List of interesting places, sights and things to do around the world

I’ve compiled a list of interesting places, sights and activities that I found around the world. Check it out below.

• Architecture and monuments: Lotus Tower (Colombo) * King Power Mahanakhon and Royal Palace (Bangkok) * Tashkent Tower * Franz Kafka Head, Zizkov TV Tower and Petrin Tower (Prague) *  City of Arts and Sciences (Valencia) * Lanterna di Genova * Dubai Frame * Petronas Twin Towers (Kuala Lumpur) * Star Ferry Cruise in Victoria Harbour (Hong Kong) * Oslo Opera (Oslo) * OTE Tower (Thessaloniki) * Meteora monasteries (Greece) * Chiang Kai Shek Memorial and Taipei 101 (Taipei) *  Shanghai Tower, Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai) * The Shard London *  Reichstag dome tour, Fernsehturm Berlin and Victory Column (Berlin) * Park Guell and Sagrada Familia (Barcelona) * Puente de la Mujer and  Floralis Generica (Buenos Aires) * Eiffel Tower (Paris) * Palais des Papes (Avignon, France) * Jet d’Eau (Geneva) * Simonopetra Monastery (Mount Athos, Greece) * St. Peter’s Basilica climb (Vatican City) * Sydney Harbour Bridge climb and Sydney Opera House (Sydney) * Marina Bay and Gardens by the Bay (Singapore) * Statue of Liberty (New York) * Giant Gundam Robot and Tokyo Skytree (Tokyo) * Victoria Peak and Tian Tan Buddha (Hong Kong) * Ruins of St. Paul’s (Macau) * St. Basil’s Cathedral and Ostankino Tower (Moscow) * Holocaust Monument and Brandenburg Gate (Berlin) * Big Ben (London) * Dublin Spire (Dublin) * Atomium (Brussels) * Burj Khalifa, Palm Island and Burj al Arab (Dubai) * Sun Voyager (Reykjavik) * Monumento des Descoberimentos (Lisbon) * Pena Palace and Quinta da Regaleira (Sintra, Portugal) * Uprising monument and PKiN (Warsaw) * Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco) * Rasnov Citadel and Palace of Parliament (Romania)

• Cool technology: Afrosiyob train (Uzbekistan) * MSC Seashore and command bridge & ECR tour * Museo del Mare submarine (Genoa) * Museum of the Future (Dubai) * fastest elevator in the world (Shanghai Tower) * Shanghai Maglev Train * Peenemunde Historical Technical Museum (Peenemunde, Germany) * Lamborghini factory and test drive (Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy) * TGV train (France) * Antikythera Mechanism (National Archaeology Museum of Athens) * Port of Singapore * Grand Prix Museum (Macau, China) * Bunker 42 ICBM launch center (Moscow) * military installations in Gibraltar * the Channel Tunnel between UK and France * Laerdal tunnel – longest road tunnel in the world (Norway) * Maritiman and Aeroseum (Gothenburg, Sweden) * Oresund Bridge (Denmark – Sweden)

• Space exploration: Valencia Science Museum * California Science Center and Endeavour Shuttle (Los Angeles) * Recovered SpaceX rocket stage (SpaceX office, Hawthorne, California) * Shanghai Science & Technology Museum and Shanghai Aerospace Enthusiasts Center (Shanghai) * Guiana Space Centre and rocket launch (Kourou, French Guiana) * ESTEC ESA centre and Space Expo (Noordwijk, the Netherlands) * NASA Kennedy Space Center and Atlantis Shuttle, and rocket launch (Florida, USA) * Air & Space Museum (Washington, USA) * JAXA Tsukuba Space Center (Japan) * Hong Kong Science and Space museums (HK, China) * Astronautics Museum (Moscow) * Baikonur Cosmodrome, history Museum, astronaut press conference, Baikonur Museum, rocket rollout and launch (Kazakhstan) * NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (Pasadena, USA) * Soyuz space capsule (Military Museum, Bucharest, Romania) * Arca Space exhibition (Romanian Airforce Museum, Bucharest) * Destination Cosmos show (Dubai) * Gibeon Meteorites (Windhoek, Namibia)

• Science: Research stations in Antarctica * Svalbard Seed Bank (Svalbard, Norway) * Atomic Testing Museum (Las Vegas) * Greenwich Observatory and Prime Meridian (UK) * Wendelstein 7-X experimental nuclear fusion reactor (Greifswald, Germany) * Terra Amata Human Paleontology Museum (Nice, France) * Large Hadron Collider and CERN tour (Geneva) * extinct Tasmanian tiger in the Australian Museum (Sydney) * Neanderthal Museum (Krapina, Croatia) * getting close to Gorham’s Cave – alleged site of last Neanderthals in Europe (Gibraltar) * La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles)

