Travel Photo of the Day

Many people were wearing traditional kimonos in this historic part of Kyoto, says Monica Candiani, who shot this photo.

Ketan Tirodkar captured this photo while feeding the monkeys at sunset in Matheran.

A hot air balloon drifts over the mountains of Luxor, Egypt. Ancient pharaohs were buried within the Valley of the Kings, just out of view behind these peaks.

The Mreznica river, known for its many waterfalls, flows through Croatia. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Camels walk through the Gobi Desert. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Happy Valentine's Day! The mists of Niagara Falls have inspired many a romance.

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, fill the sky with color above Iceland.

Venice celebrates Carnival, a festival held before the Christian period of Lent. Parties are held in the streets, and "the atmosphere is mysterious and romantic, but also jovial," said Nicholas Lloyd, who shot this photo. See all his images on CNN iReport.

"In Cartagena, I felt like I stepped back in time," said Monika Dudek, who shot this photo. "The buildings are so old, yet many of them are so well preserved. It was a treat just to walk the city's streets."

"This beach is one of the hidden gems of the Big Island of Hawaii," said Jessica Garcia of Wailea Bay. "The water was the most beautiful turquoise I'd ever seen."

Evening light flatters the majestic Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque. "People were starting to gather around the mosque for evening prayers...It was very humbling," said Christopher Foss, who shot this photo.

Snow and fog blanket Yosemite National Park in this stunning view from the Merced River.

"This incredible view of the Pantheon from our hotel window gets me every time," says Hyacinth Lechuga, who shot this photo in Rome. "Its striking magnificence and beauty left an indelible image in my mind."

The skyscrapers of Dubai, including the Burj Khalifa -- the tallest building in the world -- pierce through the clouds. This image was captured from a 50th floor apartment.

Vintage cars from the 1950s and 60s abound in Cuba. See more photos on CNN iReport.

The brilliant blue of Lake Michigan reflects the Chicago skyline. See more photos on CNN iReport.

An abandoned boat sits amongst the trees of Hlawga National Park.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial sits atop a hill on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. "It was really neat to think that I can go online and purchase a ticket to fly anywhere in world, leaving on a whim and getting there in hours and it all started right at this very location with the Wright brothers," said Amy Romano, who shot this photo on her first trip to the Outer Banks.

The gardens of Windsor Castle are "absolutely peaceful and quiet," even though the castle is right in the middle of town, says Aradhna Krishna, who shot this photo.

Phanom Rung temple is full of detailed carvings and sculpture. See more gorgeous photos of the site on CNN iReport.

A dazzling carousel lights up the night in Rome's iconic Piazza Navona.

Sunlight sets off a gleaming, icy Canadian landscape. "Beauty always comes with great storms, no matter where you are," said Lee Gunderson, who captured this photo.

A train runs through the snow in Berlin. See more photos of the city in winter at CNN iReport.

Stari Most, or Old Bridge, connects two parts of Mostar over the Neretva river. "It felt like I was walking through a movie set or Disneyland," said Nancy Hann of the city.

A hyacinth macaw showcases its rich colors at La Marquesa Forest Park in Puerto Rico.

The sun sets behind iconic twin pagodas in the Chinese Gardens of Singapore.

Along with the Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend is one of the most visited parts of the Colorado River. "It's a must-see if you are a nature lover, geologist or just want to be humbled by the beauty of planet Earth," said Trevor Murphy, who shot this photo.

A traditional wooden boat, called a pletna, crosses Lake Bled amidst the morning fog.

A giraffe and an elephant pose on the Serengeti plain. "There is simply no way to [describe] the vastness of the Serengeti plain in the background of this photo," said Jenny Smith, who took this picture while on safari. "It seems to go on forever."

The sun rises over Kabul. "There are certain images that show that, even though we all consider Afghanistan a war-ravaged, poor country - and it is - there are still moments of beauty to be found here," said Pachari Lutke, a U.S. airman who captured this photo while flying into Kabul.

A mother carries her baby through a Tibetan village in Ladakh. "One very special thing that stood out to me about the people in Ladakh is how welcoming they were towards us," said Anna Gainey, who took this photo. "They shared smiles, tea, and even allowed us to freely pick up their baby goats."

Hot air balloons rise above the otherworldly landscape of Cappadocia in the early morning.

The lights of San Francisco shine through the fog in this view from Treasure Island.

Roberta Cucchiaro captured this dreamy image of Xinjiang's mountains. "What stood out to me is the calm of the scene and serenity," she said.

A snowy owl takes a break over Vancouver. Eric Rossicci, who shot this photo, says hundreds of people come out to see the owls every year. See more photos of the owls on CNN iReport.

The village of Hallstatt sits amongst the gorgeous mountains and lakes of Austria. See more stunning views on CNN iReport.

