Yellowstone Birds
Nearly 300 different bird species have been sighted in Yellowstone over the years. Here we name some birds with personality that are common to the central plateaus, first birds …
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Travel to Stockholm Sights and Attractions in Stockholm
SIGHTS Old Town (Gamla Stan): Stortorget, Kopmansgatan; Osterlanggatan; Royal Warship Vasa (Wasavarvet); Skansen Open-Air Museum; Royal Palace (KungUga Slottet) Changing of the Guard; Apartments Royal Armoury Treasury Museum; Great …
Along the shores of Yellowstone Lake
The American white pelican (Pelecanus erythrorynchos) can be 5 feet (1.5 m) long and have a wingspan of 9 feet (2.7 m). Park Service regulations protect the pelican’s nesting …
ISTANBUL MAP
ON THE BOSPHORUS No stay in Istanbul can be considered complete without an excursion by boat along the magical and legendary Bosphorus, the fabled and renowned winding strait that …
WALKING TOURS OF PORCELAIN BASIN
NOTE: Consult the Norris Geyser Basin map, 229, for Porcelain Basin’s walkways. Porcelain Basin Overview Approaching from the parking lot, turn right and pass through the museum breezeway to …
THE TREASURY OF TOPKAPI PALACE ISTANBUL
The residence of the Ottoman sultans for more than four hundred years, the complex of structures that is Topkapi Palace, is an invariable item on the agenda of anyone …
Yellowstone Larger mammals
Ruminants are cud-chewing, hoofed mammals with an even number of toes, and four species are common in the central plateaus: mule deer, elk, moose, and bison. Male elk, deer, …
Sights and Attractions in Zurich Switzerland
SIGHTS Bahnhofstrasse (main shopping street, extending from the main station to the lake), Fraumiinster (a 3-aisled pillared basilica with a Gothic nave, 5 stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall, 1970); …
Yellowstone North Entrance to Swan Lake Flat
From the North Entrance to Mammoth Hot Springs Junction After you enter the park, you will follow the Gardner River through its canyon. You might spot mule deer, bison, …
Travel to Berne Switzerland
HISTORY After its foundation in 1191 Berne was enlarged by stages. In 1353 it joined the Swiss Confederation. The medieval structure of the city has remained unchanged to the …