Minnesota - Land of 10.000 Lakes
Minnesota - Land of 10.000 Lakes

“Minnesota is our 32nd State (1858). Capital: St. Paul. Name derived from the Sioux Indian, meaning sky-tinted water. Its 10,000 lakes are said to have been made by Paul Bunyan’s blue ox, Babe. Longfellow’s famous poem The Song of Hiawatha tells of Minnesota’s waterfalls that ‘flashed and gleamed’ and rivers that rushed through ‘palisades of pine trees'”

Greetings from South Carolina "The Palmetto State"
Greetings from South Carolina "The Palmetto State"

“Eight of original 13 states; State capital: Columbia; Area 31,055 sq. miles; State Flower: Yellow Jessamine; State Bird: Carolina Wren”

Greetings from Alabama
Greetings from Alabama
Trink, Brüderlein, trink; Lasse die Sorgen zu Haus!
Trink, Brüderlein, trink; Lasse die Sorgen zu Haus!

Drink, Bro, drink; leave your worries at home!

Burg Katz am Rhein
Burg Katz am Rhein
Freunchen, sag' wo willst Du nippen / an dem Gläschen - an den Lippen / Deine Tat entscheidet bald / ob Du jung bist oder alt!
Freunchen, sag' wo willst Du nippen / an dem Gläschen - an den Lippen / Deine Tat entscheidet bald / ob Du jung bist oder alt!

German poetry on wine, stating a preference for wine over lips reveals old age.

Katwijk aan Zee
Katwijk aan Zee (or is it?, see comments)
Campement de nomades
Campement de nomades
Au, kam me niet zo af, het is geen kabeltouw. Denk aan m'n permanent! Pas op, straks kam ik jou!
Au, kam me niet zo af, het is geen kabeltouw. Denk aan m’n permanent! Pas op, straks kam ik jou!

Ouch – not that hard, it isn’t rope you’re going through! And remember – in a while, i’ll be combing you!

A young couple stroll leisurely through romantic SUNKEN GARDENS in St. Petersburg, Florida, completely enthralled with the peaceful and enchanting atmosphere.
A young couple stroll leisurely through romantic SUNKEN GARDENS in St. Petersburg, Florida, completely enthralled with the peaceful and enchanting atmosphere.
Shodoshima International Hotel
Shodoshima International Hotel
A couple of Bermuda vacationists stop to admire the view while on a bicycle ride.
A couple of Bermuda vacationists stop to admire the view while on a bicycle ride.
Cabin in a cedar stump - Washington
Cabin in a cedar stump - Washington
Giant Fir Log. This 13,000 board feet specimen is typical of the giants still found in the virgin forests of Oregon and Washington. A lot of lumber in this one.
Giant Fir Log. This 13,000 board feet specimen is typical of the giants still found in the virgin forests of Oregon and Washington. A lot of lumber in this one.
Yosemite National Park, California. "Wawona" Tunnel Tree.
Yosemite National Park, California. "Wawona" Tunnel Tree.

This famous tree is in the Mariposa Grove of Big Trees, a pleasant drive of 36 miles from the hotels and camps in Yosemite Valley. The “Wawona” tree is 227 feet tall and 90 feet in circumference. In this grove more than 600 giant Sequoias have been growing here for centuries … the earth’s largest and oldest trees.