St. Paul's Cathedral
Sir Christopher Wren’s Baroque masterpiece rebuilt after the Great Fire of London; its dome is among the world’s largest.

Le Mont-Saint-Michel
Spectacular medieval abbey and village perched on a tidal island off Normandy; reachable by causeway when the tide is low.

Vatican City
World’s smallest independent state and headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church; home to St Peter’s Basilica and the Sistine Chapel.

Monaco
Mediterranean micro-state famed for Monte-Carlo Casino, luxury yachts and the hair-raising Formula 1 street circuit.

Central Park
843-acre green oasis in Manhattan laid out by Olmsted and Vaux in 1858; lakes, a zoo and concerts draw ~40 million visitors a year.

Empire State Building
102-story Art-Deco skyscraper completed in 1931; its spire once planned for dirigibles still lights up the New York skyline.

Eiffel Tower
Iconic wrought-iron lattice tower built for the 1889 Paris Exposition; today a symbol of France.

Great Wall of China
A vast network of ancient fortifications stretching over 21,000 km across northern China, built to protect imperial borders over centuries.

Machu Picchu
15th-century Inca citadel perched high in the Andes, rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911.

Sydney Opera House
Multi-venue performing-arts centre famous for its sail-like shells on Sydney Harbour.

Mount Fuji
Japan’s sacred snow-capped stratovolcano and highest peak at 3,776 m.

Statue of Liberty
Gift from France to the U.S. in 1886, the colossal ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’.

Taj Mahal
Mughal mausoleum of white marble built by Emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz.

Christ the Redeemer
Art-Deco Jesus statue overlooking Rio; arms span 28 m at 700 m above sea level.

Stonehenge
Prehistoric ring of standing stones aligned with the solstices.

Table Mountain
Flat-topped sandstone massif overlooking Cape Town; its fleeting 'table-cloth' cloud is a famous sight.

Grand Canyon (South Rim)
1.6-km-deep gorge carved by the Colorado River. The layers reveal nearly two billion years of geology.

Angkor Wat
World’s largest religious monument, Khmer temple-mountain built for Suryavarman II in the 12th century.

Serengeti National Park
Tanzanian savanna famed for the Great Migration of 1.5 million wildebeest and zebra.

Burj Khalifa
At 828 m the world’s tallest building; its spire pierces Dubai’s sky and can be seen 95 km away on clear days.

St Basil's Cathedral
Landmark Orthodox cathedral in Moscow famed for its vividly patterned onion domes.

Uluru (Ayers Rock)
Monolithic sandstone inselberg sacred to the Anangu; glows fiery red at sunrise and sunset.

Edinburgh Castle
Fortress on an extinct volcano; the One O’Clock Gun still booms daily over Scotland’s capital.

Alhambra
13th-century Nasrid palace-fortress in Granada; stucco, tiles and courtyards epitomise Islamic Spain.

Mount Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak)
Africa’s highest point at 5,895 m and the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, with a snow-capped summit on the equator.

Mount Everest Base Camp (Nepal)
At 5,364 m, this is the trekkers’ staging ground beneath the world’s highest peak, with bright tents scattered across the Khumbu Glacier.

Great Barrier Reef (Heart Reef)
The largest living structure on Earth, stretching 2,300 km of coral that is visible from space. Heart Reef is its postcard-famous icon.

Ahu Tongariki (Moai, Easter Island)
Fifteen colossal stone heads facing inland; Rapa Nui’s largest restored moai platform.

CN Tower
Toronto’s 553 m concrete needle was the world’s tallest free-standing structure 1975-2007.

Golden Gate Bridge
Art-Deco suspension span painted ‘International Orange’; opened 1937 to link San Francisco and Marin.

Louvre Museum
A former royal palace that has become the world’s most visited art museum, and home to the Mona Lisa and the glass Pyramid.

La Sagrada Família
Antoni Gaudí’s still-rising basilica in Barcelona, with an estimated completion date of 2026, a century after his death.

Borobudur
A 9th-century Javanese Buddhist mandala featuring 2,672 relief panels, where sunrise reveals misty volcanoes beyond.

Colosseum
Vespasian’s Flavian Amphitheatre seated 50,000 Romans for gladiator spectacles nearly 2,000 years ago.

Denali (Mount McKinley)
North America’s tallest peak at 6,190 m, whose vertical rise from base camp rivals that of Everest.

Palace of Versailles
Louis XIV’s baroque château and Hall of Mirrors epitomise absolutist splendour.

Neuschwanstein Castle
Fairytale Bavarian palace commissioned by ‘Mad’ King Ludwig II; inspired Disney’s logo castle.

Great Blue Hole
A 150 m deep marine sinkhole off the coast of Belize, which Jacques Cousteau once called one of the top five dive sites on Earth.

Göreme Fairy Chimneys (Cappadocia)
Eroded tuff spires dotted with Byzantine cave churches; sunrise hot-air balloons fill the sky.

Hạ Long Bay
UNESCO seascape of 1,600 jungle-topped limestone karsts rising from emerald waters of the Gulf of Tônkin.

Banaue Rice Terraces
Known as the 'Stairway to the Sky', these Ifugao terraces were hand-carved 2,000 years ago and still feed mountain communities today.

Old Faithful Geyser
Yellowstone’s most reliable geyser erupts roughly every 90 minutes, jetting water up to 56 m.

Dead Sea Shore (Ein Bokek)
Earth’s lowest exposed land at −430 m; hypersaline waters let visitors float effortlessly.

Matterhorn
Iconic pyramidal Alp straddling Switzerland–Italy; first climbed in 1865 after a dramatic race to the summit and the logo of the Toblerone chocolate.

Prague Castle
The largest ancient castle complex in the world and the seat of Czech kings, emperors and presidents since the 9th century.

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)
Ottoman masterpiece with six minarets and 20,000 İznik tiles that glow blue under twilight.

Grand Prismatic Spring
Yellowstone’s rainbow-ringed hot spring, the third largest on Earth and made vivid by minerals and heat-loving microbes.

Milford Sound
Fiordland’s glacier-carved inlet framed by Mitre Peak and frequent waterfalls; Rudyard Kipling called it the 8th wonder.

Moraine Lake
A glacier-fed turquoise lake in Banff’s Valley of the Ten Peaks that once appeared on Canada’s $20 bill.

Great Mosque of Djenné
Largest mud-brick building worldwide; annual plastering festival keeps Mali’s 1907 adobe icon intact.

Giant's Causeway
Around 40,000 interlocking basalt columns that legend says were built by Finn McCool to reach Scotland.

Bryce Canyon Amphitheater
A forest of crimson hoodoos eroded from Claron limestone, where sunrise lights up the pinnacles.

Meeting of Waters
Rio Negro’s dark tea meets Amazon’s sandy Solimões; two rivers flow side by side for 6 km without mixing.

Lake Baikal
Often called Siberia’s 'Galápagos of Russia', it is the deepest and oldest lake in the world and holds 20% of the planet’s unfrozen freshwater.

