The rain in Spain stays mainly north of the plain, but the weather in Bilbao is perfect for exploring the unique, ancient culture of the Basque people.
The massive 1.5-mile-wide Mendenhall Glacier (pictured) is calving into its own lake about 13 miles north of downtown Juneau, Alaska's state capital.
Rugby football is named after the school in the English town of Rugby.
The numerous varieties of wildflowers and flowering bushes, many endemic to the Altai Mountains, attract tourists from around the world to the Altai Tavan Bogd National Park.
