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1. 아마존
남미의 브라질, 페루, 콜롬비아, 베네수엘라, 에콰도르, 볼리비아, 가이아나를 거쳐 흐르는 아마존강의 열대밀림과 수많은 생물들의 보고

 Regardless of which country you go to to see it--Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, or French Guiana--considering it's the largest rainforest in the world and houses millions of unique creatures rarely found anywhere else, it's worth seeing for thousands of reasons.

2. 앤틸로프 캐년(Antelope Canyon)
그랜드 캐년보다 더 멋진 아리조나의 앤틸로프 캐년

 You might think the Grand Canyon is the only canyon you need to see in the US, but really, consider Antelope Canyon, which is conveniently also located in Arizona. Antelope Canyon was created through rivers and streams eroding the sandstone, and it makes for a wholly awesome experience where you can just saunter through miles of them.

3. 울룰루(에어즈락)'Uluru(Ayers Rock)'
호주 대륙의 한가운데 솟은 높이 348m의 거대한 붉은 바위산

 Located in the middle of the Australian Outback, you probably recognize this one from The Adventurers Down Under. In real life, though, it's even more amazing. However, you'll find that flying on an eagle's back makes it much easier to access, as it's actually more than 280 miles outside of any significant town (Alice Springs).

4. 보라보라 섬(Bora Bora)
남태평양의 프랑스령 폴리네시아에 있는 세계에서 가장 아름다운 섬 

Located in French Polynesia in the South Pacific, Bora Bora is well-known as one of the most beautiful islands in the world. With crystal clear waters and awesome accommodations, there's no way to avoid this one. 
 
5. 빅토리아 폭포(Victoria Falls)
잠비아와 짐바브웨의 국경에 있는 폭 1,708m 높이 108m의 세계 최대의 폭포 

 Victoria Falls, between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is (debatably) the largest waterfall in the world, with a width of 5604ft (1708m) and a height of 354ft (108m), and a much better choice than Niagara Falls.

6. 노르웨이 피요르드(Norwegian Fjords)
북유럽 여행의 필수지, 빙하가 만든 거대한 협곡

 Norway has one of the longest coastlines in the world, but almost certainly the most interesting. Its eastern coast is riddled with hundreds of jagged inlets, jutting right into the inland of the country. The formations within them as well as the views from them are among the most mesmerizing around.

7. 산토리니(Santorini)
그리스 남쪽 에게해의 진주. 아틀란티스의 전설이 있는 곳.

 Santorini is an island off the coast of Greece, thousands of years ago the site of one of the largest volcanic explosions in history. Today it plays home to spectacular views, crazy architecture, and a storied history (supposedly the same eruption that destroyed it led to the legend of Atlantis).

8. 아이슬란드(Iceland)
세상에서 가장 특별한 풍경과 일출, 노을, 오로라가 너무나 아름다운 곳.

Iceland features some of the most alien landscapes in the world, from huge, partially frozen waterfalls, to the Northern Lights and insane sunsets and sunrises, to miles of barren tundra; not to mention an outgoing population who's down to party. 

 9. 머레인호수(Moraine Lake)
캐나다 앨버타에 있는 애머랄드빛 호수

 You'd think a lake is a lake, but surely not. At least not Moraine Lake. Up in Alberta, Canada, Moraine is uniquely astounding because when it's full, the intensely light rock from the surrounding mountains refracts, creating a neon, mind-blowing shade of blue. Plus, you know, the whole area is pretty amazing in the first place.

10. 페트라(Petra)
요르단의 고대도시, 유목인인 나비테아인이 기원전 6세기경 자신들의 왕국의 수도로 건설한 곳

Built around 1200BC, Petra is an ancient city of Jordan, renowned not just for the fact that it's entirely built inside "towering rocks," but for its intricacies therein. The city was able to constructed in the desert because its designers, the Nabataeans, redirected waterways, creating an artificial oasis--the center of their caravan trade, and a fortress. 

