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101. Sphere
Giant spherical entertainment venue east of The Venetian, with an LED-covered exterior, a 16K wraparound interior screen, immersive films and concert residencies.
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150 places · Updated November 12, 2026
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Giant spherical entertainment venue east of The Venetian, with an LED-covered exterior, a 16K wraparound interior screen, immersive films and concert residencies.
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The Wolfsonian-FIU is a design and decorative arts museum on Washington Avenue in South Beach, part of Florida International University, with free Friday evenings.
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A car-free chain of islands in Lake Ontario reached by a short ferry ride, with beaches, a lighthouse, a summer amusement park and views back to the skyline.
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Frank Gehry's stainless-steel concert hall on Grand Avenue opened in 2003 and is home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, with free audio tours and a rooftop garden.
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The 555-foot marble obelisk at the centre of the National Mall, with a lift to an observation level that looks over the city in every direction.
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The Academy's museum of film on Wilshire Boulevard, opened in 2021 in the restored Saban Building and a spherical addition by Renzo Piano, with exhibitions, screenings and the Oscars Experience.
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Opened in 1883, the granite-towered suspension bridge links Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, with an elevated walkway offering skyline views.
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Coit Tower is a 1933 concrete tower on Telegraph Hill with Depression-era murals on its ground floor and an observation deck reached by lift.
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A 1,231-metre peak on the North Shore reached by aerial tram, with grizzly bears Grinder and Coola, ziplines, the Grouse Grind trail and skiing in winter.
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A 161-hectare park on the west side of the city, with Grenadier Pond, a small donation-funded zoo, oak savannah, gardens and spring cherry blossoms.
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Founded in 1868, Lincoln Park Zoo is a free zoo on the North Side lakefront, open every day of the year, with lions, gorillas, penguins, giraffes and snow leopards.
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Downtown social history museum founded in 1921, with millions of objects, images and documents on Montreal life, fashion, photography and Indigenous cultures.
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A free private art museum in Nuevo Polanco, opened in 2011, whose six levels run from Old Masters and Impressionists to a top-floor hall of Rodin sculpture.
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A waterfront aquarium on Central Wharf built around the cylindrical Giant Ocean Tank, with a penguin colony, a marine mammal centre and a giant-screen 3D theatre.
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A 41-hectare patch of protected jungle in mainland Cancún, open daily from early morning, with paths, a small museum, a Maya-style house and play areas.
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The Spanish colonial government building beside St Louis Cathedral, where the Louisiana Purchase transfer took place in 1803, now a Louisiana State Museum of history.
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America's national Holocaust memorial and museum, just off the National Mall, with a permanent exhibition told across three floors and a quiet Hall of Remembrance.
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The 1959 neon sign designed by Betty Willis at the southern end of the Strip, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and free to visit for photographs.
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Founded in 1899, Woodland Park Zoo covers 92 acres in north Seattle and is known for naturalistic habitats such as the African Savanna and Tropical Rain Forest.
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Zoo Miami is a large zoo in south Miami-Dade, with more than 3,000 animals arranged by region across Asia, Africa, Australia, the Amazon and Florida.
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