Senso-ji Temple
Free: All time Senso-ji Temple (also known as the Buddhist Kannon Temple) is the oldest temple in Tokyo, dating back to 645AD. It’s located in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, which is known for its traditional atmosphere. Leading up the the temple’s gate is a shopping street of over 200 meters called Nakamise. Vendors sell...
Chocolate Museum
Free: All time This cute little museum gives a brief history of cacao and chocolate in ChocoMuseo (Chocolate Museum). Visitors are also welcome with hot cacao tea and chocolate sampling in their kitchen. ChocoMuseo has its own artisanal chocolate factory which makes chocolate from organic Peruvian cacao beans. For those wanting to learn more, the...
Fushimi Inari Shrine
Free: All time Fushimi Inari Shrine is dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and sake. Leading up the mountain are thousands of red torii (gates) which were donated by worshippers. There are also numerous stone statues of foxes as they are considered the messenger of Inari. A stroll around the complex can easily take...
Buenos Aires Free City Tour
Free: Mondays – Friday 11am Like most free walking tours in Europe, Buenos Aires’s free tour is run by young locals. These outgoing porteños (Buenos Aires-ians) are energetic and eager to show you iconic spots in the city and tell you about their secrets and history. The tour takes about two and a half hours; a...
Recoleta Cemetery Tour
Free: Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am Located in the upscale Recoleta neighborhood, this cemetery is the resting place of political and social elites in Argentina. The most famous figure is probably Eva Peron (hint: Madonna and “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina”), the first Lady of Argentina. The architecture of the cemetery reflects the passage of time; from...
Terminal 21
Free: All time Terminal 21 is a shopping mall. But not just any shopping malls. It brings the dream of traveling the world to the heart of Bangkok: every level is a different country. Hungry? Grab a bite at Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco. Feel like bargaining? Pay a visit to an Istanbul souk market....
Museum of Contemporary Art (MSU)
Free: Every first Wednesday of the month The building for Zagreb’s MSU Museum of Contemporary Art itself is quite new. It opened in December 2009, after six years of construction. The design was chosen from a competition winner, architect Igor Franic, out of 85 entries submitted. Amongst its permanent collection is Carsten Höller’s “Double Slide,”...
Mirogoj Cemetery
Free: All time Mirogoj is considered one of the most beautiful cemeteries in Europe. More than a burial ground for the dead, Mirogoj is also a beautiful park and an open art gallery. Situated on the slopes of the Medvednica mountain, its architectural is beautifully composed with stone arcades, pavilions, domes intertwined with rich vegetation....
Tsukiji Fish Market Tuna Auction
Free: Daily except Sundays from 5:25am – 6:15am Tsukiji wholesale market in central Tokyo is best known for its fish markets and its tuna auction. The number of visitors allowed for the tuna auction is limited to 120 person per day. Split into two groups, the first group of 60 visitors is admitted from 5:25am...
Advertising Museum Tokyo (ADMT)
Free: All time ADMT covers historical progress of advertising and marketing from the early 18th century woodblock prints to today’s multi-million and award-winning advertising campaigns. What’s more impressive is that the museum owns a digital library of some 130,000 entries on everything advertising and marketing related. Watching commercials in foreign languages has never been more...
Grand Prix Museum
Free: All time The Grand Prix Museum in Macau contains exhibits that are related to Grand Prix worldwide including photos, videos, illustrated articles, cups, records of champions and some commemorative items. It was built in 1933 in memory of the 40th anniversary of Grand Prix Racing in Macau and is located in the Tourism Activities...
Monte Fort
Free: All time Built in 1616, Monte Fort is the oldest fort in Macau. It was originally built as a defense for St. Paul’s Church from the pirates. It was later transformed into a military fort. It now houses Macau Meteorogical Bureau as well as Macau Museum (not free). However, for you broke tourists, since...
