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* [[Grand houses]] |
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* [[Haciendas]] |
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* [[Le Corbusier World Heritage]] |
* [[Le Corbusier World Heritage]] |
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* [[Lighthouses]] |
* [[Lighthouses]] |
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* [[New Mexico Pueblos]] |
* [[New Mexico Pueblos]] |
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* [[The Persian Caravanserai]] |
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==Art and antiques== |
==Art and antiques== |
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* [[Art and antiques shopping]] |
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* [[Arts in Japan]] |
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* [[Design]] |
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* [[European art]] |
* [[European art]] |
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* [[Modern and contemporary art]] |
* [[Modern and contemporary art]] |
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* [[Murals and graffiti]] |
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* [[Sculpture]] |
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* [[Visual arts]] |
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*[[Celts]] |
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*[[Indigenous cultures of North America]] |
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**[[Indigenous cultures of Mesoamerica]] |
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**[[Maya culture]] |
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**[[Navajo Nation]] |
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**[[New Mexico Pueblos]] |
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==Games== |
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* [[Board games]] in general, including newer ones |
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* [[Chess]] |
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* [[Xiangqi]] (Chinese chess) |
** [[Xiangqi]] (Chinese chess) |
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* [[Go]] (weiqi, baduk) |
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* [[Shogi]] (Japanese chess) |
** [[Shogi]] (Japanese chess) |
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* [[Monopoly]] |
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==Government and institutions== |
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* [[Interesting borders]] |
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* [[Legislative buildings]] |
* [[Legislative buildings]] |
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* [[Local governments]] |
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* [[Military and police ceremonies]] |
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* [[Monarchies]] |
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* [[Golden Week in Japan]] |
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* [[Halloween]] |
* [[Halloween]] |
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* [[Holidays of the United States]] |
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* [[Spring break]] |
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* [[Travelling during Ramadan]] |
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* [[Music]] |
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**[[Indian classical music]] |
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**[[Jazz]] |
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**[[Music festivals]] |
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* [[Reenactment and LARP|Reenactment and live-action roleplaying]] |
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*[[Salsa dancing in Latin America]] |
* [[Social dancing]] |
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* [[Stand-up comedy]] |
* [[Stand-up comedy]] |
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==Religion == |
==Religion == |
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{{seealso|Religion and spirituality}} |
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* [[Baha'i Faith]] |
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* [[Cemeteries]] |
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** [[Amish and Mennonites]] |
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** [[Christian sites in Japan]] |
** [[Christian sites in Japan]] |
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** [[Churches in Antarctica]] |
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** [[Churches in Chicago]] |
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** [[Churches in Ethiopia]] |
** [[Churches in Ethiopia]] |
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** [[Churches in South Australia]] |
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* [[Hacker tourism]] |
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* [[Industrial tourism]] |
* [[Industrial tourism]] |
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* [[Maritime history|Maritime tourism]] |
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* [[Mathematics tourism]] |
* [[Mathematics tourism]] |
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* [[Mining tourism]] |
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* [[Baseball in the United States]] |
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* [[Basketball in North America]] |
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* [[Boxing]] |
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* [[Cricket]] |
* [[Cricket]] |
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* [[Field hockey]] |
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* [[Handball in Europe]] |
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* [[Horse racing]] |
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* [[Australia's big things]] |
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* [[Japan's Top 3]] |
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* [[Miniatures, dioramas and scale models]] |
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* [[The Most Beautiful Villages of France]] |
* [[The Most Beautiful Villages of France]] |
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* [[Museums]] |
* [[Museums]] |
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* [[Off the beaten track in Japan]] |
* [[Off the beaten track in Japan]] |
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* [[Pueblos Mágicos|Pueblos Mágicos in Mexico]] |
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* [[Signs]] |
* [[Signs]] |
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* [[Touring prestigious and notable universities in the U.S.]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 4 September 2024
Cultural attractions allow travellers to experience mankind's physical and intellectual creations. Culture in its broadest sense is everything made by humans; however, some feats make greater impressions than others. The UNESCO World Heritage List contains some of these sites, together with natural attractions.
