Lilli Garza

West Texas sunset, Marfa

As I left Forestburg one evening and passed through Montague going south, the sun was setting behind a ranch museum, and I quickly snapped two shots with my wife's digital camera before the light changed. A Texas-ranch-country shot.

Late in the dry season, a remnant pool in the Mussicadzi River channel attracts a mob of hungry birds, including storks, egrets, and hammerkops, along with a couple of thirsty waterbuck. Gorongosa’s avian richness swells further in the wet season, when nomads arrive to feed.

All clear? A rat peeks out from a stormwater catch basin.

Leonardo’s “Mona Lisa” is believed to depict Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a Florentine silk merchant. Every year, millions of visitors jostle for a view at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting, protected by a thick layer of glass that must be cleaned regularly, has never been restored.

In Palau's biodiverse waters, scientists find life is thriving under the seas. Here, a tiny goby camouflages with a branch of red coral.

Pikes Peak State Park

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Sidney Myer Music Bowl lights up for a White Night Melbourne festival concert.Photograph by Robert Mora, Alamy

Rome's Parco degli Acquedotti bridges ancient and modern.Photograph by Toni Anzenberger, Anzenberger/Redux

Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia (See more tips on our Pennsylvania Travel Guide.)

People carry their luggage over their heads to keep it as dry as possible.

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