Unless noted otherwise, the photos on this site come from Wikimedia Commons, the free media library. Each entry below gives the photo's description, its photographer, and its license, and links to the photo's own page on Commons, where the full license terms live. Photos under CC BY and CC BY-SA licenses may be reused under those terms; CC0 and public-domain photos carry no copyright restrictions.
Seattle
- Space Needle & Seattle skyline — Guywelch2000, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Smith Tower rising over downtown Seattle — Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The pergola and totem pole in Pioneer Square, Seattle — Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Fresh fish on ice at Pike Place Market, Seattle — Buiobuione, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A ferry crossing Puget Sound at sunset, Seattle — Tony Webster from Portland, Oregon, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Rome
- Colosseum, Rome — Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Santa Maria in Trastevere and its square, Rome — Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Market stalls at Campo de' Fiori, Rome — Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rome laid out below the Janiculum Hill — Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A red Vespa parked on a Rome street — Vincent Versluis studiovers, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Paris
- Eiffel Tower at dusk — Getfunky Paris, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A Paris café at night on Rue Montmartre — DimiTalen, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rue Mouffetard market street, Paris — Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Paris skyline panorama from Montparnasse — Stefan Krause, Germany, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A Bateaux Mouches sightseeing boat on the Seine, Paris — S. Faric from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Maui
- Ka’anapali Beach, Maui — Rick Obst, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Clouds spilling over Haleakalā crater, Maui — ImagePerson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Front Street in Lahaina, Maui — Ted, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Upcountry farmers' market, Maui — Phil Venditti, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Hāna coast along the Road to Hana, Maui — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Honolulu
- Waikiki & Diamond Head — Daniel Ramirez, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- ʻIolani Palace in downtown Honolulu — Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Waikiki Natatorium War Memorial on Kalākaua Avenue, Honolulu — w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A Hawaiian poke bowl — Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Surfers at Waikiki in an early-1900s Keystone photograph, Honolulu — Keystone View Company, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Denver
- Denver skyline & the Rockies — David Herrera, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Denver Union Station — Mobilus In Mobili, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A downtown Denver street — thirdsphoto, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inside Denver Central Market — Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A kayaker on the South Platte at Confluence Park, Denver — KimonBerlin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Breckenridge
- Peak 8, Breckenridge — Drew Stephens, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gondola cabins above Breckenridge — Thomson M, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Breckenridge and the Tenmile Range under snow — Something Original at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mountain Top Cookie Shop on Main Street, Breckenridge — Handerson22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Breckenridge's ski slopes in summer — Davepark, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
London
- Tower Bridge, London — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Colourful houses in Notting Hill, London — Sanshiro KUBOTA from London, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Borough Market on Bedale Street, London — Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- London spread out from Primrose Hill — [Duncan] from Nottingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A Thames Clipper river bus by the Millennium Bridge, London — Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tokyo
- Tokyo Tower & skyline — David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo — Celuici, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Sashimi at Tsukiji Market, Tokyo — Jonathan Forage jonathanforage, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The skyscrapers of Shinjuku, Tokyo — Morio, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A visitor at the Kaminarimon gate of Sensō-ji in Asakusa, Tokyo — Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Barcelona
- Sagrada Família & the Barcelona grid — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A lane in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter — marek7400, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inside La Boqueria market, Barcelona — Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barcelona from Park Güell — Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barceloneta beach and Port Vell from above, Barcelona — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New York
- Manhattan skyline, New York — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Statue of Liberty, New York — Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A brownstone on West 10th Street, Greenwich Village, New York — Spencer Means from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A New York slice shop — Paulie Gee's, Brooklyn — Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The boat pond in Central Park, New York — Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
San Francisco
- Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco — Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grant Avenue in Chinatown, San Francisco — Supercarwaar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Apricots at the Ferry Building farmers' market, San Francisco — Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Golden Gate and the city from Twin Peaks, San Francisco — Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A Powell Street cable car at the Market Street turntable, San Francisco — JCruzTheTruth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chicago
- Chicago skyline — Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Chicago Theatre marquee on State Street — Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Magnificent Mile from Wacker Drive, Chicago — Warren LeMay from Covington, KY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Chicago-style deep-dish pizza — Prayitno / Thank you for (12 millions +) view from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- River City on the Chicago River — HaSt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Miami
- Miami skyline — Averette, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Art Deco Welcome Center, South Beach, Miami — Don Ramey Logan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Calle Ocho in Little Havana, Miami — Phillip Pessar, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Versailles Restaurant, Miami's landmark Cuban eatery — Thank You (21 Millions+) views, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A lifeguard hut on South Beach at sunrise, Miami — Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New Orleans
- Jackson Square & St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans — Mussi Katz, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Street in the French Quarter, New Orleans — Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Beignets at Café du Monde, New Orleans — Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Mississippi River at New Orleans — Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dancing at French Quarter Festival, New Orleans — Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Nashville
- The Ryman & Broadway, Nashville — Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Parthenon in Centennial Park at dusk, Nashville — Mikin24seven, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Tennessee State Capitol on Charlotte Avenue, Nashville — w_lemay, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Nashville-style hot chicken — Missvain, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Ryman Auditorium annex on Fifth Avenue, Nashville — Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Austin
- Austin skyline & Lady Bird Lake — Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Texas State Capitol, Austin — Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A street scene in Austin, Texas — boklm, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tacos at the Cuantos Tacos food truck, Austin — Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Barton Springs Pool, Austin — Patrick Lu from Austin, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Las Vegas
