Things to Do

Things to Do across every place and thing on Third Platz — 48 lists so far.

• Alcatraz IslandAlcatraz Island · On 1 list

  Former federal prison on a bay island, reachable only by the official ferry from Pier 33.
• Art Institute of ChicagoLoop · On 1 list

  One of the country's great encyclopedic art museums, famed for its Impressionist holdings and American Gothic.
• Brandenburg GateMitte · On 1 list

  18th-century neoclassical gate at Pariser Platz that marked Berlin's Cold War division; now a symbol of German reunification and a pedestrian landmark.
• Burj KhalifaDowntown Dubai · On 1 list

  World's tallest structure at 829.8m; the 'At the Top' observation decks on floors 124-125 (and 148) give panoramic city views, accessed via Dubai Mall.
• CN TowerEntertainment District · On 1 list

  Opened in 1976, this 553-metre communications tower has an observation deck and glass floor with panoramic views of the city and Lake Ontario.
• ColosseumRome · On 1 list

  The Flavian Amphitheatre, the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, open 362 days a year and closed only on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
• Duomo di MilanoCentro Storico · On 1 list

  Gothic cathedral built from 1386 to 1965, its facade topped by 135 spires; roof terraces and the underground archaeological area are ticketed separately from the nave.
• Eiffel TowerChamp de Mars · On 1 list

  1,083-foot iron lattice tower built for the 1889 World's Fair; the world's most-visited paid monument, with observation decks up to 276 meters.
• Gardens by the BayMarina Bay · On 1 list

  Waterfront nature park known for the Supertree Grove and two climate-controlled conservatories, the Flower Dome and Cloud Forest with its 35m waterfall.
• Gateway of IndiaColaba · On 1 list

  Basalt arch built 1911-1924 to mark King George V's visit; the last British troops left India through it in 1948. Free to visit at Apollo Bunder.
• Grand Palace and Wat Phra KaewPhra Nakhon · On 1 list

  Former royal residence in Rattanakosin holding Wat Phra Kaew's Emerald Buddha; open daily, 500-baht entry, tickets sold 8:30am-3:30pm, shoulders and knees must be covered.
• Griffith ObservatoryLos Feliz · On 1 list

  Free public observatory on Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, open since 1935. Its 12-inch Zeiss telescope has drawn more than 9 million viewers, among the most-used telescopes worldwide.
• Gyeongbokgung PalaceJongno · On 1 list

  Joseon's main royal palace, built in 1395 and later restored under King Gojong after an Imjin War fire; closed on Tuesdays.
• Hagia SophiaSultanahmet · On 1 list

  Built in 537 as a Byzantine cathedral, later a mosque and museum; an active mosque again since 2020, with its upper galleries open to tourists on a separate €25 ticket added in 2024.
• Jemaa el-FnaMedina · On 1 list

  Marrakech's central square, recognised by UNESCO for its storytellers, musicians, food stalls and daily street performance.
• Marienplatz & the Rathaus-GlockenspielAltstadt-Lehel · On 1 list

  Munich's central square, framed by the Neues Rathaus, whose 43-bell carillon reenacts a 1568 royal wedding joust and the Schäfflertanz daily at 11am and noon.
• Masmak FortressAl Dirah · On 1 list

  Mudbrick fort built 1865-1895, site of the 1902 battle that began Saudi unification; a free museum since 1995.
• MASP (Museu de Arte de São Paulo)Bela Vista · On 1 list

  Lina Bo Bardi's suspended concrete-and-glass icon on Paulista holds Brazil's top old-master collection. Free every Tuesday, reservation required.
• Matthias ChurchCastle District · On 1 list

  Neo-Gothic coronation church rebuilt by Frigyes Schulek in 1873-1896 after centuries as a mosque and baroque hall; open to visitors with a distinctive 78-meter spire.
• Mosteiro dos JerónimosBelem · On 1 list

  A Manueline monastery whose construction began in 1501 under King Manuel I, with a two-story cloister open to visitors and a free-entry church.
• Museo del Templo MayorCentro Histórico · On 1 list

  Excavated Aztec temple ruins beside the Cathedral, uncovered by chance in 1978, with a museum holding thousands of offerings found on site.
• Museo Nacional del PradoRetiro · On 1 list

  Spain's national art museum, designed by Juan de Villanueva and opened to the public in 1819, holding one of the world's great collections of European painting.
• Museum of Cycladic ArtKolonaki · On 1 list

  Museum focused on ancient Cycladic art and the Goulandris family's Aegean collection, spanning two connected buildings near Syntagma.
• Museum of Islamic ArtCorniche · On 1 list

  I. M. Pei-designed museum on a purpose-built island off the Corniche, showing Islamic art and artifacts from the 7th to 19th centuries across four floors.
• National Museum of Fine ArtsErmita · On 1 list

  Neoclassical former Legislative Building of 1921, largely destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt in the 1940s; turned over to the National Museum in 1998, home to Juan Luna's Spoliarium.
• National Palace MuseumShilin · On 1 list

  Museum tracing to Beijing's 1925 Palace Museum, reopened in Taipei in 1965, holding about 700,000 Chinese artifacts; a renovation is under way, main-building work targeted for 2027, and it stays open.
• Osaka CastleChuo · On 1 list

  A rebuilt keep rising over the moat and grounds; the tower itself, with its museum and observation deck, is separately ticketed.
• Petronas Twin TowersKLCC · On 1 list

  The 451.9m towers have an 86th-floor observation deck and a 41st/42nd-floor skybridge; open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays.
• Prague CastleHradčany · On 1 list

  The world's largest coherent castle complex, founded around 880; St Vitus Cathedral, the Old Royal Palace, St George's Basilica and Golden Lane are separately ticketed within it.
• Pura Luhur UluwatuUluwatu · On 1 list

  Balinese sea temple on a cliff about 70m above the ocean, expanded in the 11th century by sage Empu Kuturan; hosts a nightly Kecak dance on the clifftop, with cliff reinforcement work ongoing in 2026.
• Pyramids of GizaGiza · On 1 list

  The Great Pyramid, built for Khufu, was the world's tallest structure for millennia; entering it or the Khafre and Menkaure pyramids costs extra beyond plateau admission.
• Red Fort (Lal Qila)Old Delhi · On 1 list

  Shah Jahan's walled Mughal palace-fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where the PM addresses the nation every Independence Day. ASI-ticketed; a 2026 order ended its old Monday closure.
• RijksmuseumMuseumkwartier · On 1 list

  The Dutch national museum on Museumplein, in a Pierre Cuypers building that first opened in 1885 and reopened in 2013 after renovation; holds Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
• Royal Exhibition BuildingCarlton · On 1 list

  Joseph Reed's 1880 exhibition hall in Carlton Gardens became Australia's first UNESCO World Heritage-listed building in 2004.
• Sagrada FamíliaEixample · On 1 list

  Antoni Gaudí's unfinished basilica in Eixample, under construction since 1883 and declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Gaudí is buried in its crypt.
• Schloss SchönbrunnHietzing · On 1 list

  Baroque summer palace rebuilt from 1696 for the Habsburgs after the 1683 siege and expanded under Maria Theresa from 1743; a UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Senso-jiAsakusa · On 1 list

  Tokyo's oldest temple, dedicated to Kannon, reached via the Nakamise-dori shopping street; one of the most visited religious sites in the world.
• Sheikh Zayed Grand MosqueAbu Dhabi · On 1 list

  Inaugurated in 2007, one of the world's largest mosques, with room for over 40,000 worshippers, a vast hand-knotted carpet, and Swarovski chandeliers.
• Statue of LibertyLiberty Island · On 1 list

  Neoclassical statue on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, an icon of freedom and welcome to immigrants; ferry access with pedestal and crown tickets.
• Sydney Opera HouseCircular Quay · On 1 list

  Jørn Utzon-designed performing arts venue on Bennelong Point, opened 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2007. Guided tours run daily.
• Table Mountain Aerial CablewayTable Mountain · On 1 list

  A revolving cable car climbs the flat-topped mountain above the city; it closes annually for maintenance and in high wind, so check status before you go.
• Teatro ColónSan Nicolás · On 1 list

  World-renowned opera house reopened after restoration in 2010; guided tours of the Foyer, Golden Hall and Main Hall are ticketed separately from performances.
• Tivoli GardensVesterbro · On 1 list

  Amusement park and pleasure garden opened in 1843 by Georg Carstensen, combining rides, gardens, dining and concerts near Copenhagen's main square. Seasonal opening.
• Tower of LondonTower Hamlets · On 1 list

  Nearly 900-year-old fortress on the Thames holding the Crown Jewels, with costumed Yeoman Warder guided tours; run by Historic Royal Palaces.
• Vasa MuseumDjurgården · On 1 list

  Museum built around the warship Vasa, which sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was salvaged after over 300 years underwater.
• Victoria PeakThe Peak · On 1 list

  Hong Kong Island's highest hill, reached by the Peak Tram funicular that has run since 1888; Sky Terrace 428 is the city's highest public viewing platform.
• War Remnants MuseumVo Van Tan area · On 1 list

  War history museum established in 1975, housing more than 20,000 documents and artifacts from the Vietnam War and its aftermath.
• Yu GardenHuangpu · On 1 list

  Ming-dynasty garden of rockeries, ponds and pavilions beside the Yuyuan bazaar; entry needs a real-name, timed reservation through its WeChat mini-program and it closes Mondays.
• Acropolis of AthensKoukaki · On 1 list

  Fortified hilltop citadel with the Parthenon and other classical-era temples, inhabited since Neolithic times and open daily as an archaeological site.
• British MuseumBloomsbury · On 1 list

  Free museum of roughly 8 million artifacts spanning human history, including the Rosetta Stone; one of the UK's most-visited attractions.
• Bukchon Hanok VillageJongno · On 1 list

  A hillside district of roughly 860 traditional hanok houses between Gyeongbokgung and Changdeokgung, once home to Joseon-era nobility.
• Casa BatllóEixample · On 1 list

  Gaudí's 1904-06 remodel on Passeig de Gràcia, its undulating, dragon-backed facade of ceramic and glass anchoring the 'Illa de la Discòrdia' block; UNESCO-listed.
• Cenacolo Vinciano (The Last Supper)Magenta · On 1 list

  Leonardo da Vinci's late-15th-century mural in Santa Maria delle Grazie's former refectory; entry needs an advance timed reservation for a 15-minute viewing.
• Charles BridgeStaré Město · On 1 list

  A pedestrian-only stone bridge built 1357-1402 under Charles IV and lined with 30 Baroque statues; a stonework restoration project begun in 2019 is still ongoing.
• DotonboriDotonbori · On 1 list

