America's Top Three Most Relaxing Destinations (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Santa Monica Pier, California

Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Maldives

Cape Town, South Africa

Grand Canyon

Seregenti, Tanzania

Sahara Desert

Santorini, Greece

Kata, Phuket

Outer Banks, North Carolina

Hilltop Sunset -- Chelsea, Vermont, US

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Balanced Rock at Sunset

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Santa Barbara, CA

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Tahiti

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Cape Cod MA

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Cat Island, Bahamas

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Sunset Point Hawaii last wave of the day

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Up in the air off Waikiki

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Sunset at Marquis Los Cabos

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Henley Beach Sth Aust. Australia

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Leland, MI

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Lake Balaton, Hungary

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Negril, Jamaica

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Observatory Hill, The Rocks Sydney Australia

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Waikiki Beach

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Siesta Key, Sarasota, FL

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Sunset over Lake Annecy, French Alps

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Sunset in Elk Island National Park

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Oia, Santorini, Greece

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Thailand Sunset from a plane

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Cycladic Sunset

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Santiago Beach, Mexico

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Sunset

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The Villages, FL

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