Places And Travel

National Parks

Dry Tortugas National Park

The Dry Tortugas National Park is situated in Monroe County, in the US State of Florida, about 109km to the west of the Key West in the Gulf of Mexico.

Landmarks

Empire State Building

The Empire State Building is one of the most iconic buildings in the United States. It is located in downtown Manhattan, New York City, New York.

National Parks

The World's Best National Parks

From the rare to the simply visually stunning, here is a list of ten of the world’s best National Parks from around the globe.

National Parks

North Cascades National Park 

Despite its lesser-known status, North Cascades is a true hidden gem, offering an abundance of Washington nature and wildlife for those in the know.

National Parks

Wrangell St. Elias National Park And Preserve

If there is one word to describe Wrangell St. Elias National Park and Preserve, it’s huge. This expansive parkland covers more than 53,320.57 square kilometers of Alaskan wilderness.

Falls

Iguazu Falls

Iguazu Falls, also known as Iguacu Falls and Iguassu Falls, is a series of exquisite waterfalls on the Iguazu River, located on the Brazil-Argentina border.

Places

Tibet

Tibet is the Earth’s highest region and shares Mount Everest (the world’s highest mountain) with Nepal. It is nicknamed “the roof of the world."

National Parks

Glacier National Park

Covering an area of 4,100.77 sq. km, Glacier National Park is situated on the Canada-United States border, in the northwestern part of the US State of Montana.

National Parks

The Best National Parks In America

There are 63 different National Parks in the United States. This list includes some of the most iconic parks, and the most highly visited per year. 

National Parks

10 Most Underrated National Parks In America

This list aims to highlight some of the hidden gems of National Parks with the ten most underrated National Parks in the United States. 

Parks

Central Park, New York City

Central Park is a large urban park that is situated in the Manhattan borough of New York City. It is the fifth-largest park in New York City.

Cities

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Lake Geneva is a popular resort city that is located in Walworth County in the extreme southeastern part of Wisconsin, United States.

Places

The Road Of Bones

The Road of Bones is the nickname given to the R504 Kolyma Highway in Russia due to the sad history associated with its construction.

Cities

Where Is The World's Coldest City?

Yakutsk city, located about 450 km south of the Arctic Circle, is the capital city of The Sakha Republic in Russia.

Exclaves

What Is An Exclave?

An exclave is a part of a country that is separated from the main part of that country by the territory of one or more other countries, as opposed to an enclave.

Regions

Sahel Of Africa

The Sahel region is a large swathe of territory in the northern part of Africa that stretches from the Atlantic coast of the continent to the Red Sea coast.

Enclaves

Countries That Are Enclaves

An enclave is a country that is completely surrounded by the territory of one other country. There are only three countries in the entire world that fit the definition of an enclave.

Places

Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam, a concrete dam along the Colorado River’s Black Canyon, was the world’s tallest dam when it was completed in 1935.

Falls

Where Is The World's Largest Waterfall?

So what is the ‘largest’ waterfall? Surprisingly, it is not on land at all, but located underwater, below the ocean’s surface.

Falls

McWay Falls

McWay Falls is an 80-foot waterfall flowing through the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park along the coast of Big Sur in Central California.

Heritage Sites

Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

The Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) has a rich cultural and geological history, with a wide range of endemic plants and animals.

Falls

Burney Falls, California

The Burney Falls are sometimes lauded as the most beautiful of waterfalls in the state of California. The falls are nestled in the widely visited Burney Falls Memorial State Park.

Falls

Ruby Falls, Tennessee

Ruby Falls is a 145-foot waterfall, located more than 1,120 feet beneath the surface of Tennessee’s Lookout Mountain. The site is located just a few minutes south of Chattanooga.

Landmarks

Rainbow Bridge National Monument, Utah

The Rainbow Bridge National Monument is a natural bridge spanning 234 feet in length. It is located in southern Utah, in the United States.

Heritage Sites

Pipestone National Monument

The Pipestone National Monument is located in southwestern Minnesota, United States andl includes the soft stone quarry pits, many of which are still active.

Places

Mammoth Hot Springs

The Mammoth Hot Springs is a huge complex of hot springs perched atop an impressive hill of limestone terraces in the area of Yellowstone National Park.

National Parks

Lake Malawi National Park

Lake Malawi National Park is located in the country of Malawi in southeast Africa. The park encompasses the southern part of Lake Malawi and extends from there.

Regions

Mountain States

The Mountain States are eight US states in the Western United States. These states are Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona.

Places

Haiku Stairs, Hawaii

The Haiku Stairs, the Stairway to Heaven or Haiku Ladder, is an almost vertical hiking trail located on the well known island of O’ahu, Hawaii.

National Parks

White Sands National Park, New Mexico

White Sands National Park is located in southern New Mexico, in the United States. It occupies an area of some 145,762 acres of land within the Tularosa Basin.

National Parks

Big Bend National Park

Big Bend National Park is located in Texas, in the United States. It covers an area of 3,242.19 km2 which includes the Chisos mountain range and the Chihuahuan Desert.

National Parks

The Mighty Five, Utah

The Mighty Five of Utah are Arches National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, and Zion National Park.

National Parks

Garajonay National Park, Spain

Garajonay National Park is located in the center of La Gomera, the second smallest of the Canary Islands. The Park occupies about 3,984 hectares of land.

National Parks

Voyageurs National Park

Voyageurs National Park is located in Minnesota, in the United States. Established in 1975, it has an area of approximately 218,055 acres.

National Parks

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Colorado

Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park is located in the western part of the state of Colorado, United States.

National Parks

Biscayne National Park, Florida

Biscayne National Park is a reef and an island sanctuary in the northern Florida Keys, in the state of Florida, United States.

Regions

Pacific States

The Pacific States are Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. California is the most populous state in the entire United States, while Alaska is the largest and most northerly state.

State Parks

Custer State Park, South Dakota

Located in the picturesque Black Hills of southwestern South Dakota, United States, the world famous Custer State Park was the state’s first state park.

Regions

Bible Belt States

Generally speaking, the term “Bible Belt” is used to describe a wide swathe of territory comprising most of the U.S. South, though the term may also apply to the southern parts of some northern U.S. states

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