The oldest way to fly

The oldest way to fly

Balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico (© gmeland/Shutterstock)

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Oct. 2, 2023World Architecture Day
Oct. 2, 2024Autumn in the Ogilvie Mountains, Yukon
Oct. 2, 2025Oxbow Bend on the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, United States

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Jul. 28, 2024Colourful bathing huts on the beach in Skåne County, Sweden
Apr. 6, 2024Japan Castle Day
Nov. 6, 2025Celebrating Yi Peng
May 18, 2024International Museum Day
Oct. 1, 2024Yosemite National Park, California, USA
Mesmerising glass pyramids
Jul. 4, 2024Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site
Nov. 4, 2024Grasmere, Lake District, Cumbria, England
A remote oasis in the Chihuahuan Desert
Jun. 12, 2024Big Bend National Park, Texas, USA
Mar. 1, 2024Wheaton River, Yukon
Aug. 26, 2024Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Central Pacific Ocean
Single file, now!
May 28, 2024The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
Will we be ready for the ‘big one?’
Aug. 22, 2024Aerial view of Ocean City, Maryland, USA
As curious about you as you are about them
Jan. 31, 2025Happy International Zebra Day!
Jul. 9, 2024Talampaya National Park, Argentina
Oct. 24, 2024Bodie State Historic Park, California, United States
Nimble and stealthy
What are these colourful insects?
This museum sets the prairie on fire
May 22, 2024International Day for Biological Diversity
Jan. 19, 2024Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia
Nov. 30, 2025Christmas market in Leipzig, Germany
The sun sets on the Valley of the Moon
Feb. 19, 2024Toledo, Spain
Locals know this place simply as ‘the Met’
Meet for lunch?