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Categories: Abha
In the 1860s, Abilene, Kansas, was the northern terminus of the legendary cattle route known as the Chisholm Trail. Longhorn cattle from Texas were driven north on the trail to Kansas, one of the few Midwestern states with access to the railroad. As ...
Categories: Abilene KS
Located on the western coast of El Salvador, the town of Acajutla, is the site of the country’s largest seaport. During the 19th century, the port became well known for shipping coffee, which continues to make up the majority of Acajutla’...
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Categories: Acuadup
The second largest island in the Saronic Gulf and easily reached from the mainland, Aegina (20 mi/30 km southwest of Athens) is usually seen on a full-day cruise from Trocadero or Piraeus (some trips also include the islands of Hydra and Poros). The ...
Categories: Aegina
Categories: Agali
Ahuachapan in located in the western region of El Salvador, at around 60 miles from the capital city of El Salvador. This city along the path of Ruta de Las Flores, a wildflower tourism trip throughout El Salvador, in addition, it is a commercial hub...
Categories: Ahuachapan
Aix-les-Bains is a popular and fashionable family resort and spa town located on the eastern side of Lac du Bourget, the largest natural freshwater lake in France. Although the lake is icy cold, you can sail, fish, play golf and tennis, or picnic on ...
Categories: Aix-les-Bains
Categories: Al Wajh
Categories: Alegria
Alghero is the tourist capital of the so-called Coral Riviera. Its Spanish heritage is reflected in many buildings, including the church of San Francesco and the towers and bastions remaining from Spanish fortifications. With its 22 impressive column...
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Located east of Fort Smith, Altus is the site of several wineries, but these aren't jump-on-the-bandwagon newcomers. Both the Wiederkehr and Post Familie wineries were founded in 1880. A third, the Mount Bethel Winery, joined them sometime later. All...
Categories: Altus
Students outnumber year-round residents in this pleasant college town located 18 mi/30 km north of Springfield, which is home to the University of Massachusetts, Amherst College and Hampshire College. While there, visit poet Emily Dickinson's home (r...
Categories: Amherst
Categories: Ammassalik Island
Categories: Ampincha
Categories: Amundsen Trough
Categories: Anaho Bay
Categories: Anjos
Categories: Antinori nel Chianti Classico
Apaneca, a bucolic mountain town 57 mi/91 km west of El Salvador, is a popular weekend retreat among people from hectic San Salvador. Apaneca's whitewashed church, tiled-roof houses and quiet streets offer glimpses of life in rural El Salvador. Orcha...
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Categories: Ar Ras al Abyad
Categories: Asau
This mountainous region in southwestern Saudi Arabia, located about 510 mi/820 km southwest of Riyadh, is a good place to see traditional Saudi life and to get away from the heat. It's a popular vacation area for Saudis—it can get quite crowded in th...
Categories: Asir
The city of Atchison, 55 mi/90 km northwest of Kansas City, is probably best known from the popular song of the 1940s, On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe, which celebrated the railway that passed through the town. (The railroad depot survives: ...
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Above the steady rumble of the Pacific surge, the sharply sculpted mountains of Hiva Oa hide their summits in the mists of rain-filled clouds. The largest and most fertile island in the southern group of the Marquesas, Hiva Oa has deep valleys, lush ...
Categories: Atuona
Categories: Augusta
Categories: Avila Beach
Categories: Azienda Agricola Antonella Leda d'Ittiri
Bad (“Spa”) Gastein is an Austrian spa town, best known for its thermal baths since the 13th century. Today it is also a world renown ski resort. Located in the Tohe Tauern National Park in the Salzburg province, the 1,000 meter above sea...
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Categories: Bahia Amortajada
Categories: Bahia Borrero
Categories: Bahia Bowditch
Bako National Park is located in Sarawak, on the island of Borneo. Although one of Sarawak’s smallest national parks, Bako is also the oldest, containing almost every type of vegetation found on Borneo. Visitors can hike through the rainforest ...
Categories: Bako National Park
Ballena Bay (Whale Bay) is located at the base of Dragon Hill on the west coast of Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos Island chain. The bay is known for its unique green sand containing olivine crystals with silica, iron and magnesium, formed when th...
Categories: Ballena Bay
Categories: Barichara
Categories: Barumini
Batang Ai National Park is a remote destination in Sarawak, located on the island of Borneo in eastern Malaysia. The lush tropical rainforest is home to the Bornean orang utan, hornbills, gibbons, macaques and many endangered species. The local Iban ...
Categories: Batang Ai National Park
Categories: Beaufort Malaysia
North of Fayetteville on Highway 71, this small Ozarks town is best known as the corporate headquarters of Wal-Mart, the retailing giant founded by the late Sam Walton. The original Walton variety store at 105 N. Main St. is now the Wal-Mart Visitors...
Categories: Bentonville
For more than a century, the tranquil hills in the far-west region of Massachusetts 110 mi/175 km west of Boston have attracted a stunning array of creative talent—from musicians to visual artists to giants of American literature. They've also attrac...
Categories: Berkshires/Western MA
Bijagos Archipelago's stream of 88 islands rest off the West-African Coast, with the majority of these tropical lands uninhabited. Home to a diverse myriad of wildlife, including saltwater hippos, five of the world’s eight species of tortoi...
Categories: Bijagos Archipelago
Categories: Binte
Bintulu is located in Sarawak, Malaysia. Bintulu is a part coastal, part river town, and currently holds one of the leading liquified natural gas production facilities. Similajau National Park and nearby Sarawak Agricultural Park have amazing spots f...
Categories: Bintulu
The country's capital, Bissau (pop. 125,000), retains a strong Portuguese feel and a pleasantly laid-back attitude. There are relatively few cars in the city, but you're better off seeing things on foot anyway: Most of the action is on or near Avenid...
Categories: Bissau
Only accessible by a dinghy, the beautiful and tranquil bay of Black Turtle Cove is a protected national park. Black-tip and white-tip reef sharks, sea turtles, and even sting rays raise their young around the mangroves. Travelers can take a day...
Categories: Black Turtle Cove
Categories: Bolama
Categories: Bombain
Bonner Springs, 18 mi/29 km west of Kansas City, is the home of the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame, which displays artifacts and memorabilia depicting the triumphs and tragedies of rural life and the U.S. farmer (open mid-March through...
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This village could be considered the nation's doorstep: The funicular linking the capital to the rest of the world originates in Borgo Maggiore. It is also the home of San Marino's Philatelic and Numismatical Museum, which displays coins and stamps d...
Categories: Borgo Maggiore
The history and bricklaid beauty of Boston is easy to enjoy. Follow the Freedom Trail past Old North Church, Paul Revere Park, Fanieul Hall, the Commons, Old Ironsides and more landmarks of America's birth. Across the Charles River is Cambridge and H...
Categories: Boston
Categories: Bourg Saint Maurice
North of Worcester, in Boylston, Massachusetts, the Tower Hill Botanic Garden offers an educational and peaceful detour. Its 18th-century-style greenhouse filled with subtropical specimens is a nice escape in winter.
Categories: Boylston
Braintree is a town Norfolk County, Massachusetts, and is conveniently located in the Greater Boston area. Settled in 1625, this New England city is best known for being the birthplace of John Adams and John Quincy Adams, as well as John Hancock.
Categories: Braintree
Brides-les-Bains is a historic village located in the Rhone-Alpes region of France. Frequently visited for its health spas and casino, it is an enjoyable holiday destination for all ages. Visitors can view the original springs from which the town tak...
Categories: Brides-les-Bains
Categories: Broch of Mousa
Categories: Bucaramanga
Categories: Buzzards Bay
Cachi is a small city in the Salta Province of northern Argentina of the Calchaqui Valleys. The small city is approximately 2,280 m above sea level and is surrounded by snow-covered Andean mountains. Thus Cachi is derived from the Quechuan word...