  The canal-side entertainment strip built around 1612, lined with towering 3D billboards like the running Glico sign; liveliest after dark.
• Elephanta CavesMumbai · On 1 list

  Rock-cut Shaivite cave temples on Elephanta Island, carved between the 5th-6th centuries CE; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987, closed Mondays.
• Empire State BuildingMidtown · On 1 list

  1931 Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown with observation decks on the 86th and 102nd floors offering 360-degree views across the city and beyond.
• Fort SantiagoIntramuros · On 1 list

  Spanish citadel begun in 1571 by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, rebuilt in stone from 1590; now a park and the Museo ni Rizal, marking the cell where Jose Rizal was held before his 1896 execution.
• Frauenkirche (Münchner Dom)Altstadt-Lehel · On 1 list

  Munich's twin-towered cathedral, seat of the Archbishop, open daily 8am-8pm; the south tower can be climbed Mon-Sat 10am-5pm and Sun/holidays from 11:30am.
• Golden Gate BridgePresidio · On 1 list

  Free to walk or bike the 1.7-mile span; the pedestrian walkway keeps seasonal hours and there are no bike rentals on site.
• Grand Egyptian MuseumGiza · On 1 list

  Fully opened in November 2025 near the pyramids, it displays the complete Tutankhamun collection and Khufu's Solar Boat; entry is timed and ticketed online only.
• Humayun's TombNizamuddin · On 1 list

  16th-century Mughal garden-tomb and UNESCO World Heritage Site that inspired the Taj Mahal; UNESCO calls it the dormitory of the Mughals. Sunder Nursery next door needs its own ticket.
• Hungarian Parliament BuildingLipótváros · On 1 list

  Imre Steindl's neo-Gothic seat of the National Assembly on the Danube, completed in 1902 after 17 years of construction; guided interior tours run via advance-booked timeslots.
• Independence PalaceBen Thanh area · On 1 list

  Modernist palace by architect Ngo Viet Thu, completed October 1966 on the site of the colonial Norodom Palace; a tank crashed its gates in 1975, and it became a Special National Monument in 2009.
• KL Tower (Menara Kuala Lumpur)Bukit Nanas · On 1 list

  This 421m telecom tower on Bukit Nanas has opened its 276m observation deck to the public since July 1996.
• Koutoubia MosqueMedina · On 1 list

  12th-century mosque with Marrakech's tallest minaret. Non-Muslims may not enter the prayer hall but can walk the surrounding rose gardens.
• Louvre Abu DhabiSaadiyat Island · On 1 list

  Art museum on Saadiyat Island designed by Jean Nouvel, opened in November 2017 under a perforated dome that filters daylight into the galleries.
• Louvre MuseumParis · On 1 list

  The world's most-visited art museum, housing the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo and roughly 35,000 works inside the former royal Louvre Palace.
• Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation DeckMarina Bay · On 1 list

  Deck atop the Marina Bay Sands hotel towers, 200m up, with 360-degree views over the bay, Gardens by the Bay and the skyline.
• Meiji JinguHarajuku · On 1 list

  Shinto shrine dedicated to Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken, set inside a 70-hectare forest of 120,000 trees next to Harajuku and Yoyogi Park.
• Melbourne SkydeckSouthbank · On 1 list

  Observation deck on level 88 of Eureka Tower, 285m up, open since 2007 and formerly branded Eureka Skydeck.
• Museo Nacional de AntropologíaChapultepec · On 1 list

  Mexico's flagship archaeology museum, home to the Piedra del Sol and rooms tracing every major pre-Hispanic culture.
• Museum of the FutureTrade Centre · On 1 list

  Torus-shaped building on Sheikh Zayed Road with Arabic calligraphy windows; immersive exhibits imagining innovation, space and ecology in 2071.
• National Museum of QatarCorniche · On 1 list

  Jean Nouvel-designed museum of interlocking discs inspired by the desert rose, wrapping the restored palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani. Some galleries are closed for enhancement.
• National Museum of Saudi ArabiaAl Murabba · On 1 list

  Anchor museum of the King Abdulaziz Historical Center, inaugurated 1999, with themed galleries on Saudi and Islamic history.
• Neues MuseumMitte · On 1 list

  Museum Island institution famous for the bust of Queen Nefertiti, plus Egyptian, prehistoric and early-history collections; reopened 2009 after restoration.
• NyhavnIndre By · On 1 list

  17th-century harbour canal built from 1670 under King Christian V, lined with colourful merchant houses; once a rough sailors' quarter, now restaurants and bars.
• Palacio Real de MadridPalacio · On 1 list

  The official residence of the Spanish Crown, built between 1738 and 1755 with 3,418 rooms, though only around 50 are open to visitors.
• Pinacoteca de São PauloLuz · On 1 list

  Brazil's oldest art museum, in a converted 1900s school building at Praça da Luz. Three linked sites: Pina Luz, Contemporânea and Estação.
• Recoleta CemeteryRecoleta · On 1 list

  Open daily 8am-6pm; a maze of ornate mausoleums including Eva Perón's, with free Spanish-language guided walks several days a week.
• Robben IslandRobben Island · On 1 list

  Political prisoners including Nelson Mandela were held here; ferries leave from the Nelson Mandela Gateway and are weather-dependent, so tours can be cancelled.
• Roman Forum and Palatine HillCentro Storico · On 1 list

  The political and religious center of ancient Rome plus the hill where emperors once lived, open daily on a joint ticket with the Colosseum.
• Royal Ontario MuseumYorkville · On 1 list

  Canada's largest museum, opened in 1914 on Bloor Street at the edge of Yorkville, holds more than 18 million artworks and natural history specimens.
• SkansenDjurgården · On 1 list

  The world's oldest open-air museum, founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius, with historic buildings relocated from across Sweden alongside Nordic wildlife.
• Skydeck ChicagoLoop · On 1 list

  Glass Ledge boxes cantilevered off the 103rd floor of Willis Tower; timed-entry tickets, open year-round.
• St. Stephen's CathedralInnere Stadt · On 1 list

  Gothic cathedral founded in 1137 with a 136-metre south tower; burned in the 1945 Battle of Vienna and fully reopened in 1952, it remains an active parish church.
• Star FerryCentral and Western · On 1 list

  A cross-harbour ferry service dating to 1888, still running between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui with a roughly eight-minute crossing of Victoria Harbour.
• Sydney Harbour Bridge ClimbThe Rocks · On 1 list

  Guided ascent of the 1932 Sydney Harbour Bridge, whose arch summit sits 134m above the harbour; climbs depart from The Rocks.
• Taipei 101Xinyi · On 1 list

  508-metre, 101-floor skyscraper designed by C.Y. Lee and C.P. Wang, opened in 2004; its 91st- and 101st-floor outdoor observatories remain open daily 10:00-21:00.
• Tanah LotBali · On 1 list

  Offshore sea temple attributed to 16th-century priest Dang Hyang Nirartha, reachable on foot only at low tide; remains an active pilgrimage site with regular Piodalan ceremonies drawing worshippers.
• The BundHuangpu · On 1 list

  A 1.5km riverside promenade below 1930s bank towers on one side and Pudong's skyline across the water; the classic evening walk, humid and crowded in late-August heat.
• The Getty CenterBrentwood · On 1 list

  Free art museum on a hilltop Brentwood campus that opened in 1997; the $1.3 billion complex draws about 1.8 million visitors a year to see European art and photography.
• Topkapi PalaceSultanahmet · On 1 list

  Ottoman sultans' primary residence from 1465 until the 19th century, now a museum of imperial apartments, the treasury and the Harem; closed Tuesdays.
• Torre de BelémBelem · On 1 list

  A Manueline fortified tower built 1514-1519 at the mouth of the Tagus; its interior reopened in May 2026 after conservation works, with timed entry.
• Van Gogh MuseumMuseumkwartier · On 1 list

  Opened in 1973 on Museumplein, this museum holds the world's largest Van Gogh collection: around 200 paintings, 400 drawings and 700 letters.
• Wat PhoPhra Nakhon · On 1 list

  Bangkok's oldest temple, predating the city itself, home to a 46-metre gold-leafed Reclining Buddha; open daily 8am-6:30pm, 300-baht entry, shoulders and knees must be covered.
• ABBA The MuseumDjurgården · On 1 list

  Interactive museum on Swedish pop group ABBA, opened in May 2013, with costumes, memorabilia and a virtual stage where visitors perform alongside the band.
• Acropolis MuseumKoukaki · On 1 list

  Glass-and-concrete museum built over an excavated ancient neighbourhood, displaying sculptures and finds from the Acropolis including the Parthenon marbles.
• Anne Frank HouseGrachtengordel · On 1 list

  Museum on Prinsengracht preserving the secret annex where Anne Frank hid during the Nazi occupation; opened as a museum in 1960 and drew over 1.2 million visitors in 2024.
• Astronomical ClockStaré Město · On 1 list

  Mounted on the Old Town Hall tower since 1410, this working astronomical clock displays an hourly procession of apostle figures and reopened after a 2018 mechanical restoration.
• Bahia PalaceMellah · On 1 list

  Late 19th-century palace of courtyards, gardens and salons in marble, carved wood, zellige and stained glass. Open daily.
• Batu CavesKuala Lumpur · On 1 list

  Note: this is actually in Gombak, Selangor, just outside KL, but is treated as the city's standard day trip. A 272-step climb past a 42.7m Murugan statue leads to limestone cave temples.
• Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)Sultanahmet · On 1 list

  Built 1609-1617 for Sultan Ahmed I and named for its blue Iznik tilework; a full restoration finished in 2023 and it remains a working mosque with free entry.
• Casa MilàEixample · On 1 list

  Gaudí's 1906-12 apartment building on Passeig de Gràcia, nicknamed 'La Pedrera' for its quarry-like stone facade; UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984.
• Castello SforzescoSempione · On 1 list

  Sforza-family castle rebuilt from 1450 on an earlier Visconti fortress, now home to Milan's Civic Museums, the Pinacoteca, and Michelangelo's Pieta Rondanini.
• Castillo de Chapultepec (Museo Nacional de Historia)Chapultepec · On 1 list

  Hilltop castle overlooking the city, once an imperial residence, now a history museum with murals and period rooms.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu SangrahalayaFort · On 1 list

  Formerly the Prince of Wales Museum, opened 1922 in a George Wittet-designed Indo-Saracenic building holding roughly 50,000-60,000 art and archaeology artefacts.
• Chicago Architecture Center River CruiseLoop · On 1 list

  Docent-led boat tour past 50-plus riverfront landmarks; seasonal, running roughly mid-March through late November.
• de Young MuseumGolden Gate Park · On 1 list

