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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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Geghard Monastery
Garni, Kotayk, Armenia
A medieval monastery partly carved into the cliffs of a gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with chambers hewn from the rock and remarkable acoustic…
Walks and treks
Jotunheimen and the Besseggen Ridge
Innlandet, Norway
Jotunheimen, 'home of the giants', is Norway's great mountain national park, with the country's highest peaks, including Galdhøpiggen (2,469 m).
Historic sites
Three Towers of San Marino
San Marino
San Marino, one of the world's oldest republics and smallest countries, sits on Monte Titano, crowned by three medieval towers: Guaita, Cesta and Mon…
Walks and treks
Seven Rila Lakes
Obshtina Rila, Kyustendil, Bulgaria
A series of seven glacial lakes, one above the other, in the Rila Mountains, one of Bulgaria's most popular walks.
Natural features
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
A national park of granite rocks, forests and grassy valleys about 70 km from Ulaanbaatar, the easiest place to taste the Mongolian countryside.
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…
Natural features
Glacier National Park
Montana, United States of America
A wild mountain park in Montana with glacier-carved valleys, turquoise lakes and grizzly bears.
Natural features
Glencoe
Fort William, Highland, United Kingdom
Scotland's most famous glen, a dramatic valley in the Highlands surrounded by steep mountains such as Buachaille Etive Mòr and the Three Sisters.
Tours and activities
Queenstown: Skyline Gondola and Shotover Jet
Queenstown, Otago, New Zealand
The 'adventure capital of the world' on Lake Wakatipu, beneath the Remarkables.
Historic sites
Gjirokastër
Gjirokastër, Albania
A UNESCO-listed hill town of grey stone tower houses with slate roofs, built by Ottoman-era merchants, below a huge castle that holds a museum of wea…
Natural features
Christmas Island red crab migration
Christmas Island
Each year, around October to December, tens of millions of red crabs march from the forest to the sea to spawn, covering roads and beaches.