Natural features
Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland
Ilulissat, Avannaata, Greenland
A fjord choked with giant icebergs calved from Sermeq Kujalleq, one of the fastest glaciers in the world, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Walks and treks
Mount Kinabalu
Kota Belud, Sabah, Malaysia
Malaysia's highest mountain, 4,095 m, in Kinabalu Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Sabah, Borneo.
Walks and treks
Goecha La trek from Yuksom
Gyalshing, Sikkim, India
One of the great Himalayan treks: about 8 to 10 days from the village of Yuksom, through rhododendron forests and high meadows, to the Goecha La pass…
Attractions
Borghese Gallery, Rome
Rome, Italy
A small museum in a 17th-century villa in the Villa Borghese park, with one of the finest art collections in the world: Bernini's breathtaking marble…
Historic sites
Font-de-Gaume and the Vézère valley
Saint-Cyprien, Dordogne, France
The Vézère valley around Les Eyzies holds an exceptional concentration of prehistoric caves and shelters, a World Heritage Site.
Historic sites
Apartheid Museum and Soweto, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
A powerful museum telling the story of apartheid and the struggle against it.
Attractions
Alice Springs Desert Park
Larapinta, Northern Territory, Australia
A walk-through park at the foot of the West MacDonnell Ranges that shows the plants and animals of Australia's deserts in recreated habitats: sand co…
Natural features
Huka Falls, Taupō
Taupo, Waikato, New Zealand
The Waikato River, New Zealand's longest, squeezes from about 100 m wide into a narrow rocky chasm just 15 m wide, then thunders over an 11 m drop in…
Historic sites
Old Havana
La Habana Vieja, Havana, Cuba
The colonial heart of Havana, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with four great plazas, baroque churches, crumbling and restored mansions, and 1950s Amer…
Tours and activities
Soča Valley
Bovec, Slovenia
The emerald-green Soča River flows through a valley in the Julian Alps, one of the best places in Europe for rafting, kayaking and canyoning.
Natural features
Central Park, New York
Manhattan, New York, United States of America
A park of 341 hectares in the middle of Manhattan, designed in the 1850s, with lakes, meadows, woodland and landmarks such as Bethesda Terrace and Fo…
Natural features
Eduardo Avaroa Reserve lagoons
Potosí, Bolivia
High-altitude desert in the far south-west, with the red Laguna Colorada full of flamingos, the Laguna Verde beneath the Licancabur volcano, geysers …