Burj Khalifa
Free: All time Soaring all the way to 829m, Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest man-made structure. This Dubai’s Tower of Babel only took 6 years to realize. It is a stunning work of art and an engineering feat. Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale development that include 30,000 homes,...
Dubai Fountain
Free: All time Set on the 30-acre Burj Khalifa Lake, the Dubai Fountain shoots water jets as high as 500 ft (150 metres), equivalent to that of a 50-storey building. The fountain is 900 ft (275 metres) long and has five circles of varying sizes and two central arcs. It is the world’s largest dancing...
Church of St. Stephen of the Bulgars
Free: All time The Church of St. Stephen of the Bulgars is one of the world’s last surviving pre-fabricated cast iron churches. After the original wooden structure suffered from a fire, the decision was to utilize iron instead of concrete due to the weak ground conditions. The casting of the iron actually took place in...
Caddebostan Beach
Free: All time Caddebostan Beach is located in the Asian side of Istanbul in Kadikoy area. It was a popular spot in the 1950’s and has recently reopened after being closed for almost 40 years. What’s considered Caddebostan are actually three beaches lined up one after another. However, only two of the three are free....
Grand Bazaar (Kapali Carsi)
Free: All time Some will suggest that you avoid this ancient maze of commercialism where you’ll probably get hassled by pushy salesmen, but honestly, it’s worth a visit. The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world. It all started in 1461 when Sultan Mehmed II initially commissioned two...
Doğançay Museum
Free: All time The Dogancay Museum is Turkey’s first modern art museum. The museum is mainly dedicated to the works of its founder, a world renown artist – Burhan Dogancay.This mini-retrospective spans five decades of Dogançay’s artistic evolution starting with his early figurative paintings up to his wall-inspired works as well as photographs. The overriding...
Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)
Free: All time Due to the blue tiles surrounding the walls of its interior design, the Sultanahmet Mosque is more commonly known as the Blue Mosque This mosque was built by Sultan Ahmet I to rival the grandeur of the nearby Aya Sofya. Today, besides being a popular tourist attraction, it still serves as a...
Bongeunsa Temple
Free: All time Situated in the middle of the busy Seoul is the secluded Bongeunsa Temple. This temple has more than 1,000 years of history and houses 3,479 Buddhist scriptures. During the Buddhist ceremony called Jeongdaebulsa that is held every September 9th of the lunar calendar, monks march carrying the scriptures on their heads and...
War Memorial of Korea
Free: All time Opened in 1994, the War Memorial of Korea is situated on the former site of the army headquarters to exhibit and memorialize the Military history of Korea. The memorial building has six indoor exhibition rooms and an outdoor exhibition centre displaying over 13,000 war memorabilia and military equipment. It is the perfect...
National Museum of Korea
Free: All time The National Museum of Korea is the flagship museum of Korean history and art in South Korea. Since its establishment in 1945, the museum has been committed to various studies and research activities in the fields of archaeology, history, and art, continuously developing a variety of exhibitions and education programs. The museum...
Cheonggyecheon Museum
Free: All time The Cheonggyecheon Museum was established in September 2005 to commemorate the completion of the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project, a two-year restoration process that played a pivotal role in Seoul’s future vision of an environment-friendly urban space. The museum offers visitors the chance to learn about the stream’s turbulent history, from being buried underground...
Tourist Information Center (TIC) | Korean Wave Hall
Free: All time The Tourist Information Center (TIC), located on the B1 of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) offers a wide-range of services to visitors at no charge. One of the services is access to the Korean Wave (Hallyu) Hall. For all K-Pop fans out there, you’ll get treated to the K-Star Gallery – a...
