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Best Things to do worldwide (2026)

547 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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41. Jemaa el-Fnaa

Historic square and night marketMedina

The medina's main square, recognised by UNESCO for its oral heritage, where juice stalls, performers and storytellers give way to open-air food stalls at night.

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42. Johari Bazaar

Jewellery and textile marketOld City (Pink City)

The old city's jewellers' street near Hawa Mahal, lined with family-run shops selling gemstones, kundan and thewa jewellery in Jaipur's planned grid of pink shopfronts.

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50. Machu Picchu

Inca citadel day trip or overnightMachupicchu District

The Inca citadel on a ridge above the Urubamba, about 80 km from Cusco, visited on one of three official circuits reached by train and bus via Aguas Calientes.

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52. Makola Market

Traditional marketAccra Central

Accra's best-known market, run largely by women traders, where crowded lanes sell everything from fresh produce and fabrics to beads, pots and tools.

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53. Manly Ferry

Harbour ferry rideCircular Quay

The F1 public ferry from Circular Quay to Manly, a seven-nautical-mile harbour crossing past the Opera House and the harbour's eastern bays to the Heads.

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60. Merkato

Open-air marketAddis Ketema

Huge open-air market west of Piazza, often called Africa's largest, with sections for coffee, spices, grain, clothing, household goods and recycled metal.

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