Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach is a principal city of Florida’s so-called “Fun Coast” (or “Surf Coast”) region, located just north of the state’s “Space … More

Lake Nokomis

Located west of the Mississippi River and south of Lake Hiawatha in Minneapolis, Lake Nokomis (previously named Lake Amelia between 1819 and 1910) was … More

Lake Phalen

Lake Phalen is a large urban lake located in the Saint Paul suburb of Maplewood and the centerpiece of the 494-acre Phalen Regional Park. The lake … More

The Mediterranean, Part 7: Ligurian Sea

The Ligurian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean which lies between the Italian Riviera (Ligurian coast) to the north, the island of Corsica (France) … More

Qinhuangdao

Qinhuangdao, located in northeastern China and known nationally as “the backyard garden of Beijing and Tianjin”, has three main developed … More

Ocean City (New Jersey)

Ocean City, New Jersey, named for its location along the Atlantic Ocean, is known today as a family-oriented seaside resort, including … More

Cancún

The city of Cancún in southeast Mexico is located on the Caribbean Sea along the northeast coast of the Yucatán … More

Fort Myers Beach

Fort Myers Beach is a small town located off the southwest coast of Florida facing the Gulf of Mexico. It … More

Cocoa Beach

The original town of Cocoa Beach, Florida dates back to June 1925. Prior to that, the area was known as … More

Ocean Cay MSC Marine Reserve

Ocean Cay is an artificial island located in the Bimini district of the Bahamas. It was originally built in the … More

Marco Island

Marco Island, located in the Gulf of Mexico off the southwest coast of Florida, is the largest barrier island within … More

Portofino

Portofino is a quaint little fishing village and holiday resort on the Italian Riviera, located within the Metropolitan City of Genoa, … More

Costa Maya

The port of Costa Maya (“Mayan Coast”) is a small tourist region located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, … More

Dunn’s River Falls

Located near Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Dunn’s River Falls is a famous waterfall that receives hundreds of thousands of visitors each … More

Gulongyu

Gulangyu is a small pedestrian-only island located a short distance off the coast of Xiamen in the southeastern Chinese province … More

The Old Town of Budva

Budva (Cyrillic: Будва), a 2500-year-old seaside town in Montenegro, is one of the oldest settlements on the Adriatic coast — … More

Ogunquit

Ogunquit is a small summer resort town in Maine, with a population numbering under 1000, whose name means “beautiful place by … More

Great Stirrup Cay

Great Stirrup Cay, one of the Berry Islands in the Bahamas, has been the private island of Norwegian Cruise Line since 1977, when it started leasing … More

Playa del Carmen

Playa del Carmen is a popular tourist area located along the Caribbean Sea in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo. Due to its … More

Mission Bay

Mission Bay is a man-made saltwater bay in San Diego, California that was created from some 2,000 acres of wetland, marsh, and saltwater habitat. … More

Santa Marta

Santa Marta was the first Spanish settlement in Colombia and the 2nd-oldest in South America (after Santo Domingo in the Dominican … More

Busan

With a population of over 3.5 million people, Busan (formerly Romanized as Pusan) is South Korea‘s 2nd-most populous city after Seoul. It is also the world’s … More

Runaway Bay

Runaway Bay is a town on the northern coast of Jamaica, located 10 miles west of Ocho Rios in Saint Ann Parish. However, its white-sand beaches … More

Saint John

At less than 20 square miles, Saint John is smallest of the three main U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. It is located … More

Namhaedo Island

Namhaedo Island, in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, is the 5th-largest island in South Korea. It is largely a farming community, growing rice as … More

Naples, Florida

Naples, Florida is one of the wealthiest cities in the U.S., with the 2nd-highest proportion of millionaires and 6th-highest income per … More

South Beach

South Beach (also nicknamed SoBe) is a neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida, encompassing the barrier islands south of Indian Creek and east of Miami city proper, located between Biscayne Bay … More