Things to do
Things to do guides
The best things to do in every destination we cover, ranked for a first visit.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
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253 destination guides, grouped by region. Popular starting points: Paris, London, Rome and Barcelona.
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France · best April–June and September–October
Paris
World-class museums, café terraces and walkable riverside quarters
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United Kingdom · best May–June and September
London
Free national museums, royal landmarks, West End theatre and riverside walks
Italy · best April–May and September–October
Rome
Ancient ruins, Vatican art, Baroque piazzas and long trattoria lunches
Spain · best May–June and September–October
Barcelona
Gaudí architecture, Gothic lanes, tapas bars and city beaches
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Netherlands · best April–June and September
Amsterdam
Canal rings, Golden Age art, brown cafés and a city made for bikes
Japan · best March–May and October–November
Tokyo
Neon districts, historic shrines, outstanding food and punctual trains
Europe
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Paris | Eiffel Tower | 8 |
| London | British Museum | 12 |
| Rome | Colosseum | 10 |
| Barcelona | Sagrada Família | 7 |
| Amsterdam | Rijksmuseum | 7 |
| Istanbul | Hagia Sophia | 9 |
| Lisbon | Jerónimos Monastery | 5 |
| Madrid | Prado Museum | 7 |
| Prague | Prague Castle | 7 |
| Vienna | Schönbrunn Palace | 4 |
| Berlin | Brandenburg Gate | 10 |
| Venice | St Mark's Basilica | 5 |
| Florence | Florence Cathedral (Duomo) | 5 |
| Athens | Acropolis and Parthenon | 9 |
| Budapest | Hungarian Parliament Building | 7 |
| Dublin | Trinity College and the Book of Kells | 9 |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Castle | 13 |
| Copenhagen | Tivoli Gardens | 9 |
| Reykjavík | Hallgrímskirkja | 6 |
| Seville | Real Alcázar | 7 |
| Porto | Ribeira waterfront | 8 |
| Munich | Marienplatz and the Neues Rathaus | 6 |
| Milan | Duomo di Milano and its rooftop terraces | 8 |
| Naples | National Archaeological Museum | 8 |
| Nice | Promenade des Anglais | 10 |
| Dubrovnik | City Walls of Dubrovnik | 5 |
| Santorini | Oia village and sunset | 10 |
| Brussels | Grand-Place | 10 |
| Bruges | Markt | 8 |
| Kraków | Main Market Square | 8 |
| Warsaw | Old Town Market Square | 9 |
| Stockholm | Gamla Stan and Stortorget | 6 |
| Oslo | Oslo Opera House | 10 |
| Helsinki | Suomenlinna sea fortress | 7 |
| Tallinn | Town Hall Square and Tallinn Town Hall | 8 |
| Riga | Old Riga walk | 10 |
| Vilnius | Old Town walk: Pilies street to the Gate of Dawn | 11 |
| Zurich | Niederdorf and the right-bank Old Town | 4 |
| Geneva | Jet d'Eau | 12 |
| Lucerne | Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge) | 8 |
| Interlaken | Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe | 4 |
| Salzburg | Hohensalzburg Fortress | 6 |
| Hamburg | Elbphilharmonie and Plaza | 9 |
| Frankfurt | Römerberg and the Römer | 7 |
| Cologne | Cologne Cathedral | 7 |
| Lyon | Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière | 10 |
| Bordeaux | Place de la Bourse and Miroir d'Eau | 10 |
| Marseille | Notre-Dame de la Garde | 12 |
| Valencia | City of Arts and Sciences | 9 |
| Málaga | Alcazaba of Málaga | 9 |
| Granada | Alhambra and the Nasrid Palaces | 8 |
| Palma de Mallorca | La Seu cathedral | 8 |
| Ibiza | Dalt Vila | 13 |
| Tenerife | Teide National Park | 9 |
| Bologna | Piazza Maggiore and the Neptune Fountain | 11 |
| Verona | Arena di Verona | 5 |
| Amalfi Coast | Positano and Spiaggia Grande | 8 |
| Cinque Terre | Vernazza harbour | 9 |
| Palermo | Palazzo dei Normanni and the Palatine Chapel | 6 |
| Split | Diocletian's Palace | 10 |
| Ljubljana | Ljubljana Castle | 11 |
| Bratislava | Bratislava Castle | 7 |
| Belgrade | Belgrade Fortress and Kalemegdan Park | 8 |
| Sofia | Alexander Nevsky Cathedral | 11 |
| Bucharest | Palace of the Parliament | 9 |
| Mykonos | Little Venice | 8 |
