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241. Casa Rosada

Presidential palace and museumMonserrat

The pink presidential palace on Plaza de Mayo, created by joining two 19th-century buildings, with a museum built around the remains of the old fort.

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242. Central Park

Urban parkManhattan

Manhattan's 843-acre green heart stretches from 59th to 110th Street, with lakes, meadows, bridges and landmarks such as Bethesda Terrace and Bow Bridge.

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243. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya

Art and history museumFort

Mumbai's main museum, the former Prince of Wales Museum, with around 50,000 objects from Indus Valley finds to Mughal miniatures in an Indo-Saracenic building.

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244. Chihuly Garden and Glass

Glass art museumSeattle Center

Next to the Space Needle, Chihuly Garden and Glass shows Dale Chihuly's studio glass in indoor galleries, a tall Glasshouse and a planted garden.

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245. Christ Church Cathedral and East African Slave Trade Exhibit

Anglican cathedral and slave trade heritage siteMkunazini, Stone Town

Anglican cathedral built on the site of Zanzibar's last slave market, with a heritage centre and exhibition on the East African slave trade beside it.

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246. Christiansborg Palace

Palace, parliament and royal reception roomsSlotsholmen

The palace on Slotsholmen that houses Denmark's parliament, Supreme Court and Prime Minister's Office, with royal reception rooms, stables, kitchen and medieval ruins open to visitors.

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247. Cu Chi Tunnels

War memorial siteCu Chi

A vast network of wartime tunnels on the north-western edge of Ho Chi Minh City, where visitors can crawl through restored sections and see how fighters lived underground.

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248. Cusco Cathedral

Cathedral and colonial artPlaza de Armas

The Renaissance cathedral on the north-east side of the Plaza de Armas, built on an Inca palace and filled with Cusco School paintings and carved altars.

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249. Dom Luís I Bridge

Double-deck iron bridgeRibeira

The double-deck iron arch bridge of 1886 linking Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia, with metro trains and walkers on top and a riverside crossing below.

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250. Dubai Frame

Landmark and observation deckZabeel

A 150-metre picture-frame landmark in Zabeel Park whose glass-walled sky bridge looks over old Dubai on one side and the modern skyline on the other.

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251. Durban Botanic Gardens

Botanical gardenBerea

Founded in 1849 and on its present Berea site since 1851, the Durban Botanic Gardens is a free 15-hectare garden known for rare cycads, palms and orchids.

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252. Egyptian Museum

Archaeology museumDowntown

Cairo's original museum of Egyptian antiquities on Tahrir Square, opened in 1902 and still packed with statues, treasures and the burials of Yuya and Thuya.

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253. Escadaria Selarón

Tiled public staircaseLapa / Santa Teresa

A 215-step staircase between Lapa and Santa Teresa covered in more than 2,000 tiles by the Chilean artist Jorge Selarón between 1990 and 2013.

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254. Field Museum

Natural history museumMuseum Campus

The Field Museum on the Museum Campus is a natural history museum founded in 1893, known for Sue the T. rex and its galleries on ancient Egypt and the Americas.

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255. Fisherman’s Bastion

Lookout terrace and monumentCastle District

A neo-Romanesque lookout terrace with seven turrets beside Matthias Church, built between 1895 and 1902 with wide views over the Danube and Pest.

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256. Fort Lovrijenac

Medieval fortress and open-air theatrePile

A clifftop fortress just outside the Pile Gate, 37 metres above the sea, famed for its liberty motto, its views of the walls and its summer Shakespeare performances.

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257. Fremont Street Experience

Covered pedestrian street and light showDowntown (Fremont Street)

Five-block pedestrian mall in Downtown Las Vegas under a giant LED canopy, with free nightly light shows, live music on three stages and the SlotZilla zipline.

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258. Galle Face Green

Seafront promenadeGalle Face

A 12-acre seafront lawn laid out in the Dutch era and turned into a promenade in 1859, now Colombo's favourite place for kites, snacks and evening walks.

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259. Galleria dell’Accademia

Art museumSan Marco

The museum built around Michelangelo's David, displayed here since 1873, with his unfinished Prisoners, Florentine paintings and a musical instrument collection.

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260. Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

Historic shopping arcadeDuomo

Italy's oldest active shopping arcade, a glass-roofed 19th-century gallery linking Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Scala.

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