This nation:
Head south out of Estonia & you're there, but if you keep going & head into Lithuania, you've gone too far
Latvia
Bounded by 4 mountain ranges, the Bohemian Massif is mostly in this country
The Czech Republic
This Arizona city might've been named for Stonewall Jackson, but residents decided that was for the mythical birds
Phoenix
The part of Kashmir administered by Pakistan includes base camp for this second-highest mountain peak in the world
K2
On June 12, 1962 folks at this island prison discovered John & Clarence Anglin & Frank Morris had checked out unexpectedly
Alcatraz
This UNESCO World Heritage Site:
Leave Cuzco on a narrow-gauge railway & get set to climb up from the Urubamba River Valley
Machu Picchu
Russia and Lithuania's Curonian Lagoon is separated from this sea by the Curonian Spit
the Baltic
When it was founded in the 1600s, New York City was known by this other "New" name, reflecting its early colonial heritage
New Amsterdam
Elected Pakistan's prime minister in 2018, Imran Khan was previously best known as a star player of this sport
Cricket
The "Lost Colony" on this island was actually the 2nd colony to try to make a go of it--the 1st went back to England in 1586
Roanoke
This river:
Head to southern Idaho & enjoy Twin Falls but don't try to jump it like Evel Knievel & Eddie Braun (Eddie did make it in 2016)
The Snake River
Northern Ireland is also known by this 6-letter name, referring to a people that once lived there
Ulster
This Moroccan port city was built over a villa named Anfa, but that wouldn't have looked as good on a movie marquee
Casablanca
Associated with Iran, this title was used by rulers of Afghanistan until the monarchy fell in 1973
Shah
A shelter possibly built by this alliterative capt. was found in the 1630s but he was never seen again after a 1611 mutiny
Henry Hudson
This city opposite the same-named island: Drive north on I-5 past Seattle, cross the border & use BC-99, eh
Vancouver
This isolated region on the Peloponnese became synonymous with a rural paradise to Greeks & Romans alike
Arcadia
Residents of this University of Oregon city are probably happy it didn't stick with Skinner's Mudhole
Eugene
The 2,000-mile Indus River flows from the Himalayas through Pakistan and pours into this sea, a water flow twice that of the Nile
the Arabian Sea
In 1913 Ambrose Bierce went to this nation during a revolution but soon disappeared; some say Bierce fell at the Siege of Ojinaga
Mexico
This venue that opened in 1891:
Go south on 5th past Central Park, hook a right onto 57th, hit 7th & also practice, practice, practice
Carnegie Hall
Crna Gora is what locals call this peak-strewn Balkan country whose name refers to one of those peaks
Montenegro
An Irish town once home to a famed medieval book has been known as both Ceanannus Mór & this
Kelis
In 2022 the new Taliban regime banned growing these flowers that sustain many Afghan farmers, but 2022 was a bumper crop
Poppies
On Nov. 24, 1971 this hijacker bought a $20 ticket on Northwest Orient flight 305 but after parachuting out, was never seen again
D.B. Cooper