Marfa
This desert city in west Texas might be small in size, but it is big in arts! As an arts hub, founded by artist Donald Judd, it features both huge outdoor, and indoor, installations on an old army base. Whether you are looking for traditional, or quirky, in your art, Marfa has it.
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore occupies a long stretch of northwestern Michigan’s Lower Peninsula along Lake Michigan, protecting towering dunes, sandy beaches, forests, inland lakes, and steep coastal bluffs. The protected area extends across the Leelanau and Benzie county region and includes the Manitou Islands offshore. Its most recognizable feature is the Sleeping Bear Dune, which rises high above Lake Michigan and the surrounding landscape.
Cap Malheureux
Cap Malheureux is a small coastal village at the northern tip of Mauritius, facing the islands and open waters beyond Grand Baie. It is best known for Notre-Dame Auxiliatrice, a Catholic chapel with a bright red roof that stands beside the shoreline and has become one of northern Mauritius’s most recognizable landmarks.
Canterbury
Canterbury is a large region on New Zealand’s South Island, stretching from the Pacific coast across the broad Canterbury Plains to the Southern Alps. Its landscape changes from farmland and vineyards to high mountains, glacial lakes, braided rivers, and rugged coastline. Christchurch, the region’s main city, provides a cultural and urban centre with the Botanic Gardens, Avon River, museums, galleries, and distinctive post-earthquake architecture.
Colón
Colón is a Caribbean port city on Panama’s northern coast, positioned near the Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. Its waterfront setting, tropical climate, and access to the canal, Caribbean beaches, and surrounding rainforest give it a distinctive role within Panama’s geography. The city is closely connected to the canal’s commercial activity and serves as an important gateway to destinations in Colón Province.
