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Italy |
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You can't miss a close look at Rome's single most impressive
monument: the awe-inspiring Colosseum.
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England |
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With its famous clock tower and "Big Ben" bell, the Houses
of Parliament is the preeminent symbol of London.
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Ireland |
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Wine-lovers flock to the vineyards of France, but for beer
connoisseurs, Europe's sacred site is the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.
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Scotland |
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Crowned Queen of Scotland at less than a year of age in 1543
and heralded at age 15 as the true Queen of England by many Catholics.
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France |
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Europe's most famous cathedral actually owes a lot of its
international success to author Victor Hugo.
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Germany |
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As it rises from its alpine backdrop, Neuschwanstein Castle
near Füssen has all the drama of a well-planned stage scene.
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Spain |
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With his wildly inventive design sense, architect Antonio
Gaudí is revered in Barcelona as the ultimate Catalan genius.
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Greece |
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Throughout antiquity, Athens was described as the most serene
city on earth with the Parthenon-crowned Acropolis.
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Holland |
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Nothing symbolizes the Netherlands like the tulip, a magically
bright flower that can be seen in almost every window box in the country.
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Austria |
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No visit to Vienna would be complete without an afternoon
spent lazing in one of the ornate Kaffehaüser or coffee houses.
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Switzerland |
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Few mountains have exerted such a magnetic attraction as the
Matterhorn, the 14,690-foot-high crag.
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Czech Republic |
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Every hour, hundreds of visitors gather in Prague's Old Town
Square to witness the tolling of the Astronomical Clock.
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Scandanavia |
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Their story begins in raiding, slave-taking, trading and settlement
and ends in eventual assimilation into Slavic culture.
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Grand Canyon |
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The raft journey through the Grand Canyon is one of the West's
great white-water thrills. John Wesley Powell first attempted it in 1869.
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Yellowstone |
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Every 90 minutes, hundreds of onlookers admire the gush of
Old Faithful in Yellowstone, the world's most famous geyser.
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Mount Rushmore |
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The four presidential faces, carved 60-feet high in the granite
of Mount Rushmore, comprise one of America's most revered images.
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Yosemite |
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Even the most jaded traveler will let out a cry of glee when
first seeing Yosemite Valley. This has always been the case since 1869.
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Los Angeles |
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The famous HOLLYWOOD sign has a less glamorous origin than
people think. It was actually built as a publicity stunt in 1923.
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San Francisco |
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It's hard to recall today that the gracious harbor city of
San Francisco was actually born out of chaos, sin and violence.
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Las Vegas |
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The coolest era in Las Vegas history began on January 20,
1960, when Dean Martin was joined onstage by Frank Sinatra.
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Peru |
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All over the Andes, Spanish colonial buildings are supported
by the foundations of Inca masonry, relics of the conquest of Peru.
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Galápagos Islands |
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If the giant tortoise is the symbol of the Galápagos Islands,
then Darwin's finches must be the symbol of evolution in the Galápagos.
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Brazil |
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Looming above Rio de Janeiro's most famous beach, the Copacabana
Palace became one of the world's most infamous hotels.
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Argentina |
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You don't have to be in Buenos Aires long before you hear
the Tango or see the notorious dance itself.
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Chile |
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Thanks to the country's isolation on the fringe of South America,
its vineyards played an unexpected part in saving the wine industries.
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China |
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Xi'an, one of the most important cultural cities in China,
was the capital of the Chinese empires for more than 1,500 years.
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Australia |
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Aussies celebrate the foundation of their country with fireworks
displays and picnics, but the actual event was a more dubious and chaotic affair.
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New Zealand |
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Most of the world has come to recognize New Zealand's majestic
landscape without even realizing it, thanks to The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
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Tanzania |
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Rising sheer from the grassy plains at the rim of the Equator
is one of the most famous sights in Africa; Mount Kilimanjaro.
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