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Te Puia and Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
A geothermal valley with the Pōhutu Geyser, which erupts up to 30 m, boiling mud pools, and the national Māori carving and weaving schools.
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Berlin's most famous landmark: a neoclassical gate of 1791, topped by the Quadriga, a chariot drawn by four horses.
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Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza
Giza, Egypt
The world's largest archaeological museum, next to the Giza pyramids, with a huge statue of Ramesses II in the atrium, a grand staircase of statues, …
Historic sites
Aigues-Mortes ramparts
Aigues-Mortes, Gard, France
A walled town in the marshes of the Camargue, built by Saint Louis in the 13th century as his port for the Crusades, with ramparts over 1.6 km long s…
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Malcesine and the Monte Baldo cable car
Malcesine, Verona, Italy
Malcesine is one of the prettiest towns on Lake Garda, with a medieval castle on the rocks above the water and a small harbour.
Historic sites
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
One of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the Romantic Road in Franconia.
Natural features
Kruger National Park
Mpumalanga, South Africa
One of Africa's largest game reserves, about 20,000 km², with the Big Five and more.
Natural features
Pacific Rim and Tofino, Vancouver Island
Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Wild Pacific beaches, old-growth rainforest and surf on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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Kröller-Müller Museum and Hoge Veluwe National Park
Otterlo, Gelderland, Netherlands
A national park of heath, forest and drifting sand dunes, with deer and wild boar, where you can borrow one of the free white bicycles at the entranc…
Natural features
Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave
Werfen, Salzburg, Austria
The world's largest ice cave, running 42 km into the Tennengebirge mountains above Werfen, with its first kilometre filled with spectacular ice forma…
Historic sites
Sukhothai Historical Park
Sukhothai, Thailand
The ruins of Sukhothai, the first capital of Siam in the 13th century, with graceful Buddha statues, lotus-bud chedis and temples reflected in ponds,…
Natural features
Hunza Valley
Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
A green valley high in the Karakoram, surrounded by peaks over 7,000 m, including Rakaposhi and Ultar.