Mount Sinai
3 750 steps lead pilgrims to the biblical peak where Moses received the Ten Commandments.

Wadi Rum
Martian red-sand valley where T.E. Lawrence roamed; backdrop to movies like *The Martian*.

Pamukkale Travertines
Calcium-rich hot springs cascade over white terraces where ancient Romans once bathed at the nearby city of Hierapolis.

Shibuya Crossing
The world’s busiest pedestrian scramble, where up to 3,000 people cross at each green light.

Brandenburg Gate
Neoclassical triumphal arch topped by the quadriga; once divided by the Berlin Wall.

The White House
Home and office of U.S. presidents since John Adams; burnt in 1814, rebuilt in gleaming sandstone.

Bagan Temples
Over 2 000 pagodas pepper Myanmar’s plain; dawn hot-air balloons reveal a sea of spires.

Tiger's Nest Monastery
Taktsang Monastery clings to a 900 m cliff in Bhutan, where legend says Guru Rinpoche arrived on a flying tigress.

Cité de Carcassonne
Double-walled medieval fortress restored by Viollet-le-Duc; its turrets inspired Sleeping Beauty’s castle.

Leaning Tower of Pisa
Romanesque bell tower tilting since 1173; engineers stabilised its lean from 5.5° to 4°.

Hassan II Mosque
Africa’s tallest minaret (210 m) soars above Atlantic breakers; laser points toward Mecca.

Oriental Pearl Tower
Shanghai’s space-age TV tower with triple spheres lights Pudong’s neon skyline.

Anse Source d'Argent
La Digue’s pink-sand beach framed by sculpted granite boulders and shallow turquoise water.

Perito Moreno Glacier
Advancing Patagonian ice wall 30 km long; thunderous calving viewed from near-touch boardwalks.

Cinque Terre
Five pastel fishing villages cling to Ligurian cliffs; terraced vines produce crisp Sciacchetrà wine.

Raja Ampat (Piaynemo)
Indonesian archipelago nicknamed the ‘Amazon of the Seas’ for record coral diversity.

Jeita Grotto
Lebanon’s twin-level limestone cave boasts one of the world’s longest stalactites (8.2 m).

Aoraki / Mount Cook
New Zealand’s highest summit (3 724 m); Māori legend calls it the cloud-piercer.

Uros Floating Islands
Totora-reed islands hand-woven by Peru’s Uros people on Lake Titicaca, 3 812 m above sea level.

Great Zimbabwe
11th-century stone city that gave a nation its name; mortar-less walls soar 11 metres.

The Shard
Renzo Piano’s 310 m glass spire reshaped London’s skyline; 95th-floor viewing deck soars above the Thames.

Gardens by the Bay
Singapore’s solar-powered ‘Supertrees’ host vertical gardens and nightly light-and-sound shows.

K2 Base Camp (Concordia)
Junction of Baltoro glaciers beneath ‘Savage Mountain’; trekkers marvel at 8 000-m giants all around.

Mount Etna
Europe’s most active volcano overlooks Sicily; frequent eruptions grow its height above 3 300 m.

Valley of the Kings
A desert valley containing 63 pharaohs’ tombs, including Tutankhamun, painted with vivid scenes of the afterlife.

Tegalalang Rice Terraces
Stepped Balinese paddies irrigated by ancient subak canals; sunrise paints the valley emerald.

Blyde River Canyon
One of the world’s largest green canyons, where God’s Window looks out 800 m over subtropical forest.

Okavango Delta
Botswana’s inland ‘river that never finds the sea’ fans into wildlife-rich wetlands visible from mokoro canoes.

Mount Roraima
Table-top tepui rising sheer 400 m; its plateau inspired Conan Doyle’s *The Lost World*.

Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial
Former Nazi death camp preserved as a stark reminder of the Holocaust.

Meteora Monasteries
Greek Orthodox monasteries perched on sandstone pillars, where monks once hauled supplies up by rope nets.

Plitvice Lakes
Sixteen terraced turquoise lakes linked by waterfalls and boardwalks in Croatia’s oldest national park.

Skógafoss
An Icelandic waterfall that drops 60 m in a single curtain and is often framed by rainbows in sunlit spray.

Blue Lagoon
Geothermal spa in a lava field; milky-blue silica waters stay at ~39 °C year-round.

Half Dome, Yosemite
A granite monolith shaped by glaciers, whose cable route allows hikers to stand atop one of Yosemite’s most famous landmarks.

General Sherman Tree
The world’s largest tree by volume, standing 275 ft tall with a 36 ft diameter, growing in California’s Sequoia National Park.

Meenakshi Temple
Dravidian complex in Madurai with 12 gopurams draped in riotous mythological sculptures.

Area 51 (Groom Lake)
Top-secret U.S. Air Force flight-test facility in Nevada; epicentre of UFO folklore and stealth-aircraft development.

Panama Canal (Miraflores Locks)
Engineering marvel joining the Atlantic and Pacific; ships rise 26 m via a stair-step system of locks.

Gyeongbokgung Palace
Grandest of Seoul’s Joseon-era palaces; the changing-of-the-guard ceremony colours its main gate hourly.

Belém Tower
A Manueline fortress guarding the Tagus River since 1519, and the launch point for Portugal’s Age of Discoveries.

Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO line-up of 19 Dutch polder windmills built in 1740 to keep the lowlands dry.

Grand Place, Brussels
Opulent guildhalls and a spired Town Hall surround Belgium’s most ornate square, which looks especially dazzling when illuminated at night.

Nyhavn Waterfront
A postcard-perfect canal lined with colourful 17th-century houses and moored tall ships, once home to Hans Christian Andersen.

Vasa Museum
A 17th-century warship raised intact after 333 years on Stockholm’s harbour floor, now preserved as a remarkable time capsule.

Geirangerfjord
A deep blue Norwegian fjord flanked by 1,000 m cliffs and the Seven Sisters waterfall, best viewed by ferry.

Santa Claus Village
A popular attraction set on the Arctic Circle where visitors can meet Father Christmas and watch the winter aurora shimmer overhead.

Hill of Crosses
Pilgrims have planted over 200,000 crucifixes here, forming an eerie forest of faith that even Soviet bulldozers failed to erase.

Hungarian Parliament Building
Neo-Gothic masterpiece glowing over the Danube; its 96-m dome rivals St Stephen’s Basilica opposite.

Spiš Castle
One of Europe’s largest hilltop fortresses, with ruined ramparts overlooking the foothills of Slovakia’s Tatras.

Lake Bled
Slovenia’s alpine lake with a tiny island topped by a church, where visitors can ring its wishing bell by rowboat.

Schönbrunn Palace
Habsburg summer residence of 1 441 sumptuous rooms and a Gloriette hilltop viewpoint.

Belgrade Fortress
A strategic lookout at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, with walls that span the Roman to Ottoman eras.

Kotor Old Town
A walled Venetian harbour backed by 1,350 steps leading up to St John’s Fortress, with panoramas over Europe’s southernmost fjord.