Categories: Cachi
Calasetta is a favored tourist destination on the island of St. Antioco, off the coast of Sardinia.
Categories: Calasetta (St. Antioco)
Categories: Calheta
Cambridge is a city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA, and part of the Greater Boston metropolis. English Puritans settled in 1630 and first named it Newe Towne. In 1638, the Massachusetts legislature who were also Cambridge University alumni...
Categories: Cambridge MA
Categories: Cannigione
Discover why Cape Cod is best known for its beaches with their impressive dunes. Explore the pristine landscapes along the 40-mile stretch of National Seashores and Dunes on Outer Cape Cod. Delight in the fresh salt air as you search for the numerou...
Categories: Cape Cod
Cruising
Categories: Cape Cod Canal
Categories: Caprera
Categories: Carache
Categories: Caravela
Carloforte is a lovely fishing and resort town on Saint Peter's Island in the Mediterranean. Carloforte boasts a long standing tradition of wooden boat building. The industry is being kept alive by the dedication and skill of local craftsmen. Visitor...
Categories: Carloforto
Categories: Castello del Nero
Categories: Ccaccaccollo
Categories: Centro de Interpretation
Cerro Brujo, or “Wizard Hill”, is located on San Cristobal in the Galapagos Islands. Home to the only freshwater lake in the Galapagos, Cerro Brujo is provides a perfect environment to bird watch. Among the birds to be seen on the island are yellow w...
Categories: Cerro Brujo
Cerro Dragon is a Galapagos Island with small lagoons with flamingos, Palo Santo trees, Opuntia cactus.
Categories: Cerro Dragon
Located at the crown of an extinct volcano about 50 mi/80 km northwest of San Salvador, Cerro Verde National Park, El Salvador, has good hiking in forest-covered mountains and spectacular views of Izalco Volcano and Coatepeque Crater Lake. Cerro Verd...
Categories: Cerro Verde National Park
Categories: Chambery
Categories: Champagne Bay Espiritu Santo
The Charles Darwin Station offers insight into ongoing research and conservation in the Galapagos.
Categories: Charles Darwin Station
Categories: Château d'Arche
Categories: Château d'Yquem
Categories: Chatham
Categories: Chatterbox Falls
Categories: Chenderoh Lake
Chichijima during the 19th century was formerly known as Peel Island and part of the Ogasawara archipelago of Japan. The English distinguished Chichijima as part of the Bonin Islands. Despite its many names, this city was discovered in 1543 by Spanis...
Categories: Chichijima
Categories: Chinese Hat Island
Categories: Chiquisca
Categories: Cidade Velha
Categories: Cockburn Town
Categories: Colby
Colmar is a gem of a town in Alsace, south of Strasbourgh. It's big enough to have lots to do, and small enough to get around easily. Some say it's the prettiest town in France, or Europe even.
Categories: Colmar
Categories: Concha y Toro Winery
Located 20 mi/30 km northwest of Boston, the village of Concord, Massachusetts, was one of the first places where musket balls flew during the Revolutionary War. The main battle site, Old North Bridge, is part of Minuteman National Historic Park, as ...
Categories: Concord MA
Considered one the most virgin regions of the country, the south Pacific encompasses one of the areas of major biodiversity in Costa Rica, the Corcovado National Park. Nature in its maximum expression… alive, exuberant, greened in every detail of th...
Categories: Corcovado National Park
Cordova is a neighborghood in Roger's Arkansas.
Categories: Cordova AR
An hour's drive over a good highway from San Salvador, the resort area of Costa del Sol, El Salvador, is well-developed for tourism, with luxury hotels, homes and cottages set along a 10-mi/16-km stretch of gray-sand beach. Costa del Sol offers deep-...
Categories: Costa Del Sol El Salvador
The Costa Smeralda is an ideal holiday location with its stunning beaches, superb scenery and great sports facilities. The Costa Smeralda also offers a varied nightlife and boasts a wide range of restaurants and designer shops.
Categories: Costa Smeralda
Courchevel is the name of a ski area located in the Savoie region of the French Alps, and part of Les Trois Vallées, the largest linked ski area in the world. The original resort was planned during the Second World War.
Categories: Courchevel
Categories: Cova Santo Antão
The tunnels of Cu Chi, Vietnam, are a haunting memory of past conflicts. The extensive underground system 20 mi/30 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City was begun by the Viet Minh, who dug the first tunnels in 1948. They came to include housing and tactic...
Categories: Cu Chi Tunnels
The territory of Western Sahara, now controlled by Morocco, was once the Spanish Sahara. Dakhla, at the head of a peninsula jutting into the Atlantic, was capital of the province of Rio de Oro. Today it is a quiet town at the edge of some very pretty...
Categories: Dakhla
Categories: Dammam
Home of 438 square kilometers of exceptional flora and fauna, Danum Valley Conservation Area is an ancient tropical lowland rainforest nestled in Sabah, Borneo. This pristine and undisturbed rainforest boasts over 200 species of plants per hectare, o...
Categories: Danum Valley
Darwin Bay is located in the Galapagos Islands where one side of the caldera on the horse-shoe shaped Genovesa Island collapsed. The submerged crater that resulted formed Darwin Bay. The steep cliffs that surround the bay provide homes for many seabi...
Categories: Darwin Bay
Categories: Darwin Lake
You won't find many architectural preservation projects better executed than Historic Deerfield—12 buildings from the 1700s and 1800s that have been meticulously preserved within the larger town of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Located 80 mi/130 km west ...
Categories: Deerfield
Categories: Dettifoss Waterfall
On the Persian Gulf 250 mi/402 km northeast of Riyadh and not far from the island kingdom of Bahrain, Dhahran is the petroleum capital of Saudi Arabia. Dhahran's air base was of strategic importance during the Gulf War. It is also near the site of a ...
Categories: Dhahran
Categories: Dhiba Port
In the southwestern part of the state, Dodge City, Kansas, became famous in frontier days for cattle drives, saloon brawls and main-street shoot-outs. The western heritage of this town 155 mi/250 km west of Wichita was popularized by the long-running...
Categories: Dodge City
Named after the vibrant orange and yellow iguanas of the Isla Santa Cruz of the Galapagos Islands, Dragon Hill also contains a dark lagoon visitors can explore where many types of birds often gather.
Categories: Dragon Hill
Categories: Duba
Categories: Eden Islet
Categories: El Aaiun
El Barranco (Prince Phillip's Steps) is a port located on Genovesa Island in the Galapagos Islands. After hiking along a steep and rocky path, spectacular views can be enjoyed from a high cliff. El Barranco is home to Galapagos doves, red-footed ...
Categories: El Barranco Genovese Island
In El Calafate you will find yourself at the gateway to the majestic world of glaciers. This town is near Lake Argentino, a green water surface covering 1,600 km2, with a length of 60 km and a width between 12 and 14 km. It also has great mysterious ...
Categories: El Calafate
El Chato Reserve is part of Galapagos National Park on Isla Santa Cruz. Visitors can stand face-to-face with the giant Galapagos tortoise in the wild and enjoy bird watching, in hopes to catch a glimpse of a Darwin finch or short-ear owl. El Chato Re...
Categories: El Chato Reserve
Categories: El Dorado Reserve
El Imposible National Park, El Salvador, takes its name from a difficult-to-reach mountain pass in this rugged part of the Ahuachapan Mountains, near the border with Guatemala. Located 70 mi/115 km west of San Salvador, the park covers 12,850 acres/5...
Categories: El Imposible National Park
El Junco Lagoon is located in the center of San Cristobal and is one of the few freshwater bodies in the Galapagos. El Junco Lagoon is known for its endemic Miconia vegetation and ferns, and is home to many birds such as frigates and white-cheeked pi...
Categories: El Junco Lagoon
Categories: El Marsa
Renowned for its Pacific Ocean beaches, surfing, lush landscapes, and pristine natural habitats, El Salvador is an eco-traveler’s paradise that is also known as the Land of Volcanoes for having 25 visible volcanoes. At approximately 8,108 square mile...
