Places

This is so amazing as well as overwhelming.  At 1.6 km deep and 16 km wide, the Grand Canyon bears witness to 2,000 million years of geological history. ...

It is the largest wetland in the world, located in the heart of South America.  It covers 81,081 square miles (210,000 sq km).  In Brazil, the majority are...

Surrounded by symbolism, like any other religious building, the Brasilia Cathedral (its official name is the Cathedral Metropolitana) is the most prominent feature of the capital, Nosa Senora. ...

The Sahara  Desert is the largest hot desert in the world.  It is the third-largest desert behind the cold deserts of Antarctica and the Arctic.  The Sahara is...

Mount Sinai is known as the place where Moses received the Ten Commandments from God. In fact, the Arabic name Jabal Mousa means "Mount of Moses".  Although there...

The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of the most famous and recognizable statues in ancient Egypt and in the world.  The statue of a lion with the...

The isolated Bussaco Forest is not a natural forest, but a set of massive aboriginal walls planted by 17th-century Carmelite monks. It grew with the Portuguese Empire.  Foreign...

Mount Yoshino, also known as Yoshinoyama in Japanese, may not be the place you should visit in your lifetime.  Not only is it an easy mountain to climb,...

It is not clear exactly when, but Begijnhof was founded somewhere in the 14th century to house Begijnen. These women lived like virgin sisters, but they were more...

The pyramids were built at a time when Egypt was one of the richest and most powerful civilizations in the world.  The Great Pyramids of Giza in particular...