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   The first and the most attractive destination in Atlanta, Georgia is definitely the Aquarium which is the biggets aquarium in the world with more that 31,000 cubic meters of marine clear water that holds more than 100,000 animals including 500,000 various species. This is an amazing and extremely interesting aquarium that deserves to be visited. Through the most notable species that include the aquarium are four young whale shark and four beluga whales.     The Georgia Aquarium is situat...

   Zoo Atlanta is a private and nonprofite wildlife park that is the perfect place to spend a very great time. It is surrounded by outdoor spaces that fit everybody’s taste. Zoo Atlanta is the ideal home for the giant pandas Lun Lun and Yang Yang and also for their offsprings. There also live more than 50 species of birds, lions, African elephants, naked mole rats that live under the ground, some small otters. The pandas were brought from the Chengdu Zoo from China and now run free in the Ford African Rain Forest that of...

   Stone Mountain Park appeared as a shine pearl in the city of Atlanta. In 1958 the Governor of Georgia signed the document for creating the Stone Mountain as a state park . The state even wanted to extend it facilities to make the park a gorgeous place and a great attraction for the city of Atlanta. Through the foundation of the park the state wanted to complete the carving of Augustus Lukeman, and then wanted to build a highway that will run in front of the carving. In april 1962 the Stone Mountain Railway was completed tha...

The Tongariro National Park is considered to be the first national park to be established in New Zealand and the fourth in the world. It is a place of extremes and surprises, a place to explore and remember. From herb fields to forests, from tranquil lakes to desert-like plateau and active volcanoes - Tongariro has them all. Tongariro National Park is located in the central North Island of New Zealand. It is the closest national park to Auckland, New Zealands largest city, and is very accessible from State Highway. On the park territory are ...

Milford Sound is a 22-kilometre narrow fiord off the Tasman Sea which is hedged in by cliffs, peaks and waterfalls, on the southwestern edge of New Zealand’s South Island, within Fiordland National Park and the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage site. Milford Sound is acclaimed as New Zealand's most famous tourist destination and usually tourists are calling this place the eighth Wonder of the World. Milford Sound sports two permanent waterfalls all year round, Lady Bowen Falls and Stirling Falls. After heavy rain however, many hundreds of ...

  Rotorua is a city on the southern coast of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand and is one of the original tourist destinations in New Zealand— tourists are browsing this place for more than 200 years and always remain delighted by the beauty of this place. Rotorua is a major destination for international tourists and even for the local population. Is deemed to be the heartland of New Zealand Maori culture, and all of the visitors have the opportunity to knowledge the spirit o...

  The Public Garden “Stefan cel Mare” also called “Stefan cel Mare Park” is the oldest park in Chisinau designed and decorated in a classic way. It is considered that it was planted in 1818. In fact, the plan was prepared by Ozmidov in 1816-1817, the architect and the land engineer of Bessarabia in those years. Main works began in 1825, when land engineer Bogdan Eitner has drawn the alleys, were planted trees and shrubs, including 1000 of acacias. The final form The Public Garden has acquired in 1835. Later appea...

Memorial Complex "Eternity" was opened on 9 May 1975 on P. Halippa street. This complex was dedicated to the soldiers of the Red Army who fell during the Jassy-Kishinev Operation of World War II. "Eternity" Memorial Complex in Soviet times was called the “Victory Memorial”. The Memorial composition is crowned by five rifles made of stone with a height of 25 meters, arranged in a pyramid. At the bottom of these rifles there is a large five-pointed star. In the center of the star is a fire that “burns fore...

  The National Museum of History was founded in 1987. The museum exhibits over 263 000 art pieces, among which about 165 000 items are original pieces of national heritage. Archaeology and Ancient History, Medieval History, History of Basarabia and Contemporary History and Treasures departments are the the scientific core of the institution.   The museum has the following objectives: conservation and maintenance of historical sites, scientific research on historical periods and specific exhibits as well as organizin...

   Bran Castle is situated in a mountainous place, between Bucegi and Piatra Craiului Mountains. It attracts thousand of tourists for its misterious legend of Dracula. The castle initially was built as a fortress by the Teotonic Knights in 1212. The castle appears in documents since 1377 when King Ludovic I offered to citizens of Brasov the possibility to build a new citadel, instead of the old fortress built by Knights. Then during the 1419-1424 the castles was possessed by Sigismund. This imposant building was donated to Que...

  A very fascinable and gorgeous building in the Center of Bucharest, the Capital of Romania is The Palace of the Parliament. This imposant palace is the largest building in Europe and was fondated by Nicolae Ceausescu, who gave the name of House of the Republic, on 25 july 1984. It is a unique masterpiece and is designed in a eclectic neoclassical style, using material from Romania only. The buiding appears as 86 meters high building, with 92 meters underground. It includes 1100 rooms in 12 stories .When was built this pa...

   Situated in Sinaia and considered one of the most beautiful palace in Europe, Peles Palace is a precious pearl for Romanian Cultural Heritage. It was the last home for King Carol I who died here in 1914. The construction of the castle lasted from 1875 till 1883, when was officialy opened. Its history is related to the time when King Carol I came near the place and was impressed by the beauty of the nature and he decided to build an exceptional castle in that zone. Soon he bought the land and started the construction having ...

