Kansas City
Kansas City is a major city in western Missouri, located where the Missouri and Kansas rivers meet near the Kansas state line. Its landscape includes rolling hills, broad river valleys, wooded parks, and a network of distinctive neighborhoods. The city developed as a transportation and commercial center, with railroads, livestock markets, manufacturing, and river trade shaping its growth.
Lecce
Lecce is a city in southern Puglia, at the center of the Salento peninsula, known for its historic buildings made from the region’s soft, honey-colored limestone. The old center contains elaborate churches, palaces, courtyards, and narrow streets, many decorated with carved columns, figures, floral motifs, and other details associated with Lecce Baroque. Piazza del Duomo and Piazza Sant’Oronzo form two of the city’s principal public spaces, while the Roman amphitheater remains visible at the hea
Majete Wildlife Reserve
Majete Wildlife Reserve is a protected area in southern Malawi, located in the Lower Shire Valley west of the Shire River. Its landscape includes miombo woodland, dry savanna, rocky hills, seasonal streams, and riverine vegetation along the Shire and Mkulumadzi rivers.
Kentucky
Kentucky is known worldwide for the Kentucky Derby, but there’s far more to this southern state than fast horses and fancy hats. Louisville, the largest city, pairs old-world charm with modern energy. Visitors can stroll along Museum Row on Main to explore the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory or dive into boxing history at the Muhammad Ali Center, dedicated to the life and legacy of the Louisville-born champion.
Mt. Rushmore
Located about twenty-five miles southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota, lies Mount Rushmore. Following Highway 244 from the west leads to the orientation center. There exhibits tell how sculptor Gutzon Borglum carved away twice the rock needed to construct Egypt's Great Sphinx (which isn't even as tall as Washington's nose).
