Sitka is accessible only by air or sea, giving visitors a real taste of this wild frontier. Sitka offers incredible scenery, fishing, hiking, and abundant wildlife. 22 of Sitka's buildings and monuments appear in the National Register of Historic Places.
A major town in the midwest region of Western Australia on the coast, it is also the site of a maritime museum that houses the relics of numerous ship wrecks that occurred off its coastline.
Port Macquarie is situated on the Hastings River and surrounded by several beaches, along its coast. There are plenty of shops around Port Macquarie town centre including a number of different shops including surfing shops, craft and gift shops, antique shops, as well as large shopping malls like Port Central and Settlement Point Peninsula.
With it's sandstone escarpments, patches of monsoon rainforest, permanent crystal clear waterholes, spectacular waterfalls and historic ruins, Litchfield National Park is a fantastic vacation destination.
Xi’an, located in central China’s Shaanxi Province, served as the starting point of the ancient Silk Road and was the capital of 13 imperial dynasties. Its long history is most famously represented by the Terracotta Army, an underground army of life-sized warriors discovered in 1974. Each figure has distinct facial features, hairstyles, and armor, designed to protect Emperor Qin Shi Huang in the afterlife.
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If you find yourself in Rotterdam, there's a strong chance you've arrived by water. This popular port city (the second largest in the Netherlands) has gone through an architectural renaissance since World War II, with daring, innovative structures dotting the city (cube houses!) and defining its skyline. Café culture is on the rise here, so grab yourself a table and a cup. Meanwhile, traditional cultural offerings can be found at the Boymans-van Beuningen Museum, with its paintings by Dutch and Flemish artists. And be sure to gaze upon Erasmusbrug, which is less a cable bridge than a spectacular icon, nicknamed "The Swan."