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Sightseeing spots and historic sites

Sightseeing spots and historic sites

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Created by Naohiro Watanabe • Updated On: September 25, 2013
Tower of London is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

1. Tower of London

9.3
5 Great Tower St, London, Greater London
Castle · St. Katharine's and Wapping · 584 tips and reviews
Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower) is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

2. Big Ben (Elizabeth Tower)

9.4
Parliament Sq (Bridge St), London, Greater London
Monument · 667 tips and reviews
Piccadilly Circus is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

3. Piccadilly Circus

9.1
Piccadilly (Regent St), London, Greater London
Plaza · Piccadilly · 610 tips and reviews
High Line is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

4. High Line

9.5
btwn Gansevoort & W 34th St (btwn 10th & 12th Ave), New York, NY
Park · Chelsea · 1496 tips and reviews
Brooklyn Bridge is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

5. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1012 tips and reviews
Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

6. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1962 tips and reviews
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

7. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · Midtown East · 1871 tips and reviews
Empire State Building is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

8. Empire State Building

9.1
350 5th Ave (btwn 33rd & 34th St), New York, NY
Structure · Koreatown · 1175 tips and reviews
Rockefeller Center is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

9. Rockefeller Center

9.2
Rockefeller Plaza (btwn W 49th & W 50th St), New York, NY
Plaza · Rockefeller Center · 847 tips and reviews
Mt. Fuji is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

10. Mt. Fuji

9.3
(富士山)
粟倉地先, 富士宮市, 静岡県
Mountain · 75 tips and reviews
高遠城址公園 is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

11. 高遠城址公園

8.3
高遠町東高遠2295, 伊那市, 長野県
Park · 15 tips and reviews
Ruriji Temple is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

12. Ruriji Temple

(瑠璃寺)
吉田170, 舞鶴市, 京都府
Buddhist Temple · No tips or reviews
Neuschwanstein Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

13. Neuschwanstein Castle

9.0
(Schloss Neuschwanstein)
Neuschwansteinstr. 20, Hohenschwangau, Bayern
Palace · 347 tips and reviews
Himeji Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

14. Himeji Castle

9.3
(姫路城)
本町68, 姫路市, 兵庫県
Castle · 姫路市 · 98 tips and reviews
Taj Mahal is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

15. Taj Mahal

9.2
Near Agra Fort (Fatehabad Road), Āgra, Uttar Pradesh
Historic and Protected Site · 353 tips and reviews
Dunnottar Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

16. Dunnottar Castle

9.4
Stonehaven, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Castle · 23 tips and reviews
San Leo is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

17. San Leo

8.9
Rimini, Emilia-Romagna
City · 13 tips and reviews
Château de Chambord is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

18. Château de Chambord

9.1
Château de Chambord, Chambord, Centre-Val de Loire
Castle · 69 tips and reviews
Eilean Donan Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

19. Eilean Donan Castle

8.9
A87, Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland
Castle · Dornie · 40 tips and reviews
Château de Chenonceau is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

20. Château de Chenonceau

9.4
Parc de Chenonceau, Chenonceaux, Centre-Val de Loire
Castle · 59 tips and reviews
Uchisar Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

21. Uchisar Castle

9.3
(Uçhisar Kalesi)
Uçhisar, Nevşehir, Nevşehir
Castle · 328 tips and reviews
Horyu-ji Temple is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

22. Horyu-ji Temple

9.1
(法隆寺)
法隆寺山内1-1, 斑鳩町, 奈良県
Buddhist Temple · 斑鳩町 · 23 tips and reviews
Kinkaku-ji Temple is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

23. Kinkaku-ji Temple

9.3
(鹿苑寺 (金閣寺))
北区金閣寺町1, 京都市, 京都府
Buddhist Temple · 209 tips and reviews
Shirakawa-go is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

24. Shirakawa-go

9.0
(白川郷)
白川村, 岐阜県
Neighborhood · 114 tips and reviews
Atomic Bomb Dome is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

25. Atomic Bomb Dome

9.1
(原爆ドーム)
中区大手町1-10, 広島市, 広島県
Historic and Protected Site · 87 tips and reviews
Itsukushima Shrine is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

26. Itsukushima Shrine

9.5
(厳島神社)
宮島町1-1, 廿日市市, 広島県
Shrine · 90 tips and reviews
Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall) is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

27. Daibutsu-den (Great Buddha Hall)

9.4
(大仏殿)
雑司町406-1 (東大寺), 奈良市, 奈良県
Buddhist Temple · 36 tips and reviews
Nikko Toshogu Shrine is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

28. Nikko Toshogu Shrine

9.4
(日光東照宮)
山内2301, 日光市, 栃木県
Shrine · 52 tips and reviews
Shurijo Castle is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

29. Shurijo Castle

8.9
(首里城)
首里金城町1-2, 那覇市, 沖縄県
Castle · 47 tips and reviews
Motsuji Temple is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

30. Motsuji Temple

7.8
(毛越寺)
平泉58, 平泉町, 岩手県
Buddhist Temple · 16 tips and reviews
Central Park is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

31. Central Park

9.7
59th to 110th St (btwn 5th Ave & Central Park W), New York, NY
Park · Central Park · 1842 tips and reviews

32. Albert Einstein birthplace monument

(Albert Einstein Geburtshaus-Denkmal)
Bahnhofstr. 20, Ulm, Baden-Württemberg
Historic and Protected Site · 1 tip
One World Trade Center is one of Sightseeing spots and historic sites.

33. One World Trade Center

9.3
1 World Trade Ctr (btwn Fulton & West St), New York, NY
Structure · Financial District · 315 tips and reviews

Naohiro W.Naohiro Watanabe: On Sep 11th 2013, New York marked the 12th anniversary of the 911 attack on the World Trade center. Always remember the ones we lost!