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Downtown Anchorage with the snowcapped Chugach Mountains behind Alaska (Anchorage)
Downtown Anchorage with the snowcapped Chugach Mountains behind		 Anchorage, Alaska skyline.jpg Quintin Soloviev CC BY 4.0
Snowy peaks and ski trails at Aspen Highlands, one of the four Aspen Snowmass mountains Aspen Snowmass
Snowy peaks and ski trails at Aspen Highlands, one of the four Aspen Snowmass mountains		 Aspen Highlands.jpg Chassig at English Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0
Midtown Atlanta skyscrapers and the Downtown Connector Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta skyscrapers and the Downtown Connector		 A2ATL20250614-0721 (cropped).jpg AtlChampion CC BY-SA 4.0
Downtown Austin skyline above Lady Bird Lake Austin
Downtown Austin skyline above Lady Bird Lake		 Skyline of Austin, Texas (cropped).jpg Quintin Soloviev CC BY 4.0
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan water temple on Lake Bratan, Bali Bali (Indonesia)
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan water temple on Lake Bratan, Bali		 Pura Ulun Danu Bratan Bali 20120930a.jpg Tigerente CC BY-SA 4.0
Snowcapped Pirin Mountains above the town of Bansko in winter Bansko (Bulgaria)
Snowcapped Pirin Mountains above the town of Bansko in winter		 Bansko ski resort (23917454674).jpg www.bdmundo.com CC BY-SA 2.0
Evening light over Barcelona's city grid and port, with Montserrat on the horizon Barcelona
Evening light over Barcelona's city grid and port, with Montserrat on the horizon		 Evening light over Barcelona.jpg M McBey CC BY 2.0
Cobblestoned Acorn Street lined with brick row houses on Beacon Hill, Boston Boston
Cobblestoned Acorn Street lined with brick row houses on Beacon Hill, Boston		 ISH WC Boston4.jpg Ian Howard CC BY 2.5
A tour boat on the Chicago River below downtown skyscrapers Chicago
A tour boat on the Chicago River below downtown skyscrapers		 Chicago River ferry b.jpg John Picken (derivative work: Georgfotoart) CC BY 2.0
Colorful colonial buildings with wooden balconies on Plaza de la Aduana in Cartagena's walled city Colombia (Cartagena)
Colorful colonial buildings with wooden balconies on Plaza de la Aduana in Cartagena's walled city		 Colombia, Cartagena, Plaza de la Aduana.jpg Dr. Thomas Liptak CC BY-SA 4.0
Downtown Medellín spread across the Aburrá Valley Colombia (Medellín)
Downtown Medellín spread across the Aburrá Valley		 Centro de Medellín en dron 04.jpg Juan Gómez CC BY 2.0
The cone of Arenal Volcano rising above rainforest in Costa Rica Costa Rica
The cone of Arenal Volcano rising above rainforest in Costa Rica		 Arenal volcano (70785p) (cropped).jpg Rhododendrites CC BY-SA 4.0
Art Deco hotels and palm trees along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach Florida (Miami)
Art Deco hotels and palm trees along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach		 Ocean drive day 2009j.JPG chensiyuan CC BY-SA 4.0
Beach walk and sand at Kāʻanapali Beach on Maui's west coast Hawaii (Maui)
Beach walk and sand at Kāʻanapali Beach on Maui's west coast		 Ka'anapali Beach, Maui, Hawai'i.jpg Rick Obst CC BY 4.0
The Danube, Elisabeth Bridge and Pest seen from Gellért Hill in Budapest Hungary (Budapest)
The Danube, Elisabeth Bridge and Pest seen from Gellért Hill in Budapest		 View from Gellért Hill to the Danube, Hungary - Budapest (28493220635).jpg Visions of Domino CC BY 2.0
Colorful rooftops of central Reykjavík seen from Hallgrímskirkja, with Faxaflói bay beyond Iceland (Reykjavík)
Colorful rooftops of central Reykjavík seen from Hallgrímskirkja, with Faxaflói bay beyond		 Reykjavík, view from Hallgrímskirkja (2).jpg Olga Ernst CC BY-SA 4.0
A skier beside the red Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Jackson Hole
A skier beside the red Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort		 Jackson hole new tram.jpg Enricokamasa Public domain
Tower Bridge, the Thames and the Shard lit up at dusk in London London
Tower Bridge, the Thames and the Shard lit up at dusk in London		 London Skyline (125508655).jpeg Ilya Grigorik CC BY-SA 3.0
The Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee above Los Angeles Los Angeles
The Hollywood Sign on Mount Lee above Los Angeles		 Hollywood sign (8485145044).jpg Gnaphron CC BY-SA 2.0
Aerial view of Cancún's Hotel Zone beach and turquoise Caribbean water Mexico (Cancún)
Aerial view of Cancún's Hotel Zone beach and turquoise Caribbean water		 Cancun Strand Luftbild (22179809191).jpg dronepicr CC BY 2.0
Stone facade of the Templo de Santo Domingo in Oaxaca City Mexico (Oaxaca)