Architecture
- Architecture
- Castles
- Chicago skyline guide
- Delta Works – flood protection structures in the Netherlands
- Developmental records – the longest, the tallest, the oldest etc.
- Fortifications
- Grand houses
- Haciendas
- Le Corbusier World Heritage
- Lighthouses
- New Mexico Pueblos
- The Persian Caravanserai
Art and antiques
- Art and antiques shopping
- Arts in Japan
- Design
- European art
- Modern and contemporary art
- Murals and graffiti
- Sculpture
- Visual arts
Curiosities and fringe phenomena
Ethnic groups
The world is populated by thousands of different ethnic and national groups, most of them without a sovereign country to call their own. An ethnicity is usually defined by language, religion and traditions, rather than geography or politics.
- Acadians, the French-speakers of Canada's east coast and their cousins in Louisiana, the Cajuns
- Amish and Mennonites
- Celts
- Indigenous cultures of North America
- Indigenous cultures of South America
- Indigenous Australian culture
- Indigenous Taiwanese culture
- Indigenous Peoples Trail in Nepal
- Kanak culture in New Caledonia
- Maori culture
- Minority cultures of China
- Minority cultures of Japan
- Minority cultures of Russia
- Nordic folk culture
- Roma culture in Europe
- Sami culture in northern Scandinavia and Russia's Kola Peninsula
Fiction
- See also: Fiction tourism
- Assassin's Creed Tour
- Breaking Bad Tour
- Game of Thrones tourism
- Harry Potter tourism
- Horror fiction
- James Bond tourism
- Literary travel
- Lord of the Rings tourism
- The Wire Tour
- X-Files tourism
Games
- Board games in general, including newer ones
Government and institutions
- Interesting borders
- Legislative buildings
- Local governments
- Military and police ceremonies
- Monarchies
- Official residences
- Spies and secrets
- United Nations
- Visiting company headquarters
History
Historical travel is a vast theme for tourism.
- Archaeological sites
- Ghost towns
- History of organized labor
- History of justice
- In the footsteps of explorers
- Living history museums
- Military tourism
- Old towns
- Organized crime tourism
- Philosophy tourism
- UNESCO World Heritage List
Holidays
- Carnival
- Chinese New Year, Golden Week holidays in China
- Christmas and New Year travel
- Day of the Dead
- Easter travel
- Golden Week in Japan
- Halloween
- Holidays of the United States
- Spring break
- Travelling during Ramadan
Performance
- Chinese performing arts
- Music
- Musical theatre
- Reenactment and live-action roleplaying
- Social dancing
- Stand-up comedy
Religion
- See also: Religion and spirituality
- Baha'i Faith
- Buddhism
- Cemeteries
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties, China
- Islam
- Judaism
- Places of worship in Singapore
- Sacred sites of China
- Sacred sites of the Indian sub-continent
- Sanamahism
- Sikhism
- Zoroastrianism
Science and technology
- Aviation history
- Hacker tourism
- Industrial tourism
- Maritime tourism
- Mathematics tourism
- Mining tourism
- Nuclear tourism
- Royal Flying Doctor Service tourism, Australia (RFDS tourism)
- Science tourism
- Space flight sites
- Steam power
- Textiles
- Underground works
- Urban rail adventures
Sport
- American football
- Association football (soccer)
- Australian rules football
- Baseball in the United States
- Basketball in North America
- Boxing
- Cricket
- Field hockey
- Handball in Europe
- Horse racing
- Ice hockey in North America
- Motor sport
- International multi-sport events:
- Polo in Manipur
- Rugby football
- Spectator sports
- Sport
Others
- Australia's big things
- Japan's Top 3
- Miniatures, dioramas and scale models
- The Most Beautiful Villages of France
- Museums
- Off the beaten track in Japan
- Pueblos Mágicos in Mexico
- Signs
- Touring prestigious and notable universities in the U.S.
- Trams in Melbourne
- UNESCO Creative Cities
- UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage