Photo Journal: Favorite Places

Cultural and heritage travel encompasses a wide variety of places and experiences. Earlier this week, Gozaic sponsored a mini-photo contest through an advertisement in HARO. We asked people to share photos of their favorite cultural and heritage sites, destinations or events. Our favorites show the diversity and include regal buildings, an iconic bridge, a small-town historic hotel, the stunning beauty of New Mexico and more.

Do you have photos of great cultural and heritage sites, destinations and events? Please share them on Gozaic or Facebook.

I love the mix of architecture in Chicago. My favorite building is the Art Deco one in front of this group - it's the Carbide and Carbon Building on Michigan Avenue (now houses the Hard Rock Hotel.) Photo by Sheila Scarborough.

Magic is afoot and in the air -- I come here to talk to the ravens. I'm an artist and writer in New Mexico and draw in the Bisti badlands not far from Chaco Canyon. Photo courtesy of Beth Surdut.

The iconic Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most majestic structures in NYC-- and is one I never tire of seeing! Photo Courtesy of Lauren Jonik, ShootLikeAGirlPhotography.com.

Classic Hood River Hotel in Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, is on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built in 1913 as an annex to the Mt. Hood Hotel. After a long period of decline, it was restored in the 1990s. It's a beauty. Photo courtesy of Stuart Watson.

The Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio serves as the forum for the understanding and appreciation of Texas and Texans. The Institute is a component of the University of Texas at San Antonio and a Smithsonian affiliate. Photo courtesy of James M. Benavides.

Thanks to each of the photographers for sharing these images and captions with Gozaic.