Natural features
Aiguille du Midi, Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Haute-Savoie, France
A cable car from Chamonix climbs to the Aiguille du Midi, a granite peak at 3,842 m, in about 20 minutes, with one of the most spectacular views in t…
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Niagara Falls (Canadian side)
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
The Canadian side has the best view of all three falls, especially the Horseshoe Falls, with water thundering 57 m over a curved edge.
Natural features
To Sua Ocean Trench, Samoa
Falefa, Atua, Samoa
A deep swimming hole in lush gardens on Upolu's south coast, reached by a long wooden ladder, connected to the sea by lava tubes.
Historic sites
Grand-Place, Brussels
Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
One of the most beautiful squares in Europe, surrounded by the Gothic Town Hall and the gilded baroque guild houses of medieval Brussels.
Historic sites
USS Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor
‘Aiea, Hawaii, United States of America
The white memorial straddles the sunken battleship USS Arizona, which was sunk in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.
Natural features
Alpe di Siusi and Seceda, Dolomites
Siusi, South Tyrol, Italy
The Alpe di Siusi (Seiser Alm) is Europe's largest high alpine meadow, a rolling plateau of pastures, wooden huts and wildflowers below the jagged pe…
Historic sites
Christ Church, Oxford
Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The grandest of Oxford's colleges, founded by Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII in 1546.
Natural features
Bora Bora lagoon
Leeward Islands, French Polynesia
An island with the volcanic peak of Mount Otemanu rising above a turquoise lagoon ringed by small islands (motu) with overwater bungalows.
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
Lake Bled
Bled, Slovenia
A glacial lake beneath the Julian Alps, with a tiny island and a baroque church in the middle, reached by traditional wooden pletna boats; ring the '…
Historic sites
Old Town of Rhodes
Rhodes, South Aegean, Greece
The walled medieval city of the Knights of St John, who ruled Rhodes from 1309 to 1522.
Tours and activities
Ras Mohammed and Red Sea diving
Sharm el-Sheikh, South Sinai, Egypt
A national park at the southern tip of Sinai with some of the best coral reefs in the world, and the famous SS Thistlegorm wreck nearby.