  Fine-arts museum with a free-to-ride observation tower offering 360-degree park and bay views; advance reservations encouraged.
• Distillery DistrictDistillery District · On 1 list

  A pedestrian-only historic district built in the former 1832 Gooderham and Worts distillery buildings, reopened in 2003 as galleries, shops and restaurants.
• District Six MuseumDistrict Six · On 1 list

  Housed in a former Methodist mission church, it tells the story of over sixty thousand people forcibly removed from this inner-city neighbourhood under apartheid.
• East Side GalleryFriedrichshain · On 1 list

  1,316-metre stretch of the former Berlin Wall painted with murals by 118 artists in 1990; one of the world's longest open-air galleries.
• Egyptian MuseumDowntown · On 1 list

  The 1901 Tahrir Square building once held Tutankhamun's treasures and royal mummies, both since moved elsewhere; it still shows Old Kingdom and Greco-Roman pieces after a renovated wing reopened.
• El Ateneo Grand SplendidRecoleta · On 1 list

  A 1919 theater on Santa Fe Avenue converted into a bookstore in 2000, with the old stage now a cafe; National Geographic named it the world's most beautiful bookshop in 2019.
• Fisherman's BastionCastle District · On 1 list

  Neo-Romanesque lookout terraces above the Danube, built by Frigyes Schulek in 1895-1902; paid entry now applies to the viewing terraces, following a 2025 access-fee controversy.
• Getty VillaPacific Palisades · On 1 list

  Getty's antiquities museum in Pacific Palisades, near Malibu; closed by the January 2025 Palisades Fire, which killed 44% of its trees, then reopened to visitors on June 27, 2025.
• Kingdom Centre Sky BridgeAl Olaya · On 1 list

  Enclosed 65-metre glass walkway atop the 302-metre Kingdom Centre tower, open to the public since 2004.
• Kuromon Ichiba MarketChuo · On 1 list

  A covered arcade of some 170 fish, produce and street-food shops that rose to prominence in the late Meiji era, nicknamed Osaka's kitchen.
• Mercado Municipal (Mercadão)Sé · On 1 list

  A 1933 covered market famed for stained-glass windows and a mezzanine of stalls piled with fruit, spices and the giant mortadella sandwich.
• Merlion ParkMarina Bay · On 1 list

  Waterfront park by the Fullerton Hotel with the 8.6m Merlion statue, Singapore's half-lion, half-fish national symbol; free entry, open around the clock.
• Metropolitan Museum of ArtUpper East Side · On 1 list

  Encyclopedic museum on Museum Mile with about 1.5 million works across 17 departments; the largest art museum in the Americas.
• N Seoul TowerYongsan · On 1 list

  A 236-meter communications and observation tower atop Namsan mountain; ground broke in 1969, it was completed in 1975 and opened to the public in 1980.
• National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial HallZhongzheng · On 1 list

  Memorial hall still open amid an active transitional-justice debate; its honor-guard ceremony was relocated in 2024, and the premier was weighing a democratic-education-park conversion as of May 2026.
• National Gallery of Victoria (NGV International)Southbank · On 1 list

  Australia's oldest public art gallery, founded 1861; its St Kilda Road building opened in 1968 and was rebuilt inside by Mario Bellini, reopening 2003.
• Notre-Dame CathedralÎle de la Cité · On 1 list

  Gothic cathedral on the Île de la Cité dating to 1163, badly damaged by fire in 2019 and formally reopened to the public in December 2024.
• Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica of SaigonBen Thanh area · On 1 list

  French colonial cathedral built 1877-1880 under Bishop Isidore Colombert; its bell towers and zinc spires are under restoration since 2017, expected done around March-April 2026, and it stays open.
• Padrão dos DescobrimentosBelem · On 1 list

  A 56-metre riverside monument shaped like a caravel, rebuilt in permanent materials in 1960 to mark 500 years since Henry the Navigator's death.
• PantheonCentro Storico · On 1 list

  The best-preserved building of ancient Rome, still an active church, open daily 9am-7pm with a ticket required since 2023.
• Plaza MayorCentro · On 1 list

  A rectangular arcaded square designed by Juan Gómez de Mora and completed in 1619, rebuilt after a 1790 fire under architect Juan de Villanueva.
• Qasr Al WatanRas Al Akhdar · On 1 list

  UAE presidential palace complex opened to the public in March 2019, featuring a 37-metre domed hall used for state functions.
• Qutub MinarMehrauli · On 1 list

  UNESCO-listed 13th-century minaret with the Alai Darwaza gate and Iron Pillar in its grounds. Its spiral staircase has been closed to climbers since a fatal 1981 stampede; view it from outside.
• Residenz MünchenAltstadt-Lehel · On 1 list

  The former Wittelsbach royal palace, Germany's largest inner-city palace, with the Renaissance Antiquarium, the Treasury, and the Cuvilliés Theatre open as a museum year-round.
• Rosenborg CastleIndre By · On 1 list

  Renaissance castle built 1606-1634 as Christian IV's summer residence, now a museum holding Denmark's crown jewels and royal regalia in an underground treasury.
• Sacred Monkey Forest SanctuaryUbud · On 1 list

  A nature reserve around three Hindu temples built around 1350, home to over a thousand long-tailed macaques; open daily 9am-6pm with last entry at 5pm.
• San Agustin ChurchIntramuros · On 1 list

  All-stone Baroque church completed January 19, 1607; a UNESCO "Baroque Church of the Philippines" since 1993 and the only Intramuros church to survive 1945's Battle of Manila.
• Souq WaqifSouq Waqif · On 1 list

  Doha's historic marketplace, rebuilt with mud-rendered walls and timber roofing after a 2003 fire; a working souq of shops, cafes and alleys tracing the city's pre-oil trading past.
• Tate ModernBankside · On 1 list

  Free gallery of modern and contemporary art in a converted Bankside power station on the Thames, known for its vast Turbine Hall installations.
• The Dubai FountainDowntown Dubai · On 1 list

  World's largest choreographed fountain system on Burj Khalifa Lake, in front of Dubai Mall; jets reach 500 feet, synced to music, reopened Oct 2025 after renovation.
• The Rocks MarketsThe Rocks · On 1 list

  Weekend artisan and street-food market held Friday to Sunday in Sydney's oldest precinct, beneath the Harbour Bridge along George Street.
• Tian Tan Buddha (Big Buddha) and Po Lin MonasteryLantau Island · On 1 list

  A 34-metre bronze seated Buddha completed in December 1993 at Ngong Ping, beside Po Lin Monastery, reachable by cable car or bus from Tung Chung.
• Tokyo SkytreeSumida · On 1 list

  634-metre broadcasting tower in Sumida with observation decks at 350m and 450m; the tallest tower in the world since 2011.
• Upper BelvedereLandstraße · On 1 list

  Baroque palace built by 1723 for Prince Eugene of Savoy as his summer residence; today a museum holding the world's largest Klimt collection, including The Kiss.
• Wat ArunThonburi · On 1 list

  Riverside Thonburi temple famed for its porcelain-encrusted central prang; open daily 7:30am-5:30pm on the Chao Phraya's west bank, a short cross-river ferry from Wat Pho.
• Zhujiajiao Water TownQingpu · On 1 list

  A 1,700-year-old canal town of over 30 stone bridges, including the five-arch Fangsheng Bridge, on the edge of Dianshan Lake southwest of the city center.
• 9/11 Memorial & MuseumLower Manhattan · On 1 list

  Twin reflecting pools set in the Twin Towers' footprints, with names of nearly 3,000 victims, plus an underground museum of artifacts and history.
• Al Faisaliah TowerAl Olaya · On 1 list

  Completed in 2000 as Saudi Arabia's first skyscraper, with an observation deck around 200 metres up inside its glass orb.
• AmalienborgIndre By · On 1 list

  Four Rococo palaces built in the mid-18th century around an octagonal square, home to the Danish royal family since Christiansborg burned down in 1794.
• Ancient Agora of AthensMonastiraki · On 1 list

  Excavated marketplace and civic centre of ancient Athens, occupied since Neolithic times, with the Temple of Hephaistos and the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos.
• Badi PalaceKasbah · On 1 list

  Ruined 16th-century Saadian palace of sunken gardens and storks' nests atop pisé walls. Open daily; earthquake-repair work was still underway in 2025.
• Barcelona CathedralGothic Quarter · On 1 list

  Gothic cathedral (La Seu) in the heart of the Gothic Quarter, built mainly 1298-1460 with its facade finished in 1889; dedicated to patron saint Eulalia.
• Beco do BatmanVila Madalena · On 1 list

  A free, ever-repainted alley of street art since the 1980s Batman graffiti that gave it its name, now ringed by weekend markets and galleries.
• Bo-KaapBo-Kaap · On 1 list

  Cobbled streets of brightly painted houses on the slopes of Signal Hill, home to Cape Town's Cape Malay Muslim community since the 1760s.
• Cairo CitadelIslamic Cairo · On 1 list

  Saladin's hilltop fortress, an Ayyubid stronghold from 1176, ruled Egypt for centuries and sits within the UNESCO-listed Historic Cairo site, crowned by the 19th-century Muhammad Ali Mosque.
• California Academy of SciencesGolden Gate Park · On 1 list

  Aquarium, planetarium, natural history museum and living rainforest under one roof; planetarium shows need a separate advance reservation.
• Castelo de São JorgeAlfama · On 1 list

  A hilltop castle above Alfama with roots as a Moorish-era fortification, taken by Afonso Henriques in 1147 and later a royal residence.
• Changdeokgung PalaceJongno · On 1 list

  Established in 1405 as Joseon's second royal palace, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 for its rear Secret Garden.
• Chicago RiverwalkLoop · On 1 list

  Free public walkway along the river's south bank, lined with cafes, kayak rentals, and a string of themed public-space "rooms."
• Dubai FrameZabeel · On 1 list

  200m-tall gold-framed structure in Zabeel Park with a glass-bottomed observation deck, framing views of old Deira/Bur Dubai on one side and new Downtown on the other.
• Grand BazaarFatih · On 1 list

  One of the world's oldest covered markets, completed around 1461 and now holding thousands of shops along dozens of streets; open daily except Sundays.
• Jama MasjidOld Delhi · On 1 list

  India's largest mosque, commissioned by Shah Jahan and finished in 1658, its courtyard holds thousands. Dress conservatively, remove shoes, and expect a camera-permit fee if carrying one.
• Katara Cultural VillageKatara · On 1 list

  Cultural complex between West Bay and The Pearl with a 550-seat opera house, a 5,000-seat amphitheatre, art galleries, a mosque and a public beach. Free entry.
• London EyeSouthbank · On 1 list

  135-metre observation wheel on the South Bank with 32 glass capsules; a roughly 30-minute rotation gives panoramic views over central London.
• Longshan TempleWanhua · On 1 list

