Everyone says, dreamily, "it's the Paris of the Middle East." It's not. Beirut is its own funky animal: tense, beautiful, cracking with growth, assaulted by civil strife, graffitied with advertising for Starbucks and Applebees and perfumes from Paris, but without jobs for women, without futures for the young people bristling with university degrees.
On the Soldier Pass trail outside Sedona, just below Castle Rock, is Devil's Kitchen, a huge sinkhole that' collapsed in 1888. It is 112 feet across and 65 feet deep.
Graceland is the name of the mansion where the late great Elvis Presley lived. It currently serves as a museum and is open to the public.
The Giant Camera is a walk-in camera obscura, based on a 15th century design by Leonardo da Vinci.It produces 360 degrees of spectacular Live Images of the Seal Rock Area. It overlooks Ocean Beach, and is located next to the Cliff House restaurant.
Bikes are huge at Burningman. Most people bring their own and modify them.
An unexpected meeting of a cub scout troop leads to a fun adventure on the rocks.
Emerald Village mine is home to the North Carolina Mining Museum and Bon Ami mine. Not far off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Little Switzerland, NC it is a wonderful stop for a day of history and trying your hand at mining.
Red Rock Canyon is a newly acquired part of the Colorado Springs Trails and Open Spaces system. It is the geological continuation of the Garden of the Gods, located a mere mile on the other side of the highway.
The beach at Bathsheba, Eastern Barbados
Here's a true favorite of Half Dome photograph I took. I just loved how the details just pop and makes a magical wonder of Yosemite National Park can be like for any visitor to visit.