The Hyatt Regency Washington D. C. is certainly located near the U. S. Capitol building, but not as near as the hotel website's photo, taken with a zoom lens, indicates.
Whether you are on the other side of the world or wandering your own neighbourhood, that the sights that have you reaching for your camera are fleeting photo opportunities.
The sloping terrain mainly remains unchanged and is hence covered by the typical local meadows. Only a narrow pass way serves as connection between main entrance and adjacent road.
So you can imagine the reaction when a recent USA Today investigation of air quality around the nation's schools singled out those in the smugly green village of Berkeley, Calif.
Top of your list should be the castle and grounds of Chaumont-sur-Loire, near Blois, which hosts a magnificent garden festival from spring to late autumn.
The map you're used to is more Western-focused and stretches out the size of continents near the poles. Africa and South America are actually way bigger.
Moreover, recent research on obsidian tools found at Olmec sites has shown that some of the obsidian obtained by the Olmecs originated near Teotihuacán.