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by Patricia Schultz

Timbuktu, Mali, 397

  Asia, East

  Five Grand Palaces, Seoul, S.Kor., 530

  Forbidden City, Beijing, China, 480

  Great Wall of China, China, 484–85

  Himeji Castle, Hyogo, Jap., 515–16

  Hiroshima, Honshu, Jap., 507–8

  Hongcun, Anhui, China, 479

  Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Honshu, Jap., 508–9

  Mogao Caves, Dunhuang, Gansu, China, 485

  Nara Koen, Nara, Jap., 515

  Senso-ji, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519–20

  Summer Palace, Beijing, China, 481

  Terra-Cotta Warriors of Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 495–96

  Yanaka, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 521–22

  Asia, South and Central

  Bhaktapur, Nep., 563

  Bukhara, Uzbekistan, 587–88

  Gallipoli, Thrace, Turkey, 585

  Ghats of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, 553–54

  Isfahan, Iran, 557–58

  Istiklal Caddesi, Istanbul, Turkey, 580

  Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, 545–46

  Khiva, Uzbekistan, 588–89

  Osh, Kyrg., 560

  Red Fort and Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi, Delhi, India, 533–34

  Registan, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 589

  Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 589

  Asia, Southeast

  Bagan, Myanmar, 611

  Da Lat, Viet., 632

  Hoi An, Viet., 637

  The Ifugao Rice Terraces, Cordillera, Luzon, Phil., 614

  The Imperial City of Hue, Viet., 638

  Melaka, Malay., 607–8

  Stadthuys, Melaka, Malay., 607

  Suffolk House, Penang, Malay., 609

  Canada

  Basilica of Notre Dame, Quebec, 938

  Haute-Ville, Quebec, 941

  The Inner Harbour, British Columbia, 921–22

  Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, 929

  Old Town Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 927

  Sulpician Seminary, Quebec, 938

  Vieux-Montreal, 937–38

  Vieux-Québec, Quebec, 940

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Calle las Damas, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep., 1084

  La Habana Vieja, Cuba, 1075

  La Vigía, Havana, Cuba, 1076

  Old San Juan, P.R., 1094–95

  Trinidad, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, 1076–77

  Zona Colonial, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep., 1083–84

  Central America

  Pacaya, Antigua, Guat., 969

  Europe, Eastern

  Auschwitz, Pol., 309–10

  Bone Church, Kutná Hora, Bohemia, Czech Rep., 289

  Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 319–20

  Maramureş, Rom., 314–15

  Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, 322–23

  Old Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Rep.Ga., 297

  Old Vilnius, Vilnius, Lith., 307

  Perm-36, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, 328

  Pula ampitheater, Istria, Croat., 285

  Vardzia, Rep.Ga., 296–97

  Wawel Hill, Krakúw, Pol., 311–12

  Europe, Western

  Amsterdam canals, Amsterdam, Neth., 228

  Arc de Triomphe, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 112–13

  Armory, Valletta, Malta, 225

  Àvila, Castilla y León, Sp., 257–58

  Bairro Alfama, Lisbon, Port., 240–43

  Bamberg, Bavaria, Ger., 139–40

  Barrio de la Judería, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sp., 246

  Begijnhof, Amsterdam, Neth., 229

  Berlin Wall Memorial, Berlin, Ger., 147

  Bordeaux, Aquitaine, Fr., 101–2

  Bruges, Belg., 93

  Cáceres, Extremadura, Sp., 264–65

  Cangas de Onís, Asturias, Sp., 256

  Carcassonne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Fr., 120–21

  Cathédrale Notre-Dame, Reims, Champagne-Ardennes, Fr., 107

  Cézanne’s Studio, Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 124

  Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 260–61

  Cologne, Rhineland, Ger., 150–51

  Delft, Neth., 233–34

  Dinan, Brittany, Fr., 104

  Dordogne, Aquitaine, Fr., 102–3

  Eiffel Tower, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 113

  Ekatontapyliani, Parikia, Páros, Cyclades, Gr., 163

  Évora, Alentejo, Port., 238

  Ghent, Belg., 97–98

  Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, It., 218

  Graz, Austria, 83

  Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 116

  House of Augustus, Rome, Lazio, It., 185

  Il Duomo, Orvieto, Umbria, It., 214–15

  Il Ponte Vecchio, Florence, Tuscany, It., 206

  Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche, Berlin, Ger., 148

  Kitzbühel, Arlberg, Austria, 80

  La Grand Place, Brussels, Belg., 95–96

  La Rambla, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 260

  Lac d’Annecy, Rhône-Alpes, Fr., 136

  Leaning Tower, Pisa, Tuscany, It., 211

  L’Hôtel Nationale des Invalides, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 113–14

  Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 154–55

  Lucerne, Switz., 278–79

  Metéora, Thessaly, Gr., 171–72

  Mitte, Berlin, Ger., 149

  Monemvassia, Peloponnese, Gr., 169–70

  Mont St-Michel, Haute-Normandie, Fr., 110–11

  Moustiers-Ste-Marie, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 131–32

  Mycenae, Peloponnese, Gr., 171

  Naples, Campania, It., 178–79

  Normandy’s D-day Beaches, Haute-Normandie, Fr., 111–12

  Notre Dame, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 114

  Óidos, Estremadura, Port., 239–41

  Palermo, Sicily, It., 199–200

  Perugia, Umbria, It., 215–16

  Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome, Lazio, It., 184

  Piazza del Campo, Siena, Tuscany, It., 212

  Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Lombardy, It., 193–94

  Piazza delle Erbe, Verona, Veneto, It., 223

  Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto, It., 218–19

  Piazzale Michelangiolo, Florence, Tuscany, It., 206

  Place des Vosges, Paris, île-de-France, Fr., 115

  Place Stanislas, Nancy, Lorraine, Fr., 121

  Plaza Mayor, Madrid, Sp., 268

  Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Ger., 153

  Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, It., 181–82

  Red Light District, Amsterdam, Neth., 228

  Regensburg, Bavaria, Ger., 144–45

  Reichstag, Berlin, Ger., 148

  Rock of Aphrodite, Troodos Mountains, Cyprus, 173

  Roman and Imperial Forums, Rome, Lazio, It., 184

  Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Bavaria, Ger., 145

  Rubens Trail, Antwerp, Belg., 91

  St-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132–33

  Salamanca Plaza Mayor, Castilla y Leín, Sp., 258–59

  Salzburg, Austria, 84–85

  San Feliu de Guixols, Catalonia, Sp., 264

  Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Sp., 265–66

  Seville, Andalusia, Sp., 250–51

  Siena, Tuscany, It., 212–13

  Spanish Steps, Rome, Lazio, It., 184

  Steinerne Brücke, Regensburg, Bavaria, Ger., 145

  Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria, 86

  Stiftskirche St. Peter, Salzburg, Austria, 84

  Strasbourg, Alsace, Fr., 99

  The Treasury, Vienna, Austria, 86

  Trevi Fountain, Rome, Lazio, It., 184

  Valencia, Sp., 271

  Vatican City, Rome, Lazio, It., 184–85

  Village de Bories, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 130

  Weimar, Thuringia, Ger., 156

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Canterbury, Kent, Eng., 13–14

  Chester, Cheshire, Eng., 4

  Galway, County Galway, Ire., 65

  Irish National Stud, Kildare, County Kildare, Ire., 68


  King’s College Chapel, Cambridgeshire, Eng., 3

  Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Scot., 43–44

  Oxford, Eng., 22

  St. Columba’s Church, County Sligo, Ire., 72–73

  Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, Eng., 28–29

  Trinity College, Dublin, Ire., 61

  Winchester, Hampshire, Eng., 11–12

  Mexico

  Casa de Artesanías de Michoacán, Morelia, Michoacán, 957

  Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, 960

  Coyoacán, Mexico City, 952

  El Castillo de Kukulcán, Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, 960