Categories: Central America
Categories: El Trapiche
This side of Isla Isabella is a paradise for sea turtles. Endemic Flightless Cormorants and the marvelous Galapagos Penguins are in their prime habitat here. Nowhere else in the world do they find themselves more at home.
Categories: Elizabeth Bay
Categories: Empty Quarter
Eqip Sermia Glacier is located approximately 100 kilometers north of Ilulissat, and is one of the few places in Greenland where is it is possible to sail close to the glacier front that calves several times daily. Discover this natural wonder up clos...
Categories: Eqip Sermia Glacier
Categories: Estancia Alice
Explore the border city of Estevan, Saskatchewan, if you're arriving in the province from the southeast. The Shand Power Station offers tours of its unique greenhouse. At the Estevan Art Gallery, see the circus posters of Canada's Poster King from 19...
Categories: Estevan
Eureka Springs offers history, charm and beauty in this Victorian Arkansas village. Relax at one of the numerous spas, stroll through the many shops and galleries, enjoy fine dining, take a scenic tour of the famous historic district, ride a steam tr...
Categories: Eureka Springs
Students of maritime history will want to set anchor in Fall River, Massachusetts, located 45 mi/70 km south of Boston and just a 15-minute drive from New Bedford. It's home to Heritage State Park at Battleship Cove where visitors can board the World...
Categories: Fall River
Categories: Falmouth MA
Categories: Farasan Islands
Categories: Fattoria Poggio Alloro
The island of Fatu Hiva is spectacularly beautiful with jungle greenery beginning at the water's edge, and narrow ravines, deep gorges and luxuriant valleys close to sheer cliffs that plunge straight down into the splashing surf. The Bay of Virgins, ...
Categories: Fatu Hiva Marquesas
Home of the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is in the forested mountains of the state's northwest corner. There's a nice view of the area from nearby Mount Sequoyah. On campus, visit the University Museum, which is devoted to cultural and natura...
Categories: Fayetteville
Categories: Fish Camp
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 24 mi/30 km north of Worcester, has a small art museum that has gained attention in New England. Prints by American impressionist Mary Cassatt and German expressionist Kathe Kollwitz are stars of the collection. There are al...
Categories: Fitchburg
The Flint Hills of Kansas, an area wedged wedged roughly between Topeka and Salina that extends down to Wichita, is one of the few places where you can still see the tallgrass prairie as it was in the 1800s, thanks to a layer of chert (flint) below t...
Categories: Flint Hills
Categories: Fontainhas Santo Antão
Categories: Fort Bay
Categories: Fort Chaffee
On the border with Missouri in the southeastern region of Kansas and 95 mi/155 km south of Kansas City, Fort Scott National Historic Site is set above the Marmaton River. It was built in 1842 to protect the border of the Permanent Indian Frontier. Th...
Categories: Fort Scott National Historic Site
Located on the Arkansas River, 105 mi/170 km west of Little Rock and sitting on the Arkansas-Oklahoma border, Fort Smith feels more western than other Arkansas towns. It was founded in 1817 as a military outpost to protect settlers from Native Americ...
Categories: Fort Smith
Categories: Friday Harbor
Categories: Frigatebird Hill
Categories: Fuschl am See
Categories: Futami
Grasses woven with rosemary and thyme cover this island, along with pre-historic temples.
Categories: Gagliari
Categories: Galapaguero Cerro Colorado
Categories: Garapan
Categories: Gaya Island
Gloucester, Massachusetts is America’s oldest seaport. In 1606, Samuel de Champlain came into the harbor and named it ‘Le Beau Port’. Today, it is still a busy seaport where most of the town’s inhabitants fish for a living, supplying much of the w...
Categories: Gloucester
Categories: Golfo Aranci
Golfo di Aranci is referred to as the "Gulf of Oranges" or the "Gulf of Crabs". Aranci means "Orange" and it's thought that the city's name came from a shipwreck carrying oranges. Others believe the name came from "Granci" which means "crabs" which...
Categories: Golfo di Aranci
Golfo Stella is a little piece of Elba that is oftentimes overlooked. On the way from Marina di Campo to Porto Azzurro, Golfo Stella reminds visitors to slow down and relax - rocky coves harboring pristine waters provide a perfect place to do just t...
Categories: Golfo Stella
This colorful and impressive sand sea covers most of central Algeria. The Grand Erg is divided into two major regions: the western (Chech and Iguidi) and the eastern. Clustered around the edges of the Erg are a number of small oases; we recommend vis...
Categories: Grand Erg
The island Granito de Oro is named appropriately. It truly is like a golden nugget. Tiny island with a white sand beach, the perfect distance to kayak or snorkel all the way around.
Categories: Granito de Oro
Abundant biodiversity, a world heritage site and the most studied tropical karst in the world sits on the island of Borneo in Sarawak. Mount Mulu is a sandstone mountain and in it lies enormous cave chambers home to millions of cave swiftlets and bat...
Categories: Gunung Mulu National Park
Categories: Hacienda Huayoccari
Categories: Hahajima
Located in the Nafud Desert 400 mi/625 km northwest of Riyadh, Hail, Saudi Arabia, was the home of the Rashid family, who contested the Saud family for control of the country. It merits half a day to see the market and the ruined Rashid palace and mo...
Categories: Hail
Categories: Hakahau Ua Pao
Categories: Hall of Opium
About 18 mi/29 km south of Salzburg, deep in the Alps and close to the German border, this town has a notable Celtic collection located in the Keltenmuseum, at Pflegerplatz 5. It’s also home to the amazing "World of Salt" mine, which once provided t...
Categories: Hallein
Categories: Hanavave
Harrison, 10 mi/177 km northwest of Little Rock, is a good place to stay while visiting the Ozarks, and it's close to Mystic Caverns and several other caverns. The Saunders Museum in Berryville has a big collection of guns, including centuries-old mo...
Categories: Harrison
In Harvard, Massachusetts, you will find the Fruitlands Museum, a small farmhouse complex that began as a utopian "New Eden" co-founded by transcendentalist Bronson Alcott (Louisa May's father). Exhibits include Shaker furniture and crafts, Native Am...
Categories: Harvard
Nuku Hiva is the largest island in the Marquesas archipelago. Its beauty from the sea or from high above the islands is truly breathtaking. The 2,100 inhabitants live in Taiohae, Taipivai, Hatiheu, Aakapa, Pua, Houmi, Anaho and Hakaui, where they wor...
Categories: Hatiheu Marquesas
Categories: HCM Agricultural Village
Heber Springs, 50 mi/80 km north of Little Rock, is among the state's major recreational centers. The trout fishing is great on the Little Red River, starting near the Greers Ferry Dam. Greers Ferry Lake, a huge expanse of water with Sugar Loaf Mount...
Categories: Heber Springs
Helena, Arkansas was located on the Mississippi River and began its emergence as a major port shortly after steamboats began traveling the river in 1811. Visitors can visit the Delta Cultural Center, which has educational museum exhibits detaili...
Categories: Helena
Evidently, Saba's settlers were a hardy crowd. They had to be to make it over the harsh terrain to Hell's Gate, a village in the northern part of the island. Perhaps in thanks for surviving such rigors, islanders built the Holy Rosary Catholic Church...
Categories: Hell's Gate Saba
Driving southeast 15 mi/25 km along winding Highway 228 from Boston, you'll reach Hingham, Massachusetts, a delightful town with a boulevardlike main street and lavish 18th- and 19th-century houses set off by gracious lawns. The elegant town center i...
Categories: Hingham
Above the steady rumble of the Pacific surge, the sharply sculpted mountains of Hiva Oa hide their summits in the mists of rain-filled clouds. The largest and most fertile island in the southern group of the Marquesas, Hiva Oa has deep valleys, lush ...
