Ride the cable car up the Rock

Two-stage cable car to Rio’s granite icon and its harbour-wide views.

Southern tip facing across to Africa.

Flat-topped cliff hanging 604 m over the Lysefjord.

Four hours drifting past the karst peaks on the back of the 20-yuan note, with cormorant fishermen and water buffalo on the banks.

Lonely 14th-century church beneath Mount Kazbek — Georgia’s most photographed view.

Endless vermilion torii gates in Kyoto.

Climb 740 steps up the El Penol monolith for views over a maze of turquoise reservoir lakes.

Coastal drive past the Twelve Apostles.