Tourist Attractions

Acquire new knowledge about world-renowned tourist attractions such as the Statue of Liberty, the Great Barrier Reef, the Eiffel Tower and the Sistine Chapel. Explore each tourist attraction’s historical background, view amazing photographic images, examine a map of the attraction’s location, and discover other attractions located nearby.

Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty
Works of Art, Tourist Attractions

The Statue of Liberty (French: Statue de la Liberté), officially titled Liberty Enlightening the World (French: la Liberté éclairant le monde), dedicated on October 28, 1886, is a monument...

Eiffel Tower
Eiffel Tower
Tourist Attractions

The Eiffel Tower (French: Tour Eiffel, [tuʁ ɛfɛl]) is a 19th century iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris that has become both a global icon of France and one of the most...

San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Tourist Attractions

The San Diego Zoo in Balboa Park, San Diego, California, is one of the largest and most progressive zoos in the world, with over 4,000 animals of more than 800 species. It is also one of the...

Empire State Building
Empire State Building
Tourist Attractions

The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the...

Washington Monument
Washington Monument
Tourist Attractions

The Washington Monument is an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington. The monument, made...

Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef
Tourist Attractions

The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,600 kilometres (1,600 mi) over an area of...

Golden Gate Bridge
Golden Gate Bridge
Tourist Attractions

The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean. As part of both U.S. Route 101 and California State Route...

Sistine Chapel
Sistine Chapel
Tourist Attractions

Sistine Chapel (Italian: Cappella Sistina) is the best-known chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. It is famous for its architecture, evocative...

Bellagio
Bellagio
Tourist Attractions

Bellagio is a 50 story luxury, AAA Five Diamond award winning hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area of unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, USA and a member of...

Shedd Aquarium
Shedd Aquarium
Tourist Attractions

The John G. Shedd Aquarium is an indoor public aquarium in Chicago, Illinois in the United States that opened on May 30, 1930. The aquarium contains over 25,000 fish, and was for some time...

Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Tourist Attractions

The Lincoln Memorial is an American memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. and was dedicated...

Space Needle
Space Needle
Tourist Attractions

The Space Needle is a tower in Seattle, Washington, and is a major landmark of the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and a symbol of Seattle. Located at the Seattle Center, it...

Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Authors, Tourist Attractions

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known colloquially as The Met, is an art museum located on the eastern edge of Central Park, along what is known as Museum Mile in New York City, United...

Buckingham Palace
Buckingham Palace
Tourist Attractions

Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is a setting for state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been...

London Eye
London Eye
Tourist Attractions

The Merlin Entertainments London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel) is an extremely large passenger-carrying Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in Central...

Parthenon
Parthenon
Tourist Attractions

The Parthenon (Ancient Greek: Παρθενών) is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their protector. Its construction began in 447 BC and was completed in...

Museum of Science and Industry
Museum of Science and Industry
Authors, Tourist Attractions

The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) is located in Chicago, Illinois, USA in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to Lake Michigan. It is housed in the former Palace of...

Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Tourist Attractions

Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre on Bennelong Point in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, who...

Central Park
Central Park
Tourist Attractions

Central Park is an urban park in the heart of Manhattan in New York City. It is host to approximately twenty-five million visitors each year. Central Park was opened in 1859, completed in...

Colosseum
Colosseum
Tourist Attractions

The Colosseum or Roman Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the center of the...

French Riviera
French Riviera
Tourist Attractions

The Côte d'Azur, often known in English as the French Riviera, is the Mediterranean coastline of the south eastern corner of France, extending from Menton near the Italian border in the east...

Universal Studios Florida
Universal Studios Florida
Tourist Attractions

Universal Studios Florida is an American amusement park located in Orlando, Florida. Opened on June 7, 1990, the park's theme is the entertainment industry, in particular movies and...

Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
Tourist Attractions

The Franklin Institute (named after the noted American scientist and statesman Benjamin Franklin) is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest and premier centers of...

Louvre
Louvre
Tourist Attractions, Authors

The Musée du Louvre (French pronunciation: [myze dy luvʁ]), or officially the Grand Louvre — in English, the Louvre Museum or Great Louvre, or simply the Louvre — is one of the world's...

Adler Planetarium
Adler Planetarium
Tourist Attractions

The Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum in Chicago, Illinois was the first planetarium built in the Western Hemisphere and is the oldest in existence today. The Adler was founded and built...

Discover intriguing information about some of the world’s most magnificent tourist attractions. Learn more about architectural masterpieces such as the Colosseum, the Parthenon, the Sagrada Familia and the Tower Bridge. See why millions travel each year to places like Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza, France’s Louvre Museum, China’s Tiananmen Square and the U.S.’s infamous Las Vegas Strip.

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