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Amsterdam
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Ann Franks House - In the centre of Amsterdam where the famous diary was written.
Riekemolen Windmill - The River Amstel-Where you will see 17th century molens.
Nemo Science Centre - NEMO houses loads of experiments and exhibitions inside its giant green hull on the Oosterdok.
Royal Palace - It was originally built as the city hall for the magistrates of Amsterdam. In the 17th century it was the largest secular building of Europe.
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Barcelona
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Park Guell - Gaudi avoided levelling the grounds so that the Park Guell has a network of twisting roads.
The Montjuic - A mountain inside the city. A true bowl of air. You can see the Splendid sight of Barcelona from all sides. The hillsides are covered with flowers, exotic trees and giant cactus. The luminous fountains of Gaietà.
The Sagrada Familia - Antoni Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, is one of Barcelona’s most popular attractions. Construction on this church will continue for at least several more decades.
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Madrid
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Avila - Where the most ancient and complete fortified complex – from the 11th century – is conserved. Walk the 2.5km long wall throughout its 90 fortified tower.
El Escorial - Declared a protected Human Heritage, El Escorial is the symbol of Spanish Power in the 16th century and commemorates the famous and bloody San quintin Battle. The site is also a mausoleum for Charles V.
Royal Palace - The largest and certainly one of the most impressive palaces in Europe. It has more than 2000 luxuriously decorated rooms, 50 of which can be visited.
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Rome
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Cappuccini Crypt - Decorated with human bones.
Pantheon - Built more than 1800 years ago, this magnificent building still stands as a reminder of the great roman empire.
Collosseum - Originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre, it was the largest building of the Roman empire era.
Piazza Navona - Containing Bernini’s Fountain of the four rivers.
The Vatican & St Peters Basilica - Home to the Sistine Chapel with its world renowned ceiling painted by Michaelangelo and the Vatican museum.
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Iceland
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The Blue Lagoon - A geothermally heated natural pool which you can take a dip in.
Nesjavellir Power Plant - Learn how Iceland is using its geothermal energy to power homes and businesses in the country.
Geysir Area - Get up close with real spouting hot springs.
Reykjanes Peninsula- Visit mud pools and steam vents.
Eyjafjallajokull Visitor Centre - See how the recent eruption in Iceland effected the people who lived closest to it in a great documentary.
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Berlin
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Potsdam - Most of Potsdam’s many sights were built during the 18th and 19th century when the city was the residence of the Prussian kings.
Bradenburg Gate - Built during the 18th century of Friedrich Wilhelm 11 and located in no mans land between East and West Germany during the cold war.
Reichstag - Home of Bundestag, the German Parliament.
Checkpoint Charlie - Housing a museum the former West/East border crossing point in central Berlin.
Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp - There is a museum, memorial hall and cinema where a film about the history of the camp is shown hourly. The camp prison still stands, as does one barrack block.
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Prague
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Konopiste Castle - Renowned for it’s fascinating collection of antique weaponry.
Kutna Hora - A world heritage site since 1995 it is a quaint little town, which is home to St Barbora a rich Gothic style church and the unique Bone Church.
Karlstejn - Charles IV had this gothic monument built as a depository for the Empire crown jewels and relics of saints.
Theresienstadt Concentration Camp - Ghetto Theresienstadt has long been remembered for its culture, its famous prisoners, and its visit by Red Cross officials. What many don’t know is that within this serene facade lay a real concentration camp.
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Athens
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Argolis - A great day trip from Athens taking in Mycenae including it’s palace and tomb of Agamemnon’s, and also Epidaurus site of the most famous open air theatre.
Panathenian Stadium - Where the first modern Olympic games were held in 1896.
Presidential Palace - Palace and its government buildings and elegant homes. Roman Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Mount Lycabettus - The citys highest vantage point (295m) what a way to see the whole of Athens.
Acropolis And Olympic Stadium - Home to the all glass Acropolis Museum
and the Parthenon Temple, which shows ancient Greek architecture at it’s best along with the modern Olympic Stadium created in 2004 for the Olympic Game
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Istanbul
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Hagia Sophia - Now a museum this was formerly a church and a mosque.
Byzantine Hippodrome - Now a park this was once the site of chariot races and political rallies in Roman Times.
Blue Mosque - Known as “Sultanahmet” is the largest working mosque in Istanbul
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Dublin
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Glendalou - Enchanted 6th century early medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit priest, and destroyed in 1398 by English troops.
Avoca Handweavers - Is the oldest working woollen mill in Ireland and one of the worlds oldest manufacturing companies. It is also Irelands oldest surviving business.
Kilmainham Gaol - A former prison, located in Kilmainham in Dublin, which is now a museum.
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New York
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Ground Zero - The World Trade Center was originally a complex of seven buildings in Lower Manhattan of which the Twin Towers were best known. They were destroyed by terrorist attacks on September 11,2001, (911).
UN Building - The headquarters of the U.N. in New York were developed by an international team of architects.
Niagara Falls - Chance to see one of the most magnificent sights in the world and take a closer look on the Maids of the Mist boat ride.
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Washington
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Jefferson Memorial - Pays tribute to Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States. Thomas Jefferson is one of the greatest figures in the history of the nation. The author of the Declaration of Independence was one of the founding fathers of the United States.
US Capitol Building - Houses the legislative branch of the American government. The Senate occupies the building’s north wing and the House of representatives is housed in the south wing.
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Boston
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Whale Watching Stellwagen Bank - Marine Sanctuary Humpback Whales, Finback Whales, Minke Whales and amazing white sided dolphins.
The Museum Of Fine Arts - One of the country’s largest museums, with impressive collections of American, Asian and European art. It is housed in an early 20th century neo-classical building.
Isabelle Stuart Gardiner Museum - Houses an art collection of world
importance, including significant examples of European, Asian and American art, from paintings and sculpture to tapestries and decorative arts.
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San Francisco
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Alcatraz - Located in the middle of San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Island is best known as the site of the infamous penitentiary where some of the country’s most notorious criminals were imprisoned.
Academy Of Sciences - Features an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and much more all under one ‘living’ roof living things.
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Vancouver
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Museum Of Anthropology - Dedicated to the culture of the aboriginals of the Pacific Northwest and in particular of the Haida. Thanks to its rich collection it is the most interesting museum in Vancouver.
Grouse Mountain - Contains the Theatre in the Sky, the Refuge for Endangered Wildlife, the World Famous Lumberjack Show and Mountaintop Eco Walks.
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Cairo
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Pyramids Of Giza - The oldest of the seven wonders of the Ancient World and the only one to remain largely intact.
The Sphinx - The greatest monumental sculpture in the ancient world, the Sphinx is carved out of a single ridge of stone.
Egyptian Museum - Home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world.
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Israel
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The Garden Of Gethsemane - Jesus came here with the disciples on that night following the Last Supper.
Church Of Nativity - One of the oldest continuously operating churches in the world. The structure is built over the cave that tradition marks as the birthplace of Jesus of Nazareth.
Shepherds Field - One of the most sacred places to Christians identified as the scene where the Angel of the Lord visited the shepherds and informed them of Jesus’ birth.
Church Of The Holy Sepulchre - A church in the Old City of Jerusalem that is the holiest Christian site in the world. It has been an important pilgrimage destination since the 4th century.
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