• Flora and fauna: Bentota River Safari (Sri Lanka) * Tiger Kingdom (Phuket, Thailand) * Etosha National Park (Namibia) * Okonjima Nature Reserve (Namibia) * Penguins, seals and whales of Antarctica * Miracle Garden (Dubai) * Arctic Hare in Kangerlussuaq * Reindeer of Svalbard * Pheasants of Sark and Herm islands (Channel Islands) * Highland cattle (Isle of Skye) * Wild Nepenthes carnivourous plants (Palau) * Giant clams and snorkeling in Palau * Zoo de Guyane (French Guiana) * Cape Verde spiders * Gran Canaria flora (Spain) * Laguna Nimez (El Calafate, Argentina) * Iguazu Falls (Argentina) * Jardin de los Picaflores (Puerto Iguazu, Argentina) * Inverdoorn safari and cheetah interaction, Boulders penguin beach, Kirstenbosch Gardens, shark cage diving in Gansbaai (South Africa) * Waitomo glowworm caves, Cape Foulwind seal colony and kiwi birds at the Franz Josef conservation centre (New Zealand) * Wildlife Sydney, Sydney Harbour whale watching (Sydney) * Singapore Zoo and Singapore Botanic Gardens (Singapore) * Everglades (Florida, USA) * Washington Zoo (USA) * Pinnawala elephant orphanage and Peradeniya Gardens (Sri Lanka) * stingray feeding and snorkeling in Kuramathi (Maldives) * Upper Rock Reserve barbary apes (Gibraltar, UK) * Jardin Exotique (Monaco)

• Nature, scenery and geography: Landscapes of Antarctica * Beagle Channel (Argentina) * Nuuk fjords * Mount Etna (Sicily, Italy) * Svalbard Islands * Sark, Herm and Lihou islands (Channel Islands) * Old Man of Storr, Quiraing and Fairy Glen (Isle of Skye) * The Faroe Islands * Meteora (Greece) * Rocks Islands (Palau) * Fogo Volcano (Cape Verde) * Larnaka Salt Lake (Cyprus) * Gran Canaria (Spain) * Patagonia and Perito Moreno glacier (Argentina) * Iguazu Falls (Argentina) * Aiguille du Midi (France) * Chapman’s Peak Drive (South Africa) * Wai-o-Tapu, Cook Strait, Franz Josef and Fox glaciers, and pretty much the entire country (New Zealand) * Glass Window bridge (Eleuthera Island, the Bahamas) * Grand Canyon and Meteor Crater (Arizona, USA) * Croatian Adriatic Coast and Plitvice Park (Croatia) * the Maldivian islands * views of the Coast of Africa from Gibraltar * Niagara Falls (USA) * driving around Norway and the Norwegian fjords * Bosphorus strait and Pamukkale (Turkey) * Blue Grotto and Xlendi Bay (Malta) * driving around Ireland and cliffs of Moher (Ireland) * Phi Phi Islands (Thailand) * driving around Iceland, geysers, Gulfoss Waterfall, Vatnajokull glacier tour, Thingvellir park and tectonic plates, Vik black sand beach, Katla glacier ice cave, Krysuvik, Fagradalsfjall volcano, Dyrholaey, Svartifoss and Myvatn (Iceland) * driving along the Pacific Coast Highway and the Malibu canyon roads (California) * Danube Delta, Balea Lake, Berca mud volcanoes and Nera Gorges Park (Romania) * Transfagarasan and Transalpina driving routes (Romania)

• Scenic hikes, walks and bike routes: Hikes to Milner’s Tower, Corrin’s Tower, Glen Helen and Glen Maye (Isle of Man) * Wachau Valley (Austria) * Sark Island hikes (UK) * Sorvagsvatn Lake and Saksun hikes (Faroe Islands) * Elephant Mountain Hike (Taipei) * Salines de Montjoly (Cayenne, French Guiana) * Cinque Terre (Italy) * Perito Moreno glacier hike (Patagonia, Argentina) * Montevideo rambla (Uruguay) * Interlaken (Switzerland) * Cape of Good Hope and Table Mountain (South Africa) * Vatican gardens (Vatican City) * Abel Tasman park (New Zealand) * Southern Ridges Walks (Singapore) * Rec de l’Obac (Andorra la Vella) * Upper Rock Reserve (Gibraltar, UK) * hike to Schloss Vaduz (Liechtenstein) * hike to the three towers of San Marino City and Costa dell’Arnella (San Marino) * Monaco’s gardens and parks * walking around Alfama in Lisbon * hike to the Hollywood Sign (California, USA) * Ciucas Mountains and Sapte Scari Canyon (Romania)

