Orléans is a city on the Loire River in central France, where a historic urban center meets broad riverbanks and the landscapes of the Loire Valley. Its position on the river helped make it an important center for trade and transport, while today the quays provide space for walking and cycling. The old center contains a mixture of medieval streets, Renaissance buildings, and later architecture, with the Sainte-Croix Cathedral forming a prominent landmark.

Palawan Island stretches along the western edge of the Philippines, shaped by seafaring routes, Indigenous cultures, and relative isolation from the country’s major urban centers.

The United Arab Emirates rolls history and invention into a seamless experience. In Abu Dhabi, the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque stands out with its reflective pools, marble columns inlaid with floral patterns, and the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet beneath domes that glow by night. On Saadiyat Island, the Louvre Abu Dhabi shelters art that spans civilizations, all beneath a dome designed to scatter sunlight like palm fronds.

Discover a distinctive limestone island known for its sunlit saltwater caves, hidden inner chamber, and enduring place in Yasawa legend.

Nogales is a border city in Santa Cruz County in southern Arizona, directly adjoining Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Its setting in the Santa Cruz River Valley gives the city a distinctive landscape of rolling hills, desert vegetation, and mountain ranges. As one of the principal border crossings between Arizona and Mexico, Nogales has long served as a center for trade, transportation, and cross-border commerce.