Natural features
Niagara Falls (US side)
Niagara Falls, New York, United States of America
The American and Bridal Veil Falls, part of the great Niagara Falls on the border with Canada.
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Douro Valley
Alijó, Vila Real, Portugal
The oldest demarcated wine region in the world, where port wine comes from, with vineyards terraced into the steep slopes of the Douro River valley, …
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Longyearbyen and Svalbard
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Longyearbyen is the main settlement of Svalbard, an Arctic archipelago halfway between mainland Norway and the North Pole, with glaciers, mountains a…
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Avenue of the Baobabs
Toliara, Madagascar
A dirt road lined with towering Grandidier's baobab trees, up to 800 years old, near Morondava on the west coast.
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Andasibe-Mantadia lemurs
Toamasina, Madagascar
A rainforest park east of Antananarivo where you hear the wailing call of the indri, the largest lemur.
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Corcovado National Park
Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
One of the most biologically intense places on earth, on the remote Osa Peninsula, with tapirs, all four Costa Rican monkey species, scarlet macaws a…
Walks and treks
Dovedale
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom
A limestone valley in the Peak District, with steep wooded sides and strange rock formations such as Lion's Head Rock and Ilam Rock along the River D…
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El Nido and the Bacuit Archipelago
El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
Limestone islands rising from turquoise water at the northern tip of Palawan, with lagoons, beaches and coves.
Buildings
Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg
Hamburg-Mitte, Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's concert hall, opened in 2017: a glass wave-like structure built on top of an old brick warehouse at the tip of the HafenCity docks.
Attractions
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
One of the oldest amusement parks in the world, opened in 1843 in the heart of Copenhagen, with gardens, historic and modern rides, including a woode…
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Moorea
Windward Islands, French Polynesia
A lush island 30 minutes by ferry from Tahiti, with jagged peaks, Cook's Bay and Ōpūnohu Bay, and the Belvedere lookout.
Historic sites
The Bund, Shanghai
Huangpu, Shanghai, China
Shanghai's riverside promenade lined with grand colonial-era banks and hotels, facing the futuristic skyline of Pudong across the Huangpu River, incl…