The Aqueduct of Valens (Bozdoğan Kemeri) is one of the most important ancient structures in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Historic Areas of Istanbul.
Génova is a small town on the southern end of the Quindío department of Colombia. It’s part of the UNESCO World Heritage listed Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia.
Pijao is the perfect destination if you’re looking to go off the beaten path in Colombia’s Coffee Region.
Mammoth Cave National Park is home to the world’s longest cave system. With several choices for exploring both beneath and above the ground, it’s a great place to spend a day or more.
With snow-capped mountains, pristine lakes, magical rain forest, and wild Pacific beaches, Olympic National Park is one of the nation’s best. This park in northwest Washington has almost a million acres of wilderness waiting to be explored.
Tierradentro is an archaeological park in Colombia with a fascinating collection of underground tombs, the largest in the Americas. The tombs are at least 1,000 years old. Many contain painted geometric designs or rock carvings. The park is a UNESCO World Heritage site but is endangered due to landslides and human interference.
Tierradentro is hard to get to. It’s well off the beaten tourist trail and all roads that lead to it are horrible. I was second-guessing my decision to visit while driving there. It was easily the worst road I had ever driven on with some terrifying stretches. Once we arrived and settled in, however, I was sure our time spent there would be a spectacular few days.
Parque Los Arrieros is an entertaining theme park in Colombia’s UNESCO World Heritage listed coffee country aimed at protecting the Coffee Region’s culture and heritage. It’s located on the road between the towns of Quimbaya and Montenegro. When traveling through the region, you don’t hear much about it and it isn’t well publicized, but it has been around since January 2014.
One of the most captivating tours we took in Venice was the tour of synagogues in the Venetian Ghetto offered by the Jewish Museum (Museo Ebraico). The Venetian Ghetto is located in the Cannaregio district of the UNESCO World Heritage city.
The Venetian Ghetto is the world’s original Jewish ghetto. It’s located in the sestiere (district) of Cannaregio in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Venice, Italy.