The Outer Banks are a long chain of narrow barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina, separated from the mainland by broad sounds and connected by bridges and ferries. Communities including Corolla, Duck, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo, Hatteras, and Ocracoke each have distinct settings and local traditions. The landscape is shaped by ocean waves, shifting sand, wind, and storms, creating wide beaches, dunes, marshes, maritime forests, and tidal inlets.

Piombino is a coastal city on a promontory in southern Tuscany, overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea and the islands of the Tuscan Archipelago. Its position on the Etruscan Coast has shaped both its history and its modern identity, with a working port, maritime traditions, and access to beaches and protected coastal areas. The historic center occupies the older part of the promontory, where medieval and Renaissance buildings stand within sections of the former defensive walls.

Keolodeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary at Bharatpur is famous for a large variety of migratory and resident birds, including the Siberian Crane.

In Bremen's oldest quarter, the Schnoor district, little 15th and 16th century houses are lined up shoulder to shoulder. Found in its charming twisting lanes are artists' studios, goldsmiths' workshops and galleries. Past and present flow seamlessly together in Bremen. This is prominently demonstrated by delightful Böttcherstrasse - a unique, world-famous architectural ensemble.

Uyuni, in southwestern Bolivia, is best known as the gateway to the world’s largest salt flat, Salar de Uyuni. Once a humble railway town, Uyuni has grown into a base for travelers drawn to this surreal landscape, where an ancient dried-up lake has left behind a vast expanse of glistening salt crust.