Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming: 310,000 acres, home to an awe inspiring array of wildlife and host to nearly 3.5 million tourists annually. Located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, below Yellowstone, the Teton Range stretches along a 40-mile-long fault beneath the Rockies.

New Caledonia is known as the "Paris of the Pacific", hosting chic French boutiques and fine French cuisine. A struggle for independence from France has been an ongoing theme for years, climaxing in 1980 and a resolve to take place in 2014.

Take a visual journey through Japan, see exotic gardens with thousand year old pagodas, carp fish bred to imitate "living flowers", and be a spectator to a country full of festivals celebrating people, land and life.

The isolated Aran Islands stand off of the coast of Ireland in the Atlantic, a symbol of solitude and tradition.Tourists, trade and a dwindling population are now challenging the face of this unique place that didn't have electricity until the 1970's.

Genetically and linguistically distinct from any other people in Europe, the Basques believe they have inhabited their homeland since the beginning of time.

Visit sand dunes, ranches and retirement communities of the Sonoran Desert. Meet the locals and encounter the animal and plant life that thrives in the desert.

Visit the Okefenokee swamp and explore rivers, springs and rural southern towns.

In the jungle of concrete and steel known as Manhattan, Central Park provides the citizens of New York City with a place to escape. The 843-acre park attracts more than 15 million visitors each year.

The Pan American Highway system connects North and South America, from Alaska to Argentina. In Latin America, a 10,000-mile portion of the highway stretches from the U.S. / Mexican border to the southern tip of Patagonia.

The challenge: The Australia Quest expedition mountain biked 1,200 miles in six-weeks from Australia's southern coast to the continent's geographical center.

Experience the music, color, passion, and history of Havana, Cuba in this week's PhotoVoyage.

Patagonia: Sea. Summit. Sky. Suspended from the tip of South America is a region of geographic diversity called Patagonia. Encompassing the sweeping granite landscape of the Southern Andean Cordillera it is surrounded by place names like the Magellan Strait, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, and Chile.

Aroostok County. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway. The Golden Road. Moose. 90 year-old John Fox. Names, places, symbols, and faces representing the heart of the State of Maine.

Spectacular effects are caused when sunlight illuminates the brilliantly colored Jurassic sandstone of Escalante. In September of 1996, President Clinton designated 1.7 million acres of the Utah desert as The Grand Staircase/Escalante National Monument.

Go on safari with Aurora photographer Adrian Bailey through the plains and grasslands, down the rivers, and around the watering holes of wild Africa.

Last October a team of the world's most notorious environmental activists accompanied by Aurora photographer Chris Anderson and journalist Mike Finkel undertook a journey into the heart of darkness: the Central Africa Republic's Chinko River basin. Central Africans familiar with the remote region of this Chinko river valley likened it to the Garden of Eden.

To rekindle the spirit of aviation's infancy and remind the world of it's early aviator heroes, three adventurers retrace the steps of the first African air passage of 1920 from England to South Africa.

Unique-endangered species, unusual cultural rituals, diverse ecosystems and incredible topography, Madagascar has it all. Although Madagascar is not for everyone, for those looking for a little adventure, have a desire to escape hordes of tourists, and wish to be privy to the unusual, it is everything.

Since the days of Marco Polo - China's Silk Road, a series of ancient trade routes criss-crossing Asia, has conjured up images of mystery, intrigue, and adventure. Today, camel caravans no longer travel the road yet vibrant marketplaces from Kashkar to Beijing continue to conduct the timeless trade of business - in both traditional and modern forms.