  Guanajuato, 948

  Oaxaca, 958

  San Ildefonso, Mérida, Yucatán, 960

  San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, 948

  Tepoztlán, 956

  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, 952–53

  Zúcalo, Mexico City, 951

  Middle East

  Acre, Isr., 445–56

  Al-Fahidi Fort, Dubai, U.A.E., 472

  Bastakiya, Dubai, U.A.E., 472

  Caesarea, Isr., 446–47

  Damascus, Syr., 469

  Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Isr., 449

  Galilee, Isr., 447–48

  Great Mosque of Aleppo, Syr., 468

  Historic Jerusalem, Isr., 449–50

  Kerak, Jor., 458

  King’s Highway, Jor., 458–59

  Mada‘in Saleh, S.Arab., 466

  Masada, Isr., 452–53

  Nizwa and Muscat, Oman, 463–64

  Old Jaffa, Tel Aviv–Jaffa, Isr., 453–54

  Old Sanaa, Yem., 473–74

  West Bank, Palestine, 451–52

  New Zealand

  Russell, North Island, 667

  Pacific Islands

  Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia, 679

  President Coolidge (shipwreck) Vanvatu, 698

  Scandinavia

  Århus, Midtjylland, Den., 340

  Frederiksborg Slot, Hovedstaden, Den., 339

  Funen, Syddanmark, Den., 343

  Gotland, Swed., 364–65

  Kronborg Slot, Helsingør, Hovedstaden, Den., 338–39

  Ribe, Syddanmark, Den., 344

  Tuomiokirkko, Turku, Fin., 352

  South America

  Cachi, Arg., 992

  Cemetario Recoleta, Buenos Aires, Arg., 980

  Cidade Alta, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1002–3

  Cidade Velha, Belém, Pará, Braz., 1009

  Colonia del Sacramento, Uru., 1047–48

  Córdoba’s Jesuit Block, Córdoba, Arg., 986–87

  Cuzco, Peru, 1040–41

  Easter Island, Chile, 1021–22

  Lake Titicaca, Bol., 996

  Manaus, Amazonas, Braz., 1000–1001

  Minas Gerais, Braz., 1008–9

  Monasterio de Santa Catalina, Arequipa, Peru, 1039–40

  Nazca Lines, Nazca, Peru, 1045–46

  Ollanta, Urubamba Valley, Peru, 1041

  Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1017

  Plaza San Martín, Córdoba, Arg., 987

  Quito, Ecua., 1036–37

  Sucre, Bol., 998–99

  Terreiro de Jesus, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1003

  Valparaíso, Chile, 1027–28

  United States

  The Alamo, Texas, 879

  Alcatraz Island, California, 727

  Arlington Cemetery, Washington, D.C., 897

  Beacon Hill, Mass., 805

  Betsy Ross House, Pennsylvania, 861

  Biltmore, North Carolina, 850

  Black Heritage Trail, Mass., 805

  Cable cars, California, 730

  Cape May, New Jersey, 827

  Carpenters Hall, Pennsylvania, 861

  Castine, Maine, 802

  Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, 803–4

  City Tavern, Pennsylvania, 862

  Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, 893–94

  Congress Hall, Pennsylvania, 861

  Du Pont Trail, Delaware, 745

  Ellis Island, New York, 843

  Essex, Connecticut, 741

  Federal Hill, Kentucky, 794

  Fernandina Beach, Florida, 745–46

  Franklin Court, Pennsylvania, 861

  The Freedom Trail, Mass., 805

  The French Quarter, Louisiana, 796

  Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania, 859–60

  Graceland, Tennessee, 872–73

  Grafton, Vermont, 884–85

  Grand Central Terminal, New York, 845

  Greenbrier River Trail, West Virginia, 903

  Harvard Yard, Mass., 806

  The Heart of Charleston, South Carolina, 867–68

  Hildene, Vermont, 887

  Historic Georgetown, Washington, D.C., 894

  Hudson Valley, New York, 839

  Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch, Idaho, 783

  Independence Hall, Pennsylvania, 861

  Independence National Historical Park, Pennsylvania, 861–62

  Inn at Little Washington, Virginia, 892–93

  Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Hawaii, 775

  Lahaina, Hawaii, 771

  Lewisburg, West Virginia, 903

  Lincoln Depot, Illinois, 790–91

  Lincoln Trail, Illinois, 790–91

  Maker’s Mark distillery, Kentucky, 794

  Manchester, Vermont, 886–87

  Mark Twain House, Connecticut, 741–42

  Monticello, Virginia, 890–91

  Mount Vernon, Washington, D.C., 897

  Nantucket, Mass., 813–14

  The National Mall, Washington, D.C., 895

  New Salem State Historic Site, Illinois, 791

  Newport Mansions and the Cliff Walk, Rhode Island, 865–66

  Oak Ridge Cemetery, Illinois, 791

  Old State Capitol, Illinois, 790

  Old Sturbridge Village, Mass., 809

  Old Town Alexandria, Washington, D.C., 898

  Palace of the Governors, New Mexico, 833

