Shenandoah National Park follows the crest and eastern slopes of Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, protecting a long, narrow landscape of forests, ridges, streams, and mountain valleys. The park stretches along Skyline Drive, a scenic road that provides access to numerous overlooks and trailheads. Elevations vary considerably across the park, creating changes in vegetation and climate over relatively short distances.

Llogara National Park lies in southern Albania within the Çika mountain range, overlooking the Ionian coast near the Albanian Riviera. The park rises from forested slopes to the Qore peak, with elevations ranging from about 450 to 2,018 meters. Its terrain includes steep limestone mountains, alpine meadows, rocky areas, and dense forests.

Bath is a city full of history and culture. Romans trekked many miles to bathe in the hot, soothing mineral waters of the Roman Bath. Majestic art collections were contributed to Bath from many different civilizations. The fan-vaulting at Bath Abbey has 614 memorial tablets that creates an extensive mural cenotaph to the people that contributed to the grandeur of Bath.

Jamestown is the capital and main settlement of St. Helena, a remote British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic. The town lies in a narrow valley opening onto the sea, with steep volcanic cliffs rising on both sides and historic buildings lining the main streets. Its compact centre contains many surviving structures associated with the island’s East India Company heritage, reflecting Jamestown’s former role as an important mid-Atlantic port.

Sioux Falls is South Dakota’s largest city, located in the southeastern part of the state along the Big Sioux River. The river is central to the city’s landscape, most notably where it passes over a series of pink quartzite ledges at Falls Park. Around the urban area, the terrain opens into the broad prairie of the Great Plains, with farmland and gently rolling countryside extending beyond the city.