Majestic mountains, pristine lakes and historic cities — all of this and more can be found in the following gallery compiled in accordance with the preferences of the Rough Guides' audience.
© AFP 2023 / Marcel Mochet1st place - Scotland.
Above: east coast of Scotland.
Above: east coast of Scotland.
1st place - Scotland.
Above: east coast of Scotland.
Above: east coast of Scotland.
CC BY-SA 2.0 / Tobias Alt / An attraction of the Banff National Park in the canadian province Alberta2nd place - Canada.
Above: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park.
Above: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park.
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2nd place - Canada.
Above: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park.
Above: Moraine Lake, Banff National Park.
© Fotolia / Matthias Friel3rd place - New Zealand.
3rd place - New Zealand.
© Fotolia / Iakov Kalinin4th place - Italy.
Above: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
Above: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
4th place - Italy.
Above: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
Above: Santa Maria della Salute, Venice.
© Fotolia / Jacob Lund5th place - South Africa.
Above: Aerial view of Cape Town with Cape Town Stadium, Lion's Head and Table mountain.
Above: Aerial view of Cape Town with Cape Town Stadium, Lion's Head and Table mountain.
5th place - South Africa.
Above: Aerial view of Cape Town with Cape Town Stadium, Lion's Head and Table mountain.
Above: Aerial view of Cape Town with Cape Town Stadium, Lion's Head and Table mountain.
© Fotolia / Lkunl6th place - Indonesia.
Above: Tengger Semeru national park, Java, Indonesia.
Above: Tengger Semeru national park, Java, Indonesia.
6th place - Indonesia.
Above: Tengger Semeru national park, Java, Indonesia.
Above: Tengger Semeru national park, Java, Indonesia.
7th place - England.
© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov8th place - Iceland.
Above: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
Above: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
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© Sputnik / Alexey Filippov
8th place - Iceland.
Above: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
Above: Thingvellir National Park, Iceland.
© Sputnik / Natalia Seliverstova / Go to the mediabank9th place - United States.
Above: The view of Grand Canyon.
Above: The view of Grand Canyon.
9th place - United States.
Above: The view of Grand Canyon.
Above: The view of Grand Canyon.
© AFP 2023 / Loic Venance10th place - Wales.
Above: Hensol Castle, south Wales.
Above: Hensol Castle, south Wales.
10th place - Wales.
Above: Hensol Castle, south Wales.
Above: Hensol Castle, south Wales.
CC0 / Pixabay / 11th place - Slovenia.
Above: Lake Bled, Slovenia.
Above: Lake Bled, Slovenia.
11th place - Slovenia.
Above: Lake Bled, Slovenia.
Above: Lake Bled, Slovenia.
© Sputnik / Natalia Seliverstova / Go to the mediabank12th place - Mexico.
Above: Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza.
Above: Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza.
12th place - Mexico.
Above: Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza.
Above: Temple of Kukulcan in Chichen Itza.
© AFP 2023 / Diptendu Dutta13th place - India.
Above: Holi festival celebrations in India.
Above: Holi festival celebrations in India.
13th place - India.
Above: Holi festival celebrations in India.
Above: Holi festival celebrations in India.
© Sputnik / Alexander Vilf / Go to the mediabank15th place - Switzerland.
Above: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland.
Above: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland.
15th place - Switzerland.
Above: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland.
Above: Lake Maggiore, Switzerland.
CC0 / Pixabay / 16th place - Peru.
Above: Oasis of Huacachina, Peru.
Above: Oasis of Huacachina, Peru.
16th place - Peru.
Above: Oasis of Huacachina, Peru.
Above: Oasis of Huacachina, Peru.
CC0 / Pixabay / 19th place - Croatia.
Above: The city of Split, Croatia.
Above: The city of Split, Croatia.
19th place - Croatia.
Above: The city of Split, Croatia.
Above: The city of Split, Croatia.