Pigeon Key is a small historic island in the Middle Keys, located just offshore from Marathon beneath the Old Seven Mile Bridge. The island occupies only a few acres, yet its position within the Florida Keys gives it an unusual combination of maritime history and tropical surroundings. Today, Pigeon Key is preserved as a historic and educational site, with restored buildings, a small museum, and facilities for marine science programs.

This city in the Rhine Gorge is known for its winemaking, dramatic landscapes and 15-minute cable car ride to the Niederwald Monument (celebrating the German victory over France in 1871).

South of Paris, the Cathedrale Saint Etienne, one of the most beautiful Gothic churches in France is here.

Channel Islands National Park protects five islands and the surrounding waters off the coast of Southern California: Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and Santa Barbara Island. Separated from the mainland by the Santa Barbara Channel, the islands contain steep cliffs, sea caves, beaches, grasslands, and rugged hills shaped by wind and ocean conditions.

Glencoe lies in the western Highlands of Scotland, where a long, steep-sided valley cuts through mountains shaped by ancient volcanic activity and glaciation.