Exploring the beauty and diversity of UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites.
Everglades National Park, located in southern Florida, is one of the most unique ecosystems on Earth. Spanning over 1.5 million acres, it protects the largest subtropical wilderness in the United States and is home to a remarkable variety of wildlife,…
Yellowstone National Park, spanning Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, was established by Congress in 1872 as the world’s first national park. Today it covers about 2.2 million acres (roughly the size of Rhode Island plus Delaware). Yellowstone is famous for its…
Ancient Puebloan Heritage Archaeologists refer to the builders of Mesa Verde as the Ancestral Puebloans (formerly called Anasazi). Over centuries, they honed impressive stone- and mud-mortar construction skills. Mesa Verde’s preserved buildings – from multi-room villages on the mesa to…
Introduction I still remember my first sunrise in Ohrid: golden light spilling over Lake Ohrid as the bells rang in the hilltop churches. This friendly lakeside town in North Macedonia felt like stepping into a storybook. Everywhere I turned were…