  Guanyin temple founded in 1738 by Fujianese settlers; its main hall was destroyed in a 1945 air raid and rebuilt, later a national monument since 2018. Still an active place of worship.
• M+West Kowloon · On 1 list

  A museum of 20th- and 21st-century visual culture that opened in November 2021 in the West Kowloon Cultural District, with over 6,400 works in its collection.
• MALBAPalermo · On 1 list

  Latin American art museum on Av. Figueroa Alcorta; closed Tuesdays, with half-price general admission on Wednesdays (as of Aug 2026) and free entry that day for students, teachers and seniors.
• Manila CathedralIntramuros · On 1 list

  First built in 1571 and rebuilt eight times after earthquakes, fire and war; the current structure was consecrated on December 7, 1958 and remains the seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.
• Marine DriveMarine Lines · On 1 list

  A 3-kilometre curved seafront promenade built on reclaimed land in 1940, nicknamed the Queen's Necklace for how its streetlights look at night.
• Merdeka SquareMedan Pasar · On 1 list

  Malaya's flag was raised here at midnight on 31 August 1957; the square's flagpole, at about 95m, is one of the world's tallest.
• Musée d'OrsayParis · On 1 list

  Impressionist and post-Impressionist museum inside a former Beaux-Arts railway station on the Left Bank, with major works by Monet, Degas and Van Gogh.
• Museum Puri LukisanUbud · On 1 list

  Bali's oldest art museum, ground broken January 31, 1954 and opened in 1956; holds Balinese and European painting from the Pita Maha artist cooperative.
• MuseumsQuartierNeubau · On 1 list

  Cultural quarter opened in 2001 inside the former imperial court stables, now housing dozens of institutions including the Leopold Museum and mumok.
• National Gallery SingaporeCivic District · On 1 list

  Art museum in the former Supreme Court and City Hall buildings, holding around 9,000 works of Singaporean and Southeast Asian modern art.
• NEMO Science MuseumCentrum · On 1 list

  The Netherlands' largest science center, in a Renzo Piano-designed building on Oosterdok with five floors of hands-on exhibits and a rooftop terrace.
• Osaka Aquarium KaiyukanMinato · On 1 list

  A Pacific Rim-themed aquarium at Tempozan Harborvillage built around a deep central tank holding whale sharks and manta rays.
• Qasr Al HosnAl Danah · On 1 list

  Abu Dhabi's oldest stone building, an 18th-century fort and former seat of government reopened as a museum in 2018.
• Queen Victoria MarketMelbourne CBD · On 1 list

  Open-air market since 1878 on the site of Melbourne's first cemetery, national-heritage-listed in 2018 as the country's largest intact 19th-century market.
• Reichstag DomeMitte · On 1 list

  Glass dome atop the German parliament building offering 360-degree views over Berlin; open to visitors with prior registration.
• Saigon Central Post OfficeBen Thanh area · On 1 list

  Neo-Renaissance post office built 1886-1891 by architect Villedieu with assistant Foulhoux; still an operating post office and major tourist stop, ranked among the world's most beautiful post offices.
• Schloss NymphenburgNeuhausen · On 1 list

  The Wittelsbachs' Baroque summer palace, with ornamental state rooms, the Marstallmuseum of royal carriages, and the Nymphenburg Porcelain Museum, open to visitors year-round.
• Shibuya CrossingShibuya · On 1 list

  Scramble crossing outside Shibuya Station, called the world's busiest pedestrian crossing with up to 3,000 people crossing per green light.
• St. Lawrence MarketSt. Lawrence · On 1 list

  A public market on Front Street East dating to 1803; its South Market building was named the world's best food market by National Geographic in 2012.
• Széchenyi Thermal BathBudapest · On 1 list

  Neo-baroque bathing palace in City Park, opened 1913 over a thermal well drilled nearly a kilometer deep; open and operating, absorbing visitors displaced by Gellért's renovation closure.
• Taronga Zoo SydneyMosman · On 1 list

  28-hectare harbourside zoo in Mosman, open 365 days a year, reachable by a roughly 12-minute ferry from Circular Quay.
• Teatro alla ScalaCentro Storico · On 1 list

  Opera house designed by Giuseppe Piermarini that opened in 1778 after a fire destroyed its predecessor, the Teatro Regio Ducale.
• Templo de DebodMoncloa-Aravaca · On 1 list

  An ancient Egyptian temple gifted to Spain in 1968 to save it from the Aswan Dam floodwaters, rebuilt stone by stone near Parque del Oeste and opened in 1972.
• The BroadDowntown · On 1 list

  Free contemporary art museum on Grand Avenue downtown; opened in 2015 and holds close to 2,000 postwar and contemporary artworks from the Broad collection.
• The Royal PalaceGamla Stan · On 1 list

  Baroque royal palace in Gamla Stan designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Younger after a 1697 fire, open to the public with the Treasury and Tre Kronor Museum inside.
• TianzifangHuangpu · On 1 list

  A maze of shikumen lane houses off Taikang Road, converted from lane factories and homes into small galleries, studios, cafes and craft shops.
• Trevi FountainCentro Storico · On 1 list

  Nicola Salvi's 18th-century Baroque fountain, reopened after a 2024-2025 cleaning restoration, now capped at 400 visitors at a time with a small entry fee.
• VyšehradVyšehrad · On 1 list

  A hilltop fortress likely founded in the 10th century, with the neo-Gothic Sts Peter and Paul basilica, Baroque casemates and the Slavín cemetery of Czech notables.
• Wat Traimit (Temple of the Golden Buddha)Samphanthawong · On 1 list

  Chinatown temple in Samphanthawong housing the world's largest solid-gold Buddha statue, rediscovered when its plaster covering cracked in 1955; open daily 8am-5pm, 40-baht entry.
• Xochimilco TrajinerasXochimilco · On 1 list

  Colorful flat-bottom boats punt through the surviving Aztec-era canals and chinampas, a UNESCO-listed waterway since 1987.
• Agung Rai Museum of Art (ARMA)Ubud · On 1 list

  Art museum and cultural center founded by collector Agung Rai, opened June 9, 1996 in Peliatan village; hosts rotating exhibitions, dance and painting classes.
• Al Fahidi Historical NeighbourhoodBur Dubai · On 1 list

  1890s heritage quarter of coral-stone houses and wind towers along Dubai Creek, formerly Al Bastakiya, now home to museums, galleries and cafes.
• Arc de TriompheChamps-Élysées · On 1 list

  Napoleon-commissioned triumphal arch at Place Charles de Gaulle, completed 1836; shelters the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath its vault.
• At-Turaif District, DiriyahDiriyah · On 1 list

  UNESCO World Heritage mudbrick district since 2010, birthplace of the first Saudi state, now a restored open museum with timed entry.
• Berlin TV TowerMitte · On 1 list

  368-metre Fernsehturm near Alexanderplatz with an observation deck and revolving restaurant; Germany's tallest structure and a Berlin skyline icon.
• BinondoBinondo · On 1 list

  District founded in 1594 by Spanish governor Luis Perez Dasmarinas as a settlement for Catholic Chinese traders across the Pasig from Intramuros; widely cited as the world's oldest Chinatown.
• Bondi to Coogee Coastal WalkBondi · On 1 list

  6km clifftop walking path from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach, passing Tamarama, Bronte and Clovelly, roughly 2 hours one-way.
• Boulders Beach Penguin ColonySimon's Town · On 1 list

  Boardwalks let you watch an endangered colony of African penguins nesting among granite boulders; it is a SANParks-ticketed site within Table Mountain National Park.
• Casa LomaCasa Loma · On 1 list

  A Gothic Revival castle built 1911-1914 for financier Sir Henry Pellatt, now a house museum on the escarpment above Davenport Road.
• Central Market (Pasar Seni)Petaling Street · On 1 list

  Built as a wet market in 1888 and rebuilt in Art Deco style in 1937, it's now a heritage-listed crafts and culture bazaar.
• Chatuchak Weekend MarketChatuchak · On 1 list

  One of the world's largest weekend markets, with over 15,000 stalls across the Chatuchak district selling clothing, antiques, and handicrafts; full market open Saturdays and Sundays, 9am-6pm.
• ChinatownChinatown · On 1 list

  Singapore's largest heritage precinct, spanning Kreta Ayer, Telok Ayer, Tanjong Pagar and Bukit Pasoh, with temples, shophouses and hawker food.
• Deutsches MuseumIsarvorstadt · On 1 list

  The world's largest science and technology museum, mid-way through a phased renovation to 2028; about half the exhibition halls, including Energie-Motoren and Robotik, are open daily 9am-5pm.
• Dihua StreetDatong · On 1 list

  Taipei's oldest street, with shops recorded from 1851; a Qing-to-Japanese-era shophouse row long traded tea, herbs and fabric, and 77 historic buildings were saved from demolition under a 1995 ruling.
• Dongdaemun Design PlazaJung-gu · On 1 list

  Zaha Hadid's neo-futuristic design and exhibition complex opened in March 2014 on the site of the former Dongdaemun Stadium.
• ExploratoriumEmbarcadero · On 1 list

  Hands-on science museum on the waterfront piers with 650+ exhibits; the pitch-black Tactile Dome is ticketed separately and closes periodically for maintenance.
• Farol SantanderSé · On 1 list

  A 1947 Art Deco skyscraper, once Banespa's headquarters, now a cultural center with a 360-degree observation deck over old downtown São Paulo.
• Ferrari World Abu DhabiYas Island · On 1 list

  Ferrari-themed park on Yas Island that opened in 2010, home to the Formula Rossa roller coaster and five other coasters.
• Field MuseumNear South Side · On 1 list

  Natural history museum on Museum Campus; SUE the T. rex is included in general admission, but traveling shows like the 3D theater cost extra.
• Galleria Vittorio Emanuele IICentro Storico · On 1 list

  Glass-and-iron shopping arcade designed by Giuseppe Mengoni, built 1865-1877 to link the Duomo with Teatro alla Scala; its dome mosaics depict four continents.
• Gamla StanGamla Stan · On 1 list

  Stockholm's medieval old town on the island of Stadsholmen, first recorded in 1252, with narrow cobbled streets and buildings mostly from the 1700s and 1800s.
• Haji Ali DargahWorli · On 1 list

  A white-marble Sufi shrine built in 1431 on an islet off Worli, reached by a causeway that submerges at high tide, cutting off access for hours.
• India GateLutyens' Delhi · On 1 list

  Lutyens' 1931 sandstone war memorial anchoring Kartavya Path (once Rajpath), with over 13,000 soldiers' names inscribed. Its eternal flame merged into the nearby National War Memorial in 2022.
• Jade Emperor Pagoda (Phuoc Hai Tu)Ben Thanh area · On 1 list

