34. Antwerp Zoo ( Belgium )

The Antwerp Zoo is a zoo situated in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located right next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station. It is the oldest animal park in the country, and one of the oldest in the world, established on 21 July 1843.

Together with its sister park Planckendael, Antwerp Zoo houses over 6,000 animals of about 950 species. They get nearly 1.5 million visitors each year and have over a 100,000 supporting members.

The most notable exhibits and species in the park include:

• Vriesland: King Penguin, Rockhoppers and Gentoo Penguins
• Sea Lion Theatre with Californian Sealions
• Recently renovated reptile house with may species of snakes, lizards, turtles &frogs as well as caimans
• Recently renovated aquarium with many species of salt- en freshwater fish
• Nocturama with aardvark, tamandua, two-toed sloth, night monkey, armadillo,plains viscacha, Gambian pouched rat, senegal galago, slender loris, Lesser Mouse-deer, rakali and Egyptian fruit bat
• Zebras and African buffalos
• Egyptian temple with Asian elephants, Baringo giraffes and Arabian oryxes
• Aviaries and bird house with many birds species including Congo Peafowl, kiwi, Australian Magpie, Military Macaw, touracos, toucans and pheasants
• Hippotopia with hippopotamus, malayan tapir, dalmatian pelican and different species of waterfowl
• Bearcanyon with spectacled bears and coatis
• Cat enclosures with Amur leopard, lion, Siberian tiger and jaguar
• Other enclosures featuring harbour seal, bongo, warthog, meerkat, lesser panda, red-necked wallaby, North American porcupine, American Flamingo,Humboldt penguin, nutria, ring-tailed lemur, sika deer
• Vlaamse tuin: babiroussa, blue duiker, tigrine genet, African Brush-tailed Porcupine
• Okapis
• Monkey house with guereza, hulman, owl-faced monkey, javan lutung, emperor tamarin, black-headed spider monkey, golden-headed lion tamarin, pygmy marmoset, mandrill, hamadryas baboon
• Ape house with Western lowland gorilla, world's only Eastern Lowland gorillasin captivity and chimpanzees
• Birds of prey including snowy owl, Spectacled Owl, crested caracara andandean condor

33. Anne Frank House ( Netherland )

Anne Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.

The Anne Frank House is a museum dedicated to the Jewish wartime diarist, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building. 

As well as the preservation of the hiding place — known in Dutch as the Achterhuis(Secret Annex)— and an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank, the museum acts as an exhibition space to highlight all forms of persecution and discrimination.

The Achterhuis (Dutch for "back house") or Secret Annex — as it was called in 'The Diary of a Young Girl', an English translation of the diary — is the rear extension of the building. It was concealed from view by houses on all four sides of a quadrangle. Its secluded position made it an ideal hiding place for Otto Frank, his wife Edith, two daughters (of whom Anne was the younger), and four other Jewish people seeking refuge from Nazi persecution. They remained hidden here for two years and one month until they were anonymously betrayed to the Nazi authorities, arrested, and deported to their deaths in concentration camps. Of the hidden group, only Otto Frank survived the war.anne

32. Animal Kingdom ( Florida, USA )

Disney World's 4th and newest theme park opened in April 1998, joining the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney-MGM Studios (now called Hollywood Studios). 

Whilst the animals are the main attraction at the Animal Kingdom, they are in competition with some of the parks modern rides, such as Expedition Everest. Towering 200 feet over the surrounding terrain, this mini-mountain is visible from some distance away and even threatens to overtake the Tree of Life as the park's most visible icon. The Tree, perhaps by contrast, is most impressive up close, where its size and detail can truly be appreciated. The other major rides and attractions include It's Tough to be a Bug, a 3-D movie based on the Pixar film A Bug's Life; Kilimanjaro Safaris, a jeep ride through the recreated African savanna; Kali River Rapids, a soaking raft ride; and Dinosaur, a time travel ride into the late Cretaceous. For the youngest visitors, Camp Minnie-Mickey is a special space where they can meet their favorite characters. 

Not far from Animal Kingdom is Blizzard Beach, a large water park themed as a melting ski resort.