| Crete | Knossos | 4 |
| Rhodes | Palace of the Grand Master | 7 |
| Antalya | Kaleiçi old town | 8 |
| Cappadocia | Hot-air balloon flight | 6 |
| Bodrum | Bodrum Castle and the Museum of Underwater Archaeology | 6 |
| San Sebastián | La Concha beach and promenade | 10 |
| Lake Como | Villa del Balbianello | 7 |
| Sorrento | Piazza Tasso | 14 |
| Innsbruck | Golden Roof | 6 |
| Hallstatt | Salzwelten Hallstatt salt mine | 6 |
| Rotterdam | Markthal | 6 |
| The Hague | Mauritshuis | 9 |
| Antwerp | Cathedral of Our Lady | 8 |
| Bergen | Bryggen | 3 |
| Tromsø | Northern lights tours | 5 |
| Manchester | Science and Industry Museum | 13 |
| Liverpool | Royal Albert Dock | 11 |
| Bath | Roman Baths | 5 |
| York | York Minster | 4 |
| Glasgow | Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum | 14 |
| Belfast | Titanic Belfast | 10 |
| Galway | Latin Quarter and Shop Street | 12 |
| Madeira | Mercado dos Lavradores | 10 |
| Algarve | Benagil Cave | 8 |
| Azores | Sete Cidades and the Vista do Rei viewpoint | 9 |
| Corfu | Corfu Old Town | 11 |
| Thessaloniki | White Tower | 11 |
| Valletta | St John's Co-Cathedral | 4 |
| Kotor | Kotor Old Town | 5 |
| Sarajevo | Baščaršija and the Sebilj | 6 |
| Zagreb | Ban Jelačić Square | 12 |
| Hvar | St Stephen's Square and Hvar Cathedral | 6 |
| Strasbourg | Strasbourg Cathedral | 10 |
| Cannes | Boulevard de la Croisette | 10 |
| Chamonix | Aiguille du Midi | 5 |
Asia
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | Senso-ji Temple | 11 |
| Bangkok | Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew | 7 |
| Singapore | Gardens by the Bay | 9 |
| Hong Kong | Victoria Peak and the Peak Tram | 11 |
| Seoul | Gyeongbokgung Palace | 11 |
| Kyoto | Fushimi Inari Taisha | 5 |
| Osaka | Osaka Castle | 9 |
| Bali | Uluwatu Temple and Kecak dance | 1 |
| Phuket | Big Buddha | 7 |
| Hanoi | Hoàn Kiếm Lake and Ngọc Sơn Temple | 9 |
| Ho Chi Minh City | War Remnants Museum | 9 |
| Kuala Lumpur | Petronas Twin Towers | 11 |
| Taipei | Taipei 101 Observatory | 9 |
| Tbilisi | Narikala Fortress | 13 |
| Baku | Old City (İçərişəhər) | 7 |
| Yerevan | Cascade and Cafesjian Center for the Arts | 11 |
| Maldives | Hanifaru Bay manta rays | 3 |
| Goa | Basilica of Bom Jesus | 11 |
| Delhi | Red Fort | 13 |
| Mumbai | Gateway of India | 13 |
| Jaipur | Amber Fort | 8 |
| Agra | Taj Mahal | 5 |
| Kathmandu | Kathmandu Durbar Square | 6 |
| Colombo | Galle Face Green | 10 |
| Chiang Mai | Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | 10 |
| Krabi | Railay Beach | 8 |
| Koh Samui | Big Buddha (Wat Phra Yai) | 11 |
| Siem Reap | Angkor Wat | 4 |
| Phnom Penh | Royal Palace | 7 |
| Luang Prabang | Wat Xieng Thong | 5 |
| Da Nang | Dragon Bridge | 9 |
| Hoi An | Japanese Covered Bridge (Chùa Cầu) | 4 |
| Manila | Intramuros | 11 |
| Cebu | Magellan's Cross | 6 |
| Boracay | White Beach | 7 |
| Jakarta | National Monument (Monas) | 8 |
| Yogyakarta | Borobudur | 4 |
| Shanghai | The Bund | 7 |
| Beijing | Forbidden City (Palace Museum) | 6 |
| Macau | Ruins of St. Paul's | 13 |
| Busan | Haeundae Beach | 11 |
| Jeju | Hallasan National Park | 7 |
| Sapporo | Odori Park | 6 |
| Okinawa | Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium | 8 |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park | 7 |
| Nara | Todai-ji and the Great Buddha | 5 |
| Fukuoka | Yatai food stalls | 8 |
| Penang | Khoo Kongsi | 9 |
| Langkawi | SkyCab cable car | 8 |
| Ubud | Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary | 5 |
| Ha Long Bay | Overnight bay cruise | 2 |
| Palawan | Puerto Princesa Subterranean River | 4 |
| Kerala | Backwater houseboat cruise | 5 |
| Pokhara | Phewa Lake | 6 |
| Almaty | Ascension Cathedral (Zenkov Cathedral) | 6 |
| Samarkand | Registan | 4 |
North America
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | Central Park | 8 |
| Los Angeles | Griffith Observatory | 10 |
| San Francisco | Golden Gate Bridge | 13 |
| Las Vegas | The Las Vegas Strip | 7 |
| Miami | South Beach | 7 |
| Orlando | Magic Kingdom | 2 |
