Coeur d'Alene is a lakefront resort community in one of the prettiest settings in the West. Located in northern Idaho, the region is defined by blue skies, sparkling water and pine-forested mountains

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, tucked into the rugged badlands of western North Dakota is where a young Theodore Roosevelt came to recover after the loss of his wife and mother in the same day. He bought a ranch, rode the open plains, and found the resolve that would later define his presidency. Today, the park named in his honor preserves that same wild spirit. Visitors can still see Roosevelt’s original Maltese Cross Cabin near the park's entrance and walk trails he once rode on horseback.

Potsdam, the capital of Germany’s Brandenburg state, lies just southwest of Berlin and is best known for its grand palaces, landscaped gardens, and role as a seat of Prussian royalty.

The Saltee Islands are a small archipelago in the Irish Sea off the coast of County Wexford, consisting of Great Saltee and Little Saltee. Great Saltee is the larger island and is known for its low grassy landscape, rocky shoreline, and extensive seabird colonies. The islands are privately owned but Great Saltee is accessible to visitors by boat during suitable conditions.

Long regarded as one of the freest-thinking college towns in the U.S., Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan, the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Domino's Pizza. While you're in Ann Arbor, be certain to see the city's many fascinating historic buildings; the Kelsey Museum of Ancient and Medieval Archaeology; and Kerrytown (a diversity of specialty shops and eateries in restored 19th-century buildings close to the Farmers Market).