The Grand Canyon is a gorge of the Colorado River, dating back to Precambrian times and considered to be one of the major natural wonders of the world. Most visitors to the park come to the South Rim, arriving on Arizona State Route 64.

Copenhagen’s Tivoli is the second oldest amusement park in the world and the 3rd most visited in Europe. The park is best known for its wooden roller coaster, Rutsjebanen, one of world’s oldest wooden roller coasters still operating, and for the world’s tallest carousel (80 meters high), Himmelskibet, offering panoramic views of Copenhagen. Besides the rides, Tivoli Gardens run other attractions allowing a discovery of danish culture, as the H.C. Andersen castle, and also serve as a venue for various performing arts, in the Tivoli Concert Hall or in the Pantomime Theatre.

Ocean Park Hong Kong, a marine-themed amusement park situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong, is one of the world’s most popular amusement parks. Covering an area of 870,000 square metres of land, the park is separated by a large mountain into two areas,  The Waterfront (Lowland) and The Summit (Headland), reached by a 1.5 km long cable car system, a shuttle bus, or the Ocean Express (train). Ocean Park Hong Kong also operates observatories, laboratories, an education department and a Whales and Dolphins Fund.

The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani), inside the Vatican City, are among the most visited museums of the world, displaying works from the collection built up by the Roman Catholic Church throughout the centuries: The Entombment of Christ (Caravaggio) in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, The School of Athens (Raphael) in the Stanza della segnatura, The Creation of Adam (Michelangelo) inside the Cappella Sistina, the frescoes and other works in the Borgia Apartment, etc.

Sydney Opera House, located on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge, one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia and in the world, was conceived by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who received the Pritzker Prize, architecture’s highest honour. Four key resident companies of  the Sydney Opera House are Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Theatre Company and Sydney Symphony.

The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum (originally Amphitheatrum Flavium), constructed in 70-80 AD under emperors Vespasian and Titus on a site located east of the Roman Forum, is the largest ever built amphitheatre in the Roman Empire, capable of seating 50,000 spectators during gladiatorial contests or other types of public spectacles.

Located 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, along the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre has been home since 1927 to many premieres and ceremonies. The concrete blocks set in the forecourt bear the signatures, footprints, and handprints of motion picture personalities from the 1920s to the present day.

The Empire State (nickname for the state of New York) Building (officially opened on May 1, 1931) is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Since the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building is the tallest building in New York City and New York State.

The Natural History Museum is home to some 70 million specimens of life and earth science within five main collections (Botany, Entomology, Mineralogy, Palaeontology and Zoology), among them specimens collected by Darwin. The icon of the museum is the large Diplodocus cast dominating the vaulted central hall.

Peterhof Palace, located 30km from Saint Petersburg on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, is an example of Baroque architecture in Russia, a series of palaces and gardens laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, whose major contributions to the site were completed by 1725.