Takayama, located in Japan’s mountainous Gifu Prefecture, is a city where traditional culture and natural beauty are remarkably well preserved.

Located in northwest England, Birmingham has a tremendous history as an industrial city. Close to coal and iron ore supplies, it was here that Bouton and Watt harnessed steam power to run machinery. The Museum of Science and Industry resides here and provides an excellent look at England's history.

Djibouti, located in the Horn of Africa, offers travelers a landscape shaped by volcanic activity, salt lakes, and dramatic coastlines.

Bad Aibling is located in the charming landscape of the Mangfall valley, an hours drive southeast of Munich. Its open, partly elevated position gives wonderful views of the nearby chain of the Tolzer Alps, across the Inn valley, with the Kaisergebirge in the Tyrol, all the way to the Salzburger Alps. All the popular destinations for excursions in Upper Bavaria and Austria, the wide variety of artistic treasures, the Herrenchiemsee palace and the countless jewels of the Bavarian Baroque in the su

Located in southeast Michigan state between Lake Erie and Lake Huron, this is the "Motor City" - it is the center of the American Car industry.