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3 days · canals, castles & coastal hidden gems

Saturday museums & hidden gems → Sunday Georgetown gardens & waterfront

Saturday aquatic wonders & play → Sunday hidden gardens & literary discoveries

Virginia stories → Maymont gardens → family tables → James River discoveries

Friday harbor lights → Saturday sea life & cobblestones → Sunday science & history

Peak Tram, dim sum, Star Ferry & the Symphony of Lights

Central, the Big Buddha, Tai O & the Dragon’s Back

Adding Kowloon, Lamma, walled villages, Macau & Aberdeen

Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun & Chinatown nights

Chatuchak, canals, Kudee Chin & Asiatique

Adding Ayutthaya, floating markets, the skywalk & a cooking class

Tower Bridge, Borough Market, St. Paul’s & the West End

Royals, museums, Camden & Greenwich

Adding Windsor, Brick Lane, Notting Hill & Harry Potter

Orchids, chicken rice, Supertrees & a Singapore Sling

Kampong Glam, Little India, Sentosa & the Night Safari

Adding Pulau Ubin, Peranakan Katong, Haw Par Villa & Jewel

St. Paul’s, A-Ma Temple, Macau Tower & Cotai

Historic peninsula, Taipa flavors & quiet Coloane

Adding the Grand Prix Museum, Zhuhai & a Hong Kong day trip

Louvre, Musée d’Orsay, the sparkling Eiffel Tower & Montmartre

Le Marais, Latin Quarter cafés & Versailles

Adding canals, catacombs, Giverny & a Seine dinner cruise

Burj Khalifa, dune bashing & a Bedouin desert dinner

The Marina, Old Dubai souks & the Museum of the Future

Adding Abu Dhabi, waterparks, the Miracle Garden & high tea

Central Park, the Met, Wall Street & Broadway

Midtown icons, Lady Liberty, the High Line & Brooklyn

Adding the Guggenheim, Queens food, The Cloisters & Hudson Yards

Batu Caves, the Petronas Towers & Jalan Alor

KL Tower, Merdeka Square, Chinatown & Kampung Baru

Adding Malacca, Genting Highlands, Putrajaya & the Bird Park

Deng Xiaoping’s park, Huaqiangbei gadgets & OCT Harbour

Ping An skyline, Dafen painters, OCT-LOFT & Window of the World

Adding Dapeng Fortress, Dameisha beaches & Guangzhou

Old Town, the Big Buddha & a Promthep Cape sunset

Wat Chalong, James Bond Island & an elephant sanctuary

Adding Phi Phi, the Similans, Thai cooking & Nai Yang

Hagia Sophia, the Grand Bazaar & Galata Bridge

Topkapi, the Bosphorus, Balat & the Asian side

Adding Chora, the Princes’ Islands & Çamlıca Hill

Red Fort, Chandni Chowk & Connaught Place

Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Bangla Sahib & Agrasen ki Baoli

Adding the Taj Mahal, Mehrauli, Akshardham & Khari Baoli

Sensō-ji, Shibuya Crossing & Shinjuku’s Memory Lane

Harajuku, Golden Gai, Akihabara, Tsukiji & Odaiba

Adding Yanesen, Kamakura, lucky cats & teamLab

Colosseum, Pantheon, Trevi & Trastevere

Ancient Rome, the Vatican & the Aventine Keyhole

Adding the Appian Way, Tivoli, Testaccio & the Capuchin Crypt

Hadrian’s Gate, the Roman Harbor & a Konyaaltı sunset

Kaleiçi, Perge, Aspendos & the Düden waterfalls

Adding Termessos, sunken Kekova, the Chimaera flames & rafting

Memorial Hall, Taipei 101 & bubble tea at the night market

Palace Museum, Dihua Street, Longshan Temple & Beitou

Adding Jiufen, Maokong tea, Yehliu & Taroko Gorge

Shamian Island, yum cha & the Canton Tower

Old Canton, Yuexiu Park, the Opera House & Beijing Road

Adding Baiyun Mountain, Xiaozhou Village & Chimelong Safari

Gateway of India, CST & Marine Drive

Colaba, Elephanta Caves, Bandra & Haji Ali

Adding Bollywood, Dhobi Ghat, Kanheri Caves & the Global Pagoda

Charles Bridge, the Astronomical Clock & Prague Castle

Josefov, the Lennon Wall, Petřín Hill & Vyšehrad

Adding Kutná Hora, Černý’s art, Český Krumlov & Strahov

An Umrah focus: Tawaf, Sa’i, Zamzam & evening prayers (Muslims only)

