War Memorial – Blackpool, England
The Blackpool war memorial is a war memorial located on the Central Promenade in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is a Grade II Listed granite obelisk on three-stepped plinth erected on Prices Parade, alongside North Pier and set of square steps
Blackpool Pleasure Beach – Blackpool, England
Blackpool Pleasure Beach is an amusement park situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The park was founded in 1896 and has been owned and operated by the Thompson family since its inception. It is the most visited
Ruins of Church of St. Augustine – Goa
In proximity to the Nunnery atop Holy Hill in Old Goa stands the iconic 46-meter-high (153 feet) tower that served as a belfry and formed a part of the façade of the magnificent Church of St. Augustine. Now in ruins,
Rhine Falls – Schaffhausen, Switzerland
The Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German) is the largest plain waterfall in Europe. The falls are located on the Upper Rhine between the municipalities of Neuhausen am Rheinfall and Laufen-Uhwiesen, near the town of Schaffhausen in northern Switzerland, between the
Lower Waterfalls – Akerselva River, Oslo
The river Akerselva runs from Maridalsvannet through the centre of Oslo and into the Oslo Fjord. The river is 8 km of recreation, through forests and industrial history, fishing, swimming and several waterfalls. The highest waterfall is next to Hønse-Lovisas
Another Place Sculpture – Stavanger, Norway
Another Place is a piece of modern sculpture by Antony Gormley. The sculpture consists of 100 cast iron figures which face out to sea, spread over a 2 mile (3.2 km) stretch of the beach. Each figure is 189 cm
Frogner Park – Oslo, Norway
Vigeland Sculpture Park covers 80 acres (320,000 m2) and features 212 bronze and granite sculptures all designed by Gustav Vigeland. In 1940 the Bridge was the first part of the Sculpture Park to be opened to the public. 58 of
Num Ti Jah lodge – Banff National Park, Canada
When Jimmy Simpson camped at Bow Lake in 1898, he vowed that one day he would "build a shack here". 25 years later he began building the first log cabin on the site and had a permanent base for his
Spiez Castle – Thun, Switzerland
This midieval fortress has served as a residential castle for several families. Every family reconstructed the building partially, resulting in a well preserved overview of the transformations that the castle went through in history. Several rooms can be seen in
Bada Bagh – Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Bada Bagh, is about halfway between Jaisalmer and Lodhruva in the state of Rajastan in India. A Maharaja of Jaisalamer, Jai Singh II, commissioned a dam to create a water tank during his reign in the 16th century. After his
Kuldhara Heritage Village – Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
Kuldhara village is 18 km to the west of Jaisalmer. This is among the 84 villages inhabited by the prosperous, hardworking Paliwals. Established by the Kuldhar sub-caste of Paliwal Brahmins in the year 1291, it was once a prosperous village
Qutb Shahi Tombs – Hyderabad
The famous tombs of the seven Qutub Shahi rulers in the Ibrahim Bagh are located about a kilometre north of the outer perimeter wall of the famous Golkonda Fort. The galleries of the smaller tombs are of a single storey
Gateway of India – Mumbai
The Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. Located on the waterfront in Apollo Bunder area in South Mumbai, the Gateway is a basalt arch 26 meters high. It was a crude jetty used by fisher
Pykara Falls – Ooty
Pykara is a river located 19 km from Ooty in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It passes through hilly tract, generally keeping to North and turns to West after reaching the Plateau's edge. The river flows through a series