Berat Castle
Known as the 'City of a Thousand Windows', with Ottoman whitewashed houses climbing the hillside below this hilltop fortress.

Church of St John at Kaneo
A 13th-century Macedonian church perched on a cliff above Lake Ohrid, where sunset casts a golden glow over its Byzantine mosaics.

Guaita Tower
The oldest of San Marino’s Three Towers, with ramparts overlooking the Emilia-Romagna plains far below.

Blue Grotto, Malta
Sea-arch on Malta’s south coast where sunlight paints the water cobalt and divers explore submerged caves.

Petra tou Romiou
The legendary birthplace of Aphrodite, marked by a wave-washed limestone stack along Cyprus’ sunset coast.

Vianden Castle
Majestic feudal fortress rebuilt in Gothic-Renaissance style above Luxembourg’s Our River valley.

Amphitheatre of El Jem
The third largest Roman colosseum, whose golden sandstone walls still echo with the history of gladiators.

Tassili n'Ajjer
Sahara plateau of surreal arches and 10 000-year-old rock art depicting extinct giraffes and swimmers.

Lake Retba
Pepto-pink Senegalese lake whose salt-loving algae tint the water rose in dry season.

Cape Coast Castle
17th-century slave-trade fortress whose ‘Door of No Return’ faces the Atlantic.

Lalibela Rock-Hewn Churches
Eleven monolithic churches chiselled into red tufa, often described as Ethiopia’s medieval 'New Jerusalem'.

Maasai Mara Reserve
Kenyan grassland stage for the Great Wildebeest Migration and lion prides of documentary fame.

Sossusvlei (Dune 45)
Apricot-coloured dunes that are over 800 years old rise against cobalt skies, best climbed at dawn before the sand becomes scorching.

Avenue of the Baobabs
Giant 'upside-down' trees line a red dirt track, forming a remnant of Madagascar’s ancient forests.

Zuma Rock
A towering monolithic inselberg north of Abuja, rising about 300 m above the surrounding plains and famed for the human-like face visible in its cliff.

Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
UNESCO montane jungle sheltering roughly half the world’s remaining mountain gorillas.

Hegra (Mada'in Salih)
A Nabataean sister city to Petra and Saudi Arabia’s first World Heritage Site, featuring around 100 sandstone tombs.

Persepolis
The ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, where stone staircases still display reliefs of the empire’s delegates.

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Oman’s marble mosque boasts a 70-m dome and a carpet once the world’s largest hand-woven piece.

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha
I.M. Pei-designed limestone cubes mirrored in the Persian Gulf; houses 1 400 years of Islamic treasures.

Qal'at al-Bahrain
Dilmun capital turned Portuguese bastion; archaeological layers span 4 000 years on Bahrain’s north shore.

Kuwait Towers
Three blue-tiled spheres that rise above Kuwait City’s skyline, with one storing water and another housing a revolving restaurant.

Sigiriya Rock Fortress
A sheer citadel rising 200 m above the Sri Lankan jungle, with frescoes known as the Cloud Maidens lining its mirror wall.

Sundarbans Mangrove Forest
The world’s largest mangrove delta, where Bengal tigers prowl tidal creeks among nipa palms.

Vaadhoo Island, Maldives
Bioluminescent plankton light the surf electric blue, earning it the nickname the 'Sea of Stars'.

Taroko Gorge
Taiwan’s marble canyon where tunnels cling to vertical walls above jade-green rapids.

Flaming Cliffs (Bayanzag)
A Gobi Desert escarpment that glows orange at sunset and was the site of the first discovered dinosaur egg fossils.

Pyramids of Meroë
Dozens of steep Nubian pyramids rise from Sudan’s desert as the royal necropolis of the Kingdom of Kush.

Wat Rong Khun (White Temple)
A contemporary Buddhist shrine in Chiang Rai, Thailand, made from gleaming ivory plaster inlaid with mirrored mosaics.

Lake Louise
Glacier-fed turquoise lake in Banff NP framed by Victoria Glacier and Fairmont Chateau.

Cradle Mountain
A saw-toothed dolerite peak reflected in Tasmania’s Dove Lake and a haven for hikers on the Overland Track.

The Wave (Coyote Buttes)
Undulating Navajo sandstone forms a psychedelic corridor on the Arizona–Utah border; limited daily permits.

Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico’s limestone cave system boasts the colossal Big Room and nightly bat flights from its mouth.

Tower Bridge
Iconic Victorian bascule bridge over the Thames; its twin walkways now host glass floors and city panoramas.

Leshan Giant Buddha
71-m seated Maitreya carved in 713 AD where three rivers meet; tallest pre-modern statue on Earth.

Zhangjiajie Sandstone Pillars
Avatar-inspiring quartzite spires pierce the mist in China’s first national forest park.

Huangshan (Yellow Mountain)
Granite peaks, twisted pines and ‘sea-of-clouds’ vistas celebrated in Chinese ink paintings for centuries.

Jiuzhaigou Five-Flower Lake
Crystalline turquoise pool ringed by autumn maples in Sichuan’s fairy-tale valley of waterfalls and travertine dams.

Mont Blanc Summit
At 4,808 m, the highest peak in the Alps straddles France and Italy, with climbers crossing crevassed glaciers to reach its dome.

Mount St Helens Crater
A volcano infamous for its 1980 lateral blast, now featuring a horseshoe-shaped crater and an emerging lava dome.

Clingmans Dome
An observation tower crowns the Smokies’ highest peak (2 025 m) on the Tennessee–North Carolina line.

Everglades Shark Valley Tower
360° platform above Florida’s ‘River of Grass’; alligators line the 24-km cycling loop.

Lady Bird Johnson Grove
Cathedral of coast redwoods cloaked in morning fog near Orick, California.

Angels Landing
Nerve-shredding Zion hike along a narrow fin with 450 m drops to the Virgin River canyon floor.

Monument Valley – John Ford Point
Classic Wild-West panorama of buttes and mesas on Navajo land straddling Arizona and Utah.

Lower Antelope Canyon
Orange slot canyon sculpted by flash floods; light beams dance across curving sandstone walls.

Emerald Lakes, Tongariro
Sulphur-tinted pools shimmer along New Zealand’s celebrated Alpine Crossing across active volcanoes.

Mount Otemanu, Bora Bora
Jagged basalt peak towers over a lagoon of impossibly vivid blues in French Polynesia.

Aitutaki Lagoon
South Pacific dreamscape of turquoise motus and coral atolls in the Cook Islands.

Piton de la Fournaise
One of Earth’s most active shield volcanoes dominates Réunion Island’s lunar landscape.

Tubbataha Reefs
A remote Philippine atoll teeming with sharks, turtles and over 600 species of fish, accessible only to live-aboard divers.

Mount Kinabalu Summit
Borneo’s granite giant at 4 095 m is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve rich in endemic orchids.

Batu Caves
272 rainbow steps lead to limestone caverns and a towering golden Murugan statue near Kuala Lumpur.

