World Countries - Best Places to Visit

Country	Capital	Top Attractions (Best places to visit)
Afghanistan	Kabul	Band-e Amir, Babur Garden, Minaret of Jam, Panjshir Valley
Afghanistan	Tirana	Berat, Gjirokastër, Ksamil beaches, Albanian Riviera
Algeria	Algiers	Casbah of Algiers, Djemila ruins, Hoggar Mountains, Tassili n'Ajjer
Andorra	Andorra la Vella	Caldea Spa, Vallnord ski area, Madriu-Perafita-Claror valley, Ordino
Angola	Luanda	Kissama National Park, Ilha do Cabo, Fortaleza de São Miguel, M'banza-Kongo
Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	Nelson's Dockyard, Shirley Heights, Devil's Bridge, Pink Sand beaches
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Iguazú Falls, Buenos Aires (La Boca, Recoleta), Bariloche, Mendoza wineries
Armenia	Yerevan	Geghard Monastery, Garni Temple, Lake Sevan, Tatev Monastery
Australia	Canberra	Sydney Opera House, Great Barrier Reef, Uluru, Great Ocean Road
Austria	Vienna	Schönbrunn Palace, Salzburg, Hallstatt, Vienna State Opera
Azerbaijan	Baku	Icherisheher (Old City), Flame Towers, Gobustan National Park, Sheki
Bahamas	Nassau	Exumas, Paradise Island, Blue Hole, Harbour Island pink sand beaches
Bahrain	Manama	Bahrain Fort, Bahrain National Museum, Al-Fateh Mosque, Tree of Life
Bangladesh	Dhaka	Sundarbans, Cox's Bazar, Lalbagh Fort, Srimangal tea gardens
Barbados	Bridgetown	Harrison's Cave, Carlisle Bay, Bathsheba, St. Nicholas Abbey
Belarus	Minsk	Mir Castle, Nesvizh Castle, Brest Fortress, Minsk Old Town
Belgium	Brussels	Grand Place, Bruges, Ghent, Atomium
Belize	Belmopan	Great Blue Hole, Ambergris Caye, Xunantunich, Caye Caulker
Benin	Porto-Novo	Pendjari National Park, Ouidah historical route, Ganvie stilt village
Bhutan	Thimphu	Tiger's Nest (Paro Taktsang), Punakha Dzong, Phobjikha Valley
Bolivia	Sucre (constitutional), La Paz (administrative)	Salar de Uyuni, La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Sucre
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	Old Bridge (Mostar), Sarajevo old town, Blagaj, Una National Park
Botswana	Gaborone	Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Moremi Game Reserve, Makgadikgadi Pans
Brazil	Brasília	Christ the Redeemer, Iguazú Falls, Amazon Rainforest, Rio de Janeiro beaches
Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Ulu Temburong National Park, Kampong Ayer
Bulgaria	Sofia	Rila Monastery, Plovdiv Old Town, Sofia, Black Sea coast (Varna, Burgas)
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Sindou Peaks, Banfora Cascades, Nazinga Game Ranch, Loropeni ruins
Burundi	Gitega	Lake Tanganyika, Rusizi National Park, Gishora drum sanctuary
Cabo Verde	Praia	Sal island beaches, Boa Vista dunes, Fogo volcano, Mindelo
Cambodia	Phnom Penh	Angkor Wat, Siem Reap temples, Phnom Penh Royal Palace, Kampot
Cameroon	Yaoundé	Mount Cameroon, Waza National Park, Dja Faunal Reserve, Limbe beaches
Canada	Ottawa	Niagara Falls, Banff & Lake Louise, Toronto, Vancouver
Central African Republic	Bangui	Manovo-Gounda-Saint Floris, Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Boali Falls
Chad	N'Djamena	Zakouma National Park, Ennedi Plateau, Lake Chad shores
Chile	Santiago	Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Torres del Paine, Atacama Desert, Valparaíso
China	Beijing	Great Wall, Forbidden City, Terracotta Army, Guilin & Yangtze River
Colombia	Bogotá	Cartagena, Medellín, Tayrona National Park, Cocora Valley
Comoros	Moroni	Mount Karthala, Nosy Saba, Mohéli Marine Park, pristine beaches
Congo (Republic of the)	Brazzaville	Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Odzala-Kokoua proximity (region), scenic riverfront
Congo (Democratic Republic of the)	Kinshasa	Virunga National Park, Congo River, Nyiragongo volcano, Kahuzi-Biega
Costa Rica	San José	Arenal Volcano, Monteverde Cloud Forest, Manuel Antonio, Corcovado National Park
Côte d'Ivoire	Yamoussoukro	Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Comoé National Park, Grand-Bassam
Croatia	Zagreb	Dubrovnik, Plitvice Lakes, Split, Hvar
