Petrified Forest National Park stretches across the colorful high desert of northeastern Arizona, where grasslands, mesas, badlands, and ancient fossil deposits form an unusual landscape. The park is best known for its extensive petrified wood, much of it preserved from trees that lived in a river environment more than 200 million years ago.

Situated in Croatia between the cities of Sibenik and Trogir on the Adriatic coast, the small town of Primosten was once an islet connected to the mainland by a bridge, replaced by a causeway around the 17th century. Its name is derived from the Croatian verb primostiti meaning "to bridge".

Gosier, the largest tourist area, has the works - casino, resort hotels, scalloped sandy coves and an original village center which has managed to retain its local character.

Rolas Island is a small coastal island in Mozambique, set in the Indian Ocean and shaped by the sandy shores, warm waters and tropical conditions characteristic of the country’s long eastern coastline.

This small yet charming city in Alaska's panhandle is a throwback to the gold rush era. Skagway is a well-preserved part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park.