Categories: Hiva Oa Marquesas
Categories: Hofuf
Categories: Holandes Cays
Holyoke, Massachusetts, 8 mi/13 km north of Springfield, is an example of an early planned mill city. Today it's a year-round recreation center, with fishing, ice skating, cross-country skiing, rock climbing and snowshoeing at Mount Tom State Reserva...
Categories: Holyoke
Categories: Homalin
Hope, Arkansas, a small town in the southwestern part of the state, 110 mi/175 km southwest of Little Rock, used to be known for growing the world's largest watermelons. Now it's better known as the birthplace of former U.S. President Bill Clinton. C...
Categories: Hope
Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas was preserved for recreation by an act of of congress in 1832 (Hot Springs Reservation). The local Native American tribes believed the hot spring water possessed medicinal properties, and the town gained popularity...
Categories: Hot Springs AR
Categories: Hraunfossar Waterfall
Categories: Huaca de la Luna
Categories: Huanchaco
Located in the central part of Kansas, 50 mi/80 km northwest of Wichita, the town of Hutchinson is known for its annual softball and baseball tournaments (April-October) that attract 100 teams from around the country. Hutchinson also hosts another bi...
Categories: Hutchinson
Categories: Hyogo
Just north of Salem and 31 mi/50 km northeast of Boston (on Route 107) lies the charming colonial town of Ipswich, Massachusetts, which has several 17th-century homes (preserved by the Ipswich Historical Society) around the town common. Anne Bradstre...
Categories: Ipswich
On the island of Isabela is Caleta Tagus, a trail that surrounds a salt-lake crater. This beautiful region is also known as the "land of marine iguanas."
Categories: Isla Isabela (Caleta Tagus)
Categories: Isla Isabela (Sierra Negra)
Categories: Isla Isabela (Vicente Roca Point)
Categories: Isla Perro
Categories: Isla San Cristobal (Galapaguera)
Categories: Isla San Cristobal (Puerto Chino)
Categories: Isla Santa Cruz (Garrapatero Beach)
Categories: Isla Santa Cruz Ferry Dock
Categories: Isla Santiago (Buccaneer Cove)
Categories: Isla Santiago (Espumilla Beach)
Santiago's Puerto Egas is the perfect place to explore dark, sandy beaches and spot birds and marine iguanas.
Categories: Isla Santiago (Puerto Egas)
Also known as Foche Island, Islote Lobos is a small flat island 10 km northeast of Puerto Baquerizo Moreno on the coast of Isla San Cristobal. It's home to a colony of sea lions however there are frigates and blue-footed boobies that also makes t...
Categories: Islote Lobos
This oasis town is located in the black volcanic desert of northwestern Saudi Arabia, about 30 mi/48 km from the Jordanian border in an area known as Qurrayat al Milh. Ithra merits an hour-long visit if you are in the area. The town's main attraction...
Categories: Ithra
During the winter of 1945, the Pacific island of Iwo Jima, part of Japan, was an attractive target for the Allied command in World War II. Iwo Jima was seen as an ideal staging area for expanded bombing runs with fighter cover and a key location for ...
Categories: Iwo Jima
Categories: Izumi
Categories: Jacksonville
Categories: Jazan
Although it's definitely a modern metropolis, Jeddah is also the most interesting and friendly of Saudi Arabia's big cities. Jeddah is centered on Al-Balad, the strip of buildings along its coast road and the old city directly behind them. Jeddah has...
Categories: Jeddah
Categories: Jiquilisco Bay
Categories: Joao Vieira and Poilao Marine National Park
Categories: Jorhat
Categories: Jurna Recreation Farm
Categories: Kaali Meteorite Craters
Categories: Kalaymyo
Kalewa is located along the Chindwin River in north western Myanmar.
Categories: Kalewa
Categories: Kani (Myanmar)
Just 6 mi/10 km west of Larned, Kansas, off Highway 156, is the Fort Larned National Historic Site, which preserves a fort that was built in 1859 to protect travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. Its nine restored buildings make it the best-preserved India...
Categories: Kansas City KS
Categories: Karatsu
Categories: Katha
Located near the center of Saitama Prefecture and a 30-minute drive northwest from Tokyo, Kawagoe City reveals a very different side of Japan, where tradition and all its glory seems to trump modernity. A day trip to Kawagoe, or Little Edo as it is a...
Categories: Kawagoe
Categories: Kaysersberg
Categories: Kaziranga National Park
Categories: Kembs
Categories: Kere
This town, located 325 mi/525 km southeast of Jeddah, gets its name from the market that was traditionally held there every Thursday (Khamis means "Thursday" in Arabic, and Khamis Mushayt means "the Thursday market" of the Mushayt clan). Khamis lies ...
Categories: Khamis
Kicker Rock, also know as the sleeping lion because of its resemblance, is located off the coast of San Cristobal. Kicker Rock is made up of two rocks jutting out from the sea forming a small channel. Visitors come here to see the ma...
Categories: Kicker Rock
Categories: Kikaijima
A wildlife river adventure in Sabah, this diverse ecosystem shelters 10 species of primates, 200 species of birds, endangered pygmy elephants and the Malay sun bear. Enjoy guided night tours through the jungle or row into the Gomantong Caves. A...
Categories: Kinabatangan River
Categories: King Abdullah Port
Categories: Koh Along Chen
Categories: Koh Chen
Koh Samui is famous for its sandy beaches, swaying palms, crystal-clear waters, bars and restaurants. It is an island of natural beauty where tourists can find waterfalls, refreshing plunge pools and beautiful scenic walks. Once a month, travelers ca...
Categories: Asia Pacific > South East Asia > Thailand
At the most northerntip of Sabah visitors are greeted with the towering gold mosque on the hill, cows wandering the streets and colorful vendors. Immerse in the heartland of the Bajau people in Kota Belud, the lush farmlands of Sabah and stay awhile ...
Categories: Kota Belud
This state capital is strung out along the coast, with jungle-clad hills as a backdrop, and is home to a population of about 180,000. From an obscure fishing town, Kota Kinabalu has grown to a fashionable, modern town with deep-water anchorage. The h...
Categories: Kota Kinabalu
It has justly been described as the most attractive city in Southeast Asia. Or, as one visitor described it: "It's like living in a garden." Kuching, Sarawak's capital, is one of the most liveable, people-friendly cities in the region with modern ame...
Categories: Kuching
Categories: Kudat
Categories: Kundasang
Categories: Kuressaare
Kuumiut is the largest settlement in the Ammassalik Fjord in Greenland. Hunting and fishing are popular activities in the area, and visitors can fish with nets from small boats or on the beach. The town is framed by spectacular mountains and maj...
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Kyidaung is a small village in the Mingin Township of western Burma.
Categories: Kyidaung
The town of La Baie is located in the province of Quebec and sits at the tip of a majestic fjord. There is much speculation in what prompted the city's founding fathers to call the town by such a name and maybe while visiting, the answer will come. S...
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Categories: La Barra del Santiago
You will need a reliable, preferably four-wheel drive vehicle plus a sense of adventure to reach this rustic and isolated craft-producing hamlet 18 mi/29 km north of Cabo San Lucas, known throughout the region for its clay pottery, baskets and cane c...
Categories: La Candelaria
Situated some 25 mi/40 km southwest of San Salvador, the Pacific coast resort of La Libertad, El Salvador, offers some of the world's best surfing. Consequently, it is packed with city dwellers on weekends. A short distance west is Zunzal, where inte...
Categories: La Libertad
La Maddalena is a city and a group of islands in the Sardinian Sea. The waters around the islands are crystal clear, with many coves and cliffs. The island of Maddalena is renowned for its beaches; it is characterized by rocky granitic terrain a...
Categories: La Maddalena
Categories: La Union
Categories: La Virgen
Anglers flock to the northern Lac La Ronge Provincial Park, 210 mi/340 km northeast of Saskatoon. The park's 850,900 acres/344,500 hectares of forest contain 100 lakes, including Lac La Ronge. The town of La Ronge is home to the Robertson Trading Co....