  Cantonese-built Taoist temple founded in the early 20th century and renamed Phuoc Hai Tu in 1984; an active worship site for prayers on health and prosperity, visited by Barack Obama in May 2016.
• Khan el-KhaliliIslamic Cairo · On 1 list

  A Mamluk-era bazaar founded in the 1380s beside Al-Hussein Mosque, still a working market of narrow lanes, workshops and cafes, and part of the UNESCO-listed Historic Cairo district.
• Lucha Libre at Arena MéxicoDoctores · On 1 list

  The sport's biggest arena, opened in 1956, hosts masked wrestlers before a roaring crowd on regular fight nights.
• Melbourne Cricket GroundEast Melbourne · On 1 list

  Stadium established in 1853 in Yarra Park with capacity of about 100,024, the largest in the Southern Hemisphere; also home to the Australian Sports Museum.
• Mercado de San MiguelPalacio · On 1 list

  An iron-framed market hall inaugurated in May 1916 next to Plaza Mayor, renovated by private investors and reopened as a gourmet food market in 2009.
• Moco MuseumMuseumkwartier · On 1 list

  Modern and contemporary art museum on Honthorststraat near Museumplein, opened in 2016, with a permanent Banksy exhibition alongside Warhol and other contemporary artists.
• Msheireb MuseumsMsheireb · On 1 list

  Four restored 1900s-1910s heritage houses in downtown Doha, each a museum on a different theme: the slave trade, the petroleum industry, early Doha, and traditional family life. Free entry.
• Museo Nacional de Bellas ArtesRecoleta · On 1 list

  Argentina's national fine-arts museum on Av. del Libertador holds free, year-round admission; open Tue-Fri 11am-8pm and weekends 10am-8pm, closed Mondays.
• National Archaeological MuseumExarchia · On 1 list

  Greece's largest archaeological museum, housed in a 19th-century neoclassical building, with more than 11,000 exhibits spanning prehistory to late antiquity.
• Natural History MuseumSouth Kensington · On 1 list

  Free museum of about 80 million specimens in a Victorian landmark building, known for its dinosaur gallery and the blue whale skeleton 'Hope'.
• Ocean Park Hong KongSouthern · On 1 list

  A marine-life theme park that opened in January 1977 between Aberdeen and Repulse Bay, split across a lower Waterfront area and a hilltop Summit area.
• PetřínMalá Strana · On 1 list

  A wooded hill topped by a lookout tower built in 1891 for the Jubilee Exhibition and inspired by the Eiffel Tower; with the funicular out of service, reach it on foot or by tram.
• Piazza NavonaCentro Storico · On 1 list

  A Baroque square built over the ancient Stadium of Domitian, centered on Bernini's Fountain of the Four Rivers, free and open to the public at all hours.
• Picasso MuseumEl Born · On 1 list

  Museum spanning five medieval palaces on Carrer Montcada, El Born, holding nearly 4,300 Picasso works focused on his formative youth years.
• Praça do ComércioBaixa · On 1 list

  A riverside square rebuilt after the 1755 earthquake destroyed the royal palace on this site, designed by Eugénio dos Santos with a bronze statue of King José I added in 1775.
• Saadian TombsKasbah · On 1 list

  16th-century royal necropolis of the Saadian dynasty, rediscovered in 1917, with carved cedar and zellige decoration. Open daily.
• Spice Bazaar (Egyptian Bazaar)Eminönü · On 1 list

  A covered market built in 1660 opposite the New Mosque, historically funded by Egyptian trade taxes; still trading spices and sweets daily, including Sundays.
• St. Stephen's BasilicaLipótváros · On 1 list

  Budapest's largest church, consecrated in 1905 after a 50-year build interrupted by an 1868 dome collapse; the 96-metre dome and panoramic terrace remain open to visitors.
• teamLab Planets TOKYOToyosu · On 1 list

  Walk-through digital art museum in Toyosu where visitors wade barefoot through water and light installations; open since 2018 with exhibits running through 2027.
• The Round TowerIndre By · On 1 list

  Tower built by Christian IV, completed 1642, as an astronomical observatory for the University of Copenhagen; still Europe's oldest functioning observatory building.
• Top of the RockMidtown · On 1 list

  Observation deck spanning floors 67-69 of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, opened 1933, with indoor and outdoor viewing areas facing Central Park and the skyline.
• Universal Studios JapanKonohana · On 1 list

  Opened in 2001, the theme park pairs its Wizarding World and Minion areas with Super Nintendo World.
• Walt Disney Concert HallDowntown · On 1 list

  Frank Gehry-designed concert hall in downtown LA's Bunker Hill area; opened in October 2003 as home to the LA Philharmonic, seating 2,265 in its main auditorium.
• Wiener RiesenradLeopoldstadt · On 1 list

  Giant ferris wheel built in 1897 for Emperor Franz Joseph's jubilee, severely damaged in World War II and rebuilt with 15 of its original 30 cabins.
• XintiandiHuangpu · On 1 list

  Former French Concession shikumen lane houses rebuilt in 2001 into a car-free district of restaurants, bars and shops around Taiping Lake.
• Alte PinakothekMaxvorstadt · On 1 list

  Leo von Klenze's 1836 museum of Old Masters, over 700 paintings from Durer to Rembrandt, open daily except Monday; also hosts 19th-century works while the Neue Pinakothek is closed for renovation.
• Art Gallery of OntarioGrange Park · On 1 list

  Founded in 1900 as the Art Museum of Toronto, the AGO in the Grange Park neighbourhood holds about 95,000 works, including the world's largest Henry Moore public collection.
• Ayala MuseumMakati · On 1 list

  Ayala Foundation art and history museum founded in 1967; its current building was dedicated September 28, 2004 and reopened in December 2021 after a two-year renovation.
• Beitou Thermal ValleyBeitou · On 1 list

  Steaming sulfurous pond where scientist Okamoto Yohachiro found radioactive hokutolite in 1905; now a free city park open Tue-Sun 9:00-17:00 (to 18:00 in summer).
• Ben Thanh MarketBen Thanh area · On 1 list

  Covered market built 1912-1914 by Brossard et Maupin with its iconic clock tower; still open daily with about 1,500 stalls, repainted in bright colors during a 6-day refresh finished before Tet 2026.
• Ben Youssef MadrasaMedina · On 1 list

  Former Quranic school built in 1564-65 under the Saadians, with a marble courtyard, carved cedar and zellige tilework.
• Brooklyn BridgeLower Manhattan · On 1 list

  1883 suspension bridge with an elevated pedestrian promenade connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, offering East River and skyline views on foot or bike.
• Buckingham PalaceWestminster · On 1 list

  Working royal residence whose State Rooms open to visitors seasonally (summer, plus limited winter dates); forecourt of the Changing the Guard.
• Bujairi TerraceDiriyah · On 1 list

  Najdi-style dining terrace that opened in late 2022 with 20+ restaurants overlooking the At-Turaif heritage site across Wadi Hanifah.
• Cape of Good Hope & Cape PointCape Point · On 1 list

  Fenced reserve at the peninsula's tip with grazing antelope and zebra, a working lighthouse and funicular; not the southernmost point of Africa, that's Cape Agulhas.
• Castel Sant'AngeloBorgo · On 1 list

  Hadrian's 2nd-century mausoleum turned papal fortress and now a national museum, open Tuesday to Sunday with panoramic views from its Angel's Terrace.
• Checkpoint CharlieMitte · On 1 list

  Best-known Cold War crossing point between East and West Berlin, marked today by a reconstructed guardhouse and nearby history exhibitions.
• Coptic CairoCoptic Cairo · On 1 list

  A walled enclave around the Roman Babylon Fortress holding the Hanging Church, seat of the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate for centuries, and the Coptic Museum's 1910 collection of Coptic art.
• Estadio Santiago BernabéuChamartín · On 1 list

  Real Madrid's home stadium in Chamartín, inaugurated in December 1947 and since rebuilt with a retractable roof; parts of the visitor tour route remain affected by works.
• Feira da LiberdadeLiberdade · On 1 list

  Weekend street fair since 1975 in the old Japanese immigrant quarter: yakisoba and takoyaki stalls beside kimono, origami and craft vendors.
• Ferry Building MarketplaceEmbarcadero · On 1 list

  Restored 1898 transit terminal turned food hall, with a farmers market on the plaza three mornings a week.
• FotografiskaSödermalm · On 1 list

  Contemporary photography museum opened in 2010 inside Stora Tullhuset, a former customs house built in 1910 by architect Ferdinand Boberg on the Södermalm waterfront.
• Galata TowerBeyoğlu · On 1 list

  A Genoese watchtower from 1348 standing roughly 63-67 meters tall, reopened in May 2024 under a new visitor-capacity policy; open daily with an observation deck.
• Gold SoukDeira · On 1 list

  Historic gold and jewellery market in Deira with hundreds of retailers along Al Khaleej Street, a longstanding fixture of the city's gold trade.
• Great Market HallFerencváros · On 1 list

  Samu Pecz's 1897 market hall on Fővám Square, closed for near-collapse in 1991 and fully rebuilt by 1994; still an operating public food market on its lower level.
• Gwangjang MarketJongno · On 1 list

  Founded in 1905 as Korea's first permanent indoor marketplace, it's now known for street-food stalls like bindaetteok and mayak gimbap.
• Jim Thompson House MuseumPathum Wan · On 1 list

  Pathum Wan museum built from antique teak houses assembled by American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson, who vanished mysteriously in Malaysia in 1967; open daily 10am-5pm, guided tours only.
• Kuta BeachKuta · On 1 list

  A former fishing village turned surf beach after Western visitors arrived in the 1930s and surfers followed in the 1960s; still an active tourist beach today.
• La Bombonera / Museo de la Pasión BoquenseLa Boca · On 1 list

  Boca Juniors' stadium and museum, open daily 10am-6pm with small-group guided tours of the pitch and dressing rooms; hours shift around training and match days.
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)Miracle Mile · On 1 list

  The largest art museum in the western US, on Wilshire Boulevard in Miracle Mile; founded in 1961, its collection holds more than 120,000 objects spanning art history.
• Lotus TempleKalkaji · On 1 list

  Fariborz Sahba's 1986 Bahai House of Worship, its 27 marble petals open to all faiths in a garden setting near Nehru Place. Like most Delhi monuments, it closes on Mondays.
• Man Mo TempleSheung Wan · On 1 list

  A temple compound on Hollywood Road built between 1847 and 1862 by local Chinese merchants, dedicated to the gods of literature and war; a declared monument since 2010.
• Manly FerryCircular Quay · On 1 list

