Space Needle aka Seattle Center was designed for the 1962 World’s Fair. Facts: Height: 158 m(518 ft.) Footprint: 36.6 x 36.6 m (120 x 120 ft.) Stories: 60 Cost: $4.5 million (1962) Materials: Steel, Concrete and Glass Architect: John Graham & Associate Admission: Observation Deck Admission Regular: $19 Youth (ages 4-12): $12 Child (age 3 & under): Free Senior (ages 65+): $17 Day &...

Wat Arun, the Temple of the Dawn, located near the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It is one of Bangkok’s best know landmark and the most photographed temple in Bangkok, which features a soaring 70-meter-high spire decorated with tiny pieces of colored glass and Chinese porcelain. The Wat Arun or the Temple of Dawn, is named after Aruna, the Indian God of Dawn. credit: Mark Fischer credit:...

Venice is really built on water. The people of the Veneto region built the city on a salt marshland at the mouth of the Adriatic Sea. The “official” date of the birth of Venice is the 25 March 421. Venice has around 150 canals connected by 409 bridges, and over 3000 alleyways on the 117 islands. Basically every time you see a bridge it is connecting two islands. Attractions you have to see are...

Dublin Docklands is a must see destination on any sightseeing trip of Dublin. It is a new modern district, which is situated on both banks of the Liffey River where it goes into the sea, just only minutes from the city centre and is served by an extensive public transport network. As the area expands and develops, there are a growing number of hotels, offices, restaurants, cafes and bars. credit:...

Bodie was named after Waterman S. Body, who discovered gold here in 1859. It is an original mining town from the late 1800′s. Bodie had the reputation of being one of the most furious, vehement, violent and lawless towns. It once had a population of 10,000 people and some $75million in gold was taken from Bodie Butte. It is located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in Mono...

Architect Guojón Samúelsson patterned its facade after the basaltic lava columns that are common in Iceland. It is the tallest and largest church in Iceland and is Reykjavík’s most photographed emblem by far, visible from everywhere in the capital. Its magnificent 74.5 metres (244 ft) high steeple rising above all other buildings in Reykjavik. It took 38 years to build the church. Construction...

The Catacombs of Paris have been created at the end of the 18th century. In the 1800′s in Paris the cemeteries were overflowing with dead bodies and had become the origin of infection for all the inhabitants. After multiple complaints, the Council of State, by decision of November 9, 1785, pronounced the removal. Beneath the streets were old stone quarries where they had mined stone to build...

Potala Palace is a sacred place in the minds of Tibetans, as well as the symbol of Lhasa. It was built in the seventh century and it has already had a long history of over 1300 years. The temple complex covers a surface area of some 220,000 square meters, making it one of the largest in China. Comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, was built on the Red Mountain in the...

Kyoto Tower is located opposite Kyoto Station, Japan. The 800-ton steel tower is the tallest structure in Kyoto with its observation deck at 100 meters (328 ft) and its spire at 131 meters (430 ft). The tower stands atop a 3-star hotel, bathhouse, several stores, a souvenir shop and cafes. Visitors enjoy view of the city from the top of the tower. It offers a 360 degrees panoramic view of Kyoto. There...

Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Doane Robinsons idea was to create an attraction that would draw people from all over the country to this state. He is known as the Father of Mount Rushmore. The Mt Rushmore memorial was created by master sculpture Gutzon Borlgum with the assistance of over 400 blasters, carvers and workers. Construction of the granite rock faced mountain...

The Pula Arena is the name of the Roman amphitheatre located in Pula, Croatia. It was constructed in the 1st century AD during the reign of Emperor Vespasian, at the same time as the Colosseum in Rome. It is among the six largest surviving Roman arenas in the World. it mainly functioned as a stage for gladiator fights until the 5th century when the fights were abolished. The amphitheater is 130 meters...

Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts is an opera house and cultural centre in Valencia, Spain. It was designed by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava. It opened on 8 October 2005 and becoming a symbol of the cityscape of Valencia. The main building is designed with the dual intention of acting as a multi-hall auditorium and creating an urban landmark of a certain monumentality. The main Hall is at the...

China is planning their future with all these little models. This project is amazingly huge. The main feature of the museum is the enormous scale model of Beijing. The model was created with incredible detail. A balcony provides a bird’s-eye view of Beijing equivalent to viewing the city at 20,000 feet. The museum also has a 3D cinema showing films about urban planning in Beijing. Address: 20 Qianmen...

The Leaning Tower of Pisa is the famous tower, in Italy, that began to lean in the year 1173. The leaning Tower of Pisa is a medieval arhitecture, in Romanesque style. It wasn’t supposed to lean at all. It was supposed to just be the bell tower for the Cathedral of Pisa. Architects realized that the tower was leaning when they had finished building one and one half meters of the third floor....

Neuschwanstein castle is one of the most visited and certainly most photographed castles in the world. It was built in the 19th century by Ludwig II, King of Bavaria since 1864. The castle is located very close to the village of Hohenschwangau, about 20 minute walk by foot. Guided tours take about 35 minutes, and you will have to walk 170 steps up and down. The 15 rooms you see on the tour show astonishing...