Fireworks explode over a glacial lagoon in Iceland. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Milagros Viernes shot this photo of the lit Eiffel Tower during her first trip to Paris from the Philippines.

iReporter Jiri Cysar photographed the snowy and wintery landscape of Revnice, Czech Republic, on December 6. He says temperatures were colder than usual, and even the cap he was wearing was covered with frost.

While visiting Mount Popa, one of the most sacred mountains in Myanmar, Min Myo Nyan Win captured this photo of a monk peacefully taking a walk in the fog.

"The colors of northwest Montana are incredible; however, when you add fresh white snow on top of the incredible colors, it is a photographic paradise," says Stephan Ferry, who shot this photo in October 2012 of Whitefish Lake in the heart of the northern Rocky Mountains.

Zygmunt Bielski, a computer analyst from Brooklyn, New York, waited in line to get this shot of Christmas decorations on Sixth Avene between 49th and 50th streets in Manhattan.

"When a friend told me that Heidelberg has a Christmas market set up on the grounds of a beautiful old castle, I just had to visit," says iReporter Tracy Bymoen. "Despite the 300-plus stairs one must walk to get up to the castle market, it was always bustling."

Constantine Venetopoulos and his family took a yacht cruise down the Gambia River in West Africa in December 2011. His family owns the cruise company, Variety Cruises.

Marie Sager says she just happened to pass by the window when she noticed a unique sunset. See more images on CNN iReport.

This Germany vineyard was "bursting with colors" as the grapes ripened, says Angeline Hwang, who shot this photo. See more images on CNN iReport.

High in the mountains of Colorado, an elk takes in the view.

Frida Peters, who took this photo, says she was amazed to see the train was still running in Lidingo, Sweden, despite the snowstorm. Snow isn't unusual for Sweden at this time of year, but she says this was an uncommon amount to get all at once. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Tudor (pictured here) and gothic architecture abound in Chester, England. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Ancient petroglyphs cover a rock south of Olgii. See more photos on CNN iReport.

Rivers, lakes, mountains and trees come together to create a beautiful landscape in Glacier National Park. See more photos on CNN iReport.

The vibrant colors of Cinque Terre light up the coast of the Italian Riviera. See more photos on CNN iReport.

An arctic fox relaxes at a Montreal zoo. See more beautiful portraits of the fox on CNN iReport.

The massive Palace of the Parliament towers over Bucharest. See other beautiful architecture from around the city on CNN iReport.

A meteor shower graces Mt. Gaustatoppen. Hans-Dieter Fleger says that photographing astronomical events shows him "how small humans are in this gigantic, old universe."

A gecko finds a cool drink of morning dew on Bird of Paradise plant.

David Martin Crawford said this glacier lagoon "made for an amazing photo opportunity" during his vacation to iceland.

Just weeks before the Egyptian revolution, iReporter Joanne Huang had a chance to go sightseeing in Cairo Egypt. "Sightseeing was an eye-opening experience, you cannot help to be in awe of its 6000 years of history," she said.

The Canadian Rocky Mountains rise near Banff. See more stunning photos on CNN iReport.

These natural geological formations are known as the Chocolate Hills because the grass covering them turns brown in the dry season.

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Kyoto, Japan

Matheran, India

Luxor, Egypt

Zvecaj, Croatia

Umnugobi, Mongolia

Buffalo, New York

Akranes, Iceland

Venice, Italy

Cartagena, Colombia

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

Yosemite National Park, California

Rome, Italy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Havana, Cuba

Chicago, Illinois

Yangon, Myanmar

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

Windsor, England

Buriram, Thailand

Rome, Italy

Stettler, Canada

Berlin, Germany

Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico

Singapore

Page, Arizona

Lake Bled, Slovenia

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

Kabul, Afghanistan

Ladakh, India

Cappadocia, Turkey

San Francisco, California

Xinjiang, China

Vancouver, Canada

Hallstatt, Austria

Jokulsarlon, Iceland

Paris, France

Revnice, Czech Republic

Mount Popa, Myanmar

Whitefish, Montana

New York, New York

Heidelberg, Germany

Gambia River, Gambia

Seekonk, Massachusetts

Dorsheim, Germany

Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado

Lidingo, Sweden

Chester, England

Olgii, Mongolia

Glacier National Park, Montana

Cinque Terre, Italy

Montreal, Canada

Bucharest, Romania

Telemark, Norway

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Jokulsarlon, Iceland

Cairo, Egypt

Banff, Canada

Bohol, Philippines

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(CNN) -- Each day, CNN producers select a user-submitted photo to be our Travel Photo of the Day. Click through the gallery above to see stunning shots from around the world, and be sure to come back every day for a new image. Have a gorgeous travel photo of your own to share? Submit it for the gallery at CNN iReport!