Cuba	Havana	Old Havana, Viñales Valley, Varadero beaches, Trinidad
Cyprus	Nicosia	Paphos archaeological sites, Ayia Napa beaches, Kyrenia, Troodos Mountains
Czech Republic	Prague	Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Český Krumlov, Kutná Hora
Denmark	Copenhagen	Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn, Kronborg Castle, Legoland Billund
Djibouti	Djibouti (city)	Lake Assal, Goda Mountains, Day Forest National Park, Gulf of Tadjoura diving
Dominica	Roseau	Boiling Lake, Trafalgar Falls, Morne Trois Pitons National Park, hot springs
Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	Punta Cana beaches, Santo Domingo Colonial Zone, Samaná, Jarabacoa
Ecuador	Quito	Galápagos Islands, Quito historic center, Cotopaxi, Baños
Egypt	Cairo	Pyramids of Giza, Luxor temples, Valley of the Kings, Red Sea resorts
El Salvador	San Salvador	Ruta de Las Flores, Tazumal ruins, El Tunco surfing, Santa Ana volcano
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Bioko Island, Monte Alen National Park, Malabo Cathedral
Eritrea	Asmara	Asmara city center (modernist architecture), Dahlak Archipelago, Massawa
Estonia	Tallinn	Tallinn Old Town, Lahemaa National Park, Pärnu, Tartu
Eswatini	Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal)	Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, Mantenga Cultural Village, Ezulwini Valley
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Lalibela rock-hewn churches, Simien Mountains, Aksum, Danakil Depression
Fiji	Suva	Mamanuca & Yasawa islands, Coral Coast, Taveuni, Sigatoka Sand Dunes
Finland	Helsinki	Helsinki, Lapland (Northern Lights), Rovaniemi, Turku archipelago
France	Paris	Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Mont Saint-Michel, French Riviera (Nice, Cannes)
Gabon	Libreville	Loango National Park, Lope National Park, Pongara Beach
Gambia	Banjul	Kunta Kinteh Island, River Gambia National Park, Bakau beaches
Georgia	Tbilisi	Tbilisi Old Town, Gudauri, Kazbegi (Mount Kazbek), Svaneti
Germany	Berlin	Brandenburg Gate, Neuschwanstein Castle, Black Forest, Cologne Cathedral
Ghana	Accra	Cape Coast Castle, Kakum National Park, Mole National Park, Elmina
Greece	Athens	Acropolis, Santorini, Mykonos, Meteora
Grenada	St. George's	Grand Anse Beach, Grand Etang National Park, Underwater Sculpture Park
Guatemala	Guatemala City	Tikal, Antigua Guatemala, Lake Atitlán, Semuc Champey
Guinea	Conakry	Mount Nimba, Guinea beaches, Fouta Djallon highlands
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Bijagós Archipelago, Orango Islands, Bissau Velho
Guyana	Georgetown	Kaieteur Falls, Iwokrama Rainforest, Shell Beach, Rupununi savannah
Haiti	Port-au-Prince	Bassin Bleu, Citadelle Laferrière, Labadee, Jacmel
Honduras	Tegucigalpa	Copán ruins, Roatán beaches, Pico Bonito National Park
Hungary	Budapest	Buda Castle, Széchenyi Thermal Bath, Lake Balaton, Hungarian Parliament
Iceland	Reykjavík	Blue Lagoon, Golden Circle, Vatnajökull, Northern Lights
India	New Delhi	Taj Mahal (Agra), Jaipur, Varanasi, Kerala backwaters, Goa beaches
Indonesia	Jakarta	Bali, Borobudur, Komodo National Park, Raja Ampat
Iran	Tehran	Persepolis, Isfahan (Naqsh-e Jahan), Shiraz, Kashan
Iraq	Baghdad	Babylon ruins, Erbil Citadel, Baghdad museums, Iraqi marshes
Ireland	Dublin	Cliffs of Moher, Dublin city, Ring of Kerry, Galway
Israel	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Old City, Dead Sea, Tel Aviv, Masada
Italy	Rome	Colosseum, Venice, Florence, Amalfi Coast
Jamaica	Kingston	Negril, Dunn's River Falls, Blue Mountains, Montego Bay
Japan	Tokyo	Mount Fuji, Kyoto temples, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Osaka
Jordan	Amman	Petra, Wadi Rum, Dead Sea, Jerash
Kazakhstan	Nur-Sultan (Astana)	Charyn Canyon, Almaty, Baikonur region, Aksu-Zhabagly Reserve
Kenya	Nairobi	Maasai Mara, Amboseli, Diani Beach, Tsavo
Kiribati	South Tarawa	Christmas Island (Kiritimati), Tarawa lagoon, Millennium Island
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Kuwait Towers, Failaka Island, Grand Mosque, Tareq Rajab Museum
Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	Issyk-Kul Lake, Ala Archa, Song-Kol, Karakol
Laos	Vientiane	Luang Prabang, Kuang Si Falls, Plain of Jars, Mekong River cruises
Latvia	Riga	Riga Old Town, Gauja National Park, Jurmala beaches
Lebanon	Beirut	Baalbek, Byblos, Jeita Grotto, Cedars of God
Lesotho	Maseru	Sani Pass, Thaba Bosiu, Sehlabathebe National Park
Liberia	Monrovia	Sapo National Park, Robertsport beaches, Providence Island
Libya	Tripoli	Leptis Magna, Cyrene, Sahara Desert oases, Ghadames
Liechtenstein	Vaduz	Vaduz Castle, Rhine Valley, Malbun skiing, Gutenberg Castle nearby
Lithuania	Vilnius	Vilnius Old Town, Trakai Castle, Curonian Spit
Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	Old Quarter, Vianden Castle, Mullerthal Trail
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Avenue of the Baobabs, Tsingy de Bemaraha, Nosy Be, Ranomafana
Malawi	Lilongwe	Lake Malawi, Liwonde National Park, Mount Mulanje
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	Petronas Towers, Langkawi, Penang George Town, Borneo rainforests
Maldives	Malé	Overwater resorts, Malé, Atolls snorkeling, Banana Reef
Mali	Bamako	Timbuktu, Dogon Country, Djenné mosque, Niger River
Malta	Valletta	Valletta old city, Mdina, Blue Lagoon (Comino), Ġgantija temples
Marshall Islands	Majuro	Bikini Atoll (dive sites), Laura Beach, Arno Atoll
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Banc d'Arguin National Park, Chinguetti, Sahara dunes
Mauritius	Port Louis	Le Morne, Black River Gorges, Île aux Cerfs, Port Louis market
Mexico	Mexico City	Chichén Itzá, Cancún, Mexico City historic center, Oaxaca
Micronesia	Palikir	Yap stone money sites, Chuuk Lagoon diving, Pohnpei ruins (Nan Madol)
Moldova	Chișinău	Orheiul Vechi, Cricova wineries, Purcari wineries
Monaco	Monaco	Monte Carlo Casino, Oceanographic Museum, Larvotto Beach
Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	Gobi Desert, Terelj National Park, Karakorum, Lake Khövsgöl
Montenegro	Podgorica	Kotor Bay, Durmitor National Park, Budva, Sveti Stefan
Morocco	Rabat	Marrakech, Fes, Chefchaouen, Sahara desert tours
Mozambique	Maputo	Bazaruto Archipelago, Tofo Beach, Gorongosa National Park
Myanmar	Naypyidaw	Bagan temples, Inle Lake, Yangon Shwedagon Pagoda, Mandalay
Namibia	Windhoek	Etosha National Park, Sossusvlei dunes, Skeleton Coast
Nauru	Yaren (de facto)	Anibare Bay, Moqua Caves, WWII relics, Buada Lagoon
Nepal	Kathmandu	Kathmandu Valley, Mount Everest region, Pokhara, Chitwan National Park
Netherlands	Amsterdam	Amsterdam canals, Keukenhof, Zaanse Schans, Rotterdam
New Zealand	Wellington (capital), Auckland (largest)	Milford Sound, Queenstown, Rotorua, Abel Tasman
Nicaragua	Managua	Ometepe Island, León colonial, Corn Islands, Masaya Volcano
Niger	Niamey	Air and Tenere Reserve, W National Park, Aïr Mountains
Nigeria	Abuja	Yankari National Park, Lekki Conservation Centre, Olumo Rock, Lagos beaches
North Korea	Pyongyang	Kumsusan Palace, Mount Paektu, DMZ tours (limited access)
North Macedonia	Skopje	Ohrid, Matka Canyon, Skopje Old Bazaar, Lake Ohrid
Norway	Oslo	Fjords (Geiranger), Lofoten Islands, Oslo, Northern Lights in Tromsø
Oman	Muscat	Wahiba Sands, Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Musandam fjords, Nizwa Fort
Pakistan	Islamabad	Lahore Fort & Badshahi Mosque, Hunza Valley, Karakoram Highway, Karachi beaches
Palau	Ngerulmud	Rock Islands, Jellyfish Lake, Peleliu dive sites
Panama	Panama City	Panama Canal, San Blas Islands, Bocas del Toro, Casco Viejo
Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	Tufi fjords, Kokoda Trail, Rabaul, Sepik River
Paraguay	Asunción	Itaipu Dam, Jesuit Missions, Cerro Corá, Ybycuí National Park
Peru	Lima	Machu Picchu, Sacred Valley, Cusco, Colca Canyon
Philippines	Manila	Palawan (El Nido), Boracay, Banaue Rice Terraces, Cebu
Poland	Warsaw	Kraków, Wawel Castle, Zakopane, Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial
Portugal	Lisbon	Lisbon, Porto, Douro Valley, Sintra, Algarve beaches
Qatar	Doha	Museum of Islamic Art, Souq Waqif, The Pearl, Katara Cultural Village
