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'''Cultural attractions''' allow travellers to experience mankind's physical and intellectual creations. Culture in its broadest sense is everything made by humans; however, some feats make greater impressions than others. The UNESCO World Heritage List contains some of these sites, together with natural attractions.
 
'''Cultural attractions''' allow travellers to experience mankind's physical and intellectual creations. Culture in its broadest sense is everything made by humans; however, some feats make greater impressions than others. The UNESCO World Heritage List contains some of these sites, together with natural attractions.
  

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Cultural attractions allow travellers to experience mankind's physical and intellectual creations. Culture in its broadest sense is everything made by humans; however, some feats make greater impressions than others. The UNESCO World Heritage List contains some of these sites, together with natural attractions.

Religion

{{seealso|Religion and spirituality

  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Churches of Ethiopia
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Sikhism
  • Zoroastrianism
  • Painted Monasteries
  • Sacred sites of the Indian sub-continent
  • Cemeteries
  • Imperial tombs of the Ming and Qing dynasties

Architecture

{{See{{seealso|Architecture

  • Castles
  • Delta Works
  • Florida lighthouses
  • Fortifications
  • Chicago skyline guide
  • New Mexico Pueblos
  • Le Corbusier World Heritage

Art

  • Visual arts
  • European art
  • Modern and contemporary art
  • Murals and graffiti
  • Art and antiques shopping

History

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See also: Historical travel
  • Archaeological sites
  • Old towns
  • Ghost towns
  • Industrial tourism
  • History of justice
  • Pioneer villages
  • UNESCO World Heritage List
  • Nuclear tourism
  • Military tourism
  • Indigenous peoples of North America
  • Military museums and sites in Australia
  • Mining tourism
  • Spies and secrets

Ethnic groups

The world is populated by thousands of different ethnic and national groups, most of them without a sovereign country to call their own. An ethnicity is defined by language, religion and traditions, rather than geography or politics.

  • Celts
  • Sami culture in northern Scandinavia
  • Roma culture in Europe
  • Indigenous legacy in Australia
  • Indigenous Peoples Trail in Nepal
  • Indigenous cultures of North America
  • Indigenous cultures of South America
  • Minority cultures of Russia
  • New Mexico Pueblos

Spectator sports

Instead of playing a sport yourself, you can watch professional athletes.

  • American football
  • Australian rules football
  • Baseball in the United States
  • Basketball in North America
  • Cricket
  • Football in Europe
  • Handball in Europe
  • Ice hockey in North America
  • Motor sport
  • Formula One
  • Motorcycle speedway
  • Olympic Games
  • Rugby football

Fiction

{{seealso|Fiction tourism

  • Assassin's Creed Tour
  • Game of Thrones tourism
  • Horror fiction
  • James Bond tourism
  • Literary travel
  • Literary London
  • Breaking Bad Tour
  • The Wire Tour
  • X-Files tourism

Music

Main article: Music
  • European classical music
  • Jazz
  • Music festival circuit
  • Music in Britain and Ireland
  • Nordic music
  • Rock and roll
  • Salsa dancing in Latin America

Games

  • Chess
  • Xiangqi

Holidays

  • Christmas and New Year travel
  • Easter travel
  • Christmas markets
  • Christmas in the Philippines
  • Halloween
  • Day of the Dead
  • Chinese New Year/Golden Week holidays in China
  • Travelling during Ramadan

Others

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Art and antiques shopping
  • Big things in Australia
  • Cryptozoology
  • Fringe phenomena
  • Japan's Top 3
  • Monarchies
  • The Most Beautiful Villages of France
  • Museums
  • Musicals
  • Nightlife
  • Off the beaten track in Japan
  • Ohio State Parks
  • Places with unusual names
  • Reenactment and LARP
  • Touring prestigious and notable universities in the U.S.
  • Trams in Melbourne
  • Signs
  • Steam power
  • Stand-up comedy
  • UFOs
  • Underground works
  • UNESCO Creative Cities
  • UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
  • United Nations