• Scenic beaches: Amal Beach Resort (Bentota, Sri Lanka) * Kata Beach (Phuket, Thailand) * La Mer beach (Dubai) * Kalamitsi (Greece) * Palau Pacific Resort (Palau) * Santa Maria beach (Cape Verde) * Nissi Beach (Cyprus) * Camps Bay (South Africa) * Bondi Beach (Sydney) * Eleuthera Island and Harbour Island (the Bahamas) * Kuramathi and Bandos island resorts (the Maldives) * Aleenta and Natai resorts (Phang Nga, Thailand) * Praia Dona Ana and other Algarve beaches (Portugal) * Zuma Beach and Point Dume Beach (Malibu, California) * La Jolla Cove (La Jolla, California)

• Cool history: the stunning mosques and madrassahs of Bukhara and Samarkand (Uzbekistan) * Roman Forum (Rome) * Antarctica whaling station at Whalers Bay * Tynwald Hill, Castle Rushen and Peel Castle (Isle of Man) * Dunvegan and Eilean Donan castles (Isle of Skye) * Castle Cornet (Guernsey Island) * WWII fortifications and Underground Military Hospital (Guernsey Island) * Petra complex (Jordan) * Mao Zedong Shanghai residence * WWII relics and Badrulchau Monliths (Palau) * Berlin Wall and Checkpoint Charlie (Berlin) * Colosseum (Rome) * Temple of Hephaestus, Acropolis and Temple of Olympian Zeus (Athens) * Pyramids of Giza, Sakkara and Dahshur (Egypt) * The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities (Cairo) * Marco Polo House (Korcula Town, Croatia) * Masada (Israel) * Viking Ship Museum (Oslo) * Bock Casemates (Luxembourg City) * Mnajdra and Hagar Qim temples (Malta) * Settlement Exhibition (Reykjavik) * Rosia Montana ancient gold mines (Romania) * site of Ceausescus’ execution (Targoviste, Romania) * Ceausescus’ Spring Palace (Bucharest)

• Religious and spiritual sites: Wat Arun and Wat Pho (Bangkok) * Tyn Church and Saint Vitus Cathedral (Prague) *  Holy Chalice at the Valencia Cathedral * Basilique Notre Dame de la Garde (Marseille) * Palermo Cathedral * Batu Caves (Kuala Lumpur) * Buddha Tooth Relic Temple (Singapore) * Sri Mariamman Temple (Singapore) * Sultan Mosque (Singapore) * The Little Chapel (Guernsey Island) * King Abdullah I Mosque (Amman) * Meteora monasteries (Greece) * Lungshan Temple (Taipei) * Jing’an and Jade Buddha Temples (Shanghai) * Tomb of St. Peter (Vatican City) * Tomb of Saint Lazarus (Larnaka, Cyprus) * Chains of St. Peter (Rome) * Mount Athos monasteries and Christian relics (Greece) * Vatican City * Buddhist and Hindu temples (Singapore) * the Aedicule, Rock of Calvary and Golgotha Altar in the Holy Sepulchre Church, the Room of Last Supper in the Dormition Abbey, Dome of the Rock and Wailing Wall (Jerusalem) * birthplace of Jesus in the Church of Nativity and Shepherds’ Field (Bethlehem, Palestinian Territories, Israel) * Gangaramaya Temple (Colombo, Sri Lanka) * Temple of the Tooth (Kandy, Sri Lanka) * Hagia Sopia and Blue Mosque (Istanbul) * Fatima (Portugal) * Crystal Cathedral (California)

• Culture and art: The Miraculous Journey and Force of Nature II sculptures (Doha) * Museum of Islamic Arts (Doha) * Oriental Charm acrobatics show and M1NT club (Shanghai) * Cape Verdean music * Fuerza Bruta show and Tango Porteno tango show (Buenos Aires, Argentina) * street milonga (Montevideo, Uruguay) * Giger Museum and Giger bars (Gruyeres and Chur, Switzerland) * Hobbiton (New Zealand) * Weta Workshop tour (Wellington, New Zealand) * Velvet show at the Sydney Opera (Sydney) * Nikolai Syadristy microminiatures museum (Andorra) * Vigeland Sculpture Park (Oslo, Norway) * Institut Oceanographique (Monaco) * Brancusi sculptures (Targu Jiu, Romania)