    Golden Gate Bridge is a splendid masterpiece in San Francisco dating since 1937. The construction of this colossal bridge started in 1933 and was designed by Joseph Strauss, and now connects San Francisco with the Pacific Ocean. It was very hard to belive that such a big bridge will appear, but with hope and hard work the bridge was constructed. It took about 4 years to complete and there worked thousands of workers, and were spent 35 million dollars. On  May 27 the spectacular Golden Gate bridge was opened to public....

  Fisherman’s Wharf is a great touristic destination, in a neighborhood in San Francisco. It is a great area where you can find seafood restaurants , museums, submarine and a lot of attractive places that you should visit. During the time here was the ideal area for fishermen to show their catch for that day. The boats and the area has suffered many changes but the Fisherman’s Wharf still remains the heart of the fishing industry. From its old times the area was famous for the population of Dungeness crab....

   Golden Gate Park is the largest park in San Francisco covering 411 hectares. Its history start back in 1870 when William Hammond Hall was going to design the park. So he created a really attractive park with lakes, meadows and roads, then he designed a barrier to protect the park form the sea and planted thousands of trees that give a natural beauty to the park. Today it offers a great spot for run or for jogging, there also are golf spots.     The most attractive points  in the par...

  Kyoto is considered Japan's second most popular tourist destination, after Tokyo. It is a city located in the southern part of the Japanese island of Honshu, near Osaka. Also referred to as "The Thousand Year Capital", being the capital of Japan for over 1000 years, between 794 and 1868, Kyoto was the center of the Japanese civilization. Nowadays, it is a provincial city with over 1.6 million inhabitants, which attracts tourists from all over the world with its fascinating temples, pagodas, palaces and beautiful gardens...

  Tokyo is the capital of Japan and the largest city here, concentrating about 10% of the country’s population. The city is situated in the middle of the archipelago's main island, Honshu. Here the seat of the government and residence of the Emperor of Japan is located. The metropolitan area of the city, the largest in the world, is home to about 30 million people. Four train and subway stations ensure transportation to more than two million passengers every day, while in its central areas (in the "districts") the p...

  Osaka, a city-port also called the "Venice of Japan" or "the Manchester of the East" is located in Japan, in the Kansai region of the Honshu island at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay. Osaka is the third largest city in Japan in terms of population, after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the centre of the metropolitan area of Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto, which has a population of over 18 million inhabitants.     In the past, Osaka was Japan’s commercial capital. Lately, Tokyo h...

  Founded in 1519, Havana is an impressive city with its numerous churches, ancient forts, over 50 museums, eighteenth and nineteenth-century buildings and spectacular squares everywhere. It is divided into three areas: Central Havana, Vedado and Old Havana.      Gran Teatro de La Habana is part of the Palacio del Centro Gallego complex, located downtown. It has hosted several famous performances over time and it is now the headquarters of the Opera and National Ballet of Cuba.  ...

  Trinidad is one of the seven settings founded by Spanish conquistadors, which later became one of the main targets of pirates. Due to sugar industry, the city became very prosperous in economic terms.      Trinidad and the nearby Valle de los Ingenious were included in UNESCO patrimony in 1988. If you visit the town, you will immediately understand why: the beautiful restored homes, holy churches and inner covered courtyards emanate an atmosphere of the colonial era. Architecture and the ...

  About 140 km east of Havana, in the western province of Matanzas, Varadero town is located, which is the largest tourist resort in the Caribbean. Varadero awaits visitors with a white sandy shore of 20 km, where you can practice almost all water sports: swimming, diving, sailing, windsurfing; numerous hotels with high-quality services, and many other opportunities to practice sports.   Varadero has been the tourist center for Cubans since 1872, but has become known worldwide since the 1930s, when an American mil...

    Stonehenge is probably the most important prehistoric monument in England. Nobody knows exactly when it was built and by whom. Not a single building, but was done in several stages. A theory advanced enough known if it would be built by Druids, a population living in England before winning Romanian. But modern archaeological techniques have shown that Stonehenge was built at least 1,000 years before the Druids in IC 2950, reaching the form we know today in the year 1600 BC.      Not yet...

   Buckingham Palace is the sovereign's official residence in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and was first opened to the public in 1993.       Entrance to Buckingham Palace is the Court Street Ambassadors of Buckingham Palace. Great Hall of the Palace is where the old hall was received at Buckingham Palace. This room is dominated by the impressive staircase and the railing of bronze with floral ornaments.       G...

   This is not surprising that the Tower of London is objective and historically the most popular tourist among tourists. Tower of London was founded by William the Conqueror and over a thousand years of history of England took place around or behind its walls. The Tower of London has been executed Anne Boleyn, Guy Fawkes was interrogated and Richard II and Elizabeth I was imprisoned here. Stand guard on the banks of the Thames, the Tower of London is an impressive sightseeing.       T...