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Varanasi Ghats
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
One of the oldest living cities in the world and Hinduism's holiest city, on the Ganges, where pilgrims bathe on stone steps (ghats) and cremations t…
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Iguaçu Falls (Brazilian side)
Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil
One of the world's great waterfalls, about 275 drops along nearly 3 km on the Brazil-Argentina border, a UNESCO site.
Attractions
Uffizi Gallery, Florence
Florence, Italy
One of the world's great art museums, in a Renaissance building beside the Arno, with masterpieces such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus and Primavera,…
Historic sites
Pyramids of Giza
Al Ḩawāmidīyah, Giza, Egypt
The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World: the Great Pyramid of Khufu, built around 2560 BC, with the pyramids of Khafre and Menkaure and the Gr…
Natural features
Killarney National Park
Killarney, Kerry, Ireland
Ireland's first national park, with lakes, woods and mountains next to the town of Killarney.
Tours and activities
Ulva Island guided walk, Stewart Island
Southland, New Zealand
Ulva Island is a predator-free open sanctuary in Paterson Inlet, a short water-taxi ride from Oban on Stewart Island.
Historic sites
Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Beijing, China
A Ming dynasty complex where emperors prayed for good harvests, with the circular, triple-roofed Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, a masterpiece of C…
Historic sites
Saint-Cirq-Lapopie
Cahors, Lot, France
A medieval village clinging to a cliff 100 m above the Lot River, voted France's favourite village.
Historic sites
Annecy old town and lake
Annecy, Haute-Savoie, France
Annecy's old town has canals, flower-lined bridges and pastel houses, earning it the name 'Venice of the Alps'.
Natural features
Victoria Peak, Hong Kong
Central and Western, Hong Kong
The highest point of Hong Kong Island, with the classic view over the skyscrapers of Central, Victoria Harbour and Kowloon.
Historic sites
Temple of the Tooth, Kandy
Kandy, Central, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's most sacred Buddhist temple, in the royal palace complex beside Kandy Lake, housing a relic of the Buddha's tooth.
Historic sites
Vilnius Old Town
Vilnius, Lithuania
One of the largest baroque old towns in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with churches, courtyards and the university, founded in 1579.