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The Travel Photo of the Day is of Mount Shuksan and was taken by RichMurphy

Photo credit: RichMurphy
Mount Shuksan is a peak located in the North Cascades National Park, which is in turn located in Whatcom County, Washington. Because of its prime location, Mount Shuksan is one of the most frequently-photographed peaks in the Cascade [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day is of the Upper Kananaskis Lake Reservoir and was taken by minniemouseaunt

Photo credit: minniemouseaunt
The Upper Kananaskis Lake is a reservoir that is located in the Kananaskis Country of Alberta, Canada. The lake is located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park along with the the Lower Kananaskis Lake. The lake [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day is of Chacaltaya Ski Resort and was taken by wili_hybrid

Photo credit: wili_hybrid
Chacaltaya is a Bolivian mountain range with an elevation of around 17,000 feet. Although it was once home to South America’s highest glacier, the glacier had been receeding since the 1970s and has completely disappeared as of [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day is of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree and was taken by LabyrinthX

Photo credit: LabyrinthX
The Tree at Rockefeller Center has become a cherished part of the American holiday season. The tree has been put up every year since 1931 and its lighting is always a spectacular ceremony that receives [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day is of Ice Hotel Church and was taken by bjaglin

Photo credit: bjaglin
ICEHOTEL was the world’s first ice hotel, built in 1990 in the Swedish village of Jukkasjarvi. The hotel is recreated each year from December to April only using ice and snow from the nearby Torne River. The [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day is of the Effiel Tower and was taken by papalars

Photo credit: papalars
The Eiffel Tower is arguably the most iconic landmark in all of Paris, serving as a symbol for one of the world’s great cities as well as the whole country of France itself. Built as the entrance [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 12/5/2009 is of Nusfjord-m.prinke385 and was taken by m.prinke

Photo credit: m.prinke
Nusfjord is one of the oldest and best-preserved fishing villages in Norway and the population of the village has relied on fishing since the middle of the 19th century. Although the village is often rumored to be [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 12/3/2009 is of an Orca jump in Skagway Alaska and was taken by *christopher*

Photo credit: *christopher*
Skagway is a borough in Alaska that is located on the Alaska Panhandle. It was incorporated as a city in 1900 but was re-incorporated as a borough in 2007. While the year-round [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 12/1/2009 is of Matsumoto Castle and was taken by ehnmark

Photo credit: ehnmark
Matsumoto Castle is one of the finest historic castles still in existence in Japan today, situated in the city of Matsumoto in the Nagano Prefecture. Listed as a National Treasure of Japan, the castle, which was [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/29/2009 is of an iceberg off Greenland and was taken by Rita Willaert

Photo credit: Rita Willaert
Greenland is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark that is situated on the largest island in the world, between the Arctic and Atlantic Seas. Despite the name of the country, Greenland [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/27/2009 is of “O Cannuni” Castle and was taken by Giuseppe Bognanni

Photo credit: Giuseppe Bognanni
O Cannuni, which means “the cannon” in English, is a castle located in the Italian city of Mazzarino. It was built in the twelfth century and it gets its name from the shape [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/25/2009 is of Mount McKinley in Denali National Park and was taken by Unhindered by Talent

Photo credit: Unhindered by Talent
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in Alaska and it is home to Mount McKinley, the tallest mountain in North America. All together, the park and preserve [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/23/2009 is of San Francisco Golden Gate at sunset and was taken by Carlos Madrigal

Photo credit: Carlos Madrigal
The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge that spans the Golden Gate, the point where the San Francisco Bay empties into the Pacific Ocean. The longest suspension bridge in [...]

The Travel Photo of the Day for 11/21/2009 is of Sea view of Rovinj, Croatia and was taken by akk_rus

Photo credit: akk_rus
Rovinj, Croatia is a coastal city situated on the north Adriatic Sea on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula. It is a very popular tourist destination and an active fishing port, as [...]