Sunrise in the Santa Barbara Channel.
Slips in the harbor in Santa Barbara, California are at a premium -- people either inherit them, buy a boat that already has a slip, or wait years for an opening to come up.
East De La Guerra Street in Santa Barbara, California.
West Beach is "the other" beach in Santa Barbara. It's where people launch their sail boats and wind surfing equipment.
Santa Monica Pier opened in 1909. It was the age of top hats and hoop dresses, and when walking above the waters of the Pacific Ocean was a novelty.
Located at the bottom of Colorado Avenue, off of Ocean Avenue, the pier's original success was attributed to both a roller coaster and the famed La Monica Ballroom.
Brunelleschi's dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, as seen through the Gothic archways in Giotto's bell tower, dominates the skyline of Florence
The Neo-Romanesque Cathedral of St Francis (San Francisco de Asís) was built between 1869 and 1884 on a site occupied by several earlier churches. In a chapel on the north side is La Conquistadora, a figure of the Virgin brought from Spain.
Any good walking tour of Santa Fe would not be complete without a visit to Seret & Sons. Seret & Sons is a wonderful feast for the senses, featuring a wide variety of antique and hand crafted items from around the world.
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site was the only fort along the Santa Fe trail between Missouri and Santa Fe.