Historic sites
Stone Town, Zanzibar
Zanzibar, Zanzibar West, Tanzania
The old Swahili trading town of Zanzibar, a UNESCO site, with carved doors, the House of Wonders, the Old Fort, the former slave market and the Forod…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
The national museum of the Netherlands, in a grand 19th-century building, home to the masterpieces of the Dutch Golden Age: Rembrandt's huge Night Wa…
Historic sites
Suomenlinna Sea Fortress, Helsinki
Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
An 18th-century fortress built across six islands at the entrance to Helsinki's harbour, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Natural features
Semuc Champey
Lanquín, Alta Verapaz, Guatemala
A natural limestone bridge over the Cahabón River, topped by a series of stepped turquoise pools in the jungle.
Natural features
Kynance Cove
Mullion, Cornwall, United Kingdom
One of the most beautiful coves in Cornwall, with white sand, turquoise water and islands of dark red and green serpentine rock.
Walks and treks
North Gorge Walk, Point Lookout
Queensland, Australia
An easy 1.2 km boardwalk loop around the headland at Point Lookout, on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), and one of the best wildlife walks in Q…
Natural features
Jeju Island and Hallasan
Jeju, South Korea
A volcanic island off the south coast, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with Hallasan, South Korea's highest mountain (1,947 m), lava tubes such as the …
Tours and activities
Rideau Canal Skateway, Ottawa
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
In winter the Rideau Canal through the middle of Ottawa freezes into the Rideau Canal Skateway, 7.8 km of ice from the National Arts Centre, next to …
Historic sites
Waddesdon Manor
Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
A French Renaissance-style château built in the 1870s and 1880s for Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild to display his collection of art and to entertain.
Places to stay
Kōya-san temple stay
Wakayama, Japan
A mountaintop monastery town founded in 816 by the monk Kūkai, with more than 100 temples, many offering shukubō (temple lodging), where you eat vege…
Historic sites
Delphi
Delphi, Central Greece, Greece
The sanctuary of Apollo, home of the ancient Oracle, set on the steep slopes of Mount Parnassus above a valley of olive trees, considered by the anci…
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…