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If you would like to see a reproduction of the Boxcar that the Canadian Group of Seven slept, ate and painted in on the side railings of the 114-mile Agawa Canyon Train, head to Sault Ste. Marie. You can even take a ride on that train to glimpse the scenery they drew. At the end you can get off and enjoy the waterfalls and views and then return the same day.

Canadian famous Group of Seven painters started painting the Algoma scenery starting in 1918 with J.E.H. Macdonald. the others in the group are: Lawren Harris, Franklin Carmichael, A.Y. Jackson, Franz Johnson, Arthur Lismer, and Frederick Varley. They hitched a boxcar onto the train going up to the mines in Northern Ontario.

The Arno River as seen from the Ponte Vecchio (old bridge) in Florence, Italy.

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Mountain scenes go on forever.

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Liechtenstein house or staircase?

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The riverside promenade on the Chapel Bridge in Lucerne has pretty views. You can see St.Peterskapelle (St. Peter’s Chapel) in the background.

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 Sometimes you just get overwhelmed by the expansive beauty and have to lay your head down to absorb it all.

Real clouds mingle with Swarovski Crystal Clouds at Crystal World, Austria.

Layers of our Earth are revealed when you are at the top of the mountain in Innsbruck Austria.

In Innsbruck Austria, you can easily take the in-town Nordkette cable car up to the top of the mountain – and just relax at the edge of the sky.