Gaspésie National Park lies in the heart of Quebec's Gaspé Peninsula, protecting more than 800 square kilometres of mountains, forests, rivers, and alpine environments. The park encompasses parts of the Chic-Choc and McGerrigle mountain ranges, including more than 25 peaks rising above 1,000 metres.

Columbus, city and seat of Muscogee County, western Georgia, a port at the head of the Chattahoochee River, opposite Phenix City, Alabama. Columbus is a regional transportation, trade, cultural, and manufacturing hub. Its many textile, food-processing, and metalworking industries are powered by hydroelectric plants on the Chattahoochee River.

This coastal town in southwestern Namibia is known for its German colonial buildings, including the art nouveau Goerke Haus, built into the rock face on Diamond Hill. Nearby, Felsenkirche is a hilltop church with panoramic bay views stretching around to Robert Harbor. The Lüderitz Museum has displays about the town’s diamond mining past as well as local and natural history.

Oviedo, the capital of Asturias in northern Spain, offers a rare mix of medieval heritage and everyday life that feels rooted rather than staged. The city’s historic center is home to some of the oldest pre-Romanesque buildings in Europe, including the UNESCO-listed Santa María del Naranco and San Miguel de Lillo. Cider, not wine, defines the local table. Oviedo is surrounded by apple orchards, and the traditional drink, sidra natural, is poured from a height by skilled escanciadores.

Brooklyn is New York City’s largest borough by population and occupies the western end of Long Island, with a long waterfront facing Manhattan, New York Harbor, and the East River. Its neighborhoods range from the historic streets of Brooklyn Heights and Cobble Hill to the row houses of Park Slope, the industrial waterfront of Red Hook, and the busy commercial districts of Flatbush and Sunset Park. Brooklyn is also known for its parks, beaches, cultural institutions, and independent businesses.