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Volubilis, North African archaeological site, located near Fès in the Jebel Zerhoun Plain of Morocco. Under the......
Voyageurs National Park, region of lakes and wilderness in northern Minnesota, U.S. The park lies along the Canadian......
Vulci, important town of the ancient Etruscans, the ruins of which are about 10 miles (16 km) from the sea between......
Vyādhapura, (Sanskrit: “City of the Hunters”), capital city of the ancient Hindu kingdom of Funan, which flourished......
Waikiki, resort district, southeastern Honolulu (city), Hawaii, U.S. On the southern coast of Oahu island, Waikiki......
Walnut Canyon National Monument, archaeological site and natural area in north-central Arizona, U.S., on Walnut......
Warm Springs, health resort, Meriwether county, western Georgia, U.S. It lies about 20 miles (30 km) southeast......
Washington Crossing State Park, two parks on the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores of the Delaware River 8 miles......
Washington Monument, obelisk in Washington, D.C., honouring George Washington, the first president of the United......
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Site, historic locality occupying nearly 300 acres (120 hectares) along......
Wassukkani, capital of the Mitannian empire (c. 1500–c. 1340 bc), possibly located near the head of the Khabur......
Waterloo Battlefield, location, 3 miles (5 km) south of Waterloo, Belgium, where, on June 18, 1815, the Battle......
White House Rose Garden, garden outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C. It was planted by......
White Sands National Park, an expanse of dazzling white gypsum sands in south-central New Mexico, U.S., covering......
The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, centre of the world’s largest collection of waterfowl. It was established in 1946......
Willem Pretorius Game Reserve, game sanctuary in Free State province, South Africa, adjoining Allemanskraal Dam......
Wind Cave National Park, scenic area in southwestern South Dakota, U.S., about 35 miles (56 km) south-southwest......
World’s Columbian Exposition, fair held in 1893 in Chicago, Illinois, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher......
Wrangell–Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, vast natural area in southeastern Alaska, U.S., on the Canadian......
Wupatki National Monument, desert area of archaeological sites in north-central Arizona, U.S. It lies along the......
Wāsiṭ, military and commercial city of medieval Iraq, especially important during the Umayyad caliphate (661–750).......
Xi’an monument, inscribed stone monument that records the early missionary activity of Nestorian Christians in......
Xochicalco, ancient fortified city known for its impressive ruins. It is located atop a large hill and on parts......
Yankari National Park, park in Bauchi state, east-central Nigeria, southeast of Bauchi town. It was established......
Yazılıkaya, (Turkish: “Inscribed Rock”), Hittite monument about a mile northeast of Boğazköy; it was the site of......
Yoho National Park, national park in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The park occupies 507 square miles......
York Factory, historical settlement in northeastern Manitoba, Canada. It lies at the mouth of the Hayes River,......
Yosemite National Park, scenic mountain region in east-central California, U.S. It is situated about 140 miles......
Yucca House National Monument, the ruins of prehistoric Native American pueblos, located 15 miles (24 km) south......
Yukon–Charley Rivers National Preserve, protected river-basin region in east-central Alaska, U.S. Proclaimed a......
Yungang caves, series of magnificent Chinese Buddhist cave temples, created in the 5th century ce during the Six......
Zhoukoudian, archaeological site near the village of Zhoukoudian, Beijing municipality, China, 26 miles (42 km)......
Zincirli Höyük, archaeological site in the foothills of the Anti-Taurus Mountains, south-central Turkey. Samal......
Zion National Park, dramatic landscape of colourful deep canyons, high cliffs, mesas, and forested plateaus in......
Zürich Zoological Garden, privately owned zoological park partially funded by the city and canton of Zürich. Opened......
Ängby Stone, 11th-century memorial stone found in Uppland, Swed., bearing a runic inscription carved by Asmund......
Çatalhüyük, major Neolithic site in the Middle East, located near Konya in south-central Turkey. Excavations (1961–65)......
Øvre Anar River National Park, national park in the southeastern Finnmark Plateau region, northern Norway, bordering......
Øvre Divi Valley National Park, national park in the eastern part of the Divi valley, Troms county, northern Norway.......
Český Krumlov, city, South Bohemia region, southwestern Czech Republic. Situated roughly 15 miles (25 km) southwest......
ʿAdullam, ancient city and modern development region, in the upper part of Ha-Shefela, central Israel. The mound......
Tall al-ʿAjjul, ancient site in southern Palestine, located at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi just south of the......
ʿEn Gedi, oasis, archaeological site, and kibbutz (communal settlement) in southeastern Israel on the west bank......
Tall al-ʿUbayd, ancient site that gave its name to a prehistoric cultural period, the Ubaid, in Mesopotamia; it......
Tall Ḥalaf, archaeological site of ancient Mesopotamia, on the headwaters of the Khābur River near modern Raʾs......
Tel Ḥasi, ancient archaeological site in southwestern Palestine, located southwest of Lachish (Tel Lakhish) in......
Ḥiṣn al-Ghurāb, historic mountain site located on the southern coast of Arabia in southern Yemen. On the summit......
al-Ḥīrah, (from Syriac ḥirtā, “camp”), ancient city located south of Kūfah in south-central Iraq; it was prominent......
Ṣaqqārah, part of the necropolis of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Cairo and......
Ẓafār, ancient Arabian site located southwest of Yarīm in southern Yemen. It was the capital of the Himyarites,......