  Penn Center, South Carolina, 866

  Pennsylvania Dutch Colony, Pennsylvania, 860

  Plimouth Plantation, Massachusetts, 814

  Preservation Hall, Louisiana, 798

  Presidio, California, 727–28

  Pu’uhonua o Honaunau National Historic Park, Hawaii, 761

  Roswell, New Mexico, 830–31

  Saratoga National Historical Park, New York, 849

  Savannah, Georgia, 757–58

  Shelburne Farms, Vermont, 888–89

  Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, 891–92

  Shipshewana, Indiana, 791–92

  Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, New York, 843

  Union Station, Washington, D.C., 897

  USS Arizona, Hawaii, 775–76

  USS Bowfin, Hawaii, 776

  USS Missouri, Hawaii, 776

  Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Hawaii, 776

  Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, 869

  Yankee Stadium, New York, 845

  Roadways, Railways, and Waterways

  Scenic Drives

  Africa

  Tizi n’Test road, Mor., 389

  Asia, East

  Karakoram Highway, China, 500

  The Road to Shangri-La, Yunnan, China, 501–2

  Asia, South and Central

  Khardung La Pass, Ladakh, India, 537

  Pamir Highway, Tajikistan, 571–72

  Asia, Southeast

  Bali, Indon., 594

  Sapa, Viet., 641

  Australia

  Great Ocean Road, Victoria, 662

  Canada

  Cabot Trail, Nova Scotia, 926

  Fundy Coastal Drive, New Brunswick, 924

  Icefields Parkway, Alberta, 911

  Sea-to-Sky Highway, British Columbia, 922

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  El Yunque National Forest, P.R., 1096

  La Ruta Panoramica, P.R., 1093–94

  Route de La Traversée, Basse-Terre, Guad., 1086

  Route de Rhum, Mar
t., 1092

  Route de Trace, Mart., 1093

  Europe, Eastern

  Julian Alps, Gorenjska Province, Slovenia, 330

  Europe, Western

  Alpenstrasse, Bavaria, Ger., 142–43

  Alsace Wine Road, Alsace, Fr., 99–100

  Amalfi Drive, Campania, It., 175

  Bulb Route, Neth., 232

  Castle Road, Baden-Württemberg, Ger., 139

  Costa Rocosa, Mallorca, Sp., 251

  Dolomite Drive, Trentino-Alto Adige, It., 202–3

  Grossglockner Road, Austria, 82

  Lac d’Annecy, Rhône-Alpes, Fr., 136

  Madeira, Port., 243

  Picos de Europa, Cantabria/Asturias, Sp., 255–56

  Rhine River, Rhineland, Ger., 151

  Road of the Glaciers, Austria, 82

  Romantic Road, Bavaria, Ger., 145–46

  Route des Cretes, Gorges du Verdon, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132

  Route des Grandes Alpes, Rhône-Alpes, Fr., 135

  Route des Grands Crus, Bourgogne, Fr., 106

  Route du Champagne, Champagne-Ardennes, Fr., 108

  Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos, Andalusia, Sp., 249

  Schwartzwald Hochstrasse, Baden-Württemberg, Ger., 138

  Unter den Linden, Berlin, Ger., 149

  Via Chiantigiana, Tuscany, It., 209

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Argyll Highlands, Scot., 39

  Causeway Coast, County Antrim, N.Ire., 77–78

  Dingle Peninsula, Dingle, County Kerry, Ire., 66–67

  Foyers, Loch Ness, Highlands, Scot., 41

  Inis Eoghain 100, County Donegal, Ire., 58

  Malt Whisky Trail, Speyside, Highlands, Scot., 42

  Ring of Kerry, County Kerry, Ire., 67–68

  Sky Road, Connemara, County Galway, Ire., 64

  Middle East

  King’s Highway, Jor., 458–59

  New Zealand

  Cape Palliser, North Island, 670

  Pacific Islands

  Moorea Island, Fr.Poly., 689–90

  Scandinavia

  King’s Road, Fin., 352

  Norway in a Nutshell tour, Nor., 355

  Ørnevegen, Nor., 356

  Ring Road, Iceland, 354

  Trollstigen, Nor., 356

  South America

  Ruta 40, Arg., 989

  United States

  Arches National Park, Utah, 881

  Badlands Loop, South Dakota, 869

  Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia,, 891

  Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, Delaware, 745

  Bryce National Park, Utah, 884

  Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway, New York, 838

  Colonial Parkway, Virginia, 893

  Columbia River Highway, Oregon, 855

  Crater Rim Drive, Hawaii, 759

  Fredericksburg Wine Road, Texas, 880

  Going-to-the-Sun Road, Montana, 821

  Golden Gate Bridge, California, 727–28

  Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 908

  Hamakua Coast, Hawaii, 760

  Hana Highway, Hawaii, 770–71

  Heritage Trail, Indiana, 791–92

  High Peaks Scenic Byway, New York, 836

 

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