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101 Places To Visit In Chicago
Chicago, Illinois is an interesting American city that welcomes more than forty million visitors each year. Since being incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago has grown to encompass 237 square miles of land, which nearly three million people call home. Chicago is an ideal place to visit because it has something to offer virtually every kind of tourist – from the youngest to the oldest. From arts and history to business and commerce and g...
101 Places to Visit in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California is the second most populated city in the United States with just under four million residents calling the city home. It's a sprawling town, encompassing more than five hundred square miles. Los Angeles has been called the Creative Capital of The World. It's no wonder, too - with one in six people being employed in the creative industry. Los Angeles plays a vital role in the television and film industry and is often r...
101 Places to Visit in New York City
New York City (NYC) is home to millions of people – and millions of things to do and see. It's know as “The City That Never Sleeps” - and that very well may be true. There seems to be always something going on in The Big Apple and that's part of the appeal that keeps drawing people back here year after year. Depending on the time of year you go, you are in for some special treats. From Thanksgiving through New Year's Day, NYC is trans...
Top 12 Places to Visit in Italy
Italy is an incredible country to visit, either for a long vacation, or on a short break. The country has everything to offer visitors from the hedonistic beach life in Capri, to the historical magnificence of Venice, and the cosmopolitan flair of Milan. Below we take a look at some of the top travel destinations to be found in Italy. Rome The capital city of Italy, Rome is positively steeped in history. The modern city is dotted wit...
50 Places to Visit Before You Die
There is no doubt that the earth is a beautiful place - we’ve seen pictures of every corner of the planet, and yet without actually visiting destinations away from your hometown you’ll never be able to experience the majesty of enormous mountain ranges, the sheer volume of the oceans and seas or the vast wilderness that still exists on every continent. From rain forests to deserts, hills to the wide plains, bustling cities to the quiet ...
Top 10 Places to Visit in Taiwan
Cutting this list into just ten places was really, really tough. How to knock the beautiful isle of Formosa to ONLY ten? Many people, actually, most people, think that Taiwan is just a small island with nothing more than good food and good computers. Well, if that’s what you’re thinking, you’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg. Taiwan may be just an island, but it’s got high mountains, jaw-dropping cliffs, stunning ocean views, b...
Top 8 Places to Visit in Patagonia
Covering a vast amount of the south of South America, Patagonia has long been drawing tourists keen to see the marvelous and varied landscapes this thousand-plus mile area has to offer. But with so much ground to cover, it can be hard to plan an itinerary that will maximize your time in this fantastic part of the world. With that in mind, here is a run down of some of the most well-known (and some less so) locations in Argentinian and Ch...
15 Places to Visit in Dubai
Dubai is the second largest and most populous state of UAE. The emirate is ideally located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Dubai has become world famous among international investors and tourists because of its fastest growing economy and enchanting places to visit. State government and developers carefully planned to build city’s infrastructure in a way to provide modern life facilities for local as well as travelers visiting ...
12 Places to Visit in Spain
Spain is often thought of as a holiday resort for beach holidays spent in 1970s resorts with bars, beaches and little else, never far from these resorts though are fascinating historic cities. Spain has always been on the edges of Europe, for a long time ruled by the Islamic Moors, later isolated during the early Franco era; this has given it a unique history though and its many historic towns and cities reflect this: many built for defense...
14 Places to Visit in Greece
The birthplace of democracy and since then under the yoke of many undemocratic empires such as the Roman and Ottomans: Greece has been constantly topped up with history for many thousands of years meaning wherever you go it is now brimming with it. The Ancient Greek sites are of course the most famous but later sites are just as well worth visiting including many fine Ottoman Mosques and Greek Orthodox Churches and Cathedrals. Heading to...
15 Places to visit in Switzerland
Often seen as very straight laced, you may expect the Swiss to be too busy working hard and making money in banking to have fun. Life in Switzerland is in some ways regimented they value order and punctuality but this level of organisation and efficiency actually means the Swiss have plenty of time, and money, to enjoy life. Events such as the Montreux Jazz festival and Basel Carnival will dispel any ideas you might have about the Swiss bei...
13 Places to Visit in Rome
There is hardly a city out there with more to offer lovers of history, nor for that matter lovers of culture and of course fine food and drink, than Rome. Many who come to Rome expect a city where the Roman remains are the only things to be seen alongside the Vatican City. Rome though has been an important city ever since roman times too and the Renaissance and other eras, including the Fascist era, have left interesting attractions as w...
13 Places to Visit in Venice
Venice the city on the lagoon, literally on it for much of the city as many buildings are of course built on stilts sitting on the water round the edges of the small island on which Venice sits: from the moment you realize this you should realise that Venice is going to be a totally unique city. The romantic charm you would expect from Venice comes not from a few major landmarks but more from the city as a whole that is mainly late Middle A...
13 Places to Visit in Milan
Once the Capital of the Western Roman Empire now the world’s capital of fashion Milan is as much for the connoisseur of History as shopping and Italian food and drink. What many people don’t realize is that Milan is the financial capital of Italy and as such there is a lot of money here and the shops, bars and restaurants reflect this. As a modern city though Milan hasn’t lost its history though there are new modern buildings includin...
6 Places to Visit in Istanbul
Istanbul is the only metropolis to straddle two continents and the mixture of cultures here, both current and historic, makes Istanbul a totally unique and fascinating place. There has been a settlement of some type on the banks of the Bospheros where Europe and Asia meet since Neolithic times. Istanbul has been an important city since around 660 BC when it was settled by Greeks from the city of Megara under king Byzas who gave his name to ...
