Natural features
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A national park of granite rocks, forests and grassy valleys about 70 km from Ulaanbaatar, the easiest place to taste the Mongolian countryside.
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Historic sites
Centro Histórico and Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico City, Ciudad de México, Mexico
The historic heart of Mexico City, built over the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, with the vast Zócalo square, the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Templo May…
Historic sites
Riga Old Town and Art Nouveau District
Riga, Latvia
The largest city in the Baltics, with a UNESCO-listed medieval old town, including the House of the Blackheads, St Peter's Church, whose tower you ca…
Historic sites
Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai, Thailand
A golden temple on a mountain above Chiang Mai, reached by a naga-lined staircase of 306 steps (or a funicular), with views over the city.
Historic sites
Berlin Wall Memorial and East Side Gallery
Gesundbrunnen, Berlin, Germany
Two places to understand the Berlin Wall, which divided the city from 1961 to 1989.
Tours and activities
Northern Lights in Tromsø
Tromsø, Troms, Norway
Tromsø, far above the Arctic Circle, is one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights (aurora borealis), from September to early Apr…
Historic sites
Mount Nemrut
Kâhta, Adıyaman, Turkey
A mountain top at 2,134 m where King Antiochus of Commagene built a tomb mound in the 1st century BC, with huge stone heads of gods and kings now sca…
Historic sites
Hoàn Kiếm Lake and Ngọc Sơn Temple, Hanoi
Hanoi, Hà Nội, Vietnam
The lake at the heart of Hanoi, where, legend says, a golden turtle took back a magic sword from Emperor Lê Lợi after he drove out the Chinese.
Buildings
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
Manhattan, New York, United States of America
The 93 m statue, a gift from France in 1886, stands on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.
Historic sites
Piazza del Campo, Siena
Siena, Italy
One of Europe's most beautiful squares, a sloping shell-shaped piazza of red brick in the heart of medieval Siena, surrounded by palaces and overlook…
Walks and treks
Oeschinensee, Kandersteg
Kandersteg, Bern, Switzerland
A turquoise mountain lake at 1,578 m beneath huge cliffs and waterfalls, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Bernese Oberland.
Historic sites
Himeji Castle
Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
The finest surviving feudal castle in Japan, called the 'White Heron' for its brilliant white walls and roofs, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.