11. 마추 픽추(machu picchu)
페루에 있는 잉카 문명의 고대 도시, 해발 2000m 고도에 있는 세계에서 가장 놀라운 건축물 

 Located almost eight thousand feet above sea level in Peru, Machu Picchu is one of the most amazing feats of architecture in the world. While you might think it's a pretty weird place to put a city, you'd be wrong: most believe it was an estate for the Inca emperor Pachacuti, who really must've need to take some time away from it all.

12. 플리트비체 호수(Plitvice)
동유럽에서 가장 오래된 국립공원인 크로아티아 플리트비체의 자연공원

Plitvice is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe, and the largest in Croatia. Its views are something that few would expect in Europe at all, and the fact that it remains relatively untouched (aside from a few walkways), makes it all the better. 

13. 그레이트 베리어 리프(Great Barrier Reef)
오스트레일리아 북동부에 있는 세계 최대의 산호초, 우주공간에서도 보이는 2,900개의 산호군단

 Composed of over 2900 individual reefs, the Great Barrier Reef is the largest of its kind in the world--so large it can be seen from outer space--and also the "biggest single structure made by living organisms." Due to coral bleaching from pollution, this is a site to see asap.

14. 시스틴 예배당(Sistine Chapel)
바티칸 시티의 시스틴 성당 천장에 있는 미켈란젤로의 그림

 Honestly, with some of the most prominent works by some of the most famous Renaissance artists--like Michelangelo, Sandro Botticelli, and Pietro Perugino--how could you not want to take a quick look at the Sistine Chapel? I mean, it's in Vatican City, which is pretty worth checking out on its own.

15. 스톤헨지(Stonehenge)
영국 남부 솔즈베리 평야에 위치하고 있는 거석. 종말을 예언하고 있는 곳이라 올해 말쯤 같이 사라질 장소.

 Considering all the theories surrounding Stonehenge, it seems pretty likely that it'll have to do with the apocalypse anyway, so you might as well see the harbinger in person before it all goes to hell.

16. 타지마할(Taj Mahal)
인도 무슬림 예술의 보석. 세계문화유산. 왕 샤자한이 가장 아끼고 사랑하던 셋째부인 뭄타즈 마할을 위해 만든 무덤

 The Taj Mahal is considered "the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world's heritage," which should be reason enough to visit its vaulted walls and beautiful gardens; but what's more, it was built from 1632-1653 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his third wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Now that is some serious devotion.

17. 베르사유 궁전(Palace of Versailles)
프랑스 루이14세가 지은 세계에서 가장 크고 엄청난 비용, 요즘 돈으로 3,000억불의 건축비가 든 궁전.

 The pinnacle of absolute monarchy and the indulgence of the ancien r__ime in France, Louis XIV transformed this former hunting lodge into one of the most expansive palaces in the world. So indulgent was it, in fact, that Louis had all records of how much it originally cost to build destroyed, though the estimates range from $2 billion up to almost $300 billion in today's dollars.

18. 만리장성(Great Wall of China)
우주공간에서도 보인다고 소문이 나 있는(사실은 전혀 보이지 않음) 중국에 있는 6,000km의 거대한 성

 Construction of the Great Wall began in the 7th century BC and continued for hundreds of years. It's the longest fortification ever built, constructed to thwart invasions of Mongolian and Manchu enemies. At its height (well, length), it was more than 3700 miles (6000km) long.

19. 앙코르 와트(Angkor Wat)
캄보디아 앙코르에 있는 사원. 대칭과 디자인 면에서 고대 로마의 건축물과 비견되는 동양의 대표적인 건축물

 Angkor Wat is a temple complex surrounded by a moat, built by Cambodian king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century to serve as the state temple and capital city. The symmetry and "harmony" of its design has been compared to the most famous architecture of ancient Greece and the Romans.

20. 시온의 성 메리 교회(Church of Our Virgin Mary of Zion)
에티오피아인들의 성지. 십계명의 전설이 있는 곳으로 스톤헨지(Stonehenge)와 함께 지구종말을 예고하는 곳.

Located in Axum, Ethiopia, this site is important--like Stonehenge--when we're talking about the apocalypse. Contained within this tiny structure is supposedly the Ark of the Covenant, aka where the tablet with the Ten Commandments is supposed to be. Something crazy will probably go down here before the end of the world.