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Dubai at night: There's no other skyline like it. (Dubai Tourism)Dubai at night: there's no other skyline like it. (Dubai Tourism)

Roses and Raspberries cocktail at Qbara restaurant. (Jas Hospitality)

The Al Fursan aerobatic team flies over Dubai Media City in December 2015, as part of the World Air Games in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)

A night view of the Gate building is seen at the Dubai International Financial Center, DIFC, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. It is the size of three football fields. (John Kessler)

Aerial view of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai, an archipelago of man-made islands. Atlantis is the large building on the crescent. (Dubai Tourism)

A vendor in the Spice Souk in Old Dubai. (Dubai Tourism)

Let your imagine run wild as you gaze at the unique geological features at Arches National Park. Credit Connie Post

Indian Lodge at Davis Mountains State Park makes a good home base for hiking in the area. Five great hikes and other things to do in Big Bend. Photo by Chris LeBlanc

Cyclists make their way through the desert at Big Bend Ranch State Park. Five great hikes and other things to do in Big Bend. Photo by Laura Agnew

Bryce Canyon National Park's geological amphitheater contains world's largest collection of eroding sandstone towers, called hoodoos. Credit Connie Post

Rook the cat likes to hike with visitors at Chinati Hot Springs in Far West Texas. Five great hikes and other things to do in Big Bend.Photo by Chris LeBlanc

Visitors come to the Coarl Pink Sand Dunes State Park for off-road vehicle driving, hiking and photography. Creidit Connie Post

At Chinati Hot Springs, visitors stay in no-frills cabins and soak in indoor and outdoor hot tubs. Photo by Chris LeBlanc

Sego Onyx Late Night. Credit Sego Restaurant.

Take the road less traveled to visit 4,000-year-old petroglyphs and pictorgraphs at Sego Canyon, just north of Arches National Park off Interstate 70. Credit Connie Post

Laura Agnew rides her mountain bike at Big Bend Ranch State Park. Five great hikes and other things to do in Big Bend. Photo by Pam LeBlanc

The log lodged across the top of the Peek-a-boo Canyon shows how high the water level rises during a flash flood. Credit Connie Post

Pam LeBlanc takes in the view from the top of the South Rim Trail at Big Bend National Park. Five great hikes and other things to do in Big Bend. Photo by Chris LeBlanc

Savor the slow life in Rockport. The most fun ways to spend a day at the beach in Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas. credit: Mauri Elbel

Visitors come to the Coarl Pink Sand Dunes State Park for off-road vehicle driving, hiking and photography. Credit Connie Post

The Virgin River with The Watchman peak in the background is an iconic image at Zion National Park. Credit Connie Post

Watching the sun sink behind the sea in Rockport. The most fun ways to spend a day at the beach in Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas. Credit: Mauri Elbel

On the flight deck of the USS Lexington. The most fun ways to spend a day at the beach in Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas. Credit: Mauri Elbel

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Dubai at night: There's no other skyline like it. (Dubai Tourism)Dubai at night: there's no other skyline like it. (Dubai Tourism)

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