Historic sites
Bulguksa Temple and Seokguram, Gyeongju
Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
Gyeongju was the capital of the Silla kingdom for nearly a thousand years and is called 'the museum without walls'.
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Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
Newlands, Western Cape, South Africa
One of the world's great botanic gardens, on the slopes of Table Mountain, devoted to South Africa's native plants, including proteas.
Natural features
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Volcano, Hawaii, United States of America
Two of the world's most active volcanoes, Kīlauea and Mauna Loa, on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
Historic sites
Potala Palace, Lhasa
Lhasa, Tibet, China
The former winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, a huge red and white building rising up the Red Hill above Lhasa, at 3,700 m, a UNESCO World Heritage Si…
Historic sites
Sensō-ji Temple, Asakusa
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo's oldest temple, founded in 628, entered through the Kaminarimon gate with its giant red lantern.
Historic sites
Sigiriya Rock Fortress
Sigiriya, Matale, Sri Lanka
A 5th-century palace built on top of a 200 m rock rising from the jungle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Natural features
Waitomo Glowworm Caves
Otorohanga, Waikato, New Zealand
Limestone caves where thousands of glow worms light up the cave roof like a starry sky.
Natural features
Mana Pools
Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
A remote park on the Zambezi, a UNESCO site, famous for walking safaris, canoe trips, and elephants standing on their hind legs to reach the trees.
Attractions
Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
One of the oldest amusement parks in the world, opened in 1843 in the heart of Copenhagen, with gardens, historic and modern rides, including a woode…
Attractions
Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge
Ballintoy Harbour, Causeway Coast and Glens, United Kingdom
A rope bridge strung 30 metres above the sea between the cliffs and the tiny island of Carrick-a-Rede, first built by salmon fishermen over 250 years…
Natural features
Kaikōura whale watching
Canterbury, New Zealand
A deep undersea canyon close to the coast brings sperm whales year-round, plus dusky dolphins, fur seals and albatrosses.
Natural features
Abisko National Park
Norrbotten, Sweden
A national park in Swedish Lapland, 200 km north of the Arctic Circle, famous as one of the best places in the world to see the northern lights, than…