The Top Ten Wonders of the World - In Three Different Categories!!
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Three Categories of Global Wonders:
Natural, Ancient and Modern Wonders! Click on the tabs below to see the Top 10 of Each!
Top 10Top Ten Natural Wonders
The places the earth made on its own, from canyons to glaciers.
1 Iguazu Falls
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Top 10Top Ten Ancient Wonders
What people built thousands of years ago that somehow still stands.
1 Angkor Wat
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Top 10Top Ten Modern Wonders
What people have built since, from towers and bridges to whole canals.
1 Sagrada Famรญlia
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Top Ten Natural Wonders
The places the earth made on its own, from canyons to glaciers.
๐๏ธTop Ten Ancient Wonders
What people built thousands of years ago that somehow still stands.
๐ผTop Ten Modern Wonders
What people have built since, from towers and bridges to whole canals.
๐๏ธBeaches
Sand, water, and the ones actually worth the flight.
๐๏ธIslands
Places you have to cross water to reach.
โฐ๏ธMountains
Peaks, passes and the valleys underneath them.
๐ฒNational Parks
Protected land, and what you can see inside it.
๐Cities
Where to go when you want streets rather than scenery.
๐งWaterfalls
From single drops to whole rivers going over an edge.
๐๏ธLakes
Still water, and the places that grew around it.
๐๏ธDeserts
Dunes, salt flats and the emptiest places on the map.
๐ฆWildlife
Where to go to see animals that are not in a zoo.
๐ฟUNESCO Sites
Check out these Unesco sites, some of which are also our Wonders! A Unesco site is defined as having "outstanding universal value", meaning it is considered important to humanity across the globe, not only the country where it is located.
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