Ak-Baital Pass, Pamir Highway
World’s second-highest international road crests at 4 655 m among Tajikistan’s ‘Roof of the World’ peaks.

Darvaza Gas Crater
Known as the 'Door to Hell', this Soviet drill site turned fiery pit has been burning in Turkmenistan’s desert since 1971.

Issyk-Kul Lake
Kyrgyzstan’s alpine lake never freezes despite 1 607 m elevation; snow-capped Tien Shan mirror in its waters.

Valle de la Luna, Atacama
Chile’s moon-like basin of wind-carved salt and gypsum dunes glows crimson at sunset.

Caño Cristales
Colombia’s ‘Liquid Rainbow’ river blooms red, yellow and blue from endemic aquatic plants.

Hawa Mahal
Jaipur’s 'Palace of Winds', where 953 pink sandstone screens allowed royal ladies to watch street life unseen.

Brihadeeswarar Temple
11th-century Chola masterpiece crowned by a 66-m granite vimana in Thanjavur, India.

Baháʼí Gardens, Haifa
Nineteen terraced gardens cascade down Mount Carmel to the golden-domed Shrine of the Báb.

Wadi Al-Hitan (Whale Valley)
An Egyptian desert scattered with 40-million-year-old whale fossils that still show hind legs, offering a glimpse into evolution in action.

Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)
A Norwegian cliff platform that hangs 604 m above Lysefjord, with no railings and sweeping views.

Cliffs of Moher
Sheer 214 m Atlantic cliffs in County Clare where puffins nest and the weather can change by the minute.

Dubrovnik Old City Walls
2-km limestone ramparts encircle Croatia’s ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’, familiar to *Game of Thrones* fans.

Meoto Iwa (Wedded Rocks)
Shinto-bound rocks off Ise, Japan that symbolise Izanagi and Izanami, linked by a sacred straw rope.

Hakone Shrine Torii, Lake Ashi
Vermilion gateway seemingly floating on Mount Fuji’s postcard lake backdrop.

Ulsanbawi, Seoraksan
Granite rampart of six jagged peaks rewards a 888-step climb with views over Korea’s east coast.

Victoria Peak (The Peak)
Hong Kong’s classic skyline vista reached by a century-old funicular tram.

Oia Blue Domes, Santorini
Cycladic white-washed cliffs sprinkled with cobalt domes above a sunken volcanic caldera.

Dragon’s Blood Trees, Socotra
Alien umbrella-shaped trees ooze crimson sap on Yemen’s remote Socotra Island.

Rila Monastery
Bulgaria’s spiritual heart, with striped arches and frescoes set among the forested Rila Mountains.

Palmyra (Temple of Bel)
A Syrian desert oasis city on the Silk Road whose colonnades and temples blended Greco-Roman and Persian styles.

Ziggurat of Ur
A 4,000-year-old stepped pyramid near Nasiriyah in Iraq that was once crowned with a shrine to the Sumerian moon god.

Naqsh-e Jahan Square
Isfahan’s 17th-century royal square framed by blue-tiled mosques and Safavid palace arcades.

Band-e Amir National Park
Afghanistan’s first national park, home to six cobalt travertine lakes nestled within Hindu Kush limestone canyons.

Badshahi Mosque
Lahore’s Mughal masterpiece of red sandstone and white marble, once the largest mosque in the world.

Kalandula Falls
Angola’s 105 m horseshoe-shaped cataract that thunders through rainforest and is Africa’s second largest waterfall by flow.

Odzala-Kokoua National Park
Republic of Congo’s swampy bai clearings draw forest elephants, lowland gorillas and flocks of grey parrots.

South Luangwa River (Mfuwe)
Zambia’s premier safari valley, where hippos crowd oxbow lagoons and walking safaris track big cats on foot.

Bazaruto Dune 7 Viewpoint
Towering saffron dunes overlook Mozambique’s Bazaruto Archipelago of turquoise seas and dugong-filled seagrass.

Laas Geel Rock Paintings
Neolithic rock art shelters near Hargeisa in Somalia, featuring vivid cattle and giraffes painted around 5,000 years ago.

Banff National Park
Canada's oldest national park in the Rocky Mountains featuring turquoise lakes and dramatic peaks.

Havana Malecón
Iconic 8-km seafront promenade in Cuba's capital, where locals gather at sunset.

Sugarloaf Mountain
Iconic granite peak in Rio de Janeiro reached by glass cable car.

Alcatraz Island
Former federal prison in San Francisco Bay, now a popular museum destination.

Galápagos Marine Iguana
Fernandina Island hosts the world's only sea-going lizards basking on volcanic rocks.

Easter Island Rano Raraku
Volcanic quarry where over 900 moai statues were carved from compressed ash.

Sedona Red Rocks
Arizona's famous crimson buttes believed by New Age spiritualists to emit healing energy vortexes.

Trevi Fountain
A grand Baroque fountain in Rome where tradition says tossing a coin into its waters ensures your return to the Eternal City.

Santorini Caldera
Volcanic crater flooded by the Aegean, ringed by white-washed villages.

Pompeii Ruins
An ancient Roman city frozen in time after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

Ring of Kerry
Scenic 179-km coastal loop through Ireland's rugged southwest peninsula.

Swiss Alps Jungfraujoch
Europe’s highest railway station at 3,454 m, often nicknamed the 'Top of Europe'.

Palace of the Doges
Venetian Gothic masterpiece that housed rulers of the Venetian Republic.

Stockholm Gamla Stan
One of Europe's best-preserved medieval old towns on a tiny island.

Amalfi Coast
A dramatic stretch of Italian coastline where pastel-coloured villages cling to steep seaside cliffs.

Fushimi Inari Shrine
A Kyoto shrine renowned for thousands of vermilion torii gates that wind their way up Mount Inari.

Terracotta Army
More than 8,000 life-sized clay soldiers stand guard over the tomb of Emperor Qin near Xi’an.

Phi Phi Islands
Thai archipelago famous for limestone cliffs and the Maya Bay from 'The Beach.'

Golden Temple Amritsar
Sikhism's holiest shrine reflected in its surrounding holy pool.

Jaipur Amber Fort
Rajput hilltop fortress of red sandstone and marble overlooking Maota Lake.

Komodo Island
Indonesian island home to the world's largest living lizards.

Luang Prabang
Laotian UNESCO town where saffron-robed monks collect morning alms.

Potala Palace
Former winter home of the Dalai Lamas towering over Lhasa at 3,700 m.

Cappadocia Underground City
Derinkuyu's 8-level ancient refuge carved into volcanic rock.

Hoi An Ancient Town
Vietnamese trading port lit by silk lanterns at night.

Luxor Temple
Pharaonic temple complex on the Nile's east bank, spectacular when floodlit.

Abu Simbel
Colossal rock-cut temple moved piece by piece to escape the rising Nile.

Stone Town Zanzibar
UNESCO trading port with carved wooden doors and spice-scented alleys.

Ngorongoro Crater
Collapsed volcano floor hosting 25,000 large animals in a natural amphitheatre.

