The 50,000-seat amphitheatre where Rome staged its bloodiest spectacles for 2,000 years
Stand among the cloud-wrapped ruins of Machu Picchu, the 15th-century Inca citadel perched high above Peru's Sacred Valley
Glittering Alpine lake ringed by villas and gardens — George Clooney's neighbourhood for good reason
The grandest of Seoul’s five Joseon palaces, with a changing-of-the-guard ceremony and hanbok rental for free entry.
Up to 3,000 people cross in every direction at once when the lights change — the world’s busiest pedestrian scramble.
The torch-bearing symbol of New York.
Endless vermilion torii gates in Kyoto.
The world's greatest Renaissance church.
Tower with skywalk and bungee jump.
Prague’s 14th-century stone bridge lined with 30 baroque saints — walk it at dawn before the crowds and buskers arrive.
Four 18-metre presidential faces carved into a Black Hills granite cliff — best seen at the evening lighting ceremony.
Swim in a deep garden swimming hole.
Twin volcanic peaks, UNESCO-listed.
Macau's iconic baroque church facade.
Ride to the summit of the Rock.
Ride to Hong Kong's famous summit view.
Cliffside Paro Taktsang monastery hike.
Three grand madrasas on one square.
Ancient rock fortress with frescoes.
Flat-topped mountain over Cape Town.
Eighty-two white marble domes, the world’s largest hand-knotted carpet and reflective pools — Abu Dhabi’s masterpiece.
Fortress on Castle Rock holding the Scottish crown jewels and the one o’clock gun.
Car-free alpine village at the foot of the world’s most photographed peak, with Europe’s highest cable-car station.
The Thai kings’ glittering palace complex and the Emerald Buddha, all gold spires and mirrored mosaic.
The Parthenon and its temples on the rock above Athens — the birthplace of democracy, best climbed at opening time.
Copenhagen’s 17th-century harbour of brightly painted townhouses, wooden ships and canal-side bars.
Moscow’s historic heart: St Basil’s domes, the Kremlin walls and GUM.
Two-stage cable car to Rio’s granite icon and its harbour-wide views.
Historic fortress and the Crown Jewels.
Berlin's neoclassical symbol of reunification.
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