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…
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Lake Tekapo and the Church of the Good Shepherd
Canterbury, New Zealand
A turquoise glacial lake with a small stone church on its shore, beautiful at night under the stars of the Dark Sky Reserve, and covered in lupins in…
Historic sites
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
A fortress on an extinct volcano above Scotland's capital, the home of the Scottish crown jewels (the Honours of Scotland) and the Stone of Destiny.
Walks and treks
Calanque d'En-Vau, Cassis
Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
The most beautiful of the calanques, the narrow limestone inlets of the Calanques National Park between Marseille and Cassis.
Historic sites
Apartheid Museum and Soweto, Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
A powerful museum telling the story of apartheid and the struggle against it.
Natural features
Hot Water Beach, Coromandel
Whitianga, Waikato, New Zealand
At this beach on the east coast of the Coromandel, hot water from underground springs bubbles up through the sand.
Walks and treks
Cirque de Mafate, Réunion
Saint-Paul, Reunion
A vast volcanic amphitheatre with no roads, reachable only on foot or by helicopter, with small villages (îlets) and guesthouses (gîtes).
Attractions
Museum Island, Berlin
Mitte, Berlin, Germany
Five world-class museums on an island in the River Spree, together a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Natural features
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
South Province, New Caledonia
An island of white beaches lined with tall Cook pines, and the natural swimming pool of Oro Bay.
Historic sites
Glendalough
Wicklow, Ireland
A glacial valley in the Wicklow Mountains with two lakes and the remains of a monastic settlement founded by St Kevin in the 6th century, including a…
Attractions
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The world's largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh, with more than 200 paintings, including Sunflowers, The Potato Eaters, The Bedroom and A…
Historic sites
Leshan Giant Buddha
Wutongqiao, Sichuan, China
The world's largest stone Buddha, 71 m tall, carved into a red sandstone cliff where three rivers meet, in the 8th century.