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All sections
Everything in the project, grouped by what you want to do. Search this directory to find a section, or use the main search for an individual place.
Browse and discover
Choose a destination, follow an idea or explore through photographs.
The Original 100
Alex’s ranked selection, with three independent personal choices beside every place.
All five collections
Browse the full collection of 500 places and experiences.
101–200 · Honourable Mentions
The next hundred contenders, with guides and a map.
201–300 · Extraordinary Discoveries
Another hundred places to explore and add to your personal list.
301–400 · Further Horizons
More landscapes, historic places and cultural experiences.
401–500 · The Wider World
The final hundred places in this edition of the collection.
Country guides
Find every place in the collection within a country or territory.
Themes
Browse illustrated selections connected by a shared interest.
The photo wall
A changing collage of photographs from the collection.
Photo galleries
Open a destination’s larger credited picture collection.
Discover by photograph
Start with an image and reveal the place behind it.
Search the website
Find destinations, guides, articles and tools in one search.
Read, understand and learn
Illustrated explanations, stories and sources to make a place more meaningful.
Anatomy of a Wonder
Twelve illustrated studies explaining what to notice and why it matters.
The detail library
Find small visual observations within extraordinary places.
The illustrated field library
Read deeper accounts of landscape, history and ways of seeing.
The Museum of Wonder
Follow curated visual exhibitions connecting places and ideas.
The wonder encyclopaedia
Understand architectural, cultural and natural features.
Visual stories
Explore places through illustrated explanations.
The Wonders Journal
Read essays about places, journeys and the idea of wonder.
History of wonders
Explore the original tradition and the monuments behind it.
Books and further reading
Browse books about remarkable places and follow bookseller links.
The reference desk
Find annotated visitor, heritage, conservation and transport sources.
Learning trails
Follow a sequence of places through a shared subject.
Observation challenges
Test what a photograph can tell you, then read the explanation.
Wonder knowledge quiz
Check your knowledge of places and their contexts.
A changing world
Read about living heritage, conservation and natural processes.
Maps, connections and time
Explore the collection by location or place it in a wider context.
The world atlas
Explore all 500 entries, with coloured pins for places with a fixed location.
Connected ideas
Follow eight themes linking places across countries and continents.
Find a connection
Look for nearby, related or contrasting places.
Wonders Through Time
An illustrated chronology of human history and a separate geological case study.
The geological timeline
Explore Earth’s long history through natural wonders.
Earth Lab
Use interactive explanations of landscapes and geological processes.
Compare heights
Put the height of familiar monuments and landscapes side by side.
Find places nearby
Explore places around a chosen location.
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Plan a journey
Find a place, compare possibilities, organise your trip and prepare the visit.
Find an experience
Filter places by interest, region, season and available time.
Trip shortlist
Keep up to 12 trip possibilities and compare two to four at a time.
Build an itinerary
Arrange stops, nights and researched travel allowances into a day-by-day plan.
Suggested journeys
Start with an illustrated route connecting several wonders.
The planet calendar
Explore seasonal reasons to visit and the trade-offs to consider.
Prepare a visit
Keep eight practical checks together for any of the 500 places.
Pocket companions
Open short illustrated prompts designed for reading on your phone.
Download offline guides
Choose guides to keep on this device and manage your downloads.
Travel questions answered
Read practical essays about decisions a ranking cannot settle.
Travel skills
Read advice on observing, preparing and getting more from a visit.
My Travels
Keep your favourite places, past experiences and future wishes separate.
Been there
See your visited places, personal map and completion counts.
Want to visit
Collect future destinations, including places you would like to revisit.
My Top 100
Build and rank your own collection, independently of where you have been.
Visit log
Record optional dates, repeat visits and short details.
My year in wonders
Review the visits for which you have recorded a date.
Printable travel passport
Print a visual record of the places you have experienced.
Travel milestones
Keep private snapshots of your travel progress.
Review my collection
See the geographical and thematic balance of your personal list.
List history
Keep snapshots and compare changes to your hundred.
Explore a different ranking
See how different interests could shape a selection.
My interests
Explore patterns in the places you have selected.
Future journeys
Keep ideas for trips you may make in future years.
Saved reading
Return to saved resources and articles.
Private travel diary
Keep optional notes alongside your places and plans.
Share a collection
Make an illustrated page from a chosen list and share a snapshot link.
Export an illustrated poster
Create an image from your personal collection.
Choose a trip together
Exchange invitations and ballot files to compare preferences.
Printable collection
Print the collection or a filtered set of places.
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About and help
Understand the project, the choices behind it and how to use the website.
About the project
Meet Alex and read about this free, independent, advert-free project.
How I chose the 100
Read the research, judgements and boundaries behind the original collection.
How to use the website
Find the simplest route to browsing, recording visits or planning a trip.
Alex’s project snapshot
Read the dated project record and its accompanying planning essays.
Sources and standards
Understand the sourcing, photography and limits of the guides.
Privacy and saved data
Understand where your personal records are stored and how sharing works.
Suggest a correction or place
Find the route for a sourced correction or a suggestion.
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