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Twenty-six illustrated themes connect places through history, wildlife, landscape, architecture and the way you like to travel.

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Five hundred places.
Your own way through.

Al-Khazneh, Petra’s celebrated Treasury façade
8 wonders

Ancient worlds

Walk into the places where the past still has a physical presence. Cities carved into cliffs, terraces folded around mountains and streets abandoned centuries ago invite you to look closer.

Moraine Lake in Banff National Park
10 wonders

The wild world

Water, forest, mountains and wildlife. These are places where the landscape sets the scale and the most memorable moment may be the one you could never have planned.

The Grand Canal from the Rialto area
12 wonders

Remarkable cities

Some wonders are whole cities. Their appeal lies in the way great buildings, art, streets and everyday life come together, with something new to notice around the next corner.

The limestone islands and lagoons of Piaynemo
10 wonders

Islands & water

Follow the water to island landscapes, coral reefs and coastlines that change the way you see a map. The journey between places can be as memorable as the destination.

The towers of Angkor Wat
9 wonders

Sacred spaces

Temples, sanctuaries and monuments shaped by devotion. Some are living places of worship; others preserve the architecture and imagination of earlier worlds.

Dune 45 beneath a clear sky
10 wonders

Earth, ice & sky

Desert colour, great ice landscapes, salt flats and skies worth travelling for. These wonders reveal the world at its most unfamiliar, sometimes for only a few extraordinary minutes.

Iguazú’s many cascades seen from above
6 wonders

Great waterfalls

Water in motion, from immense river systems to cascades within living forests. Compare the setting and seasonal character as well as the size.

The Colosseum in Rome
11 wonders

Extraordinary interiors

Spaces that reward looking closely: carved stone, painted surfaces, structural invention and the use of light. Check photography and worship rules at each institution.

Grand Prismatic Spring and its vividly coloured margins
8 wonders

Volcanic worlds

A landscape still being made, or reshaped from old volcanic material. Current official access guidance matters as much as the geological story.

Northern lights near Tromsø, Norway
8 wonders

After dark

City light and changing atmosphere create a second perspective. These selections do not imply that every monument or path remains open at night.

London’s skyline along the Thames
6 wonders

Curiosity with children

Ideas for adaptable days built around boats, stories, parks and impressive buildings. Suitability depends on the child and the exact activity; check access, facilities and age rules.

The Inca citadel beneath the peak of Huayna Picchu
12 wonders

Human ingenuity

Water management, monumental building and modern structures. Look for the practical decisions that made the celebrated form possible.

A sea lion on San Cristóbal Island
12 wonders

Wildlife encounters

Habitats and behaviour, with patient guiding and responsible observation. Wildlife is not a guaranteed performance.

Moraine Lake in Banff National Park
12 wonders

Walking landscapes

Journeys best understood through movement. These are interest tags, not promises that every route suits every ability.

Iguazú’s many cascades seen from above
14 wonders

Journeys on water

A boat can change the perspective on a city, reef or wilderness. Check boarding, conditions and the actual time on the water.

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