| Chicago | Millennium Park and Cloud Gate | 9 |
| Washington, D.C. | National Mall | 18 |
| Boston | Freedom Trail | 8 |
| New Orleans | Jackson Square | 8 |
| Honolulu | Waikīkī Beach | 8 |
| Toronto | CN Tower | 8 |
| Vancouver | Stanley Park and the seawall | 9 |
| Montreal | Old Montreal | 10 |
| San Diego | Balboa Park | 8 |
| Seattle | Pike Place Market | 11 |
| Portland | Powell's City of Books | 10 |
| Austin | Texas State Capitol | 7 |
| Nashville | Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum | 4 |
| Denver | Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre | 7 |
| Philadelphia | Independence Hall | 7 |
| Atlanta | Georgia Aquarium | 5 |
| San Antonio | The Alamo | 10 |
| Dallas | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza | 10 |
| Houston | Space Center Houston | 8 |
| Phoenix | Desert Botanical Garden | 7 |
| Sedona | Cathedral Rock | 6 |
| Charleston | The Battery and White Point Garden | 7 |
| Savannah | Forsyth Park | 7 |
| Key West | Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum | 5 |
| Maui | Haleakalā summit sunrise | 7 |
| Anchorage | Anchorage Museum | 8 |
| Salt Lake City | Temple Square | 9 |
| Quebec City | Château Frontenac | 10 |
| Calgary | Calgary Stampede | 7 |
| Banff | Lake Louise | 7 |
Middle East
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Burj Khalifa – At the Top | 8 |
| Abu Dhabi | Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque | 4 |
| Doha | Museum of Islamic Art | 10 |
| Tel Aviv | Old Jaffa | 15 |
| Jerusalem | Western Wall | 12 |
| Amman | Amman Citadel | 7 |
| Muscat | Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | 9 |
| Riyadh | At-Turaif District, Diriyah | 5 |
| Jeddah | Al-Balad (Historic Jeddah) | 7 |
| Petra | The Siq | 1 |
| Ras Al Khaimah | Jebel Jais and the Viewing Deck Park | 6 |
Oceania
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney | Sydney Opera House | 11 |
| Melbourne | Federation Square and Flinders Street Station | 12 |
| Auckland | Sky Tower | 8 |
| Queenstown | Skyline Gondola and Luge | 6 |
| Brisbane | South Bank Parklands and Streets Beach | 11 |
| Gold Coast | Surfers Paradise Beach | 7 |
| Cairns | Outer Great Barrier Reef day trip | 8 |
| Perth | Kings Park and Botanic Garden | 9 |
| Fiji | Mamanuca island day cruise | 4 |
| Christchurch | Christchurch Botanic Gardens | 10 |
| Wellington | Te Papa Tongarewa | 9 |
Latin America & Caribbean
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Cancún | Playa Delfines (El Mirador) | 6 |
| Mexico City | Zócalo | 11 |
| Rio de Janeiro | Christ the Redeemer | 10 |
| Buenos Aires | Recoleta Cemetery | 10 |
| San Juan | Castillo San Felipe del Morro | 8 |
| Havana | Plaza de la Catedral and Havana Cathedral | 8 |
| Punta Cana | Bávaro Beach | 7 |
| Nassau | Atlantis Aquaventure | 7 |
| Montego Bay | Doctor's Cave Beach | 5 |
| Aruba | Eagle Beach | 9 |
| Barbados | Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison | 5 |
| Cartagena | The walled city | 7 |
| Medellín | Plaza Botero | 8 |
| Bogotá | Museo del Oro | 7 |
| Lima | Plaza Mayor | 4 |
| Cusco | Plaza de Armas | 5 |
| Santiago | Cerro San Cristóbal and Parque Metropolitano | 10 |
| Quito | Plaza Grande and Carondelet Palace | 4 |
| São Paulo | Avenida Paulista | 8 |
| Montevideo | The Rambla | 7 |
| Tulum | Tulum archaeological site | 3 |
| Playa del Carmen | Quinta Avenida | 6 |
| Puerto Vallarta | The Malecón | 10 |
Africa
| Destination | Top sight | Free sights |
|---|---|---|
| Marrakech | Jemaa el-Fnaa | 5 |
| Cairo | Pyramids of Giza | 2 |
| Cape Town | Table Mountain and the Aerial Cableway | 8 |
| Fes | Fes el-Bali medina | 11 |
| Casablanca | Hassan II Mosque | 11 |
| Zanzibar | Stone Town | 3 |
| Nairobi | Nairobi National Park | 3 |
| Johannesburg | Apartheid Museum | 6 |
| Mauritius | Le Morne Brabant | 8 |
| Luxor | Karnak Temple | 2 |
| Sharm El Sheikh | Ras Mohammed National Park | 4 |
| Hurghada | Giftun Islands | 4 |
| Tangier | Kasbah Museum (Dar el Makhzen) | 10 |
| Victoria Falls | Victoria Falls rainforest (Zimbabwe side) | 2 |
| Seychelles | Anse Source d'Argent | 8 |