Skeleton Coast
Namibia's fog-shrouded coast littered with shipwrecks and whale bones.

Pinnacle Rock Bartolomé
Volcanic spire and iconic view of the Galápagos lava landscape.

Wadi Shab
Omani canyon oasis ending in a turquoise pool and hidden cave.

Al Ain Oasis
UAE's largest oasis with 147,000 date palms and ancient falaj irrigation.

Baalbek Temple
Roman ruins in Lebanon featuring the world's largest ancient stone blocks.

Kakadu National Park
Australian wetland World Heritage site with Aboriginal rock art over 20,000 years old.

Franz Josef Glacier
Rare glacier descending into temperate rainforest on New Zealand's South Island.

Whitsunday Islands
Queensland archipelago boasting swirling silica sands at Whitehaven Beach.

Lord Howe Island
UNESCO crescent island with Ball's Pyramid, the world's tallest sea stack.

Moorea Island
French Polynesian island with jagged peaks rising from a turquoise lagoon.

Bungle Bungle Range
Beehive-striped domes in Western Australia's Purnululu National Park.

Bay of Islands
New Zealand's subtropical paradise of 144 islands north of Auckland.

Skellig Michael
A remote Irish island monastery with stone beehive huts that later became home to Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.

Trolltunga
Norway's 'Troll's Tongue' rock formation jutting 700 m above Lake Ringedalsvatnet.

Lauterbrunnen Valley
Swiss valley with 72 waterfalls that inspired Tolkien's Rivendell.

Trollstigen Road
Norway's serpentine mountain road with 11 hairpin bends.

Siena Piazza del Campo
Shell-shaped medieval square hosting the Palio horse race twice yearly.

Paro Dzong
Bhutanese fortress-monastery featuring in the annual spring festival.

Hampi Ruins
Stone chariots and temples scattered across a boulder-strewn Indian landscape.

Jeju Seongsan Ilchulbong
Korean 'Sunrise Peak' volcanic crater rising from the sea.

Patagonia Torres del Paine
Chile's iconic granite towers and glaciers in the southern Andes.

Wulingyuan Pillars
Over 3,000 sandstone pillars inspired the floating mountains in James Cameron's Avatar.

Positano
Cliffside village tumbling down to the Tyrrhenian Sea in cascades of pastel houses.

Sagano Bamboo Grove
Towering bamboo stalks create ethereal pathways in Kyoto's Arashiyama district.

Antelope Island
Utah's largest Great Salt Lake island home to free-roaming bison herds.

Fjallsárlón Glacier Lagoon
Icebergs calve into this less-visited Icelandic glacial lake near Vatnajökull.

Sidi Bou Said
Blue-and-white hilltop village overlooking the Gulf of Tunis.

Zhangye Rainbow Mountains
Multicoloured strata of iron and sandstone ripple across China's Hexi Corridor.

Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion
Zen temple covered in gold leaf reflects in Kyoto's mirror pond.

Horseshoe Bend
Colorado River meander curves 270° around a sandstone mesa near Page, Arizona.

Kyoto Geisha District
Historic Gion quarter where geiko and maiko preserve traditional arts.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Doomsday vault carved into Arctic permafrost protects the world's crop diversity.

Faroe Islands Múlafossur
Waterfall plunges directly into the North Atlantic from a seaside cliff.

Chefchaouen Blue City
Morocco's mountain town painted in distinctive shades of blue.

Great Ocean Road
Victoria's coastal drive past sea stacks and surf beaches built as a war memorial.

Namaqualand Flower Fields
South African desert erupts in carpets of orange daisies each spring.

Keukenhof Gardens
World's largest flower garden with 7 million tulips blooming each spring.

Lofoten Islands
Norwegian archipelago of dramatic peaks, fishing villages and midnight sun.

Yangshuo Karst Mountains
Limestone karst towers rise from the Li River mist in southern China.

Reine Fishing Village
Norway's iconic red cabins nestle beneath granite peaks in the Lofoten Islands.

Ao Phang Nga Bay
Thai bay of karst pillars made famous by James Bond Island.

Seville Alcázar
A Spanish royal palace that blends Moorish and Gothic styles and was featured in Game of Thrones.

Cappadocia Valley View
Hundreds of hot-air balloons rise over fairy chimneys at dawn.

Waimea Canyon
Grand Canyon of the Pacific' carved into Kauai's volcanic rock.

Glowworm Caves Waitomo
Boat ride through a subterranean galaxy of bioluminescent larvae.

Big Ben
Iconic clock tower at the Houses of Parliament, officially named Elizabeth Tower.

Buckingham Palace
Official London residence of the British monarch since 1837.

Windsor Castle
Oldest and largest occupied castle in the world, a royal residence for over 900 years.

Roman Baths
Well-preserved Roman bathing complex in Bath fed by natural hot springs.

York Minster
One of the largest Gothic cathedrals in Northern Europe.

Hadrians Wall
Roman defensive fortification stretching 73 miles across northern England.

Lake District
Mountainous region in northwest England famous for its lakes and fells.

Blarney Castle
Medieval stronghold famous for the Blarney Stone said to bestow eloquence.

Book of Kells Trinity College
Ancient illuminated manuscript displayed in Dublin's stunning Long Room library.

Newgrange
Prehistoric passage tomb older than Stonehenge, aligned with winter solstice sunrise.

Arc de Triomphe
Napoleonic triumphal arch at the western end of the Champs-Élysées.

Notre-Dame Cathedral
A medieval Catholic cathedral on the Île de la Cité, undergoing restoration following the 2019 fire.

Sacré-Cœur Basilica
White-domed basilica atop Montmartre offering panoramic views of Paris.

Palace of Fontainebleau
Former royal château surrounded by a vast forest, home to French monarchs for centuries.

Pont du Gard
Ancient Roman aqueduct bridge spanning the Gardon River in southern France.

Château de Chambord
Renaissance château with distinctive French architecture in the Loire Valley.

Étretat Cliffs
Dramatic white chalk cliffs and natural arches on the Normandy coast.

Dune of Pilat
Europe's tallest sand dune rising 110 meters on the Atlantic coast.

Gorges du Verdon
Turquoise river canyon in Provence often called the Grand Canyon of Europe.

Lavender Fields Provence
Purple lavender rows stretching across the Provençal countryside in summer.

Park Güell
Gaudí's colorful mosaic wonderland overlooking Barcelona.

Plaza de España Seville
Landmark plaza built for the 1929 Ibero-American Exposition with tiled alcoves.

Mezquita Córdoba
Mosque-cathedral featuring a forest of red-and-white striped arches.

Cueva de Altamira
Cave with prehistoric paintings dubbed the Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic art.

Ronda Bridge
Puente Nuevo spans a 120-meter gorge in the Andalusian mountain town.

Montserrat Monastery
Benedictine abbey nestled among dramatic serrated peaks near Barcelona.

Sintra Pena Palace
Romanticist castle painted in vivid yellows and reds atop Portuguese hills.