Umrah, Jabal al-Nour, the Mecca Museum & the Kiswah (Muslims only)

Adding the Hajj sites, Medina, Quba & Uhud (Muslims only)

South Beach, Wynwood Walls & Little Havana

Art Deco, Cuban coffee, the Design District & Vizcaya

Adding the Everglades, PAMM, Key Biscayne & Key Largo

The Jordaan, Anne Frank House, Museumplein & De Pijp

Canals, Begijnhof, A’DAM Lookout & NDSM Wharf

Adding windmills, tulips, the Amstel & Our Lord in the Attic

Gyeongbokgung, Bukchon & Myeongdong street food

Jogyesa, Gangnam, Hongdae & Gwangjang Market

Adding the DMZ, Bukhansan, Suwon & Lotte World

Sanctuary of Truth, Jomtien Beach & Walking Street

Floating Market, Koh Larn & Khao Chi Chan

Adding waterparks, temples, Rayong & a spa farewell

The Bund → Pudong → the Former French Concession

River skylines, Ming gardens & creative neighborhoods

Adding water towns, West Bund art & Hangzhou

Hollywood → Griffith Observatory → Santa Monica

Hollywood hills, Venice beaches & Downtown art

Adding studio tours, theme parks, Malibu & the Getty

Bellagio gardens → Caesars Palace → fountains & shows

The Strip, vintage Downtown & immersive art

Adding Hoover Dam, Valley of Fire & Red Rock Canyon

Taj Mahal sunrise → Agra Fort → Mehtab Bagh

Mughal monuments, artisans & Fatehpur Sikri

Agra → Jaipur → Delhi: a Golden Triangle journey

Osaka Castle → Umeda → Dotonbori

Canal lights, street food, retro streets & shrines

Adding Kyoto, Nara & Himeji or Kobe

Gaudí → Gothic lanes → El Born

Mosaic parks, Mediterranean beaches & village squares

Adding Montserrat, Picasso, Girona & football

Duomo → Sforzesco Castle → Navigli

Fashion, Leonardo, Brera & contemporary towers

Adding Lake Como, Bergamo & design culture

Ubud → ridge walks → Uluwatu

Rice terraces, sacred springs & coastal sunsets

Adding Nusa Penida, Sidemen & Mount Batur

Hofburg → coffee houses → classical music

Imperial palaces, art & neighborhood markets

Adding Wachau, Bratislava & Lipizzaner horses

Caribbean beaches → Maya history → lagoon sunset

Hotel Zone, Isla Mujeres & downtown flavors

Adding Chichén Itzá, cenotes & Puerto Morelos

Brandenburg Gate → Museum Island → East Side Gallery

Cold War sites, Museum Island & palace gardens

Adding Potsdam, Teufelsberg & Tempelhof

St Mark’s → Rialto → cicchetti in Cannaregio

Grand Canal, Dorsoduro, Murano & Burano

Adding Verona, Torcello & Vivaldi

Royal Palace → Prado → La Latina tapas

Art triangle, Retiro & late-night barrios

Adding Toledo, Segovia & churros

One big park day, parades & fireworks

Disney, Universal & Winter Park

Adding Animal Kingdom, Kennedy Space Center & springs

War history → colonial landmarks → rooftop views

Cu Chi Tunnels, pagodas & Cholon

Adding the Mekong Delta, Landmark 81 & cooking

Amer Fort → Hawa Mahal → Johari Bazaar

Forts, stepwells, temples & sunsets

Adding Chand Baori, cooking & ethical elephants

Kapaleeshwarar → Fort St. George → Marina Beach

Temples, dance & Mahabalipuram

Adding Pondicherry, Kanchipuram & cooking

Book of Kells → Grafton Street → Temple Bar

Literary pubs, castles & Howth cliffs

Adding Glendalough, Newgrange & Georgian Dublin

Duomo → Ponte Vecchio → bistecca

Renaissance core, Oltrarno & San Miniato

Adding Pisa, Siena & Chianti

Red Square → Metro palaces → Zaryadye

Kremlin, Bolshoi, galleries & estates

Adding Sergiev Posad, VDNKh & the Metro

Acropolis → museum → Plaka rooftops

Agora, Anafiotika, Philopappos & Sounion

Adding Delphi, Hydra & street art

Pyramids → Tutankhamun → Khan el-Khalili

Giza, Islamic Cairo & Coptic Cairo

Adding Saqqara, the Cave Church & Alexandria