Toyama Light Rail put a “Railroad Girls Wrapped Train” into service in July 27. The 15 railroad girls are holding the same rope in their hands, which refers to both “densha gokko” and “every railroad girl in the country is linked together” at the same time. The wrapped train will be running until Sept. 30, the same duration as the stamp rally. credit: TTTNIS

Amazon Rainforest is large, tropical rainforest that occupying the drainage basin of the Amazon River and its tributaries in northern South America, and covering an area of 2,300,000 square miles (6,000,000 square km). The nine nations that have the Amazon rainforest in their borders are Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana. Tropical forests have been...

Kate Middleton, Prince William new baby will grow up in residence in a private wing of Kensington Palace. Royal officials say Britain’s new prince has been named George Alexander Louis. Palace officials said Wednesday that the 2-day-old baby and third-in-line to the throne will be known as His Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge. Kensington Palace is a royal palace overlooking the Round...

This West African city—long synonymous with the uttermost end of the Earth—was added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 1988, many centuries after its apex. Timbuktu was founded by nomads in the twelfth century and it rapidly became a major trading depot for the caravans of the Sahara Desert. It has often been invoked as a symbol as a mysterious and exotic place on Earth. Timbuktu city boasts...

The Waikiki Aquarium is the third oldest aquarium in the U.S. The aquarium is part of the University of Hawaii and is located on the shores of Waikiki. It offers a look into the spectacular aquatic life of Hawaii and the tropical waters of the Pacific. The indoor area offers four galleries, starring nautiluses, reef sharks, flashlight fish, lionfish, piranhas, and a wide variety of tropical fishes...

The bike was built to commemorate the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and was unveiled at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site. The 9/11 Bike is a chopper that is inspired by the World Trade Center and features numerous symbols of the rebuilding. Among the many features, the exhaust is inspired by the future 2WTC, the spine resembles the wings of the WTC Transportation Hub, and the WTC footprints...

Blue Lagoon is the country’s top tourist attraction. The warm milky-blue spa is fed by mineral-rich heated seawater from the nearby geothermal plant. The water temperature in the bathing and swimming area of the lagoon is averages 37-39 °C. The spa is located in a lava field in Grindavik on the Reykjanes Peninsula, southwestern Iceland. That first sublime dip into the warm, cloudy blue waters feels...

Arenal Volcano is a 1,633 meter (5,300 feet) high mountain, which is perfectly conically shaped with a crater of 140 meters. It is known as a stratovolcano – a tall, symmetrical volcano that’s built upon successive layers of rock, ash and lava. Arenal’s most recent eruptive period began in 1968 with an explosion that buried three small villages and left 87 people dead. Up until July 2010, the...

The famous F1 team sponsor has also put its name to soapbox racing. Red Bull Soapbox Race is an international event in which amateur drivers race homemade soapbox vehicles. Racers compete against the clock in a downhill race. Each hand-made machine is fuelled by nothing but sheer courage, the force of gravity and perhaps a little Red Bull. credit: nubigena

Grand Theft Auto IV has an even greater amount of vehicles, and the physics that come with this serie than any other in the past. All this vehicles can be driven, ridden on, or controlled in Grand Theft Auto IV. credit: coredaff

Graffiti artists are faceless and anonymous by necessity. They hide behind a tag. The Sydney Graffiti art in the Newtown area consists of a variety of styles and methods of execution, including large-scale murals, hand-painted political slogans, hand-painted figurative designs, spray painted semi-abstract designs and stencil art. Newtown is the best place to check out impressive mural work by local...

The rock formations at Brimham in Nidderdale are scattered over some 50 acres on Brimham Moor. It was shaped by tens of thousands of years of erosion. The most impressive is Idol Rock, a 200-ton monolith balancing on a tiny pyramidal base. The whole of Brimham Moor is considered one of the United Kingdom’s strangest environments. credit: Andrew Michaels

Polestar is the official motorsports team of Volvo. It also provides performance tuning for Volvos. The 2013 Volvo S60 Polestar comes with an inline-six 2953cc engine outputting 350 HP (257 kW) and 369+ lb-ft (500+ Nm). Power is transferred to the Haldex four-wheel drive system via a six-speed automatic gearbox. It will do 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 4.9 seconds before hitting an electronically-capped...

Zombie 5k obstacle course ran out on a farm East of Denver off I-70. Run For Your Lives is the world’s first interactive zombie-infested obstacle race experience. There was a start line, and a finish line, but what happened in between was up to you. The apocalypse is here and it’s time to see if you’ve got what it takes to survive. Speed alone won’t save you in this race. credit:...