Attractions
Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
Singapore, Central Singapore
A futuristic garden beside Marina Bay with the Supertree Grove, giant tree-like structures up to 50 m tall covered in plants, linked by a skyway.
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Walks and treks
Sa Pa rice terraces
Sa Pa, Lào Cai, Vietnam
A mountain town in the far north-west, surrounded by spectacular rice terraces and villages of Hmong and Dao people.
Historic sites
Corfe Castle
Corfe Castle, Dorset, United Kingdom
The dramatic ruin of a royal castle on a steep hill in a gap in the Purbeck Hills, above a village of grey stone cottages.
Historic sites
Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
Delhi, India
The tomb of the Mughal emperor Humayun, built in the 1560s, the first garden tomb in India and an inspiration for the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Herit…
Attractions
Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The 30 m Art Deco statue of Christ with open arms on top of Corcovado mountain, completed in 1931, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, with sw…
Historic sites
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Paola, Malta
An underground Neolithic burial complex carved into the rock around 4000 BC, with chambers on three levels, some painted with red ochre spirals.
Historic sites
Cragside
Rothbury, Northumberland, United Kingdom
The Victorian home of the inventor and industrialist Lord Armstrong, and the first house in the world lit by hydroelectricity.
Tours and activities
Victoria Falls (Zambia side) and Devil's Pool
Livingstone, Southern, Zambia
The Zambian side lets you walk the Knife-Edge Bridge in the spray and, from mid-August to January when the water is low, swim in Devil's Pool at the …
Walks and treks
Garden Route and Tsitsikamma
Eastern Cape, South Africa
A scenic coastal drive between Mossel Bay and Storms River, with lagoons, forests and beaches.
Buildings
Amiens Cathedral
Amiens, Somme, France
The largest Gothic cathedral in France, built in the 13th century, with a nave so vast that two Notre-Dames of Paris would fit inside.
Tours and activities
Ningaloo Reef whale sharks
Exmouth, Western Australia, Australia
A fringing reef close to shore, a UNESCO site, where from March to July you can swim with whale sharks, and humpback whales and manta rays at other t…
Historic sites
Potala Palace, Lhasa
Lhasa, Tibet, China
The former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, a huge red and white building rising up the Red Hill above Lhasa, at 3,700 m, a UNESCO World Heritage Si…