Nanyuki, located on the equator in central Kenya, is a lively town that serves as a gateway to Mount Kenya and the Laikipia Plateau. Founded by British settlers in the early 20th century, it still carries traces of its colonial past while embodying the energy and diversity of modern Kenya.

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park occupies a large area of southeastern California, extending across the Colorado Desert east of San Diego County. It is California’s largest state park and contains a varied desert landscape of broad valleys, badlands, rocky mountains, palm oases, dry washes, and sandy plains. The park takes its name from Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and the Spanish word for bighorn sheep.

Grand Rapids sits along the Grand River in western Michigan, shaped by industry, reform, and a strong civic culture.

Kasane sits at Botswana’s northeastern edge, where the Chobe River meets the borders of Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its development is closely tied to river transport, regional trade, and wildlife management.

Bloemfontein is the capital of the Free State province and South Africa’s judicial capital, located near the geographic centre of the country. Known locally as Bloem, the city is often called the “City of Roses,” a reference to the many rose gardens found around its streets and parks. Its character comes from a combination of government institutions, historic sandstone buildings, museums, universities, and open spaces.