- The Welcome to Las Vegas sign — Christian David, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Traffic on the Las Vegas Strip — Tony Webster from San Francisco, California, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Carnival World buffet at the Rio, Las Vegas — Mark Miller, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip — Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Fremont Street Experience canopy, downtown Las Vegas — David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Los Angeles
- The Hollywood Sign, Los Angeles — Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles — DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Inside Grand Central Market, Los Angeles — Missvain, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Griffith Observatory above Los Angeles — dconvertini, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Venice Beach, Los Angeles — Domenico Convertini from Zurich, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lisbon
- Belém Tower, Lisbon — bvi4092, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alfama's lanes in Lisbon — madras91, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pastéis de nata at Pastéis de Belém, Lisbon — ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alfama rooftops and the Tagus, Lisbon — Dale Cruse - 10M views from San Francisco, CA, USA, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Estrela 28 tram, Lisbon — Terry Kearney from liverpool, merseyside, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Madrid
- Metropolis Building & Gran Vía, Madrid — Fermín Rodríguez Fajardo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Toward the Royal Palace, Madrid — Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mercado de San Miguel, Madrid — Dmitry Dzhus from London, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Temple of Debod, Madrid — Oliver Kratzke, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Rowboats on the lake in Retiro Park, Madrid — Diario de Madrid, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Amsterdam
- Amsterdam canals — Diliff, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — Bybbisch94, Christian Gebhardt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Street art in the Palmstraat, Jordaan, Amsterdam — Fons Heijnsbroek, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam — Alf van Beem, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A canal cruise boat on the Amstel, Amsterdam — Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Vienna
- Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna — Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Graben, Vienna's grand shopping street — Bahnfrend, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stalls at the Naschmarkt, Vienna — böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 3.0 at, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Danube and Vienna panorama — Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trams on the Ringstrasse in the snow, Vienna — Andrew Nash from Vienna, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Prague
- Charles Bridge & the Vltava, Prague — Dmitry A. Mottl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- St. Vitus Cathedral and Prague Castle — Mattsjc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A tram on a Prague street — Ray Swi-hymn from Sijhih-Taipei, Taiwan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Havel's Market (Havelské tržiště), Prague — Choi2451, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Pedal boats on the Vltava, Prague — Francisco Anzola, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Dublin
- Ha'penny Bridge, Dublin — Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Grafton Street, Dublin — Donaldytong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Temple Bar pub, Dublin — Olliebailie, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dublin cityscape at sunset — Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Raising a glass of Guinness, Dublin — Zach Dischner, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Reykjavik
- Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik — Steven Lek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Laugavegur, Reykjavik's main street — Vera de Kok, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dinner in Reykjavik, Iceland — Helgi Halldórsson from Reykjavík, Iceland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reykjavik from the Perlan hill — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A whale-watching boat in Reykjavik's old harbour — Mike Knapp, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Vancouver
- Vancouver skyline from False Creek — Shane Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Totem poles in Stanley Park, Vancouver — Weixi Zeng, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gastown, Vancouver — Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Granville Island Public Market, Vancouver — Roy Luck, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cycling the Stanley Park seawall, Vancouver — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Cancun
- Cancun Hotel Zone beach — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The El Rey Mayan ruins, Cancún — DerHexer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mercado 28 market, Cancún — Kirt Edblom from Albany, Oregon, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Preparing cochinita pibil, Yucatán style — Jorge F. Victoria Puerto, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- On the beach in Cancún — Pedro Szekely from Los Angeles, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Mexico City
- Angel de la Independencia, Mexico City — Jpesch95, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Coyoacán letters, Mexico City — Carlos Valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A taco al pastor trompo, Mexico City — T.Tseng, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Mexico City from the Torre Latinoamericana — Bart Sw, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Trajinera boats at Xochimilco, Mexico City — Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sydney
- Sydney Opera House & Harbour Bridge — Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Historic warehouses at Campbell's Cove, The Rocks, Sydney — Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Oysters and sashimi in Sydney — Alpha from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bondi Beach, Sydney — Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Climbing the Sydney Harbour Bridge — Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Themes & fallbacks
The photos the site falls back on when a destination has no set of its own — sunny days, ocean, mountains, and city. The first mountains and sunny photos below are also the homepage's backdrop pair.
- Sunny beachfront — PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A tuk-tuk parked by a palm-shaded beachfront — PattayaPatrol, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hammock time in the tropics — Peace Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ocean waves from above — Lance Asper, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A lighthouse on a rocky coast — DesignCue designcue, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A surfer riding a Pacific wave — James Brooks from Juneau, Alaska, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Alpine Lakes Wilderness — Martin Bravenboer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- The Matterhorn's peak — OlhaSolodenko, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bearhat Mountain over Hidden Lake, Glacier National Park — aparlette, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- City skyline at night — Sarah Meyer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A busy city crosswalk from above — Diego Torres Silvestre from Sao Paulo, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- A city subway station entrance — DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Off the beaten path — homepage postcards
- Budva old town and Sveti Nikola island — Dirgela, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Hallstatt waterfront and churches from the lake — David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Stari Most, Mostar, at night — BáthoryPéter (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Reine fishing village, Lofoten — Jörg Hempel, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
- Church of St. John at Kaneo over Lake Ohrid — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
- Giethoorn canals and houses — CEphoto, Uwe Aranas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Product photography
- Atom Tote Pack 20L in Blue Sage — a Patagonia product photo, retrieved from a retailer's syndication of the brand's own product asset. It appears in the homepage's “See how it works” demo to identify the product.