31. Anglo-Boer War Museum ( South Africa )

The Anglo Boer War Museum and Battlefields, located in Bloemfontein represent one of the most significant events in the history of South Africa (the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902). Although the protagonists were Great Britain and the two Boer Republics, the whole of the South Africa population became embroiled in the war either directly or indirectly.

The War Museum not only gives the visitor insight into the Boer War through it`s unique art collection, dioramas and exhibits it also gives the visitor a closer understanding of the background against which the war took place. The course and development of the war unfolds in front of the visitor as they progress through the museum. Visitors are also afforded a glimpse into the life in the concentration and also prisoner-of-war-camps

30. Angkor Temples ( Cambodia )

The Angkor Temples and ruins are located amid forests near modern-day Siem Reap, and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the magnificent Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together, they comprise the most significant site of Khmer architecture. Visitor numbers approach two million annually.

The temples can broadly be categorized into four groups: 

• Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, the grandest temple of all and the ancient capital next to it
• Little Circuit (Le Petit Circuit), taking in major sites to the east of Angkor Thom
• Big Circuit (Le Grand Circuit), taking in major sites north and further out east
• Roluos group, 15 km east from Siem Reap along National Highway 6
• Outlying temples, located over 20 km from Angkor Wat

Angkor is a region of Cambodia that served as the seat of the Khmer Empire, which flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara (नगर), meaning "city". The Angkorian period began in AD 802, when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a "universal monarch" and "god-king", until 1351, when Angkor first fell under Ayutthayan suzainry, to 1431, when Ayutthaya put down a rebellion and sacked the Khmer capital, causing its population to migrate south to Longvek.

The ruins of Angkor are located amid forests and farmland to the north of the Great Lake (Tonlé Sap) and south of the Kulen Hills, near modern-day Siem Reap (13°24′N, 103°51′E), in Siem Reap Province, and are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the magnificentAngkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together, they comprise the most significant site of Khmer architecture. Visitor numbers approach two million annually.

In 2007, an international team of researchers using satellite photographs and other modern techniques concluded that Angkor had been the largest preindustrial city in the world, with an elaborate system of infrastructure connecting an urban sprawl of at least 1,000 square kilometres (390 sq mi) to the well-known temples at its core. The closest rival to Angkor, the Mayan city of Tikal in Guatemala, was between 100 and 150 square kilometres (39 and 58 sq mi) in total size.^[Although its population remains a topic of research and debate, newly identified agricultural systems in the Angkor area may have supported up to one million people.

29. Angel of the North ( England )

The Angel of the North is a contemporary sculpture located in Gateshead, near the city of Newcastle, England. As the name suggests, it is a steel sculpture of a graceful angel, standing 20m tall, with wings measuring 54m across. The wings themselves are angled 3.5 degrees forward, which the designer Gormley, has said aims to create "a sense of embrace". It stands on a hill, on the S edge of Low Fell overlooking the A1 road and the A167 road into Tyneside and the E Coast Main Line rail route, and just S of the site of Team Colliery.

Since spreading its wings in February 1998 Antony Gormley's The Angel of the North has become one of the most talked about pieces of public art ever produced.

Rising 20 meters from the earth near the A1 in Gateshead, the Angel dominates the skyline, dwarfing all those who come to see it.  Made from 200 tonnes of steel, it has a wingspan of 54 metres.  Getting up close and personal with the Angel is an experience you'll never forget!

The Angel of the North is a major visitor attraction.  It is seen by over 150,000 visitors a year and more than 90,000 drivers on the A1 - and you could be one of them!

Did you know... the Angel is as tall as 4 double decker buses and its wingspan is as big as that of a jumbo jet?

28. Angel Falls ( Venezuela )

Angel Falls is located in southeastern Venezuela in the Guayana highlands forming part of the Canaima National Park. It is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world and is also the world's highest waterfall. The total drop of 3,212 feet is more than fifteen times longer than the descent of Niagara Falls. It does not flow over the top of a cliff, but instead the water gathers underground and erupts from several crevices located three hundred feet below the top of the mountain. The Native Americans call the falls 'Devil's Mountain' because the area is regularly a victim of fierce thunderstorms and strange cloud formations, which, much of the time, hide the falls from view. 

