jQuery DOM Traversal
//returns all instances of the selector within find();
$("#vacations").find(".america");
//returns only the first of all similar DOM items
$("#vacations li").first();
//returns only the last of all similar DOM items
$("#vacations li").last();
//returns the 'next' similar DOM item to the one you previsouly specified.
$("#vacations li").first().next().next() //would be the 3rd <li>
//returns the 'parent' of the slelected DOM item
$(".featured").parent()
//returns all 'child' DOM items of the item selected.
$("#tours").children()