Road trip

Update (Saturday, 2:05 a.m. PDT): The answer to Friday's challenge--which 173 people got--is the Lion of St. Mark on the Torre dell'Orologio (Clock Tower) in Venice, Italy's Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square). Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Saturday's challenge. Also, please note that the final round of the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest prior to the selection of the grand prize winner will be August 7.

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Update (Friday, 2:23 a.m. PDT): The answer to Thursday's challenge--which 100 people got--is the famous (and much loved) English-language bookstore, Shakespeare & Company, in Paris, France. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Friday's challenge. Also, please note that the final round of the Road Trip Picture of the Day prior to the selection of the grand prize winner will be August 7.

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Update (Thursday, 2:47 a.m. PDT): The answer to Wednesday's challenge--which 255 people got--is the London Eye, a giant ferris wheel in London, England formerly known as the Millennium Wheel. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Thursday's challenge. Also, please note that the final round of the Road Trip Picture of the Day prior to the selection of the grand prize winner will be August 7.

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Update (Wednesday, 4:15 a.m. PDT): The answer to Tuesday's challenge--which 18 people got--is the gardens at Chateau de Hautforte in the Dordogne region of France. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Wednesday's challenge. Also, please note that the final round of the Road Trip Picture of the Day prior to the selection of the grand prize winner will be August 7.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, … Read more

MUNICH, Germany--I might have thought I was in Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Guggenheim Museum, but that was just a visual trick brought on by the spiral ramp.

Actually, I was at the BMW Museum, the car-maker's homage to its eight decades of making automobiles, motorcycles, and engines. And with 125 of its most beloved machines displayed for its biggest fans and most loyal customers, it was hard not to be taken in by the history of what the company long called the "ultimate driving machine."

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Update (Tuesday, 4:09 a.m. PDT): The answer to Monday's challenge--which 74 people got--is the medieval walled city of Carcassonne, France. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Tuesday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify it using any means at your disposal. Throughout Road Trip 2011, which will … Read more

Update (Tuesday, 4:09 a.m. PDT): The answer to Sunday's challenge--which 117 people got--is Amsterdam Centraal, the main train station in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Sunday's challenge also completed the eighth week of the contest, and one person who submitted a correct answer this week has won a prize. Altogether, I got 547 correct submissions this week. The sweepstakes will now reset, and I will choose a ninth winner after next Sunday's challenge. Thanks to everyone who played this week, and please come back for this week's challenges.

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Update (Sunday, 5:33 a.m. PDT): The answer to Saturday's challenge--which 66 people got--is a restored bridge used by the Allies just after World War II's D-Day at Omaha Beach to bring supplies and reinforcements in from ships. The bridges were protected by an artificial seawall. This is located in Vierville-sur-Mer, France. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Sunday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

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Update (Saturday, 2:39 a.m. PDT): The answer to Friday's challenge--which 73 people got--is the Monument to the Women of World War II, by artist John W. Mills, located in Whitehall, London. Thanks to all who played, and to everyone, please come back for Saturday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify it using … Read more