Natural features
Bryce Canyon National Park
Utah, United States of America
A series of natural amphitheatres filled with thousands of orange and white rock spires called hoodoos.
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Snæfellsnes Peninsula and Kirkjufell
Grundarfjörður, Iceland
A peninsula in west Iceland, often called 'Iceland in miniature', with the glacier-capped volcano Snæfellsjökull, black and golden beaches, lava fiel…
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Broken River platypus, Eungella National Park
Queensland, Australia
Eungella ('land of cloud') is a high plateau of misty subtropical rainforest west of Mackay, and Broken River is one of the best places in Australia …
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Eisriesenwelt Ice Cave
Werfen, Salzburg, Austria
The world's largest ice cave, running 42 km into the Tennengebirge mountains above Werfen, with its first kilometre filled with spectacular ice forma…
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.
Natural features
Cradle Mountain and Dove Lake
Kentish, Tasmania, Australia
The jagged peaks of Cradle Mountain rising above Dove Lake are Tasmania's most famous view, in the Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park, part …
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Viñales Valley
Viñales, Pinar del Río, Cuba
A green valley of tobacco farms and limestone hills (mogotes), a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Historic sites
Gamla Stan, Stockholm
Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's old town, on a small island, with narrow cobbled lanes, ochre and red houses, and the Stortorget square.
Walks and treks
White Cliffs of Dover
Dover, Kent, United Kingdom
The famous chalk cliffs above the English Channel, a symbol of Britain for travellers arriving by sea.
Natural features
Sugarloaf Mountain, Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A granite peak rising 396 m at the mouth of Guanabara Bay, reached by two cable cars via Morro da Urca, with views of Copacabana and Christ the Redee…
Walks and treks
Annapurna Circuit and Poon Hill
Kaski, Gandaki, Nepal
The Annapurna region offers treks of every length.
Historic sites
Colosseum, Rome
Rome, Italy
The great amphitheatre of ancient Rome, opened in 80 AD, where up to 50,000 spectators watched gladiator fights and animal hunts.