Graaff-Reinet is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, set within a broad bend of the Sundays River in the Great Karoo. It is surrounded by the landscapes of Camdeboo National Park and is known for its collection of well-preserved historic buildings. More than 200 heritage structures are found across the town, many built in distinctive Cape Dutch, Victorian, and Karoo architectural styles.

Ely, Minnesota, sits on the edge of the Superior National Forest in the state’s Northwoods, where boreal forest, rocky terrain, and interconnected lakes define the landscape. The community is best known as a major gateway to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which contains more than one million acres of protected forest and waterways along the Canadian border. Ely itself has a compact downtown with independent shops, galleries, restaurants, and outfitters serving wilderness travelers.

Puerto Limon is a busy port city and capital of the Limon province. This Caribbean locale is blanketed with rainforest habitats and full of tropical beauty.

Campo Grande is the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul in central-western Brazil and an important urban gateway to the southern Pantanal and destinations such as Bonito. The city is often known as Cidade Morena, a reference to the reddish soil found across the region. Its broad avenues, parks, and low-density neighborhoods reflect its location on the edge of the Brazilian interior, where urban life meets ranching country and cerrado landscapes.

Cardigan sits on the west coast of Wales, where the River Teifi reaches the wide sweep of Cardigan Bay. At the heart of town stands Cardigan Castle, where battlements and gardens overlook the Teifi. The castle’s history includes the first recorded National Eisteddfod in Wales, a cultural competition of music, poetry and performance that still inspires events across the country.