Douro Valley
Terraced vineyards lining the Douro River, birthplace of Port wine.

Cabo da Roca
Westernmost point of continental Europe marked by a lighthouse.

Pantheon Rome
Ancient Roman temple with the world's largest unreinforced concrete dome.

Spanish Steps
Monumental stairway of 135 steps linking Piazza di Spagna to Trinità dei Monti.

Rialto Bridge
Oldest bridge across Venice's Grand Canal, lined with shops.

Piazza San Marco
Venice's principal public square surrounded by Byzantine and Renaissance architecture.

Duomo di Milano
Gothic cathedral with 135 spires and 3,400 statues, Italy's largest church.

Lake Como
Y-shaped Alpine lake surrounded by villas and gardens.

Dolomites Tre Cime
Three distinctive peaks rising like fingers from the Italian Alps.

Trulli of Alberobello
Whitewashed stone huts with conical roofs unique to Puglia.

Valley of the Temples
Ancient Greek ruins including the Temple of Concordia in Sicily.

Blue Grotto Capri
Sea cave illuminated by ethereal blue light from an underwater opening.

Heidelberg Castle
Renaissance ruins overlooking the Neckar River and old town.

Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Perfectly preserved medieval town with half-timbered houses.

Sanssouci Palace
Frederick the Great's rococo summer palace in Potsdam.

Black Forest
A dense evergreen forest in Germany known for its folklore, cuckoo clocks and namesake cake.

Hallstatt Salt Mines
World's oldest salt mine offering underground slides and lake crossings.

Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Scenic mountain road winding through Austria's highest peaks.

Kaprun High Mountain Reservoirs
Engineering marvel of dams and reservoirs in the Austrian Alps.

Rhine Falls
Europe's largest waterfall by volume, straddling Switzerland and Germany.

Lake Geneva
Crescent-shaped Alpine lake shared by Switzerland and France.

Zermatt Matterhorn View
Car-free village with iconic views of the pyramidal peak.

Little Mermaid Copenhagen
Bronze statue inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale.

Tivoli Gardens
Historic amusement park that inspired Walt Disney.

Stockholm City Hall
Venue of the Nobel Prize banquet with its famous Blue Hall.

Ice Hotel
World's first ice hotel rebuilt each winter from Torne River ice.

Vigeland Sculpture Park
World's largest sculpture park by a single artist with 200+ works.

Flåm Railway
Scenic railway descending from mountain plateau to fjord level.

Svartisen Glacier
Norway's second-largest glacier with a striking blue ice face.

Suomenlinna Fortress
Sea fortress spanning six islands in Helsinki's harbor.

Charles Bridge Prague
Gothic stone bridge lined with 30 baroque statues.

Old Town Square Prague
Historic square with the famous Astronomical Clock.

Český Krumlov
Fairytale town with a castle complex second only to Prague's.

Wieliczka Salt Mine
Underground cathedral and chapels carved entirely from salt.

Wawel Castle Krakow
Royal castle and cathedral complex overlooking the Vistula River.

Fishermans Bastion Budapest
Neo-Gothic terrace offering panoramic views across the Danube.

Széchenyi Thermal Bath
Europe's largest medicinal bath complex in Budapest's City Park.

Bran Castle
Gothic fortress in Transylvania linked to the Dracula legend.

Painted Monasteries Bucovina
UNESCO churches with vivid exterior frescoes in northern Romania.

Rila Seven Lakes
Glacial lakes at different altitudes in Bulgaria's Rila Mountains.

Parthenon Athens
Ancient temple dedicated to Athena, icon of classical Greece.

Delphi
Ancient sanctuary once considered the center of the world.

Mykonos Town
Whitewashed Cycladic town with winding streets and waterfront bars.

Zakynthos Shipwreck Beach
Dramatic cove with a rusting shipwreck on white sand.

Lindos Acropolis
Ancient citadel crowning a rocky outcrop on Rhodes.

Hagia Sophia
Byzantine cathedral turned mosque with massive dome and mosaics.

Topkapi Palace
The former residence of Ottoman sultans, home to imperial treasures and sacred relics.

Ephesus Library of Celsus
Ornate Roman library facade in one of the best-preserved ancient cities.

Pamukkale Hierapolis
Ancient spa city above the white travertine terraces.

Sumela Monastery
Greek Orthodox monastery clinging to a sheer cliff in the Pontic Alps.

Forbidden City Beijing
Ming-Qing imperial palace with 980 surviving buildings.

Temple of Heaven
Imperial altar where emperors prayed for good harvests.

Summer Palace Beijing
Royal garden with Kunming Lake and the Long Corridor.

Bund Shanghai
Waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings facing Pudong.

Yu Garden
Classical Chinese garden with rockeries, pavilions and ponds.

West Lake Hangzhou
Scenic lake immortalized in Chinese poetry and painting.

Li River Cruise
Boat journey through karst landscapes between Guilin and Yangshuo.

Giant Panda Base Chengdu
Conservation center where visitors can see pandas up close.

Longji Rice Terraces
Dragon's Backbone terraces carved into steep hillsides.

Hong Kong Victoria Harbour
Stunning skyline views best seen from the Star Ferry.

Tian Tan Buddha
Giant bronze Buddha seated atop 268 steps on Lantau Island.

Taipei 101
Bamboo-shaped supertall skyscraper with a famous tuned mass damper.

Sun Moon Lake
Taiwan's largest body of water surrounded by forested mountains.

Jiufen Old Street
Lantern-lit hillside town that inspired Spirited Away.

Tokyo Tower
A lattice communications tower inspired by the Eiffel Tower and painted in bright orange and white.

Senso-ji Temple
Tokyo's oldest temple reached through the Thunder Gate.

Meiji Shrine
Shinto shrine in a forest dedicated to Emperor Meiji.

Nara Deer Park
Park where over 1,000 sacred deer roam freely among temples.

Himeji Castle
White Heron Castle, Japan's finest surviving feudal fortress.

Hiroshima Peace Memorial
The preserved A-Bomb Dome, standing as a reminder of the devastation caused by nuclear warfare.

Miyajima Floating Torii
Vermilion gate appearing to float on Hiroshima Bay at high tide.

Kenroku-en Garden
One of Japan's Three Great Gardens in Kanazawa.

Takayama Old Town
Edo-period merchant district with sake breweries.

Shirakawa-go
UNESCO village of steep thatched-roof farmhouses.

Naoshima Art Island
Island devoted to contemporary art including Yayoi Kusama's pumpkins.

Okinawa Shuri Castle
Reconstructed Ryukyu Kingdom palace blending Chinese and Japanese styles.

Bukchon Hanok Village
Seoul neighborhood of traditional Korean houses between two palaces.

Changdeokgung Palace
Joseon palace with a UNESCO-listed secret garden.

N Seoul Tower
Communication and observation tower on Namsan Mountain.

DMZ Korea
Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

Bulguksa Temple
Head temple of the Jogye Order with priceless national treasures.

Haedong Yonggungsa Temple
Seaside temple perched on cliffs overlooking the East Sea.

