The Best, Most Fascinating Places To Visit Around The World

Paris - Fascination!

The Grand Palais on the banks of the Seine River in Paris

Read our newly revised Guide to the Best Places in Paris to find out why Paris is a great vacation spot anytime of the year.

Our 2010 Paris Guide features additional attractions, great new photos of the City of Light and an extended section on daytrips.

Amsterdam - Too Much Fun

Amsterdam attracts visitors of all ages and for good reason. From its exciting nightlife to its world-class museums and galleries, Amsterdam has something for every traveler. See our newly revised guide to the best places to visit in Amsterdam for more info.

Israel - History on Display

Travel in Israel brings you face to face with world history and destinations of great religious significance. Our new guide to the Best Places to Visit in Israel, features a separate guide to the many treasures of Jerusalem.

Vienna - More Than Luscious Bakeries

Imperial Vienna is full of interesting sights

Vienna is one of the outstanding destinations in Europe and recently voted the most livable city in the world. We make it easy to tour with our guide to the best places to visit in Vienna.

Germany - Good Food, Good Times

We've added some new sections to our coverage of Germany. Read our Guide to Heidelberg and its famed castle to prepare for visiting one of the world's most famous university towns.

While you are at it, you might , also, enjoy exploring our Guide to Trier, Germany's oldest city, or our guide to the Mosel Valley, one of Germany's most beautiful areas.

Finally, don't forget the Romantic Road and crazy Ludwig's delightful Neuschwanstein Castle

Castles in the United Kingdom

Dunnotar Castle in Scotland overlooks the sea

The United Kingdom is blessed with some of the finest castles in the world. Click here for our choices on the Best Castles in England, Scotland and Wales.

Get to know the most fascinating places to visit around the world

Click our Destination Guide Homepage, to explore your vacation destination, or click below for the Best Places to Visit in:
Europe
Asia
South Pacific
North America

Monemvasia, Greece is a quiet, restful place

While cities and their mother-countries naturally go together, numerous travelers think of them as separate categories. Countries are often considered places that you want to sample and explore, running down all the popular places to understand the breadth of a country's culture.

Cities, on the other hand, are often thought of as fascinating places requiring several days of detailed exploration to unravel the mysteries surrounding that special feeling you have when you are visiting one of the world's great cities.

Well, which will it be? A country holiday, a city holiday, or a mixture of both? The fifteen countries and cities that most fascinate our visitors are shown to the right.

Chambord is one of the most exotic of the chateaus in the Loire Valley, France Our online travel guides include the best places to visit in each country we recommend and describe why these locations are so fascinating. In addition, we provide detailed guides for many cities and touristic regions around the world.

Our site is decidedly Euro-centric, but we also cover the leading destinations in Asia, the Pacific, and North America. So, click Best Places to Visit to explore the world's leading vacation destinations.

Our online guides to places of interest to tourists are illustrated with fine photography and detailed maps showing the locations we recommend. We've done a lot of the work for you, but now comes the hard part - choosing the place to visit that's just right for you.

Have Questions About Travel?

Not sure what you might need to know to prepare for your next vacation? We've got you covered.

Our section covering Things Travelers Need To Know provides recommendations for planning your next vacation, as well as how to deal with issues that might crop up while you are traveling.

We provide tips on currency exchange, passports and visas, thoughts on buying the right luggage, ideas for packing clothes, hints for map use and useful tips on travel topics. All of our two-hundred-plus travel advice articles are direct and to the point. Click on one of the categories below to see the list of articles covered in that section.

Things Travelers Need To Know

Healthy Travel (Just a few tips to tune you up before your trip - and some to help while you are away)

Lodging (Choosing places to stay)

Luggage and Packing (Oh, all those new rules and restrictions)

Maps and Guidebooks (We know you know how to use maps - but maybe a refresher would be good)

Memories (You are taking a camera and .....?)

Money Abroad (Currency exchange, ATM use, money abroad)

Passports, Visas, Customs (You can't get there without them, so let's talk about official travel documents)

Safety and Security (Good advice for avoiding trouble on the road)

Shopping (Simple in concept, but there are some twists when shopping abroad)

Strategies for Touring (It sounds so easy, but we have some tactics that will make it more satisfying)

Transportation (Advice on using cars, boats, trains and planes when traveling abroad)

Travel Planning Overview (Questions to ask and answer when planning your next vacation)

Travel Tips (Power converters, phoning home and other things that may not work like they do at home)

Our most popular country destinations for 2010Italy
France
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Turkey
Greece
Mexico
Ireland
Australia
Scotland
New Zealand
Japan
United Kingdom
Austria
Other Countries

Our most popular city destinations for 2010

Paris
Amsterdam
Rome
Venice
Florence
London
Milan
Hong Kong
Madrid
Tokyo
Barcelona
Vienna
Brussels
Istanbul
Athens

Rome - is the Eternal City

The Colosseum is a fantastic sight day or night

Our Rome Guide is popular with our visitors planning a visit to the Eternal City. We provide advice on exploring: Ancient Rome, Rome's Glorious Piazzas, Rome's Museums, Rome's Churches, Rome's Vatican City, Touring Tactics, Shopping and Day Trips.

Road Runner Approved - Best National Parks of the American Southwest..

It's getting to be the time of the year to start planning your trip to the National Parks of the American Southwest.

Arches National Park in Utah is a wonderland of unusual rock formations

We cover Arches NP, Bryce NP, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Death Valley NP, Grand Canyon NP, Great Sand Dunes NP, Joshua Tree National Park, Mesa Verde NP, Petrified Forest NP, and Zion NP. If you want to see unsurpassed natural beauty, the American Southwest possesses it in abundance. Did we mention its wide, open spaces?