Historic sites
Nice: Promenade des Anglais and Old Town
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Nice's famous seafront promenade curves for 7 km along the Baie des Anges, lined with palm trees and grand hotels such as the Negresco.
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Wineglass Bay, Freycinet National Park
Tasmania, Australia
A perfect curve of white sand and turquoise water on Tasmania's east coast, framed by the pink granite peaks of the Hazards.
Historic sites
Sacred Valley of the Incas
Ollantaytambo, Cusco, Peru
The fertile Urubamba valley between Cusco and Machu Picchu, with Inca terraces and towns: the fortress of Ollantaytambo, the Pisac market and ruins, …
Historic sites
Arc de Triomphe and the Champs-Élysées
Paris, France
Napoleon's triumphal arch stands at the top of the Champs-Élysées, in the middle of a huge roundabout of 12 avenues.
Buildings
Beverley Minster
Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
One of the finest Gothic churches in Europe, and often called the most beautiful church in England that isn't a cathedral.
Historic sites
St Michael's Mount
Marazion, Cornwall, United Kingdom
A tidal island off the coast of Cornwall crowned by a medieval castle and church, the home of the same family since the 17th century.
Attractions
Te Puia and Whakarewarewa, Rotorua
Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
A geothermal valley with the Pōhutu Geyser, which erupts up to 30 m, boiling mud pools, and the national Māori carving and weaving schools.
Natural features
Hunza Valley
Karimabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
A green valley high in the Karakoram, surrounded by peaks over 7,000 m, including Rakaposhi and Ultar.
Historic sites
Long Market and Old Town, Gdańsk
Gdańsk, Pomerania, Poland
Gdańsk's main street and square, the Long Market, is lined with tall, richly decorated merchants' houses from the city's days as a wealthy Hanseatic …
Natural features
Tiger Hill sunrise, Darjeeling
Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
A hilltop 11 km from Darjeeling, at 2,590 m, famous for the view at sunrise as the first light turns the snowy summit of Kangchenjunga, the world's t…
Natural features
Königssee and St Bartholomä
Schönau am Königssee, Bavaria, Germany
A long, emerald-green lake surrounded by steep mountains in Berchtesgaden National Park, often called Germany's most beautiful.
Historic sites
Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
Rajasthan, India
One of the largest forts in India, rising sheer from a rocky hill above the 'Blue City' of Jodhpur, with ornate palaces, an excellent museum and view…