Historic sites
Vianden Castle
Vianden, Luxembourg
One of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine, built between the 11th and 14th centuries on a rocky hill above the town of Vianden and the O…
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Natural features
Seljalandsfoss and Skógafoss
Rangárþing eystra, Iceland
Two of Iceland's most beautiful waterfalls on the south coast.
Historic sites
Terracotta Army, Xi'an
Lintong, Shaanxi, China
Thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, archers, horses and chariots, each with an individual face, buried to guard the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's…
Tours and activities
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Heiligenblut, Carinthia, Austria
A spectacular toll road over the Alps, 48 km with 36 hairpin bends, climbing to 2,504 m, built in the 1930s.
Natural features
Kew Gardens
Twickenham, Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom
The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, in south-west London, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, hold one of the largest collections of living plants in the wor…
Walks and treks
Lavaux Vineyard Terraces
Chexbres, Vaud, Switzerland
Terraced vineyards rising steeply from the shores of Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Montreux, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, created by monks in the…
Natural features
Aitutaki lagoon, Cook Islands
Cook Islands
A triangular lagoon of brilliant turquoise with tiny islands such as One Foot Island, where you can get your passport stamped.
Historic sites
Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima
Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan
A Shinto shrine on the island of Miyajima, built over the water, with a huge vermilion torii gate that seems to float at high tide.
Natural features
Meeting of the Waters, Manaus
Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Just outside Manaus, the dark, warm Rio Negro meets the cooler, sandy-coloured Rio Solimões, and the two rivers run side by side without mixing for a…
Food and drink
Hawker centres of Singapore
Tanjong Pagar, Central Singapore, Singapore
Singapore's hawker culture is UNESCO-listed: open-air food courts with dozens of stalls serving cheap, excellent local dishes like Hainanese chicken …
Buildings
Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), Kyoto
Kyoto, Kyōto, Japan
A Zen temple whose top two floors are covered in gold leaf, reflected in a pond surrounded by pine trees and gardens.
Natural features
Blyde River Canyon and the Panorama Route
Mpumalanga, South Africa
One of the largest canyons in the world, green and forested.