Categories: Lac La Ronge Provincial Park
Categories: Lahad Datu
Categories: Lake Cachuma
Categories: Lalomalava
Santa Cruz is the center of tourism in the Galapagos. The white-sand beach of Las Bachas on Isla Santa Cruz is a major egg-laying site for Pacific green turtles, but pelicans and flamingos feel at home here, too. Puerto Ayora, the largest settlement...
Categories: Las Bachas
Categories: Las Tintoreras
Lawrence, Kansas, founded in 1854 by abolitionists from Massachusetts, is remembered for its bloody involvement in the debate over slavery. At the historic Union Pacific Depot, now housing the visitor information center, visitors can watch a free fil...
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Leavenworth, Kansas, a town 29 mi/47 km northwest of Kansas City, may be most famous for Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. But it also has the historic 7,000-acre/2,835-hectare Fort Leavenworth military post, established in 1827 and the oldest contin...
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Lenox, Massachusetts, is the location of "The Mount," Edith Wharton's gracious estate. It was there that she wrote Ethan Frome and entertained such literary stars as Henry James. A long-term, US$35 million restoration of the house incorporated Wharto...
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Categories: Lentini
Leon Dormido (Kicker Rock) is a magnificent rock in the middle of the sea. Rising 500 feet straight from the ocean, this giant rock is shaped like a sleeping lion. It has a split with towering vertical walls on either side, forming a narrow channel t...
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Categories: Les Houches
Lexington, Massachusetts, about 10 mi/16 km northwest of Boston, bears witness to the war for U.S. independence. On 19 April 1775, Lexington was the site of the first skirmish of the Revolutionary War when British troops were dispatched to seize a su...
Categories: Lexington MA
Categories: Lihaga Island
At the most northerntip of Sabah visitors are greeted with the towering gold mosque on the hill, cows wandering the streets and colorful vendors. Immerse in the heartland of the Bajau people in Kota Belud, the lush farmlands of Sabah and stay awhile ...
Categories: Limbang
Little Rock has a lot to offer outdoor enthusiasts and families. Visitors will discover a beautiful collection of parks, golf courses, walking trails, mountain hikes, and great sporting events. Families will enjoy visiting the Aerospace Education Cen...
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Llao Llao is a beautiful Patagonian province in Rio Negro, Argentina that sits in the foothills of the Andes between two lakes, Moreon Lake and Nahuel Huapi Lake.
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This Private Game Reserve is a 34,580-acre exclusive safari destination situated in the heart of famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve on the western border of the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Meaning “protector of all living things” in Zulu, Londol...
Categories: Londolozi
Categories: Lopez Island
The Los Gemelos Twins are two volcanic depressions on the highest part of Santa Cruz Island - whcih is the fourth largest island in the archipielago and has several great visitor sites.
Categories: Los Gemelos
This former mill town, the City of Spindles, located 35 mi/55 km northwest of Boston, was a pioneer in the U.S. industrial revolution. Lowell, Massachusetts, is now a thriving modern city with a lively arts scene centered on the Merrimack Repertory T...
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Categories: Lyons
This town, located 375 mi/600 km northwest of Jeddah, is visited primarily for its ancient Nabataean rock tombs, which have links to the extensive ruins at Petra, in Jordan. Allow an hour to see the archaeological site, but spend a long day in the ar...
Categories: Mada In Salih
Categories: Maddalena Island
Mala Mala is situated in eastern South Africa and is part of a conservation gene pool covering 5.5 million acres of land in the heart of the South African Lowveld with varying habitat types. Today this area is known to have the greatest diversificati...
Categories: Mala Mala
Categories: Manas National Park
These smaller islands are situated in the straits between the main islands of Upolu and Savai'i. Manono Island has beautiful clear water and is a great place to lie on the beach, swim or fish. The absence of hotels, dogs, shops and cars makes this is...
Categories: Manono Island and Apolima Island
The Manu'a Islands (Ta'u, Olosega and Ofu) are much less developed than the main island of Tutuila. Ta'u is the ancient headquarters of the Samoans and the place where Margaret Mead did much of her research in the 1920s. Olosega and Ofu, two islands ...
Categories: Manu'A Islands
Categories: Mara North Conservancy
Categories: Maras
The North Shore town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, near Salem, has an Old Town section with Federal-style sea captains' homes and charming cottages. The views of Marblehead Harbor from Crocker Park are exquisite New England panoramas.Stop at Abbot Ha...
Categories: Marblehead
Categories: Marina De Ragusa
Categories: Marlborough MA
Categories: Mass Maritime Academy
Categories: Mataking Island
Categories: Mattsee
The birthplace of Muhammad, Mecca (the name means "blessed") is the holiest city of Islam and is the destination of Muslims making the sacred hajj (pilgrimage) from throughout the world. Normally a city of about 1.5 million people, Mecca's population...
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The city of Medina, located 200 mi/320 km north of Jeddah, has a population of more than 1 million. Its name means "radiant," and it is the second-holiest city of Islam. Muhammad is buried there. Only Muslims are permitted to visit it. There are seve...
Categories: Medina
The city of Melville, Saskatchewan, grew up around the railroad, and it's now home to the Melville Railway Museum. Train buffs will love the museum's old cars and locomotive, and the old Grand Trunk Pacific Station is also part of the museum. The who...
Categories: Melville
Categories: Meribel
Categories: Mingin (Minking)
One of the four ancient cities surrounding Mandalay, Mingun, Myanmar, lies a relatively short boat ride up the Ayeyarwady River. We enjoyed the pleasant river scenery along the way, as well as the sights of Mingun itself: the base of the huge Mingun ...
Categories: Mingun
Categories: Miri
Categories: Misminay
Categories: Mitarai
Categories: Modhera
Categories: Moktaw
Categories: Molinos
Categories: Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Categories: Monte Cafe
Also called El Trifinio, Montecristo National Park is in northwestern El Salvador about 70 mi/115 km northwest of San Salvador. It borders Honduras and Guatemala. Protected by all three governments, the Montecristo cloud forest has many microclimates...
Categories: Montecristo National Park
The major trade center for agricultural product lies in the Sagaing Division of Myanmar in the city of Monywa. Visit the Thanboddhay Pagoda where inside sits about 500,000 Buddha images and statues varying in size on 37 acres of land.
Categories: Monywa
Visitors to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, are greeted by "Mac the Moose," a giant moose statue that stands beside the visitors center. The source of the town's name is uncertain but likely derives from the Cree word moosegaw, meaning "warm breezes." Today...
Categories: Moose Jaw
Categories: Mortorio Island
Categories: Morzine
Categories: Mount Zion
This town in the north-central part of the state specializes in authentic crafts and mountain music. Both can be found in abundance at the Ozark Folk Center, a state park that promotes traditional folk culture with demonstrations of blacksmithing, po...
Categories: Mountain View
Categories: Mt. Kinabalu National Park
Murfreesboro, Arkansas, located 100 mi/160 km southwest of Little Rock, is most noted for the nearby Crater of Diamonds State Park, the only diamond mine in the U.S. What's more, you can dig for the gems and keep what you find. (In 2004, a couple fro...
Categories: Murfreesboro AR
This colorful valley region has five ksour (fortified towns): Ghardaia, Beni Izguen, Melika, Guerrara and El Atteuf. The villages offer a glimpse of traditional life with their pyramid-shaped mosques, small souks (markets) and winding streets. If th...
Categories: M'Zab
Categories: Nabil’skiy Bay
Categories: Najran
Nara was Japan’s imperial capital during the 8th-century, and now is a peaceful provincial town. Visit the lovely Deer Park, surrounding the magnificent Todaiji Temple, and enjoy feeding the deer in the park. Todaiji Temple is famous for its high b...
