Some passengers find huge Charles de Gaulle Airport confusing. However, what could be so bad when it’s only 15 minutes away from the Eiffel Tower in downtown Paris in one direction, and 20 minutes from a big Disneyland in the other?

Charles de Gaulle Airport, named after the famed World War II French general and later Premier of France, is one of the largest in the world. There are three main terminals, and they include stylish Parisian shops, duty free stores, typical French restaurants and kids’ interactive games centers.

Alcatraz is a forbidding-looking rocky island that squats in San Francisco Bay, just a 20-minute ferry ride from Fisherman’s Wharf. It was the prison where the toughest gangsters and killers, including Al Capone and other infamous criminals served their hard time sentences.

Scarface Al and the other guys called it The Rock. Some of the more interesting historical facts about the prison island are well worth learning.

There are scores of underground ancient burial sites in and around Rome. They could hold as many as one million deceased Roman Christians, many from the 1st through the 9th Century A.D.

When Christianity was forbidden in early Rome, those who practiced the faith were persecuted by imprisonment or death in the arenas. The burials of their dead in catacombs had to be conducted in secret. Additionally, the only places they could practice their religious ceremonies were in the catacombs.

Nevada has some of the most beautiful hiking trails in America. One very colorful autumn destination is Red Rock Canyon, on and around Mount Charleston, just a half-hour drive from the glitz and glamor of the Las Vegas Strip.

There are steep mountainous trails among the brilliant rocks and trees for experienced senior hikers, as well as less challenging walkways along the paths. In winter, the weather at high altitudes can be snowy. If you're hiking near the desert floor, especially in summer, you’ll find it very hot and dry.