The falls are named after Jimmy Angel, a barnstorming bush pilot from Missouri who has become a modern legend. Jimmy Angel first saw the falls in 1933 while searching for a valuable ore bed. He returned in 1937 with his wife, Gustavo Heny and Heny's gardener, and landed on top of the tepui. His Falamingo monoplane settled down into the marshy ground atop Auyan-tepui and remained there for 33 years before being lifted out by a helicopter. Jimmy Angel and his three companions managed to descend the tepui and make their way back to civilization in 11 days. 

Jimmy Angel's plane sits in the Aviation Museum in Maracay; the one you may be able to glimpse on top of the tepui is a replica.

There are two ways to see the Angel Falls. One of them is from the air in a small airplane. The other is through an excursion that starts with a 3 and a half hour navigation upstream the Carrao River, and then the Churun river. From there, a one hour walk through the jungle takes you to the base of the falls. 

Daily flights to the falls can be made via Puerto Ordaz connect Canaima airstrip with the major cities of Venezuela. The airstrip is a short jeep-train ride from nearby Lodges. 

A minimum of two days-one night is necessary to have the opportunity to fly-by the falls - weather permitting, of course. It is better to stay two nights and have more time to visit the surrounding area including Sapo Falls (half day, Yuri Falls (half day) and Orquidea Island (full day), and double your chances to be able to see the falls. 

Much of the information you might still encounter on the Falls says that commercial flights will fly-by on landing and take off, but this is a myth. Perhaps on a clear day you might glimpse the falls, but you can not count on seeing them on landing and take off.

27. Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum ( Mexico )

The Anderson-Abruzzo Albuquerque International Balloon Museum is a museum dedicated to the worldwide history, science, and art of all types of ballooning and lighter-than-air flight. It is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, and is situated just outside the grounds used for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest yearly balloon fiesta, and is named for Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson, two Albuquerque natives who established several ballooning firsts, such as crossing oceans and continents.

Opened on October 1, 2005, it is owned by the city of Albuquerque and is a collaborative project of the Anderson-Abruzzo International Balloon Museum Foundation and the City of Albuquerque's Cultural Services Division. It is a 59,000-square-foot (5,500 m2) facility with class rooms, conference rooms, and many exhibits on the history of ballooning, including items from famous balloonists such as Ed Yost, Joseph Kittinger, and Ben Abruzzo.

26. Ancol Dream Park ( Indonesia )

Taman Impian Jaya Ancol otherwise known as Ancol Dreamland is an integral part of Ancol Bay City, a resort destination located along Jakarta's waterfront, in Ancol Kelurahan, Pademangan, Indonesia. 

Ancol Dreamland opened in 1966 and is currently the largest integrated tourism area in South East Asia, boasting an international championship golf course, a theme park, hotels and other recreational facilities. There are 27 rides at Fantasy World, 8 pools at Atlantis Water Adventure and 8 shows at Ocean Dream Samudra. 

Ancol Dream Park (Taman Impian Jaya Ancol), entrance ticket fee to the complex Rp.15,000 ($1.8) per person excluding parking fee. Consists of Dunia Fantasi (Fantasy world) with ticket fee Rp.150,000 ($17.6) per person in week days and Rp.180,000 ($21.2) per person in week end-Sunday-and-Holiday, Atlantis Water Adventure (Waterboom) ticket fee Rp.100,000 ($11.8) per person, Seaworld (for the largest aquarium in South East Asia), Gelanggang Samudra (Ocean Park) animals show ticket fee Rp.90,000 ($10.6) per person, Fantastic Multimedia (Laser) Show ticket fee Rp.50,000 ($5.9) per person, resorts, hotel, beach, marina, and great restaurants. It's one of the biggest park in Asia. 

25. Amsterdam Dungeon ( Netherland )

The Amsterdam Dungeon, in the city of Amsterdam, follows a similar format to the London Dungeon, York Dungeon, Edinburgh Dungeon and Hamburg Dungeon which are owned and operated by the UK-based Merlin Entertainments corporation and attempts to show history through an interactive adventure. Live actors, a ride, shows and special effects simulate historical dark and bleak times.

Amsterdam Dungeon Chambers include:

Torture Chamber: In the depths of the Dungeon genuine torture instruments from the past are shown in exhibits. Visitors are lined against the wall where the resident ‘torturer’ picks out one of the crowd for him to demonstrate ‘techniques’.

