Every place worth the detour
70,520 places across 350 countries — ancient ruins, waterfalls, castles, caves, volcanoes, ghost towns, catacombs and more, from world-famous icons down to hidden gems most guides never mention. Every one has a photo and a Wikipedia article. Browse by kind or by country below, or open the map.
By kind
- Ancient & archaeological sites Ruins, stone circles, dolmens, pyramids, hillforts 6,516 places
- Monuments & statues Memorials, colossal statues, triumphal arches 3,610 places
- Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines Churches, temples, monasteries and shrines 14,267 places
- Beaches & coves Shorelines worth the detour 768 places
- Waterfalls Cascades and falls 1,185 places
- Caves & caverns Show caves, grottoes, lava tubes 1,086 places
- Volcanoes, geysers & hot springs Volcanoes, geysers, hot springs, crater lakes 1,261 places
- Parks, canyons & rock formations National parks, canyons, arches, mountain passes 15,025 places
- Towers & lighthouses Lighthouses and lookout towers 2,610 places
- Bridges & aqueducts Historic bridges and aqueducts 2,490 places
- Castles, palaces & forts Castles, fortresses, palaces and châteaux 9,519 places
- Abandoned places & ghost towns Deserted villages and ghost towns 584 places
- Catacombs, shipwrecks & cemeteries Catacombs, ossuaries, shipwrecks and storied cemeteries 1,406 places
- Museums & galleries Art, history and science museums 6,117 places
- Parks, gardens & arboretums Botanical gardens and grand city parks 2,413 places
- Theme parks, zoos & aquariums Theme parks, zoos, aquariums and ski resorts 1,663 places
By country
201 countries with eight or more places. The rest are on the map.
- Abkhazia12
- Afghanistan80
- Albania215
- Algeria139
- Ancient Rome63
- Andorra12
- Angola21
- Antigua and Barbuda10
- Argentina323
- Armenia215
- Aruba20
- Australia1,332
- Austria1,170
- Austrian Empire12
- Azerbaijan358
- Bahrain20
- Bangladesh223
- Barbados15
- Belarus107
- Belgium618
- Belize44
- Benin18
- Bhutan43
- Bolivia120
- Bosnia and Herzegovina241
- Botswana19
- Brazil602
- Brunei13
- Bulgaria317
- Burkina Faso16
- Cambodia97
- Cameroon40
- Canada1,317
- Cape Verde50
- Chad19
- Chile357
- China1,528
- Colombia168
- Costa Rica58
- Croatia365
- Cuba72
- Curaçao26
- Cyprus84
- Czech Republic572
- Democratic Republic of the Congo36
- Denmark513
- Djibouti11
- Dominica10
- Dominican Republic33
- Ecuador103
- Egypt648
- El Salvador28
- Equatorial Guinea10
- Eritrea15
- Estonia248
- Ethiopia97
- Faroe Islands38
- Federated States of Micronesia27
- Fiji34
- Finland457
- France4,018
- Georgia293
- Germany3,194
- Ghana85
- Greece1,107
- Greenland110
- Grenada9
- Guatemala106
- Guernsey25
- Guinea8
- Guinea-Bissau12
- Guyana14
- Haiti26
- Honduras24
- Hungary196
- Iceland259
- India2,815
- Indonesia644
- Iran719
- Iraq188
- Ireland712
- Isle of Man19
- Israel547
- Italy4,586
- Ivory Coast14
- Jamaica24
- Japan2,921
- Jersey18
- Jordan95
- Kazakhstan128
- Kenya60
- Kingdom of England10
- Kiribati15
- Kosovo115
- Kuwait10
- Kyrgyzstan48
- Laos34
- Latvia167
- Lebanon81
- Lesotho12
- Libya58
- Liechtenstein16
- Lithuania205
- Luxembourg86
- Madagascar43
- Malawi16
- Malaysia327
- Maldives36
- Mali20
- Malta229
- Mandatory Palestine25
- Marshall Islands14
- Mauritania19
- Mauritius21
- Mexico551
- Moldova49
- Monaco18
- Mongolia91
- Montenegro88
- Morocco194
- Mozambique36
- Myanmar114
- Namibia50
- Nepal163
- Netherlands866
- New Zealand432
- Nicaragua33
- Niger20
- Nigeria95
- North Korea81
- North Macedonia118
- Northern Cyprus18
- Norway1,444
- Oman40
- Pakistan363
- Palau16
- Palestine139
- Panama34
- Papua New Guinea57
- Paraguay24
- Peru322
- Philippines311
- Poland986
- Portugal796
- Qatar24
- Romania350
- Russia1,509
- Russian Empire28
- Rwanda30
- Saint Kitts and Nevis9
- Saint Lucia10
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12
- Samoa10
- San Marino8
- São Tomé and Príncipe13
- Saudi Arabia98
- Senegal27
- Serbia395
- Seychelles42
- Singapore157
- Slovakia281
- Slovenia230
- Solomon Islands21
- Somalia13
- South Africa288
- South Korea377
- Soviet Union25
- Spain2,282
- Sri Lanka235
- Sudan49
- Suriname21
- Sweden879
- Switzerland1,721
- Syria235
- Taiwan343
- Tajikistan44
- Tanzania75
- Thailand421
- The Bahamas29
- The Gambia9
- Timor-Leste25
- Tonga17
- Trinidad and Tobago24
- Tunisia207
- Turkey1,296
- Turkmenistan29
- Uganda47
- Ukraine592
- United Arab Emirates138
- United Kingdom5,000
- United States5,000
- Uruguay66
- Uzbekistan128
- Vanuatu44
- Vatican City31
- Venezuela147
- Vietnam178
- West Bank9
- Yemen39
- Zambia25
- Zimbabwe29