Categories: Nara
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Categories: Nathon
Categories: Nendo
Categories: Neptune's Grotto
From 1820 to 1860, the waterfront town of New Bedford, Massachusetts, was the world's most active whaling port, which made it one of the world's wealthiest cities of its time. In addition to 90 restored buildings, this town 60 mi/100 km south of Bost...
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Categories: New Year Fireworks - San Juan
Coastal Newburyport, Massachusetts, near the state's northeasternmost tip 35 mi/55 km north of Boston, draws visitors with its rich nautical heritage—boatyards, taverns and magnificent Federal-style mansions on High Street that were once the homes of...
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Categories: Noosa Heads
Categories: Nora
Located in the Berkshires region of northwestern Massachusetts, the small city of North Adams is home to the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA). Describing itself as a supercollider for the arts, the museum is a must-visit for conte...
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Northampton, Massachusetts, where former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge lived and practiced law after attending Amherst College, is a well-preserved 19th-century town with a thriving arts community. The town is also home to Smith College, whose Museu...
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Categories: Notteri
Nuku Hiva is the largest island in the Marquesas archipelago, and its beauty from the sea or in the air high above the island is truly breathtaking. The 2,100 inhabitants live in Taiohae, Taipivai, Hatiheu, Aakapa, Pua, Haumi, Anaho and Hakaui, where...
Categories: Nuku Hiva Marquesas
Categories: Nuraghe Losa
Categories: Nwe Nyein
Picturesque little Obernai, on the D422, is the first place most people head for when travelling south along the route from Strasbourg. Miraculously unscathed during the last two world wars, Obernai has retained almost its entire rampart system, incl...
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Categories: Oberndorf bei Salzburg
Categories: Ogi
Categories: Oia
Oliena is known for its handicrafts such as silk shawl embroidery, intricate filigree jewelry and carved wooden chests for storing pane carasau (paper-thin local bread). The town is also know for its Nepente, a rich locally made Cannonau-grape wine c...
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Categories: Omoa Fatu Hiva
Categories: Orcas Island
Categories: Oristano
Categories: Orosei
Categories: Orou Sapulot
Categories: Orschwiller
Categories: Ortygia
This large, bustling port is the starting point for tours to the ancient cities of Kyoto and Nara, the cultural fountainheads of classical Japan. Kyoto's Old Imperial Palace and the shogunal Nijo Castle remain glorious symbols of the power the city h...
Categories: Osaka
Categories: Osaka Bullet Train Station
This area in northwest Arkansas, along with neighboring Ouachita National Forest, offers some of the best scenery in the mid-South. We really don't think you've seen Arkansas until you've at least driven through this region, preferably on State Road ...
Categories: Ouachita National Forest/Ozark National Forest
Located 150 mi/240 km southeast of Ghardaia, the oasis of Ouargla was once an important stop for caravans and nomadic people. Today, it consists largely of oil and gas refineries, though the ramparts built of crisscrossed palm trees are interesting t...
Categories: Ouargla
Pago Pago, the town and capital of American Samoa, is on the Southern shore of Tutuila island. Pago Pago has an excellent, landlocked harbor.
Categories: Pago Pago
Categories: Palmeira
Categories: Passing the Golden Gate Bridge
Categories: Pau Mao Bay
Categories: Paul Valley Santo Antão
Categories: Peisey Nancroix
Turquoise waters, vibrant marine life, verdant islets and vast white sand beaches have made Palawan an eco-tourism paradise. Inland, dense tropical forests and mountains make for perfect hiking and trekking, rock-climbing and meeting local tribes.
Categories: Pelawan
Categories: Penikese Island
Categories: Perdika
Perez Zeledon is a small canton located in the province of San Jose, Costa Rica, nestled in one its scenic valleys. It boasts untainted natural beauty and unexplored areas, and is surrounded by rivers.
Categories: Perez Zeledon
Renown for its village and Sunday outdoor market (smaller markets on Tuesday and Thursday), Pisac is teaming with vibrant local crafts, produce, ceramics and vibrantly dyed textiles. Hike up to the Pisac Incan ruins, where terraced hills, ancient ste...
Categories: Pisac
Categories: Pittsburg KS
Ironically, Col. Jacob Wendell, the man credited with initiating and guiding the original settlement of Pittsfield, never lived here and may have never even visited. In 1738, the wealthy Bostonian bought 24,000 acres of lands known originally as Pon...
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Categories: Playa El Palmarcito
Categories: Playa Espumilla
Categories: Playa Matapalo
Categories: Playa Ochoa
Plaza Mayor Mall, on Rohromoser Boulevard, has opened a new section with the a two-screen cinema, food court, bank and a wide range of shopes. Art Lovers visit Galería Centro in sabana oeste, a new gallery that exhibits the works of latin American a...
Categories: Plaza Mayor
Founded by the Pilgrims on December 21, 1620, this town situated on the banks of Plymouth Bay is ripe with historical significance to U.S. history. Any American grade-schooler can tell you about Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower and here one can see b...
Categories: Plymouth Massachusetts
Categories: Pom Pom Island
Categories: Ponta do Sol Santo Antão
The volcanic peaks of the Cape Verde Islands appear like stepping-stones across the Atlantic. Porto Grande on Sao Vicente boasts a charming waterfront area where the pace is pleasantly slow and the people friendly.
Categories: Porto Grande
Categories: Porto Torres
Categories: Pozzallo
Categories: Prasat Hin Phanom Rung
Categories: Pratt
The city of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 80 mi/130 km northeast of Saskatoon, is a gateway to the recreation opportunities in the far northern part of the province. But you should stay in town long enough to see some of its attractions. Among them ar...
Categories: Prince Albert SK
Categories: Prince Philip's Steps
Principe is for people who really want to get away from it all. This island doesn't have much in the way of sights or activities to draw the conventional tourist. Its charm lies in its beauty and its remoteness. Unlike Sao Tome—which is basically a o...
Categories: Principe
Categories: Prophet Elias Monastery
Pua Mau is a peaceful, ancient sanctuary amidst the forests of Hiva Oa, the biggest of the Marquesas southern island chain. Paul Gauguin was drawn to Hiva Oa for its lush landscape, beautiful water and vibrant people. Gauguin's tomb is here, as w...
Categories: Puamau Hiva Oa
Puerto Ayora is located on the southern end of Isla Santa Cruz. Puerto Ayora is a charming port town where sea, sun, seabirds and sailboats coexist. On the town's outskirts are the headquarters to the world-renowned Charles Darwin Research Station. M...
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Categories: Puerto Villamil
Categories: Pukara de Quitor
Charm and tranquility emanates from the small island of Libaran. Stretches of warm blue water blankets the fine sand only further complimenting the island’s beauty. Go uninterrupted in a private cottage and work on that novel you’ve been ...
Categories: Pulau Libaran Malaysia
Categories: Punta Albemarle
Categories: Punta Colorada
Categories: Punta Moreno
Categories: Punta Pitt
Located at the ‘mouth’ of the head of the sea horse, which forms the northern part of the Galapagos islands, is Punta Vicente Roca, Here the remnants of an ancient volcano form two turquoise coves with a bay well protected from the ocean swells.
The...
Categories: Punta Vicente Roca
Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanmar, is probably best known as the starting place for the famous Burma Road, a 500-mi-/800-km-long road running northeast that was built during the 1930s to supply Chinese resistance forces in their fight against the Japanese invade...
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Categories: Pythagoreion
Categories: Qassim
A predominantly Shi'ite town on the Persian Gulf, around 250 mi/400 km northeast of Riyadh, Qatif has a lovely market and friendly people. Many of its buildings date back 300-400 years, though some have been vandalized by souvenir hunters. Because of...
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Quincy, Massachusetts, just 7 mi/21 km south of Boston, is aptly called the City of Presidents—both John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams hailed from there. The Adams National Historical Park includes the birthplace of both men and an Adams family...