Gamcheon Culture Village
Colorful hillside village in Busan nicknamed the Machu Picchu of Korea.

Angkor Thom
Walled city with the serene stone faces of the Bayon temple.

Ta Prohm Temple
Jungle temple with massive tree roots engulfing ancient stones.

Shwedagon Pagoda
Gold-plated Buddhist stupa dominating the Yangon skyline.

Inle Lake
Leg-rowing fishermen and floating gardens in the Shan Hills.

Kuang Si Falls
Multi-tiered turquoise waterfalls near Luang Prabang.

Grand Palace Bangkok
Dazzling complex of royal buildings and the Emerald Buddha temple.

Wat Pho
Temple of the 46-meter Reclining Buddha covered in gold leaf.

Ayutthaya Historical Park
Ruins of Thailand's ancient capital with Buddha heads in tree roots.

Railay Beach
Peninsula accessible only by boat, famous for rock climbing.

Petronas Twin Towers
Twin supertall skyscrapers joined by a striking double-decker skybridge.

Marina Bay Singapore
Waterfront area with the iconic triple-tower hotel and ArtScience Museum.

Sentosa Island
Resort island with beaches, Universal Studios and the Merlion.

Boracay White Beach
Four-kilometer stretch of powdery white sand in the Philippines.

Chocolate Hills
Over 1,200 grass-covered limestone mounds in Bohol, Philippines.

Tanah Lot Temple
Balinese sea temple perched on a rock formation.

Uluwatu Temple
Cliffside temple with sunset kecak dance performances.

Ubud Monkey Forest
Sacred sanctuary home to 700+ long-tailed macaques.

Prambanan Temple
9th-century Hindu temple compound with tall spires.

Jaisalmer Fort
Living fort rising from the Thar Desert like a golden mirage.

Udaipur Lake Palace
White marble palace floating on Lake Pichola.

Varanasi Ghats
Sacred riverfront steps where Hindu pilgrims bathe in the Ganges.

Khajuraho Temples
Medieval Hindu and Jain temples renowned for erotic sculptures.

Ajanta Caves
Rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments with ancient paintings.

Ellora Caves
Massive Kailasa Temple carved from a single rock.

Gateway of India
Triumphal arch overlooking Mumbai's harbor.

Kerala Backwaters
Network of lagoons and lakes explored by traditional houseboats.

Munnar Tea Plantations
Rolling green tea estates in the Western Ghats.

Galle Fort
Colonial fortification blending Portuguese, Dutch and British architecture.

Kathmandu Durbar Square
Historic plaza surrounded by palaces and temples.

Boudhanath Stupa
One of the largest spherical stupas in Nepal with watchful Buddha eyes.

Everest View Hotel
World's highest hotel with direct views of the summit.

Punakha Dzong
Fortress-monastery at the confluence of two rivers in Bhutan.

Samarkand Registan
Three tiled madrasas forming Central Asia's most iconic square.

Khiva Itchan Kala
Walled inner town of a Silk Road oasis city.

Bukhara Old Town
Ancient trading hub with the Kalyan Minaret towering above.

Baku Flame Towers
Triple skyscrapers shaped like flames and covered in LED screens.

Gobustan Petroglyphs
Rock carvings depicting prehistoric life dating back 40,000 years.

Tbilisi Old Town
Colorful balconied houses climbing up to Narikala Fortress.

Gergeti Trinity Church
14th-century church beneath Mount Kazbek in the Caucasus.

Vardzia Cave Monastery
Medieval cave city carved into a cliffside.

Lake Sevan
Largest lake in the Caucasus with an island monastery.

Tatev Monastery
Remote Armenian monastery reached by the world's longest cable car.

Western Wall Jerusalem
Holiest site where Jews can pray, remnant of the Second Temple.

Dome of the Rock
Golden-domed Islamic shrine on the Temple Mount.

Church of the Holy Sepulchre
Site believed to be where Jesus was crucified and buried.

Masada
Ancient fortress atop a plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.

Jerash Roman Ruins
Best-preserved Greco-Roman city outside of Italy.

Treasury Petra
Iconic rose-red facade carved into the cliffs of Jordan.

Burj Al Arab
A sail-shaped luxury hotel set on its own artificial island off Dubai’s coast. Often considered the first 'seven star' hotel.

Palm Jumeirah
Palm-shaped artificial archipelago visible from space.

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
A vast white marble mosque featuring 82 domes and one of the world’s largest hand-knotted carpets.

Louvre Abu Dhabi
Jean Nouvel's museum under a dome creating a 'rain of light'.

Pyramids of Giza
The last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, watched over by the Great Sphinx.

Karnak Temple Complex
Vast temple precinct with the Hypostyle Hall's 134 columns.

Philae Temple
Island temple to Isis relocated to save it from the Aswan Dam.

Fes Medina
World's largest car-free urban area with labyrinthine alleys.

Jardin Majorelle
Yves Saint Laurent's cobalt blue garden in Marrakech.

Ait Benhaddou
Fortified clay village and frequent film location.

Sahara Desert Merzouga
Golden Erg Chebbi dunes for camel treks and desert camps.

Cape of Good Hope
Rocky headland where the Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean.

Robben Island
Prison island where Nelson Mandela spent 18 years.

Kruger National Park
South Africa's largest game reserve with the Big Five.

Drakensberg Mountains
Dragon Mountains with San rock art and dramatic escarpments.

Fish River Canyon
Second-largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon.

Deadvlei
White clay pan with 900-year-old dead camel thorn trees.

Etosha Pan
Salt pan where wildlife gathers at waterholes.

Spitzkoppe
Granite inselberg nicknamed the Matterhorn of Namibia.

Chobe National Park
Botswana park with the world's largest elephant population.

Hwange National Park
Zimbabwe's largest game reserve known for painted dogs.

Lemur Island Madagascar
A sanctuary where endemic primates found nowhere else on Earth live among Madagascar’s unique island habitats.

Tsingy de Bemaraha
Razor-sharp limestone pinnacles forming a stone forest.

Virunga Volcanoes
Chain of volcanoes home to endangered mountain gorillas.

Zanzibar Beaches
White sand beaches with turquoise waters off Tanzania.

Mount Kenya
Africa's second-highest peak with equatorial glaciers.

Lamu Old Town
Swahili trading town with carved wooden doors and donkey-only streets.

Times Square
A neon-lit commercial crossroads at the vibrant heart of Manhattan.

Brooklyn Bridge
Iconic suspension bridge connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.

Grand Central Terminal
Beaux-Arts train station with a celestial ceiling.

Lincoln Memorial
Greek temple housing a giant seated Lincoln statue.

Smithsonian Museums
World's largest museum complex with 19 museums.

French Quarter New Orleans
Historic neighborhood famous for jazz and Mardi Gras.

Space Needle Seattle
Flying saucer-shaped observation tower from the 1962 World's Fair.

Hollywood Sign
Giant white letters perched on Mount Lee.

