Natural features
Danube Delta
Sulina, Tulcea, Romania
Europe's largest and best-preserved river delta, where the Danube splits into channels, lakes and reed beds before reaching the Black Sea.
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Gergeti Trinity Church, Kazbegi
Step’antsminda, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
A 14th-century church on a hilltop at 2,170 m below Mount Kazbek, 5,047 m, one of Georgia's iconic views.
Attractions
Michelangelo's David, Galleria dell'Accademia
Florence, Italy
The Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence is home to Michelangelo's David, the 5 m marble statue carved between 1501 and 1504, displayed under a skylit…
Historic sites
George Town, Penang
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
A UNESCO-listed colonial port town with shophouses, clan houses such as the ornate Khoo Kongsi, temples, mosques and churches side by side, and stree…
Historic sites
Trulli of Alberobello
Alberobello, Bari, Italy
A town in Puglia filled with trulli, little whitewashed stone houses with conical grey roofs built without mortar, many painted with mysterious symbo…
Walks and treks
Mount Rinjani
Labuan Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia
Indonesia's second-highest volcano, 3,726 m, on Lombok, with a crescent-shaped crater lake, Segara Anak, and hot springs.
Historic sites
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Germany
One of the best-preserved medieval towns in Europe, on the Romantic Road in Franconia.
Natural features
Krka National Park
Grad Šibenik, Šibenik-Knin, Croatia
A national park along the Krka River, with a series of beautiful waterfalls and cascades.
Attractions
Natural History Museum, London
Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, United Kingdom
A cathedral-like Victorian museum in South Kensington, with a blue whale skeleton hanging in the great Hintze Hall, dinosaurs including a moving T.
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
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.
Attractions
Belvedere Palace and Klimt's The Kiss, Vienna
Vienna, Austria
Two baroque palaces built for Prince Eugene of Savoy, facing each other across terraced gardens.