is surrounded on three sides by picturesque mountain peaks. This alpine village offers summer activities including the most scenic gondola ride in the Northwest. Whitefish still r...
Categories: Whitefish
The country's largest and most spectacular waterfall is the centerpiece of the tiny Agumatsa Wildlife Sanctuary, which lies on the Togo border east of the market town of Hohoe. A lovely footpath leads through lush forest to the base of the waterfall,...
Categories: Wli Falls
Yokohama is located on the southern part of Honshu Island, on the western shore of Tokyo Bay, and is our gateway to Tokyo. It has excellent harbour facilities and is one of the leading ports industrial centres of Japan. There are numerous shrines, te...
Categories: Yokohama (Tokyo)
Wedged between Alaska and the Northwest Territories on each side, Yukon Territory is bounded by British Columbia, to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north. The Yukon is one of the easiest places north of the arctic circle to access, however, th...
Categories: Yukon Territory
Categories: Yupakari
Categories: Zapotal Beach
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