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Red Rocks, Colorado
Ten miles west of Denver and six thousand feet above sea level, an open-air amphitheater sits cradled between several slabs of bright red rocks. The aptly-named concert venue, Red Rocks, has space enough to hold over 9,000 people. It is known internationally as the only naturally-occurring, acoustically-perfect concert venue in the world.
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Whistler, Canada
Whistler is famous for alpine skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and for being the host for the 2010 Winter Olympics (along with Vancouver).
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That Wanaka Tree, New Zealand
Wanaka is known for many things: it’s a gorgeous ski resort in winter and a lakeside oasis in the summer, as it is home to NZ’s fourth largest lake, Lake Wanaka. When we arrived in Wanaka, however, my goal was to see one thing:
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Hokitika Gorge, New Zealand
The water truly was this gorgeous stunning color, made milky by a combination of glacial runoff and the sediment of the rocks and stones found in the gorge. It was a mesmerizing pool of beauty.
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Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Has there ever been a place more deserving of its name than Garden of the Gods? Situated in the shadow of Pikes Peak, one of the tallest peaks in the Rocky Mountains at 14,115 feet, the rocky red sandstone formations of the Gardens rise tall. It is an ancient place.