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A sloth at Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica
St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans
Crawling through one of the Cu Chi tunnels in Vietnam
Everglades vultures descend on a strange visitor.
A pirate alone with his thoughts in Key West.
Grizzly taking a swim near the Turnagain Arm, Alaska
A serenade in the jardin, the central square, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
The poet William Wordsworth's Dove Cottage in Grasmere, England, the Lake District
Pacific Grove view
Can you hear the ghosts of old Yankee Stadium calling you to the field?
Beach in Mazatlan
Balanced Rock at Arches National Park
Late afternoon sunlight illuminates the cliffs in Zion National Park
The entrance to the ancient Olympic field in Olympia, Greece.
Papa Hemingway wrote a few books here in his study at the Hemingway House. Key …
The Honesty Bookstore in Hay-On-Wye, Wales. Refreshing faith in humanity-or a good way to go …
You've seen the Golden Gate Bridge, of course-but have you seen underneath it?
The Virgin River meanders through Zion National Park.
Bryce Canyon National Park hoodoos.
The surface of Mars? No, just a red sandstone canyon in Arches National Park.