Santa Monica Pier
Pacific Park amusement area at the end of Route 66.

Yosemite El Capitan
Granite monolith rising 900 meters above the valley floor.

Death Valley Badwater
North America's lowest point at 86 meters below sea level.

Antelope Canyon
Slot canyon with undulating sandstone walls.

Mesa Verde
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings built into canyon alcoves.

Arches Delicate Arch
Freestanding natural arch and Utah's iconic symbol.

Jasper National Park
Largest park in the Canadian Rockies with dark sky preserve.

Vancouver Stanley Park
Urban park with seawall, totem poles and aquarium.

Tulum Ruins
Clifftop Maya fortress overlooking the Caribbean.

Cenote Ik Kil
Open cenote with vines cascading from the surface.

San Cristobal de las Casas
Colonial highland town surrounded by indigenous villages.

Hierve el Agua
Petrified waterfall with natural infinity pools.

Guatemala City
Sprawling capital set in a highland valley.

Antigua Guatemala
Colonial town framed by volcanoes with baroque ruins.

Belize Barrier Reef
Second-largest barrier reef in the world.

Roatan Island
Bay Island dive destination with coral reefs.

Monteverde Cloud Forest
Misty forest canopy walkways with quetzal sightings.

Old Havana Cuba
Historic center with colorful buildings and vintage cars.

Viñales Valley
Tobacco-growing valley with dramatic limestone mogotes.

Pitons St Lucia
Twin volcanic peaks rising from the Caribbean Sea.

El Yunque Rainforest
Only tropical rainforest in the US National Forest System.

Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Spanish citadel guarding San Juan harbor for 400 years.

Copacabana Beach
Iconic Rio beach with black and white wavy promenade.

Lapa Arches Rio
Colonial aqueduct turned streetcar viaduct in Rio.

Amazon River Manaus
Gateway to the Amazon where rivers of two colors meet.

Plaza de Mayo Buenos Aires
Historic square surrounded by the Casa Rosada.

La Boca Buenos Aires
Colorful neighborhood birthplace of tango.

Tierra del Fuego
Land of Fire archipelago at South America's tip.

Fitz Roy Patagonia
Jagged granite peak rising above El Chaltén.

Atacama Salt Flat
Salt lake with flamingos and otherworldly landscapes.

Cartagena Old Town
Walled colonial port with colorful Caribbean architecture.

Lost City Colombia
Ancient ruins reached by multi-day jungle trek.

Cusco Plaza de Armas
Colonial square built on Inca foundations.

Sacred Valley Peru
Fertile valley with Inca ruins between Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Lake Titicaca Islands
Floating reed islands on the world's highest navigable lake.

La Paz Cable Cars
World's highest and longest urban cable car network.

Galapagos Tortoise
Giant tortoises that can live over 100 years.

Quito Old Town
First UNESCO World Heritage City with baroque churches.

Middle of the World Monument
Monument marking the equatorial line near Quito.

Cotopaxi Volcano
Near-perfect volcanic cone and one of the world's highest active volcanoes.

Sydney Harbour Bridge
Iconic steel arch bridge nicknamed the Coathanger.

Bondi Beach
Sydney's most famous beach with crescent of golden sand.

Blue Mountains Three Sisters
Sandstone rock formation shrouded in eucalyptus haze.

Melbourne Laneways
Hidden alleys filled with street art and coffee bars.

Great Ocean Road Twelve Apostles
Limestone sea stacks along Victoria's dramatic coast.

Kangaroo Island
Wildlife haven with sea lions, koalas and Remarkable Rocks.

Pinnacles Desert
Thousands of limestone pillars rising from yellow sand.

Wave Rock
Natural rock formation shaped like a giant breaking wave.

Ningaloo Reef
Fringing reef where whale sharks swim close to shore.

Daintree Rainforest
World's oldest tropical rainforest meeting the reef.

Hobbit Village Matamata
Film set turned tourist attraction in the Shire.

Cathedral Cove
Natural archway framing a pristine Coromandel beach.

Doubtful Sound
Remote fiord with waterfalls and resident dolphins.

Fox Glacier
Glacier descending through temperate rainforest.

Mount Cook Village
Base for hiking beneath New Zealand's highest peak.

Tekapo Stargazing
Dark sky reserve with lupins and the Church of the Good Shepherd.

Abel Tasman Coast
Golden beaches and turquoise bays accessed by kayak.

Fiji Coral Coast
Palm-fringed beaches on Viti Levu's sunny southern shore.

Bora Bora Lagoon
Turquoise lagoon encircling a dormant volcano.

Tahiti Waterfalls
Lush volcanic island with cascading waterfalls.

Samoa To Sua Trench
Giant swimming hole connected to the ocean by lava tubes.

Vanuatu Volcano
Mount Yasur's glowing lava lake visible at night.

Palau Rock Islands
Mushroom-shaped limestone islets in turquoise lagoons.

Jellyfish Lake Palau
A marine lake filled with millions of harmless golden jellyfish.

Suzuka circuit
Formula 1 track in Japan famous for its challenging 130R corner and crossover bridge

Circuit de la Sarthe
Historic Le Mans 24 Hours venue combining public roads and permanent track including the famous Mulsanne Straight.

Daytona International Speedway
Superspeedway with 31-degree banking hosting NASCAR's Daytona 500 and the Rolex 24 endurance race

Al-Aqsa Mosque
Third holiest site in Islam located on Jerusalem's Temple Mount with its distinctive silver dome

Bletchley Park
WWII codebreaking headquarters where Alan Turing and colleagues cracked the Enigma cipher.

Emirates stadium
75,000-capacity home of Arsenal FC opened in 2006 replacing the historic Highbury ground.

Camp Nou
Europe's largest football stadium seating 99,000 and home to FC Barcelona since 1957

Santiago Bernabéu
Real Madrid's newly renovated 81,000-seat stadium with retractable pitch and roof.

Madison Square Garden
Iconic 20,000-seat arena above Penn Station hosting basketball, concerts and boxing since 1968

Bellagio
Las Vegas hotel famous for choreographed water shows dancing to music on an 8-acre lake.

The Sphere
World's largest spherical structure in Las Vegas with 580,000 sq ft of programmable LED exterior.

Prophet's Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi)
Second holiest mosque in Islam in Medina housing the tomb of Prophet Muhammad.

Masjid al-Haram
Islam's holiest mosque encircling the Kaaba in Mecca; world's largest mosque accommodating 4 million worshippers.

Faisal Mosque
Islamabad's iconic mosque with tent-shaped design and four 90-meter minarets at the foot of Margalla Hills.

Lahore Fort
Mughal citadel featuring the ornate Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) and Alamgiri Gate.

Bermuda triangle
Loosely defined Atlantic region between Miami, Bermuda and Puerto Rico infamous for unexplained disappearances.

Walt Disney World
World's most visited vacation resort spanning four theme parks including the iconic Magic Kingdom castle.

Angel of the North
Antony Gormley's 20-meter steel sculpture with 54-meter wingspan watching over Gateshead since 1998.