  Sydney Ferries' F1 route from Circular Quay to Manly, a roughly 25-30 minute harbour crossing past the Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
• Naviglio Grande and the Navigli canalsNavigli · On 1 list

  Medieval canal begun in the 12th century that once carried goods and marble for the Duomo; its Milan stretch is now a district of towpaths, bars, and monthly antique markets.
• Ny Carlsberg GlyptotekVesterbro · On 1 list

  Art museum open since 1897, built to house brewer Carl Jacobsen's donated sculpture and antiquities collection; known for its glass-domed winter garden.
• Oceanário de LisboaParque das Nações · On 1 list

  An aquarium built for Expo '98 around a 5-million-litre central tank, surrounded by four habitat tanks representing different ocean coastlines.
• Old Jewish CemeteryJosefov · On 1 list

  Established in the 1430s, this Jewish burial ground holds roughly 12,000 visible tombstones stacked in layers; entry is via Pinkas Synagogue on a combined ticket with the Jewish Museum's other sites.
• Palacio de Bellas ArtesCentro Histórico · On 1 list

  Art Nouveau/Art Deco theater and museum with a Tiffany glass curtain and murals by Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros; the theater has its own separate box office.
• Palau de la Música CatalanaBarcelona · On 1 list

  Lluís Domènech i Montaner's 1905-08 Modernista concert hall, the only concert hall on UNESCO's World Heritage list; still hosts classical and choral concerts.
• Panathenaic StadiumPangrati · On 1 list

  All-marble ancient stadium rebuilt in the 1890s that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, now open to visitors with a running-track and museum exhibits.
• Petaling StreetPetaling Street · On 1 list

  KL's original Chinatown market street, trading since the mid-1800s, was pedestrianised and given its covered red-tiled canopy in a 2003 revamp.
• Rembrandt House MuseumCentrum · On 1 list

  The house on Jodenbreestraat where Rembrandt lived and worked from 1639-1658, restored and opened as a museum in 1911; open daily except King's Day and December 25.
• Sacré-Cœur BasilicaMontmartre · On 1 list

  White-domed basilica atop Montmartre hill, built 1875-1914; the second most-visited monument in Paris, with panoramic city views from its steps.
• Shanghai Tower Observation Deck (Top of Shanghai)Pudong · On 1 list

  A 118th-floor, glass-walled deck in China's tallest building, reached by one of the world's fastest elevators; tickets are real-name and ID is checked at entry.
• Shedd AquariumNear South Side · On 1 list

  Historic Beaux-Arts aquarium on the Museum Campus lakefront, with habitats spanning Pacific Northwest waters, Caribbean reefs and the Amazon.
• Shitennoji TempleTennoji · On 1 list

  Founded in 593 by Prince Shotoku; the present halls are post-war rebuilds from 1963, the outer grounds free and the inner precinct ticketed.
• Siddhivinayak TempleDadar · On 1 list

  Ganesh temple consecrated in 1801 by Deubai and Laxman Vithu Patil in Prabhadevi; a modest brick shrine until a major 1990 renovation expanded it.
• St Kilda PierSt Kilda · On 1 list

  Public pier since the 1850s, rebuilt and reopened in November 2024, whose breakwater hosts a colony of about 1,200-1,400 wild little penguins.
• The Doha CornicheCorniche · On 1 list

  A 7-kilometre waterfront promenade curving along Doha Bay, recently resurfaced by the Public Works Authority; a car-free strip for walking, cycling and skyline views.
• Tokyo TowerShiba-koen · On 1 list

  333-metre Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower in Shiba-koen, serving as a broadcast antenna and observation deck since 1958.
• Universal Studios SingaporeSentosa · On 1 list

  Movie-themed park at Resorts World Sentosa, Southeast Asia's only Universal Studios, with 24-plus rides and shows across seven zones.
• Vienna State OperaInnere Stadt · On 1 list

  Neo-Renaissance opera house built 1861-1869; its auditorium burned in a 1945 bombing and was rebuilt with reduced seating, reopening in 1955 with Fidelio.
• Yas WaterworldYas Island · On 1 list

  Emirati-themed waterpark on Yas Island that opened in 2013, built around a local folk tale and dozens of slides and rides.
• Adler PlanetariumNear South Side · On 1 list

  The first planetarium in the Western Hemisphere, on the tip of Museum Campus with skyline views over the lake.
• Ain DubaiJBR · On 1 list

  250m observation wheel on Bluewaters Island near JBR, one of the world's largest Ferris wheels, offering 360-degree views of the coastline.
• AlfamaAlfama · On 1 list

  Lisbon's oldest neighborhood, the only district to survive the 1755 earthquake largely intact, with narrow Moorish-era streets and fado's historic home.
• BegijnhofCentrum · On 1 list

  A 14th-century courtyard of almshouses near Spui, once home to the Catholic Beguine sisterhood and still partly inhabited; free to visit daily, quiet requested out of respect for residents.
• Berlin CathedralMitte · On 1 list

  Largest Protestant church in Germany, on Museum Island, with a Hohenzollern dynastic crypt and a dome open to climb for city views.
• Bitexco Financial Tower (Saigon Skydeck)Ben Thanh area · On 1 list

  262.5-metre, 68-floor tower by architect Carlos Zapata, opened in 2010 as Vietnam's tallest building at the time; it houses the Saigon Skydeck observation deck on the 49th floor.
• BMW MuseumMunich · On 1 list

  BMW's corporate museum beside the Olympiapark, in a 1973 bowl-shaped building by Karl Schwanzer, tracing the marque's cars, motorcycles and engines.
• Borough MarketSouthwark · On 1 list

  One of London's oldest food markets, by London Bridge, selling specialty produce, cheese, meat and street food six days a week.
• Cairo TowerZamalek · On 1 list

  A lotus-shaped concrete tower on Gezira island's Zamalek edge, built in the late 1950s, with a rotating restaurant floor and panoramic city views from the top.
• CaminitoLa Boca · On 1 list

  Open-air street museum of brightly painted former conventillo tenements, declared a museum in 1959 after painter Benito Quinquela Martín led its 1950s revival.
• Catedral da SéSé · On 1 list

  Neo-Gothic cathedral finished in 1954 on the site of the city's original 1612 church, with a crypt holding 30 burial chambers beneath the nave.
• Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj TerminusFort · On 1 list

  Victorian Gothic railway terminus designed by Frederick William Stevens, completed 1888; still Central Railway's operating headquarters and a UNESCO site since 2004.
• Christiansborg PalaceIndre By · On 1 list

  Third palace on this site after two fires (1794, 1884), completed 1928; today houses the Folketing parliament, the Prime Minister's office, the Supreme Court and royal reception rooms.
• Cimitero Monumentale di MilanoPorta Nuova · On 1 list

  Cemetery laid out by architect Carlo Maciachini between 1863 and 1866 on 25 hectares, known for sculpted tombs spanning Romanticism to Art Nouveau and its domed Famedio.
• Coit TowerTelegraph Hill · On 1 list

  1930s tower atop Telegraph Hill with free Depression-era murals on the ground floor and a paid, ticketed elevator to the viewing platform.
• Dancing HouseNové Město · On 1 list

  A deconstructivist office building designed by Vlado Milunić with Frank Gehry and completed in 1996, its curving glass and stone towers housing a gallery and a rooftop restaurant.
• Dolmabahçe PalaceBeşiktaş · On 1 list

  A 285-room Bosphorus-front palace completed in 1856 for Sultan Abdülmecid I, blending Ottoman and European styles; now a museum, closed Mondays.
• Edge of the World (Jebel Fihrayn)Riyadh · On 1 list

  Escarpment cliffs roughly 300 metres above the desert plain, about 90-100km from Riyadh, reached by a 4x4 drive and a hike to the rim.
• Federation SquareMelbourne CBD · On 1 list

  Civic square at Flinders and Swanston Streets, opened October 2002 to a 1997 competition-winning design by Lab Architecture Studio and Bates Smart.
• Galleria BorgheseVilla Borghese · On 1 list

  A 17th-century cardinal's villa inside Villa Borghese park holding Bernini and Caravaggio works, open Tuesday-Sunday with mandatory timed booking.
• Ghibli MuseumMitaka · On 1 list

  Studio Ghibli's reservation-only museum in Mitaka, with original short films, rotating animation exhibits and a rooftop garden.
• House of TerrorTerézváros · On 1 list

  Andrássy Avenue museum on the fascist and communist secret-police era, in the building where victims were interrogated and imprisoned; open Tuesday-Sunday, closed Mondays.
• Kensington MarketKensington Market · On 1 list

  A car-light, multicultural shopping neighbourhood shaped by successive waves of immigrant settlement since the 1880s, known for vintage stores, food shops and murals.
• La BoqueriaBarcelona · On 1 list

  Sprawling covered food market on Las Ramblas, inaugurated in 1840, with 300-plus stalls of fresh produce, seafood and meat; free to enter and walk through.
• Manila Ocean ParkErmita · On 1 list

  Oceanarium behind the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park, opened March 1, 2008, housing about 14,000 marine creatures from 277 species; open daily with penguin and sea lion shows.
• Maokong GondolaWenshan · On 1 list

  Cable-car line to the Maokong tea hills; closed for annual maintenance June 8-28, 2026, resumed June 29, and now runs 9:00-21:00 weekdays, 9:00-22:00 on holidays.
• Musee Yves Saint Laurent MarrakechGueliz · On 1 list

  Museum devoted to Yves Saint Laurent's fashion work, in a terracotta building by Studio KO beside Jardin Majorelle. Opened 2017.
• Museo Nacional Thyssen-BornemiszaCortes · On 1 list

  A private art collection opened to the public in 1992 in the Palace of Villahermosa, holding over 1,000 works spanning the 13th to 20th centuries.
• MyeongdongJung-gu · On 1 list

  A Joseon-era residential quarter turned Jung-gu's dense pedestrian shopping district, especially known for Korean cosmetics retailers.
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles CountyExposition Park · On 1 list

  County natural history museum in Exposition Park, open since 1913; its collection holds nearly 35 million specimens and artifacts spanning 4.5 billion years.
• Nizamuddin DargahNizamuddin · On 1 list

  700-year-old shrine of Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, who famously kept his distance from Delhi's sultans. Thursday evenings after Maghrib prayer bring live qawwali in the marble courtyard.
• Sainte-ChapelleÎle de la Cité · On 1 list

  13th-century royal chapel on the Île de la Cité, renowned for nearly 670 square meters of stained glass depicting the history of Christianity.
• Sanur BeachSanur · On 1 list

  Regarded as the birthplace of Bali's beach tourism, developed from the 1950s with the island's first high-rise hotel opening in 1966; today a quieter, family-oriented beach area.
• Shanghai Museum EastPudong · On 1 list

