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.
Endless vermilion torii gates in Kyoto.
The torch-bearing symbol of New York.
Visit Cologne Cathedral, a masterpiece of High Gothic architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Construction began in 1248 and took over 600 years to complete. It is the tallest twin-spired church in the world, standing at 157 meters, and houses the Shrine of the Three Kings, a reliquary said to contain the bones of the Biblical Magi.
Visit Westerplatte, the site of the first battle of World War II in Poland, known for its historical significance and monuments.
Visit the site of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
The world's greatest Renaissance church.
Tower with skywalk and bungee jump.
Iconic stone elders, symbol of Artsakh.
Iconic Ottoman arched bridge over the Neretva.
Clifftop Transylvanian castle marketed as Dracula’s — worth it either way.
Curved 21-arch railway viaduct made world-famous by the Jacobite steam train.
The largest ancient castle complex in the world, with St Vitus Cathedral, the Golden Lane cottages and the hourly guard change.
The 1410 clock on Prague’s Old Town Square, where the Twelve Apostles parade every hour and Death rings the bell.
Nine giant steel spheres from Expo 58 — Brussels’ space-age landmark.
The guardian lion of the Giza plateau.
Prague’s 14th-century stone bridge lined with 30 baroque saints — walk it at dawn before the crowds and buskers arrive.
A 553-metre tower with a glass floor, a revolving restaurant and the EdgeWalk — a hands-free stroll around the outside rim.
Four 18-metre presidential faces carved into a Black Hills granite cliff — best seen at the evening lighting ceremony.
Walk the 1883 suspension bridge’s wooden promenade from Brooklyn into Manhattan, with the skyline rising ahead through the Gothic stone towers.
Strike the classic 'holding up the tower' pose at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the iconic 56-meter bell tower in Italy's Piazza dei Miracoli. The tower's famous 3.9-degree lean is the result of an unstable foundation that began sinking during construction in 1173. Besides the tower, explore the adjacent Pisa Cathedral and Baptistery, both masterpieces of Romanesque architecture.
Dan Cruickshank's BBC tour of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, 34 countries and six continents.
Mies van der Rohe's bronze tower on Park Avenue; the blueprint every glass skyscraper copied.
Swim in a deep garden swimming hole.
The oldest of San Marino’s three towers, an 11th-century fortress on Monte Titano with views to the Adriatic.
Seat of the world’s oldest republic and its changing of the guard.
Giant hilltop statue of Christ.
Ancient stone trilithon, "Pacific Stonehenge".
Southern tip facing across to Africa.
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