Stone facade of the Templo de Santo Domingo in Oaxaca City		 Facade of Santo Domingo Temple - Oaxaca City - Oaxaca - Mexico (6490924625).jpg Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada CC BY-SA 2.0
The crowned tower of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe above a street in Puerto Vallarta Mexico (Puerto Vallarta)
The crowned tower of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe above a street in Puerto Vallarta		 Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Puerto Vallarta.jpg Feedmepaperr CC BY-SA 4.0
Aerial view of central Mexico City with the Torre Latinoamericana and the Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City
Aerial view of central Mexico City with the Torre Latinoamericana and the Palacio de Bellas Artes		 Sobrevuelos CDMX HJ2A4913 (25514321687) (cropped).jpg Gobierno CDMX CC0
Downtown Nashville and the Cumberland River from above Nashville
Downtown Nashville and the Cumberland River from above		 Nashville, Tennessee (cropped).jpg Quintin Soloviev CC BY 4.0
Wrought-iron balcony on a Royal Street corner in New Orleans' French Quarter New Orleans
Wrought-iron balcony on a Royal Street corner in New Orleans' French Quarter		 Royal Street up from Conti, French Quarter, New Orleans, 11th November 2019 01.jpg Infrogmation of New Orleans CC BY-SA 4.0
The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan at sunset, seen from Rockefeller Center New York City
The Empire State Building and Midtown Manhattan at sunset, seen from Rockefeller Center		 View of Empire State Building from Rockefeller Center New York City dllu (cropped).jpg Dllu CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Yōtei seen from the ski slopes of Niseko's Grand Hirafu Niseko (Japan)
Mount Yōtei seen from the ski slopes of Niseko's Grand Hirafu		 Mount Yōtei from Niseko Annupuri (33253188670).jpg MIKI Yoshihito CC BY 2.0
Park City at dusk in winter, with lit ski runs on the mountain above town Park City (Utah)
Park City at dusk in winter, with lit ski runs on the mountain above town		 Park City overview.jpg PeteysHead CC BY-SA 4.0
St. Mary's Basilica and the Adam Mickiewicz monument on Kraków's Main Market Square Poland (Kraków)
St. Mary's Basilica and the Adam Mickiewicz monument on Kraków's Main Market Square		 Krakow Rynek Glowny panorama 2.jpg Andrzej Otrębski CC BY-SA 4.0
Lisbon's Alfama hillside with the São Vicente de Fora monastery and the National Pantheon dome above the Tagus Portugal (Lisbon)
Lisbon's Alfama hillside with the São Vicente de Fora monastery and the National Pantheon dome above the Tagus		 Lisboa - Portugal (52597836992).jpg Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL CC BY-SA 2.0
Aerial view of Castillo San Felipe del Morro on the tip of Old San Juan Puerto Rico (San Juan)
Aerial view of Castillo San Felipe del Morro on the tip of Old San Juan		 Castillo San Felipe del Morro aerial, May 2024 - 01.jpg Nils Huenerfuerst CC BY 4.0
Sea lions on the rocks at La Jolla Cove, San Diego San Diego
Sea lions on the rocks at La Jolla Cove, San Diego		 La Jolla Shores view (cropped).jpg Dirk Hansen CC BY-SA 3.0
Aerial view of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay San Francisco
Aerial view of Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay		 Zeppelin-ride-020100925-195 (5029394846).jpg Craig Howell from San Carlos, CA, USA CC BY 2.0
Snowy Arlberg peaks seen past the Galzig lift in the St. Anton ski area St. Anton (Austrian Alps)
Snowy Arlberg peaks seen past the Galzig lift in the St. Anton ski area		 Lift Galzig and view to Rendl - panoramio.jpg qwesy qwesy CC BY 3.0
Skyscrapers of central Bangkok under a blue sky Thailand (Bangkok)
Skyscrapers of central Bangkok under a blue sky		 4Y1A1159 Bangkok (33536795515).jpg Ninara from Helsinki, Finland CC BY 2.0
Kata and Karon beaches seen from Karon Viewpoint in Phuket Thailand (Phuket)
Kata and Karon beaches seen from Karon Viewpoint in Phuket		 Phuket Aerial.jpg Bennypc CC BY-SA 4.0
The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with the Bosphorus and modern Istanbul skyline behind Türkiye (Istanbul)
The Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia with the Bosphorus and modern Istanbul skyline behind		 Historical peninsula and modern skyline of Istanbul.jpg Hunanuk CC0
The west front of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C.
The west front of the US Capitol in Washington, D.C.		 United States Capitol west front edit2 (cropped).jpg Architect of the Capitol (derivative work: O.J.) Public domain