  The Shanghai Museum's Pudong building, holding its permanent collection of bronzes, ceramics and painting; opened in stages from December 2024, with the People's Square original being repurposed.
• Singapore ZooMandai · On 1 list

  Open-concept zoo in Mandai with over 4,200 animals and the world's largest captive orangutan colony, set beside Upper Seletar Reservoir.
• Sisi MuseumInnere Stadt · On 1 list

  Museum in the Hofburg's Stephan apartments, open since 2004, displaying over 300 personal objects that trace Empress Elisabeth's life, from girlhood to assassination.
• Stockholm City HallKungsholmen · On 1 list

  Ragnar Östberg-designed city hall on Kungsholmen, built 1911-1923 and inaugurated in 1923, home to the Golden Hall where the Nobel banquet is held.
• Sumiyoshi TaishaSumiyoshi · On 1 list

  Head shrine of some 2,300 Sumiyoshi shrines nationwide, predating mainland Asian architectural influence, with an arched taiko bridge worshippers cross to purify.
• Sydney Tower EyeSydney CBD · On 1 list

  Observation deck on Market Street 250m above the CBD, in the tower that opened in 1981 and tops out near 309m including its spire.
• Temple of Olympian ZeusSyntagma · On 1 list

  Ruins of a colossal temple begun in the 6th century BC and completed under Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, with several of its original columns still standing.
• The Pearl-QatarThe Pearl · On 1 list

  A 4-square-kilometre artificial island of reclaimed land with marinas, a Venice-styled canal quarter, shops and restaurants, built on a former pearl-diving site.
• Thean Hou TempleSeputeh · On 1 list

  Built 1981-1987 by the Hainanese community and opened in 1989, this six-tiered hilltop temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu.
• Times SquareMidtown · On 1 list

  Pedestrianized bowtie plaza at Broadway and 7th Avenue, hub of the Theater District, known for its digital billboards and New Year's Eve ball drop.
• UNAM Ciudad Universitaria MuralsCiudad Universitaria · On 1 list

  UNESCO World Heritage campus since 2007, its buildings covered in murals by Juan O'Gorman, Rivera and Siqueiros, including the Biblioteca Central's stone mosaic.
• Wat Saket (Golden Mount)Pom Prap Sattru Phai · On 1 list

  Hilltop temple in Bangkok's old city reached by a long spiral staircase to a golden chedi with panoramic city views; open daily, around 100-baht entry for foreign visitors.
• Wong Tai Sin TempleWong Tai Sin · On 1 list

  A Taoist temple founded in 1921 by the Sik Sik Yuen organisation on the southern side of Lion Rock, known for its kau chim fortune-telling practice.
• Zayed National MuseumSaadiyat Island · On 1 list

  UAE national history museum designed by Foster + Partners, opened on Saadiyat Island in December 2025 with six permanent galleries.
• Zeitz MOCAAV&A Waterfront · On 1 list

  Africa's largest contemporary art museum, built inside a converted 1920s grain silo at the Waterfront; separately ticketed, with free entry for under-18s.
• 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports MuseumAspire Zone · On 1 list

  Sports museum built onto Khalifa International Stadium, the first of its kind in the Middle East, with 17,000 objects including Muhammad Ali's 1960 Olympic boxing glove and Pele's shirt. Free entry.
• Albert Cuyp MarketDe Pijp · On 1 list

  Street market on Albert Cuypstraat in De Pijp, open Monday to Saturday with 260-plus stalls; a six-day daytime market since 1912, claiming to be Europe's largest.
• Art Gallery of New South WalesThe Domain · On 1 list

  Free-entry state gallery in The Domain parklands, open daily 10am-5pm (to 10pm Wednesdays), spanning two connected buildings.
• Asiatique The RiverfrontBang Kho Laem · On 1 list

  Riverside night market and entertainment complex on the Chao Phraya, built from restored early-20th-century trading-port warehouses; opens daily 4pm-midnight with shopping, dining, and a Ferris wheel.
• Baths of CaracallaAventino · On 1 list

  The ruins of a vast 3rd-century imperial bath complex near the Aventine Hill, open daily with occasional summer night-tour dates.
• Benaki Museum of Greek CultureKolonaki · On 1 list

  Museum of Greek history and culture from prehistory to the 20th century, housed in the renovated former residence of the Benakis family.
• Cable Car MuseumNob Hill · On 1 list

  Free museum inside a working cable car powerhouse and barn, with views down into the cable-winding machinery below street level.
• California Science CenterExposition Park · On 1 list

  Free science museum in Exposition Park, renamed from the California Museum of Science and Industry in 1998; permanent galleries include the Space Shuttle Endeavour.
• Camp NouBarcelona · On 1 list

  FC Barcelona's home stadium and museum, the city's most-visited museum, currently the Barca Immersive Tour of the museum, trophy gallery and a construction viewpoint during renovation.
• Casa ManilaIntramuros · On 1 list

  Bahay-na-bato "living museum" at Plaza San Luis, reconstructed in the 1980s modeled on a 1850s Binondo house, recreating a wealthy Filipino family's home under Spanish rule; open Tuesday-Sunday.
• Catacombs of ParisDenfert-Rochereau · On 1 list

  Underground ossuary holding the remains of over six million people in former quarry tunnels, entered near Place Denfert-Rochereau.
• Catedral de la AlmudenaPalacio · On 1 list

  Madrid's cathedral, begun in 1883 opposite the Royal Palace and consecrated by Pope John Paul II in June 1993 after a century of construction.
• Central ParkNew York City · On 1 list

  843-acre landscaped park through Manhattan, the first of its kind in the US, with the Lake, Bethesda Terrace, and about 42 million visits a year.
• Chapman's Peak DriveHout Bay · On 1 list

  A scenic 9km toll road carved into cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek; it closes to traffic as a precaution during severe wind, rain or rockfall risk.
• CopenHillAmager · On 1 list

  Waste-to-energy plant built 2018 and designed by BIG, topped with a year-round ski and snowboard slope, climbing wall and hiking trail on its sloped roof.
• Cu Chi TunnelsHo Chi Minh City · On 1 list

  Vietnam War-era tunnel network northwest of the city, dug from the 1940s and expanded over two decades into a sprawling underground complex; now a historical site with lit, widened sections and tours.
• Dohány Street SynagogueErzsébetváros · On 1 list

  Europe's largest synagogue, built 1854-1859 in Moorish Revival style by Ludwig Förster and Frigyes Feszl; fully restored between 1991-1996 and still an active Neolog congregation.
• Dubai Aquarium & Underwater ZooDowntown Dubai · On 1 list

  One of the world's largest aquariums, inside Dubai Mall, with a 270-degree glass tunnel and around 33,000 animals including sharks and rays.
• Elephant Mountain TrailXinyi · On 1 list

  184-metre peak in the Four Beasts Mountains, part of a city-maintained trail network; its Six Giant Rocks platform is a well-known spot for photographing the Taipei skyline and Taipei 101.
• Feria de San TelmoSan Telmo · On 1 list

  Sunday antiques and crafts fair centered on Plaza Dorrego and running along Calle Defensa, with tango and street performers among the stalls.
• Kala Ghoda Art DistrictFort · On 1 list

  A crescent-shaped precinct in Fort named for a since-removed King Edward VII equestrian statue; home to CSMVS, Jehangir Art Gallery, and a February arts festival.
• KarlskircheWieden · On 1 list

  Baroque church built 1716-1737 after Emperor Charles VI vowed to honor plague patron St. Charles Borromeo; still an active parish that also hosts concerts.
• Memorial to the Murdered Jews of EuropeMitte · On 1 list

  Field of 2,711 concrete slabs one block from Brandenburg Gate, with an underground Information Centre naming about 3 million Holocaust victims.
• Mercado de CoyoacánCoyoacán · On 1 list

  1956 neighborhood market by architects Félix Candela and Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, stacked with crafts, sweets and stalls selling the city's best tostadas.
• Moderna MuseetSkeppsholmen · On 1 list

  State museum of modern and contemporary art on Skeppsholmen, opened in 1958 and rehoused in 1998 in a building designed by architect Rafael Moneo.
• Mosque of Ibn TulunIslamic Cairo · On 1 list

  Built 876-879 AD by the independence-minded governor Ahmad Ibn Tulun, its spiral minaret and symmetrical courtyard arches are cited by UNESCO as an outstanding example of early Islamic architecture.
• Museu do Ipiranga (Museu Paulista)Ipiranga · On 1 list

  Brazil's independence museum reopened in September 2022 after nine years closed for renovation; timed-entry tickets, free every Wednesday.
• National Mosque of Malaysia (Masjid Negara)Lake Gardens · On 1 list

  Completed in 1965 with a 73m minaret and a 16-point star roof, it can hold 15,000 worshippers and is a national heritage site.
• National MuseumLutyens' Delhi · On 1 list

  Inaugurated in 1949 and moved to its Janpath building in 1960, India's national collection runs from prehistory to the present. Closed Mondays and national holidays.
• Navy PierStreeterville · On 1 list

  Free-to-enter lakefront pier with a Ferris wheel, gardens, and boat cruises; individual rides and attractions are ticketed separately.
• Old Melbourne GaolMelbourne CBD · On 1 list

  Bluestone 1840s prison on Russell Street where 133 people, including bushranger Ned Kelly, were hanged; now a museum run by the National Trust.
• Old Town SquareStaré Město · On 1 list

  Prague's central market square since medieval times, ringed by the Gothic Church of Our Lady before Týn (built from the 14th century) and the 1915 Jan Hus memorial statue.
• Ripley's Aquarium of CanadaEntertainment District · On 1 list

  Opened in 2013 next to the CN Tower, this aquarium holds 5.7 million litres of water across ten galleries, including a moving-walkway shark tunnel.
• Riyadh ZooAl Malaz · On 1 list

  55-hectare zoo opened to the public in 1987, home to more than 1,500 animals across roughly 200 species.
• Sé de LisboaAlfama · On 1 list

  Lisbon's Romanesque cathedral, begun in 1147 on the site of the city's main mosque right after the Christian reconquest, and rebuilt in parts after later earthquakes.
• Singapore Botanic GardensSingapore · On 1 list

  82-hectare UNESCO World Heritage garden in Tanglin, first tropical botanic garden with the honor; free entry and a National Orchid Garden of 1,200-plus species.
• Sky GardenCity of London · On 1 list

  Free public garden and viewpoint on floors 35-36 of 20 Fenchurch Street, offering panoramic views over the City of London skyline.
• Süleymaniye MosqueFatih · On 1 list