VOC: Visitors are entertained in an 18th century dockside bar and told about the press ganging of locals to join the nautical trading firm the Dutch East India Company (VOC). They are then ambushed and forced on board a replica ship where they are forced to work for the captain Piet Heyn and fight the Spanish.

Ship’s Doctor: Visitors are then taken to the ship’s doctor’s surgery where the surgeon gives them experience of the brutalities of 18th century field surgery at sea.

Council of Blood: Visitors are shown a short information film about the terror brought the Netherlands by the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century. They are then brought in to an Inquisition court where there is a show very similar to the Judgement of Sinnersshow in the UK, but the ‘Inquisitor’ is more menacing with his humour.

Ghosts: Witches Will Hunt You! This is a new feature installed in February 2007. It uses atmospheric special effects to animate the ghost story of a woman convicted as a witch in the 16th century and brutally tortured before being burned at Dam Square.

Labyrinth of Lost Amsterdam: A disorientating and eerie mirror maze themed around the winding, disorientating streets of Amsterdam.

The Great Plague: A recreation of the streets of plague ravaged Amsterdam street, where the devastating effect the killer disease had in the city in 1664 is vividly animated.

Reaper: Drop Ride to Doom! The Dungeon’s leading attraction, the Reaper ride is aMACK Rides e-Motion roller coaster that winds around a real 13th century church. Themed upon the Grim Reaper legend, it provides a finale to the Dungeon experience.

24. The AMP Tower ( Australia )

The AMP Tower (also known as Sydney Tower) at Centrepoint in Sydney is the tallest free-standing structure in Australia. It is also the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere (after Auckland's Sky Tower).

Visitors can experience incredible views across Sydney Harbour from the Observation Deck. The tower also boasts a revolving restaurant which slowly rotates through 360 degrees, allowing you to just wait for the incredible changing views. Visitors can also experience the OzTrek attraction which involves a simulated journey showcasing Austalia's culture, history and geography. The tower itself forms part of the Westfield Centrepoint complex which is home to more than 100 shops, as well as the Centrepoint Convention and Exhibition Centre.

23. The American Visionary Art Museum ( Maryland , USA )

The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is an art museum located in the Federal Hill neighborhood at 800 Key Highway in Baltimore, Maryland. The city agreed to give the museum a piece of land on the south shore of the Inner Harbor under the condition that its organizers would clean up residual pollution from a copper paint factory and a whiskey warehouse that formerly occupied the site. It has been designated by Congress as America's national museum for self-taught art.

AVAM has 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) of exhibit space and a permanent collection of approximately 4,000 pieces. The collection includes works by visionary artists Ho Baron, Nek Chand, Ted Gordon, Clyde Jones, Leo Sewell, Vollis Simpson and Ben Wilson as well as over 40 pieces from the Cabaret Mechanical Theatre of London. Some of this work is displayed in a gallery on the first floor of the Main Building, throughout the James Rouse Visionary Center, and outdoors when new temporary themed exhibitions are being installed. 

The museum has no staff curators, preferring to use guest curators for its shows. Rather than focusing shows on specific artists or styles, it sponsors themed exhibitions with titles such as Wind in Your Hair and High on Life. Hoffberger takes pride in the fact that AVAM is "pretty un-museumy"

22. Alton Towers ( England )

Alton Towers is a theme park and resort located in Staffordshire, 26km E of Stoke-on-Trent. It is one of Europe's most popular theme parks attracting around 2.8 million visitors per year. 

Alton Towers theme park  is located in the grounds of a semi-ruined gothic revival country estate of the same name which was the former residence of the Earls of Shrewsbury. 

Aside form a wealth of rides and attractions, the resort also includes two hotels, The Alton Towers Waterpark (Cariba Creek), Extraordinary Golf, Conference Centre and The Alton Towers Spa (Located in the Alton Towers Hotel).

21. Alpenzoo ( Austria )

The Alpine Zoo Innsbruck is the highest zoo in Europe (750m), with an area of ​​approximately 4.1 ha in this Themenzoo deralpinen wildlife is a unique collection of 150 species with 2000 animals from all over the Alps.

