Viewers' Choice National Geographic readers selected Dody Kusuma's photo, Another Perspective of the Day, as the winner of the Viewers' Choice award. Kusuma snapped the photo of a fisherman casting a net at Bira Beach, off the waters of Indonesia. (Photo and caption by Dody Kusuma/National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest) Winners of the 2013 National Geographic Traveler's Photo Contest have been announced, and the images are nothing short of stunning. This year's judges had the daunting task of narrowing the...

Birds of War December 5, 1941: Two American dive-bombers fly over Miami on a training mission. (Keystone/Getty Images) In 1909, the U.S. Army Signal Corps purchased its first aircraft, a Wright Model A. The first military role for an aircraft was reconnaissance, and by World War I military aviation grew to include several roles including scouts, artillery observers, fighters and bombers. World War II signified an era of rapid advancement in aircraft technology, with major performance and range increases and...

A Southwest airline's plane rests on the tarmac earlier this month after what officials say is a nose gear collapse at LaGuardia. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) NEW YORK -- The captain of a Southwest Airlines plane that landed on a collapsing nose gear at LaGuardia Airport took control from the first officer just 400 feet from the ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. It's unusual for a co-pilot or captain to take over a plane that's landing when...

People exit a plane from Ireland that made an emergency landing because of an unspecified threat. ((AP Photo/Matt Rourke)) PHILADELPHIA -- A bomb threat investigation that prompted a search of a trans-Atlantic flight and questioning of its passengers has turned up nothing suspicious, officials said. US Airways Flight 777 from Shannon, Ireland, landed in an isolated part of Philadelphia International Airport on Wednesday afternoon and was met on the tarmac by fire trucks and federal and local authorities. A telephone...

The sinkhole in a Kansas field estimated to be 90 feet deep and 200-300 feet wide. (Wallace County Sheriff's Department) SHARON SPRINGS, Kan. — A sinkhole estimated to be about 90 feet deep in western Kansas is drawing so many onlookers that the landowner is pleading for people to stay away. The sinkhole, which is 200 to 300 feet wide, was discovered July 31 in a pasture several miles north of Sharon Springs on land owned by 82-year-old Margaret Hoss...

In an effort to increase tourism to remote Daocheng County inGarzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China, an area known for its sacred mountain peaks and alpine valleys, the Chinese government is currently building the Daocheng Yading Airport, which at 14,469 feet (4,410 m) above sea level, will become the world's highest tourism airport. The airport, likely to cost around $238million, is expected to open later this year and will offer routes through to the western cities of Chengdu,...

In this Monday, July 29, 2013 photo, the Terrafugia roadable plane flies during the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis. (AP Photo/The Oshkosh Northwestern, Joe Sienkiewicz) Can't decide if you'd rather hop in the car or take to the skies for your next big trip? You might not have to choose anymore. The Transition flying car, which had a test flight in March of this year, was recently on display at an air show in Oshkosh, Wis. for its...

Tourists ride past the Desert Lotus Hotel under construction in Xiangshawan Desert, also called Sounding Sand Desert on July 17, 2013, in Ordos of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China. (Feng Li/Getty Images) Xiangshawan Desert in the Inner Mongolia region of China probably isn't the first place you'd look at for a vacation. In the wintertime, temperatures are frigid with frequent blizzards, and the summertime brings hot, dry weather that can cause huge sandstorms. Yet those conditions are exactly what make...

Hersheypark is a 110-acre theme park built in 1907 that features more than 65 rides and attractions, including 11 roller coasters, more than 20 kiddie rides, live daily entertainment, games, food and shops. (Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company) Thanks to its founder, the town of Hershey, PA is known as The Sweetest Place on Earth. A chocolate lover's dream destination, Hershey features a wide array of attractions and events that are designed to please every age group. Milton Snavely Hershey...

A picture taken on August 4, 2013 shows the Vexin region countryside pictured from an Airship Paris zeppelin. Absent from the skies of the French Capital for nearly a century, the airship now reawakens the past to offer its passengers a flight over Paris. (ERIC FEFERBERG/AFP/Getty Images) It's a view of Paris from the air that hasn't been offered in more than 30 years. Almost 1,000 feet up into the sky, traveling at a leisurely speed of 90 kph (55...

Its climate can be oppressively hot and arid, and its terrain rugged and forbidding, but the Negev Desert in southern Israel is undergoing a transformation -- from desolate land to a thriving tourist destination. In fact, travel guide publisher Lonely Planet ranked itsecond in its list of Top 10 regional travel destinations for 2013. Framed by the borders of Jordan and Egypt, with its southernmost tip at Eilat, Negev Desert may be far from civilization, but it is also rich...

Yunyan Pagoda, China Many consider the Leaning Tower of Pisa one of the world's architectural wonders, but it's not the only famously tilting structure in the world. Around the globe, there are other stunning slanted spires and tottering towers. Many of these famous inclines were Mother Nature's doing -- a result of an earthquake or a nearby sinkhole -- and while officials have taken measures to stabilize some of their leaning monuments, all of them are still vulnerable to weather's...