• Entertainment: Souq Waqif (Doha) * Illuzion Club Phuket (Thailand) * Carnival Magic (Phuket, Thailand) * Registan lights show (Samarkand, Uzbekistan) *Prague Old Town * Jalan Alor night market (Kuala Lumpur) * Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong) * ICC Ozone Sky Bar (Hong Kong) * Temple Street Market (Hong Kong) * Clarke Quay (Singapore) * Haji Lane (Singapore) * Taipei night markets * The Void hyper reality game (London and California) * Sentosa Island (Singapore) * Amsterdam Red Ligh District * Seaworld (Orlando and San Diego) * Kabukicho (Tokyo) * gambling at the Las Vegas, Macau, Marina Bay Sands and Monte Carlo casinos * Tobotronc (Andorra) * Istanbul Grand Bazaar * Mini Europe park (Brussels) * Thai massage in Thailand * Ski Dubai and desert safari (Dubai) * Blue Lagoon (Iceland) * Walk of Fame ceremonies and being an extra in a Hollywood movie (Hollywood, California) * Universal Citywalk, Universal Studios tour and Getty Center (California) * Disneyland (Shanghai, Paris, Orlando and Anaheim) * Fisherman’s Wharf (San Francisco) * V&A Waterfront (Cape Town) * Rasnov Dinopark (Romania)

• Other unique or interesting stuff: Tea Factory visit (Sri Lanka) * Expedition to Antarctica * Talisker Distillery tour (Isle of Skye) * Palau’s new capital – Ngerulmud * Cha das Caldeiras lava-covered village (Fogo, Cape Verde) * Museo Andes 1972 (Montevideo) * cat cafe, maid cafe and pachinko games (Tokyo) * Dead Sea swim (Israel) * Northern lights in Tromso (Norway) and Nuuk (Greenland) * Southern Lights (Queenstown, New Zealand) * reindeer race (Tromso, Norway) * cats of Istanbul * midnight sun in Iceland and Svalbard * Lombard Street (San Francisco) * Turda Salt Mine (Romania)

• Financial institutions: Shanghai Stock Exchange * Taiwan Stock Exchange * Buenos Aires Stock Exchange * Montevideo Stock Exchange * Sydney Stock Exchange * Singapore Exchange * Tokyo Stock Exchange tour * Hong Kong Stock Exchange * Frankfurt Stock Exchange tour * European Central Bank (Frankfurt) * Luxembourg Stock Exchange * Amsterdam NasdaqOMX * London Stock Exchange * New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, AMEX and Nasdaq (New York) * Bureau of Engraving and Printing tour (Washington)

• Unique political status and political institutions: Isle of Man (UK) * Channel Islands (UK) * Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area (Cyprus) * Sovereign Military Order of Malta and SMOM car license plates (Rome) * Ceuta Spanish enclave in Morocco (Spain) * United Nations office tour (Geneva) * Mount Athos (Greece) * the White House (USA) * European microstates: Vatican City, Andorra, Liecthentstein, Luxembourg, Malta, San Marino and Monaco * Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions (China) * Palestinian Territories (Israel) * Gibraltar (UK) * EU institutions in Luxembourg City and Brussels

• Cool big cities: Bangkok * Prague * Shanghai * Taipei * Berlin * Rome * Barcelona * Buenos Aires * Paris * Cape Town * Sydney * Amsterdam * New York * Tokyo * Hong Kong * Singapore * Jerusalem * Istanbul * Dubai * Lisbon * Budapest * San Francisco * Luxembourg City * Reykjavik

• Nice or interesting towns: Swakopmund (Namibia) * Ushuaia (Argentina) * Douglas (Isle of Man) * Nuuk (Greenland) * Taormina (Italy) * Longyearbyen and Barentsburg (Svalbard) * Saint Peter Port (Guernsey Island) * Portree (Isle of Skye) * Torshavn and the many small colourful villages of the Faroe Islands * Qibao ancient water town (China) * Koror (Palau) * Sao Filipe (Cape Verde) * Venice (Italy) * Montevideo and Punta del Este (Uruguay) * Aeroskobing (Denmark) * Aix-en-Provence (France) * Queenstown (New Zealand) * Harbour Island (the Bahamas) * Key West, FL (USA) * Korcula Town and Dubrovnik (Croatia) * Andorra la Vella (Andorra) * Tromso and Bergen (Norway) * Valletta and Mdina (Malta) * San Marino City (San Marino) * Monaco Ville (Monaco) * Bruges (Belgium) * Gothenburg (Sweden) * Akureyri (Iceland) * Porto (Portugal) * Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Barbara, Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica (California, USA) * Sighisoara and Sibiu (Romania)