The Top Ten Wonders of the World: In Three Different Categories!
Ten separate Natural, Ancient and Modern Wonders of the world, with wonders in each category ranked by the overall experience and sensation one gets by standing in front of each and just taking it all in. Each is then followed by the month worth going, because many may well provide a different experience depending on the time of year.
The three
Natural, ancient and modern. Ten in each, ranked.
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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Places that are at their best right now, in September.
What kind of trip
Pick the kind of trip first. The month sorts itself out after that.
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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