Landmarks destinations

Home to the last surviving Wonder of the Ancient World, where the Great Pyramids and Sphinx rise at the desert's edge.

A medieval pilgrimage town of eleven churches hewn straight down into volcanic rock, a true wonder of the Christian world.

The ancient seat of the Aksumite Empire, where towering granite obelisks mark one of Africa's oldest great civilisations.

Home of the Taj Mahal, the white-marble mausoleum that is India's most iconic monument.

The jewel of the Silk Road, where the turquoise domes and tiled madrasas of Registan Square glow gold at sunset.

Nigeria's purpose-built capital, a green and orderly city spreading beneath the dramatic granite dome of Aso Rock.

The heart of the Cultural Triangle, crowned by the ancient rock fortress of Sigiriya and Dambulla's gilded cave temples.

Brazil's purpose-built modernist capital, a UNESCO showcase of Oscar Niemeyer's sweeping white curves and grand axes.

The Gulf's dazzling megacity of record-breaking towers, artificial islands and desert-edge luxury.

Oman's graceful seaside capital, where whitewashed buildings, grand mosques and old souks nestle between mountains and sea.

Qatar's UNESCO-listed pearl-trading ghost town, its 18th-century ruins and lonely desert fort rising on the northwest coast.

Australia's glittering harbour city, where the sail-shaped Opera House meets golden surf beaches and a buzzing waterfront.

A medieval abbey rising from a tidal islet, cut off and encircled by some of Europe's fastest tides.

A Tuscan university town famous the world over for its precariously tilting bell tower.

A gleaming capital where the twin Petronas Towers rise above bustling markets, mosques and hawker stalls.

Morocco's buzzing economic hub, mixing Art Deco boulevards with the ocean-side grandeur of the Hassan II Mosque.

Singapore's postcard waterfront — the boat-topped hotel, supertrees and a nightly light show.