The World's Most Beautiful Places
A Christmas wreath decorates the grave of a military veteran at Zachary Taylor National Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky. Wreaths Across America is an event that occurs each December, and honors veterans that have served in all branches of the US Armed Forces.
A decorated Christmas tree with lights covered in snow at This is the Place Heritage Park in the Wasatch Foothills above Salt Lake City, Utah. The park is an open-air museum featuring historic buildings and documents the arrival of the Mormon (LDS) pioneers in Utah’s Salt Lake Valley July 24, 1847.
A dirt road passes through Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in the fall, near the town of Seymour, Indiana.
At 7,802 acres, Muscatatuck is the state of Indiana’s oldest National Wildlife Refuge (founded in 1966). It was purchased with Duck Stamps and is largely converted farmland. Its name derives from the Muscatatuck River, which means “land of winding waters”. In addition to the forest and marshlands that comprise much of the refuge, there remain a number of historical remnants, including an old cemetery, cabin, and barn from the people that once called the refuge home. Today the refuge is managed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and maintains many connections to the surrounding communities, including the Boy Scouts, local visitors bureaus, and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.