Midway between Salzburg and Vienna, Linz boasts beautiful Baroque buildings, including Old Town Hall and the Old Cathedral, Alter Dom. Lentos Kunstmuseum Linz has a major modern art collection and across the river, the striking Ars Electronica Center focuses on society, technology, and the future. Some of Austria's most iconic figures, including Adalbert Stifter, composers Wolfgang Mozart and Anton Bruckner, and the famous scientist Johannes Kepler, once called Linz home.

Mpumalanga is a province in northeastern South Africa, stretching from the grass-covered Highveld to the subtropical Lowveld along the border with Mozambique and Eswatini. Its name means “place where the sun rises” in siSwati. The province is known for contrasting landscapes, including the escarpment, mountain forests, rolling grasslands, citrus farms, and wildlife-rich bushveld.

Dominica, known as the “Nature Island of the Caribbean,” is a haven for eco-tourists and adventure seekers. Nestled between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique, this lush island boasts a remarkable landscape of volcanic mountains, dense rainforests, and stunning waterfalls. Dominica’s most iconic natural wonder is the Boiling Lake, the second-largest hot spring in the world.

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy lies in northern Kenya at the foothills of Mount Kenya, where open savannah, wooded hills, and seasonal rivers create a varied and striking landscape.

Alton is a historic Mississippi River city in southwestern Illinois, located about 25 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri. Its position along the river has shaped the community’s industry, transportation, architecture, and recreation. The city rises from the riverfront into wooded bluffs, creating a landscape of steep hills, limestone outcrops, and broad views across the Mississippi. Downtown Alton contains historic commercial buildings, local restaurants, galleries, and museums, while the riverf