Parca do Comercio – Portugal
Parca do Comercio is Western Europe’s largest royal square. The Parca do Comercio is a large plaza in Lisbon, Portugal that is bordered on three sides by bright yellow buildings and open on the fourth side along the Tagus River near the entrance to the Atlantic Ocean. This waterfront square is where the royal palace…
Read MorePaint Mines Interpretive Park – Colorado
Paint Mines Interpretive Park affirms the phrase “colorful Colorado”. Paint Mines Interpretive Park is located about 40 miles Northeast of Colorado Springs, Colorado and covers an area of about 750 acres. The name of the park comes from the Native Americans mining the colored clay to use for making pottery. The Paint Mines is a…
Read MoreKastellet Fort – Denmark
Kastellet Fort is a functioning military site that feels like a park. Kastellet Fort was built in 1606 and is positioned at the canal’s entrance to the city center of Copenhagen, Denmark. It was originally built as the main fortress in a ring of defenses around Copenhagen. Today, it is still an active military fort…
Read MoreJames Bond Island – Thailand
James Bond Island is as gorgeous in person as it was in the movie. Few travelers knew about this tiny island prior to the 1974 James Bond movie titled “The Man with the Golden Gun”. Before the island became world famous it was known as Khao Phing Kan but with its popularity the island is…
Read MoreSeven Magic Mountains – Nevada
Seven Magic Mountains adds a pop of color to a colorless desert! Seven Magic Mountains is a large-scale urban art installation located approximately ten miles south of Las Vegas Nevada. The art project is simple in design as it is comprised of seven towers of stacked boulders that stand more than thirty feet high. The…
Read MoreGlaciers of the Southern Alps – New Zealand
Many of the Glaciers of the Southern Alps can be easily seen. There are about 3,144 glaciers in New Zealand and all but 20 of these are in the Southern Alps. Glacier Country is located amongst the untamed natural wilderness of the West Coast of the South Island. There are many stunning glaciers of the…
Read MoreNational Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall – Taiwan
National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall is for tribute and recreation. National Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was built in 1972 as a memorial to the founder of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and is in Taiwan’s capital city of Taipei. The memorial hall is located in the east side of Taipei and is close to the…
Read MoreHorseshoe Bay Beach – Bermuda
Horseshoe Bay Beach is the top rated beach in Bermuda! Horseshoe Bay Beach is located at the southeastern coast of the island of Bermuda and is the most photographed beach in Bermuda because of calm turquoise water, seaside cliffs and pink sand. The beach is crescent shaped with natural cliffs on each side that protruding…
Read MoreWaterfire Providence – Rhode Island
Waterfire Providence is an event that you will remember forever! Waterfire Providence is an outdoor artistic presentation incorporating water, fire, dramatic music and fire performers. The event takes place at Waterplace Park in Providence, Rhode Island and the season schedule begins in the spring and will run through early November. The 2023 season opens on…
Read MoreAmsterdam Tulip Festival
The Amsterdam Tulip Festival is an event beyond imagination! The Netherlands is known as the land of flowers and every year Amsterdam celebrates the arrival of the tulip season with the Amsterdam tulip festival that begins at the end of March and lasts until the middle of May, which is the best period of time…
Read MoreNambung National Park – Australia
There may not be another place on earth like Nambung National Park. Nambung National Park is located in the southwestern part of Australia and covers an area of about 75 square miles. The name of the park is derived from the Nambung River which enters into the park but then vanishes underground into a limestone…
Read MoreMua Cave Viewpoint – Vietnam
The name “Mua Cave Viewpoint” is a little misleading. As the name suggests, you can visit a cave called “Mua Cave” (also known as Tiger Cave) but the main attraction is the viewpoint from the top of the mountain above the cave. The Mua Cave Viewpoint is located about 60 miles from Hanoi near the…
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