Badlands National Park stretches across southwestern South Dakota, where layered rock formations and sharply eroded spires reveal nearly 75 million years of geological history. The park’s banded cliffs and pinnacles were shaped by wind and water, exposing ancient seabeds and fossil-rich layers that have made the area one of North America’s most important paleontological sites.
The city Dreieich is located in the north-west of Offenbach county and considered an important residential and shopping town with a good potential for recreation and leisure. It is a neat little city located in the heart of the Rhein-Main area, halfway between Frankfurt and Darmstadt. It inhabits about 50,000 people.
Lake Maggiore, straddling the border of northern Italy and southern Switzerland, is the second-largest lake in Italy and one of the most scenically diverse. Surrounded by Alpine peaks and dotted with elegant towns, the lake has attracted visitors for centuries, including literary figures like Stendhal and Ernest Hemingway. The western shore is home to the Borromean Islands, a group of three small islands known for palaces, terraced gardens, and white peacocks that roam freely across the lawns.
Alta is a town in northern Norway located at the head of Altafjord in Finnmark County, well above the Arctic Circle. The area is known for its combination of coastal landscapes, birch forests, mountain plateaus, and Arctic climate.
This beautiful resort town has a little something for everyone! Whether you are into skiing and snowboarding, jet boating, whitewater rafting, bungy jumping, or mountain biking there is no end to the year around adventure sports you can take advantage of. If you love wine, Queenstown lies close to the center of a small wine producing region, including The Two Paddocks vineyard which is owned by actor Sam Neill.