Categories: Quincy MA
Categories: Rancho El Manzanillo
Isolated in a canyon at 9,000 ft/2,750 m, the former bustling mining center of Real de Catorce, Mexico, would now be a ghost town if it weren't for the chic cafes and restaurants that cater to weekend visitors. Real de Catorce has been growing in pop...
Categories: Real De Catorce
Regina, Saskatchewan, is the province's capital city and administrative center, named for Queen Victoria (regina means queen in Latin). Located 140 mi/225 km southeast of Saskatoon, Regina (pronounced ree-JI-na) is the home of the Royal Canadian Moun...
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Categories: Ricardito Camp
Once a small desert oasis, this capital city is modern, yet it blends in well with the surrounding desert. Riyadh, which means "the gardens," is a fairly compact city, and most parts of it can be seen on foot except during the blast-furnace heat of t...
Categories: Riyadh
Categories: Roche Harbor
Categories: Rockland
Categories: Rogers AR
Categories: Ryotsu
Surrender your senses to the wild. Breathe the warmth of Africa, absorb the bushveld sounds and luxuriate in the elegance of our meticulously appointed all suite lodges that overlook the waterholes where herds of game come to drink. Indulge in super...
Categories: Sabi Sabi
The Saguenay fjord allows the waters from the Atlantic Ocean and of the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence to flow into the heart of the Saguenay Kingdom. It drains the water of a catchment basin that covers 88,000 km2 and is 550 kilometres long.
This arm of th...
Categories: Saguenay Fjord
Categories: Saigon AMR Transfer Location
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Saint Lucia is the perfect blend of powerful landscapes of magnificent verdant rainforests, with spectacular coastal beauty presenting a Caribbean island with a burst of natural splendour at ever...
Categories: Caribbean
Saint Martin de Belleville is an authentic Savoyard village located in the Alpes region in south-eastern France. The area is 161.79 km2 and the population in the town was 3,123 in 2006. The quaint village has plenty of accommodations and activities f...
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In Saudi Arabia's northern region, about 550 mi/885 km north of Mecca, Sakakah is an excellent base for viewing area sights. South of town are the ancient standing stones of Rajajil. Just to the west, near the town of Al Jawf, you'll find the magnifi...
Categories: Sakakah
Salem, Massachusetts is a coastal city in the United States of America. Salem holds an important piece of history in early America, this is because it was the birthplace of the National Guard and known for its famous Witchcraft Trials of 1692. Salem ...
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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
Home to the historic Alamo, the ever-charming Riverwalk entertainment district, and an overall lively Tex-Mex culture, San Antonio is a popular destination on the Texas tourist trail. As the second largest city in the state of Texas, San Antonio is h...
Categories: US Cities
Categories: San Antonio Sao Tome
Categories: San Cristóbal (Laguna El Junco)
This lovely city by the sea is California's second largest city, San Diego is a favorite among travelers. Located about 120 miles south of LA on the very southern end of California, San Diego is a sprawling landscape of suburbs, beach cities, in...
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Perched atop a hilly peninsula, overlooking the blue waters of the bay is the great city of San Francisco, known for its characteristically charming and colorful people, architecture and culture. While the city is geographically small in size, San Fr...
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Categories: San Gerardo de Dota
Categories: San Gil
San Jose, Costa Rica is often used as a stepping stone to other cities in Costa Rica. But the capital city is actually a very worthwhile destination, not just one to pass through
Categories: Central America > Costa Rica
San Juan is the capital of the island of Puerto Rico, a self-governing commonwealth of the United States. It has a population of around 433,700 people and is the second-oldest city established by Europeans in the Americas. It is a bustling cosmopolit...
Categories: Caribbean > Puerto Rico
Though an industrial center 225 mi/375 km north of Mexico City, San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has wonderfully preserved colonial architecture (churches and civil buildings) in the downtown section. It's also home to the National Museum of Masks, which dis...
Categories: San Luis Potosi
In eastern El Salvador 75 mi/120 km east of San Salvador, San Miguel is near the picturesque 6,994-ft/2,132-m San Miguel Volcano. There is little in the way of sights in San Miguel, but the town itself is intriguing, with bustling street markets, nic...
Categories: San Miguel El Salvador
The capital of El Salvador and its largest city, San Salvador is a bustling place with massive traffic jams during rush hour. The ongoing construction of expressways adds to the slowdowns. Though it was established in 1546, most of San Salvador's col...
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San Vicente, El Salvador, a charming town with a soaring white clock tower, is picturesquely situated in a valley beneath a twin-peaked volcano 28 mi/45 km east of San Salvador. Stroll down the cobblestoned streets, past red-roofed houses, and see th...
Categories: San Vicente
Sandakan is best known for its natural orangutan sanctuary, the largest of only three orangutan reserves in the world. The orangutan has often been called the "Wildman of Borneo," and at one time was nearly extinct.
Categories: Sandakan
A pleasant place located 40 mi/65 km northwest of San Salvador, Santa Ana is El Salvador's second-largest city. It's geared to a slower pace than San Salvador. Santa Ana Volcano towers over the town, and sugarcane and coffee are grown in the surround...
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Categories: Santa Cristina Archaeological Park
Categories: Santa Cruz del Islote
Categories: Santa Cruz Highlands
Categories: Santa Maria (Sal)
Categories: Santa Teresa di Gallura
Categories: Santo
Santo Domingo is the capital city for the Dominican Republic; it's also the nation's largest city with nearly four million residents. This bustling Caribbean seaport is one of the America's longest continuous European settlements. Bo...
Categories: Caribbean > Dominican Republic
Categories: Santorini (Athinios)
Categories: Sao Nicolau Waterfall
Renowned for its beautiful white beaches and clear blue waters, the country's main island offers a perfect setting for those wishing to sunbathe, snorkel, scuba dive or go deep-sea fishing. If you want to swim, head to Praia Grande, Praia das Sete On...
Categories: Sao Tome
Mindelo is a lovely port in Cape Verde that was formed around a volcanic crater. Mindelo offers a lively beach at Baia das Gatas where visitors can enjoy the beautiful sandy beach, clear blue water, and listen to the sounds of local musicians. Visito...
Categories: Sao Vicente (Mindelo)
Categories: Sasebo
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan's largest city, is the business and science hub of the province, located 140 mi/225 km northwest of Regina. The city offers visitors a wide range of opportunities, from its contemporary downtown's culinary scene to the natural...
Categories: Saskatoon
Categories: Saunders Island
Savai’i is an island located in the Samoa islands chain. The island is the largest in the Polynesia outside of New Zealand and ...
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Categories: Seba
Semporna is a town located in the Tawau Division on the east coast of Sabah, Malaysia on the island of Borneo. This is a beautiful destination with white sandy beaches and coconut palms along with tranquil waters. Semporna attracts many tourists inte...
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Categories: Sepilok
Categories: Sermermiut
Sermilik Fjord is an isolated region of Ammassalik, East Greenland. The area is surrounded by frozen giants of mountains, icebergs, glaciers, rivers and beautiful arctic landscape. Village settlements are few in number however scientific research con...
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Categories: Sete Cidades
Categories: Shwe Kyat Yat
Categories: Sibsagar
Categories: Silver Waterfall
Sipadan is a former volcanic island located off the east coast of Malaysia. This world class diving destination possesses some of the best dive spots to be experienced. Sipadan is only a short boat ride from Mabul or Semporna accommodations, Th...
Categories: Sipadan Island
Categories: Sittaung
Categories: Sonsonate
Categories: Soo Locks
South Hadley, Massachusetts, 9 mi/14 km north of Springfield, is home to Mount Holyoke College, the oldest women's college in the country (founded in 1837). The collection at Mount Holyoke Art Museum ranges from Egyptian artifacts to contemporary wor...
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South Plaza is an Island located off the east coast of Santa Cruz, belonging to the Galapagos. It is home to a vast amount of species and beautiful flora. The South Plaza is open to the public and cruise ships, however the Northern Plaza is closed to...
