Worcester, Massachusetts is located on the Blackstone River, near Lake Quinsigamond. Points of interest include: the American Antiquarian Society; the Worcester Art Museum; the Worcester Historical Museum; the John Woodman Higgins Armory; and the Worcester Science Center, with collections on the biological and physical sciences; and the Worcester
Music Festival.

Located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range, Kings Canyon National Park feaures high mountain meadows, swift flowing rivers, groves of giant Sequoia trees, and many miles of hiking trails to explore it all.

The Kanmon Straits are a narrow waterway in Japan that separates the island of Honshu from Kyushu and connects the Sea of Japan with the Seto Inland Sea.

Kazakhstan, the world’s ninth-largest country, offers travelers a striking mix of sweeping steppe landscapes, modern cities, and deep-rooted nomadic traditions.

Make friends with Rostock, one of Germany's most beautiful Hanseatic cities - where the Baltic Sea laps the shores of Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania and the air tastes slightly salty, where old-fashioned sailboats provoke nostalgic longings, and where brick gables reach into the sky.