  Chief architect Mimar Sinan's imperial mosque for Sultan Süleyman, completed in 1557 atop Istanbul's third hill; open to visitors daily outside prayer times.
• teamLab Phenomena Abu DhabiSaadiyat Island · On 1 list

  Immersive digital-art venue by the teamLab collective in Saadiyat Cultural District, opened in April 2025.
• Temple Street Night MarketYau Ma Tei · On 1 list

  A street market in Yau Ma Tei named for its Tin Hau Temple, which grew from 1920s hawker stalls into a regulated night market of food, clothing and fortune-tellers.
• Tirta EmpulBali · On 1 list

  Hindu water temple dating to around 962 AD, built around a natural spring where Balinese Hindus perform the Melukat purification ritual.
• Tsukiji Outer MarketTsukiji · On 1 list

  Retail and restaurant district that remained in Tsukiji after the wholesale fish market moved to Toyosu in 2018; known for fresh seafood and street food stalls.
• Tsutenkaku TowerShinsekai · On 1 list

  The 1956-rebuilt, 108-metre tower over retro Shinsekai; its golden deck holds the Billiken luck statue, its soles worn shiny from rubbing.
• ViktualienmarktAltstadt-Lehel · On 1 list

  Munich's historic daily food market, moved from Marienplatz to its current site in 1807, with produce stalls, a maypole, and a beer garden.
• War Memorial of KoreaYongsan · On 1 list

  Opened June 10, 1994 on the former Army Headquarters site, this museum documents Korea's military history including the Korean War.
• West Bund Art DistrictXuhui · On 1 list

  A former industrial stretch of the Huangpu's west bank rebuilt into a riverside culture corridor, anchored by the Long Museum and the Chipperfield-designed West Bund Museum with Centre Pompidou.
• Al-Azhar MosqueIslamic Cairo · On 1 list

  Founded in 970 AD by the Fatimids a year after Cairo itself, it has been a leading theological academic centre for the Islamic world since its foundation and remains a working mosque and university.
• AlbertinaInnere Stadt · On 1 list

  Former Habsburg palace turned museum, home to a graphic art collection founded in 1776 by Duke Albert of Saxony-Teschen, holding around 65,000 drawings.
• Allianz ArenaMunich · On 1 list

  FC Bayern's 75,000-seat stadium in Frottmaning, north Munich, its ETFE-cushion facade lit red on matchdays; the FC Bayern Museum and non-matchday stadium tours are open to visitors.
• Australian MuseumSydney CBD · On 1 list

  Free-entry natural history and culture museum founded 1827, at College and William Streets opposite Hyde Park, open daily except Christmas Day.
• Besakih TempleBali · On 1 list

  Bali's largest and holiest temple complex, 23 related temples that became a state temple of the Gelgel dynasty by the 15th century; an active worship site drawing thousands to annual ceremonies.
• Chora Church (Kariye Mosque)Fatih · On 1 list

  A 14th-century Byzantine church famed for its mosaics and frescoes, reopened as a working mosque in May 2024 after a decade-long restoration; open to visitors outside prayer times, with a small curtained prayer nave.
• Freetown ChristianiaChristianshavn · On 1 list

  Self-governing community founded in 1971 by squatters occupying former military barracks. Its Pusher Street hash market was dug up and closed by residents in April 2024.
• Hockey Hall of FameFinancial District · On 1 list

  Opened at its current Yonge and Front Streets location in 1993 inside a former Bank of Montreal building, it displays hockey artifacts and the Stanley Cup.
• Huashan 1914 Creative ParkZhongzheng · On 1 list

  Former sake brewery and Taipei Alcohol Factory built from 1914, closed as a distillery in 1987; the disused site became an arts district from 1999 and reopened as a creative park in December 2007.
• Hungarian National MuseumJózsefváros · On 1 list

  Mihály Pollack's neoclassical museum palace, built 1837-1847 to house Ferenc Széchényi's founding collection; open Tuesday to Sunday, closed Mondays.
• IMG Worlds of AdventureDubai · On 1 list

  One of the world's largest indoor theme parks, on Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road, with Marvel- and Cartoon Network-themed zones and 22-plus rides.
• InsadongJongno · On 1 list

  A Jongno street of roughly 70 antique and art shops, traced back to the Joseon-era National Department of Painting once located here.
• Islamic Arts Museum MalaysiaLake Gardens · On 1 list

  Opened in 1998 beside the National Mosque, it holds more than 7,000 Islamic-art artefacts across 12 permanent galleries.
• Jing'an TempleJing'an · On 1 list

  A Tangmi Buddhist temple tracing to 247 AD, rebuilt after Cultural Revolution damage and now standing on West Nanjing Road directly above a major metro interchange.
• LX FactoryAlcântara · On 1 list

  A former 1846 textile factory in Alcântara reinvented from 2008 into a creative complex of shops, studios and restaurants inside its original industrial buildings.
• Museu do FutebolPacaembu · On 1 list

  Interactive football history museum built into the old bleachers of Pacaembu stadium, its main exhibit fully renovated in 2024.
• Nehru Science CentreWorli · On 1 list

  India's largest interactive science centre, opened 1985 in Worli with over 500 hands-on exhibits across an 8-acre science park.
• Nordiska MuseetDjurgården · On 1 list

  Cultural history museum on Djurgården designed by Isak Gustaf Clason, opened to the public in 1907, tracing Nordic and Swedish life from the 16th century onward.
• Presidio Tunnel TopsPresidio · On 1 list

  Free park built over the Presidio Parkway tunnels, with a visitor center, playground and picnic lawns overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge.
• Puente de la MujerPuerto Madero · On 1 list

  Santiago Calatrava's tango-inspired pedestrian bridge over Dique 3, built 1999-2001 with a central span that rotates 90 degrees for passing boats.
• Puerta del SolSol · On 1 list

  Madrid's central square, home to the Kilometre Zero marker for Spain's roads and the Casa de Correos clock, inaugurated in 1866, that rings in each new year.
• Qatar National LibraryEducation City · On 1 list

  Rem Koolhaas/OMA-designed public, university and national library in one building, organised around a single sunken reading room. Open daily; free entry.
• Saigon Opera HouseBen Thanh area · On 1 list

  Grand Saigon Opera House, built in the late 1890s and opened in 1900 in French Third Republic style; the city approved a phased 2023–2026 restoration while it remains in use.
• Seine River CruiseChamp de Mars · On 1 list

  Hour-long glass-topped boat tours along the Seine past the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame and the Louvre, run by operators like the original Bateaux Mouches.
• Souq Al ZalAl Dirah · On 1 list

  Riyadh's oldest traditional market, trading since 1901, known for antiques, carpets, coins, and traditional crafts near Masmak Fortress.
• Tai O Fishing VillageLantau Island · On 1 list

  A fishing settlement on western Lantau, home to the Tanka community's traditional stilt houses (pang uk) built over the tidal waterways since at least the 19th century.
• The High LineChelsea · On 1 list

  1.45-mile elevated park built on a former freight rail line through the West Side, known for naturalistic planting and rotating public art.
• The Mind MuseumBonifacio Global City · On 1 list

  Science museum at J.Y. Campos Park in BGC, developed by the Bonifacio Art Foundation and opened March 16, 2012; five galleries with 250-plus mostly Filipino-made interactive exhibits.
• Umeda Sky BuildingKita · On 1 list

  Twin towers joined at the top by the ticketed Floating Garden Observatory, 173 metres up and open to the sky.
• Watts TowersWatts · On 1 list

  Seventeen mosaic steel sculptures in Watts, built alone over 33 years (1921-1954) by Italian immigrant Sabato Rodia; the tallest stands 99.5 feet and is a National Historic Landmark.
• Wenceslas SquareNové Město · On 1 list

  A broad boulevard below the National Museum, site of the 1918 independence declaration and the mass 1989 Velvet Revolution protests, including a 500,000-person demonstration on 20 November.
• Wrigley Field ToursLakeview · On 1 list

  Behind-the-scenes tour of the ivy-walled, 1914 home of the Cubs; non-gameday tours reach the field and dugout, gameday tours see less.
• Bali MuseumDenpasar · On 1 list

  State ethnographic museum built in 1931 by architect P.J. Moojen beside the former Denpasar royal palace site, officially opened December 8, 1932.
• Bosphorus Ferry Tour (Şehir Hatları)Eminönü · On 1 list

  The city's public ferry operator has run Bosphorus sightseeing tours from Eminönü since the 19th century, with short (roughly 2-hour) and long (up to 6-hour) round trips departing daily.
• Edifício CopanSé · On 1 list

  Oscar Niemeyer's S-curved 1966 concrete tower holds 1,160 apartments across six blocks; weekday guided tours enter through Bloco F.
• Global Vipassana PagodaBorivali · On 1 list

  A 99-metre stone dome near Gorai, built without supporting pillars and inaugurated in 2009, sheltering a meditation hall that seats up to 8,000 people.
• Hong Kong Palace MuseumWest Kowloon · On 1 list

  A seven-storey museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District that opened in July 2022, displaying artefacts on loan from Beijing's Palace Museum across nine galleries.
• Lotte WorldSongpa · On 1 list

  An indoor-outdoor theme park complex in Songpa-gu that opened in July 1989, with the outdoor Magic Island section following in 1990.
• Manila Baywalk Dolomite BeachErmita · On 1 list

  Artificial dolomite-sand beach along Roxas Boulevard on Manila Bay, built from 2020 and declared complete in October 2022; a promenade for sunset views where swimming is discouraged.
• Power Station of ArtHuangpu · On 1 list

  Mainland China's first state-run contemporary art museum, converted from a riverside coal power plant in 2012; permanent-collection entry needs a WeChat reservation, special shows ticket separately.
• Sri Mahamariamman TemplePetaling Street · On 1 list

  Founded in 1873, KL's oldest Hindu temple was rebuilt in 1968 with a five-tiered gopuram about 23m tall bearing 228 carved deities.
• Strahov LibraryHradčany · On 1 list

  A monastic library of roughly 200,000 volumes with two frescoed Baroque halls, the Theological Hall (1670s) and Philosophical Hall (1790s); visitors view both from the doorway, not from inside.
• TCL Chinese TheatreHollywood · On 1 list

  Ornate 1927 movie palace on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; its forecourt holds nearly 200 celebrity hand- and footprint blocks in concrete, a Hollywood tradition since it opened.
• The Little MermaidIndre By · On 1 list

  Bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, erected 1913 on Langelinie as a gift from brewer Carl Jacobsen, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale. Repeatedly vandalised over the decades.
• Toronto IslandsToronto Islands · On 1 list

  A chain of 15 islands in Lake Ontario reached by ferry, with beaches, the Centreville amusement park (opened 1967) and car-free trails.