Categories: South Plaza
Enjoy a visit to an authentic Colonial-style town, and be sure savor some of New England's best chowder and apple pie while visiting Southbridge!
Categories: Southbridge
Categories: Southern Thule
In a state known for firsts, Massachusetts' third-largest city located 90 mi/145 km southwest of Boston, Springfield, claims its fair share: the first U.S. automobile, the first motorcycle, the first gas pump (which, presumably, was installed for the...
Categories: Springfield MA
St. Léger is a commune located in northern France. St. Léger is part Saint Jean de Losne, which is the smallest municipality in France. Many visitors enjoy sailing events, canoeing, as well as other water activities are offered in the a...
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On the edge of Austria's scenic Lake District, just 20 mi/30 km east of Salzburg, St. Wolfgang is a romantic little town known for its Pilgrimage Church whose nine altars range in style from Gothic to baroque. The church's treasure is the intricately...
Categories: St. Wolfgang
Categories: Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary
Categories: Stintino
Artist Norman Rockwell spent his last years in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. A sizable collection of his works, most notably cover illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post, are displayed at the Norman Rockwell Museum. Another famous Stockbridge arti...
Categories: Stockbridge
The rich architectural heritage of Strasbourg makes it an excellent tourist city. It has always been a town of passage, and has all architectural styles. The past is written in its walls, and its streets have a timeless quality. Few people can resist...
Categories: Strasbourg
It's worth at least a half-day's visit to the south-central Massachusetts town of Sturbridge to see Old Sturbridge Village, a reconstructed 1830s working village 55 mi/90 km southwest of Boston. Cattle and oxen graze the 200-acre/80-hectare living-hi...
Categories: Sturbridge
In east-central Arkansas, 50 mi/80 km east of Little Rock, Stuttgart is the state's headquarters for rice farming. It's also great hunting and fishing territory, what with all the marshy land about. In fact, it claims the unusual title of Rice and Du...
Categories: Stuttgart AR
Categories: Suchitoto
Categories: Sukau
Sullivan Bay is located on the southeastern region of Isla Santiago belonging to the famous Galapagos Islands. This destination is known for its lava fields that many visitors enjoy exploring. This area of the Santiago Islet was active only 100 years...
Categories: Sullivan Bay
Categories: Sungai Kinabatangan
Swift Current, Saskatchewan, also affectionately called Speedy Creek, is an oil city located 135 mi/215 km southwest of Saskatoon. The city is home to the Swift Current Museum (natural and regional history), the Art Gallery of Swift Current, and the ...
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Syvota is a charming village located in Epirus, Greece. The beaches in the area are beautiful with amazing hues of turquois blue and lush green hills surrounding them. This destination is excellent for road biking, kayaking and sailing. Tourism is st...
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Categories: Tabin Wildlife Reserve
Categories: Tahuata
Taif, Saudi Arabia, located 124 mi/200 km east of Jeddah and 65 mi/105 km east of Mecca, is a summertime destination for those who wants to escape the Riyadh heat. The government-in-exile of Kuwait was located there during the Iraqi occupation of its...
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Atop a green peak bordering the bay at Nuka Hiva is a statue of Virgin Mary (984 ft above sea level). In the valley is the Naniuhi "tahua", a meeting place for pre-Christian Marquesans, including a dance platform, ceremonial stones and petr...
Categories: Taiohae Marquesas
Categories: Tanjung Kidurong
Some consider Tassili, with its breathtaking scenery, to be one of the wonders of the world. Seldom seen by visitors, this phenomenal area adjacent to the Libyan border is actually a huge sandstone plateau with deep canyons and gorges, petrified fore...
Categories: Tassili N'Ajjer National Park
The sister communities of Battleford and North Battleford, Saskatchewan, present a rich collection of the province's history. From 1876 to 1882, Battleford, located 85 mi/140 km northwest of Saskatoon, was the original seat of government for the old ...
Categories: The Battlefords
The tiny capital of Saba, The Bottom has a couple of points of interest. The Government House and the Governor's House are within walking distance of each other. Take a look at the fancy fretwork on the Governor's House. While you're there, you shoul...
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The capital of Kansas, Topeka, just 55 mi/85 km west of Kansas City, was founded by abolitionists in 1854. A century later it played a key role in the Civil Rights movement when Topeka's segregated schools served as the catalyst for Brown v. Board of...
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The essence of Trujillo. Trujillo, Peru - Peru's most important northern city, is summed up each year during the floral Spring Festival. Barefoot women wearing white lace skirts and blouses, with ornate gold filigree ornaments dangling from their...
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All but a handful of American Samoans live on Tutuila, the largest island. The capital, Pago Pago (pronounced pango pango), is industrial and polluted, but it has perhaps the most dramatic natural harbor in the South Pacific. It's a thrill to pull in...
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A crescent shaped island, Ua Huka is the smallest of the northern Marquesan group and home to 539 inhabitants. A vast plateau spreads out at the base of Mount Hitikau, with an arid, desert like topo scrub brush. Wild horses roam the tablelands and he...
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Ua Pou has one of the earthís most dramatic skylines - a wilderness of fantastic peaks, thrusting 4,000 feet into the ocean sky and Great Cathedral spires, and strange obelisk-shaped columns that give the island its name - the pillars. Ua Pou ...
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The site of a major American air force base during the Vietnam War, Udon Thani, Thailand, about 350 mi/560 km northeast of Bangkok, makes a nice weekend retreat for those living in Laos to go shopping and fly cheaply to Bangkok. Likewise, if travelin...
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Situated 15 mi/20 km east of Savai'i, Upolu is the smaller but more developed of Samoa's two main islands (430 sq mi/1,100 sq km). Its coastal highway provides what James Michener called "the most beautiful drive in the South Pacific." You'll get to ...
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Urvina Bay on Isla Isabela is significant due to a recent geological event. In 1954 its coral reef was raised out of the ocean by 13 feet and can now be seen above the water. Iguanas, pelicans, flightless cormorants, rays and Gala...
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Val d'Isère is a commune in Savoie in the Tarentaise Valley, located in southeastern France on the border of Italy. This alpine town is home to world-class ski resorts and is a popular vacation destination for the French. Val-d'Isere is known for its...
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Valmorel is a luxurious ski resort village in a valley in the French Alps. Enjoy ski runs for all levels, a range of activities and sports for the whole family, and breathtaking views of Mont Blanc.
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Washington, Arkansas, 10 mi/16 km north of Hope, is the home of the Old Washington Historic State Park. Washington contains several restored buildings, including the building that was the state Confederate Capitol during the Civil War, the blacksmith...
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Located in south-central Kansas 140 mi/225 km southwest of Topeka, Wichita has grown to become the state's largest city—largely because of the many aviation plants located there. Before it became an aeronautical center, Wichita was a cow town, and no...
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Two roads lead to Williamstown which are of romantic beauty. One is old stage-road through New Ashford and lovely valley of South Williamstown. A deliciously cool stream parallels the road with the ruins of the old saw-mill and the curious abyss of ...
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Windwardside is the island's biggest village, with curving, narrow streets and charming cottages. You'll probably learn the names of the shopkeepers and, if you get a walking-tour guide from the tourist office, discover hidden pathways to expansive v...
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Worcester, Massachusetts, located 40 mi/65 km southwest of Boston and the second-largest city in the state, has a long history as a cultural center. Charles Dickens, Henry David Thoreau and Mark Twain all lectured at Mechanics Hall, which was built i...
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Visitors to Yorkton, Saskatchewan, located 185 mi/300 km southeast of Saskatoon, may wish to stop and relax at the Butterfly Garden, where medicinal plants attract butterflies. Visit this city's branch of the Western Development Museum, which showcas...
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A charming small town of cobblestoned streets 35 mi/55 km southwest of Salzburg, Zell am See, Austria, sits on an Alpine lake with a mountain backdrop. The skiing nearby is excellent, too. Zell am See and the town of Kaprun have collaborated to devel...
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