The Alpine Zoo is located on a slope near the castle hunger, in the municipality ofHötting, and is accessible via the Hungerburgbahn with a short walk or bus lines on the west. The access for cars is signposted well in the urban area, parking at theAlpine Zoo are gebührenpflichtig.Der Alpenzoo on 22 September 1962 by Hansfounded Psenner. Made a name for the zoo by resettlement projects in Tyrol extinctor endangered species. Among these are vultures, ibex and bald ibis. The zoo has a demonstration farm with old Tyrolean farm animal breeds.

A special feature of the Alpine Zoo and walk-in aviaries are large enclosures.

World's only zoo in the Alpine zoo successfully keeps the bird wall runner.

20. Alma Park Zoo ( Australia )

Alma Park Zoo is located north of Brisbane, Australia, in Dakabin on Alma Road. The small 20-acre (81,000 m2) park is filled with Australian and exotic species.

Alma Park zoo is fully landscaped with walking paths through tropical gardens under a canopy of rainforest trees and plants. A number of enclosures are walkthrough, such as the fallow deer and kangaroo enclosures. Koalas can be patted and photographed twice daily. Crocodiles, pandas, wombats, monkeys, ostriches, bats, lizards, camels, dingoes and water buffaloes are also on display.

There is a cafe with souvenirs and barbecues are provided. Dakabin railway station is the closest public transport. The zoo is open every day except Christmas Day, from 9 am to 5 pm.

19. Alhambra Palace ( Spain )

The Alhambra is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the SE border of the city of Granada, now in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. The Alhambra's Moorish palaces were built for the last Muslim Emirs in Spain and its court, of the Nasrid dynasty. After the Reconquista by the Reyes Católicos ("Catholic Monarchs") in 1492, some portions were used by the Christian rulers. The Palace of Charles V, built by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor in 1527, was inserted in the Alhambra within the Nasrid fortifications. After being allowed to fall into disrepair for centuries, the Alhambra was "discovered" in the 19th century by European scholars and travelers, with restorations commencing. It is now one of Spain's major tourist attractions, exhibiting the country's most significant and well known Islamic architecture, together with 16th-century and later Christian building and garden interventions. The Alhambra is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the inspiration for many songs and stories.

18. Algonquin Provincial Park ( Ontario, Canada )

One of Canada's most famous parks commonly visited on a trip from Canada's capital, Ottawa, lies the oldest provincial park in Canada (having been established in 1893) called Algonquin Provincial Park. The park itself consisting of a whopping of 7653 square kilometres is popular with outdoor enthusiasts and canoeists because of its beautiful lakes, forests, bogs, rivers, cliffs and beaches. The park only has a limited number of ways to get in and for campers and day visitors, Highway 60 is generally regarded as the centre of the park, offering camping grounds, walking trails, hiking tours and access to public wolf-howling sessions.

There are many natural and historic sites within the Park and for many visitors, a visit to the abandoned OA & PS railroad bed is on the itinerary. This fascinating site also passes by some other populat tourist spots in the park (abandoned train stations, logging depots, bridges, even the remains of a train derailment from the 1930s). The Brent Crater and Barron Canyon are both off of provincial highway 17, which runs N of the park.

17. Alexandria National Museum ( Egypt )

The Alexandria National Museum (ANM) in Egypt was inaugurated the 31st of December, 2003 by Hosni Mubarak and it's located in a restored 

Italian style palace in Tariq Al-Horreya Street (former Rue Fouad), near the center of the city.. It contains about 1.800 artifacts that narrate the story of Alexandria and Egypt. Most of these pieces came from other Egyptian museums.

• 1st Floor: Pharaonic time. Mummies are shown in a special underground chamber (basement)
• 2nd Floor: Graeco-Roman time. Including archeological underwater excavations in Alexandria.
• 3rd Floor: Coptic, Islamic and Modern eras.

The museum is housed in the old Al-Saad Bassili Pasha Palace, who was one of the wealthiest wood merchants in Alexandria. Construction on the site was first undertaken in 1926.

16. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral ( Bulgaria )

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral situated in the Bulgaria's capital, in Sofia. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions. 

The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia occupies an area of 3,170 square metres (34,100 sq ft) and can hold 5,000 people inside. It is the second biggest cathedral located on the Balkan Peninsula, after the Temple of Saint Sava in Serbia.