Boulder, a beautiful 2,500 foot high oasis of green lawns and clean trees-shaded streets where the sun shines over 320 days a year, overlooks the Lake Mead National Recreation Area. Recognized as truly a family oriented and community minded city, one only has to visit for a short time to confirm this reputation.
Situated between magnificent Mount Vesuvius and the glittering Tyrrhenian Sea, Naples is the perfect destination for history and archaeology aficionados and lovers of savory Italian eats. Marvel at the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum, explore the San Gennaro Catacombs, and end your day with authentic Neapolitan pizza.
Adak Island lies in the central Aleutian Islands of southwest Alaska, where steep volcanic mountains meet the North Pacific. The community of Adak occupies a sheltered harbor on the island and is one of the few remote Aleutian locations accessible by commercial airline. Much of the island consists of open tundra, rugged slopes, coastal wetlands, and rocky shorelines shaped by strong winds and frequent rain.
Kerak is a fortress town 75 miles (120km) from Amman, and contains one of the two major Crusader castles in the Kingdom. The castle, built to protect the approach to Jerusalem, stands on a craggy plateau 4,300ft above sea level. It was built in the early part of the 12th century and held for 50 years by the Crusaders until they were defeated by Salah al Din (Saladin) in 1189.
Located in the western part of the Yukon Territory Province of Canada, this area is on the Yukon River and famous as the gold mining area of the great Gold Rush. It is still an active mining area and also a popular tourist attraction as it has retained much of the look from the gold rush era. A local casino donates it profits to the restoration and upkeep of the area. Dawson City is accessible by commuter planes out of Fairbanks, Alaska and Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. There is also a road between these cities.
Other Popular Destinations in Yukon
Whitehorse
Whitehorse, the capital of Canada’s Yukon Territory, sits along the Yukon River and serves as the cultural, economic, and transportation heart of the North. Its history is closely tied to the Klondike Gold Rush of the late 1890s, when prospectors passed through the area on their way to Dawson City.
Annie Lake
Annie Lake is a remote freshwater lake in southern Yukon, situated within the region's broad wilderness of forests, mountains, and clear northern waterways. The lake lies along the Annie Lake Road southwest of Whitehorse and is part of a landscape shaped by boreal forest and rugged terrain