Romania	Bucharest	Bran Castle, Transylvania, Peleș Castle, Danube Delta
Russia	Moscow	Red Square & Kremlin, St. Petersburg, Lake Baikal, Golden Ring towns
Rwanda	Kigali	Volcanoes National Park (gorillas), Nyungwe Forest, Lake Kivu
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	Brimstone Hill Fortress, St. Kitts scenic railway, Nevis Peak
Saint Lucia	Castries	Pitons, Sulphur Springs, Marigot Bay, Anse Chastanet
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	Bequia, Tobago Cays, Wallilabou Bay, Mustique
Samoa	Apia	Upolu beaches, To-Sua Ocean Trench, Savai'i island
San Marino	San Marino	Historic center, Mount Titano, Three Towers of San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe	São Tomé	Príncipe beaches, Obo National Park, Pico Cão Grande
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Mada'in Saleh, Al-Ula, Riyadh historical sites, Red Sea resorts
Senegal	Dakar	Gorée Island, Dakar, Pink Lake (Lac Rose), Niokolo-Koba National Park
Serbia	Belgrade	Belgrade Fortress, Tara National Park, Novi Sad, Đerdap Gorge
Seychelles	Victoria	Anse Source d'Argent, Vallée de Mai, Praslin, Sainte Anne Marine Park
Sierra Leone	Freetown	Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Banana Islands, Tiwai Island
Singapore	Singapore	Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Sentosa, Chinatown
Slovakia	Bratislava	High Tatras, Bratislava Old Town, Spiš Castle
Slovenia	Ljubljana	Lake Bled, Ljubljana, Postojna Cave, Triglav National Park
Solomon Islands	Honiara	Marovo Lagoon, Munda dive sites, Guadalcanal WWII sites
Somalia	Mogadishu	Laas Geel rock art, Lido Beach, historic Mogadishu port
South Africa	Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative)	Table Mountain, Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Garden Route
South Korea	Seoul	Seoul palaces, Jeju Island, Busan beaches, DMZ tours
South Sudan	Juba	Boma National Park, Sudd wetlands, Nimule National Park
Spain	Madrid	Sagrada Família (Barcelona), Alhambra (Granada), Madrid, Seville
Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte (official), Colombo (commercial)	Sigiriya, Kandy, Ella, Galle Fort, Yala National Park
Sudan	Khartoum	Meroë pyramids, Nile confluence, Dinder National Park
Suriname	Paramaribo	Central Suriname Nature Reserve, Brownsberg, Paramaribo historic center
Sweden	Stockholm	Stockholm archipelago, Gamla Stan, Abisko National Park, Gothenburg
Switzerland	Bern (de facto)	Matterhorn/Zermatt, Lucerne, Lake Geneva, Jungfrau region
Syria	Damascus	Ancient city of Aleppo, Palmyra ruins (status variable), Umayyad Mosque, Krak des Chevaliers
Tajikistan	Dushanbe	Pamir Highway, Iskanderkul Lake, Fann Mountains
Tanzania	Dodoma	Serengeti, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar, Ngorongoro Crater
Thailand	Bangkok	Bangkok temples, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Phi Phi Islands
Timor-Leste	Dili	Atauro Island, Jaco Island, Cristo Rei, pristine beaches
Togo	Lomé	Koutammakou, Togoville, beaches, Fazao-Malfakassa National Park
Tonga	Nukuʻalofa	Beaches, Vava'u whale watching, Haʻamonga ʻa Maui, coral reefs
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	Pigeon Point, Maracas Bay, Carnival (Trinidad), Caroni Swamp
Tunisia	Tunis	Carthage ruins, Medina of Tunis, Sahara desert tours, Sidi Bou Said
Turkey	Ankara	Istanbul (Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque), Cappadocia, Ephesus, Antalya
Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	Darvaza Gas Crater, Kunya-Urgench, Nisa, Yangykala Canyon
Tuvalu	Funafuti	Funafuti Conservation Area, reef snorkeling, Fongafale lagoon
Uganda	Kampala	Bwindi Impenetrable (gorillas), Murchison Falls, Lake Victoria
Ukraine	Kyiv	Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, Lviv, Carpathian Mountains, Odesa (coast)
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Burj Khalifa (Dubai), Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi Louvre, Liwa Oasis
United Kingdom	London	London landmarks, Edinburgh, Stonehenge, Lake District
United States	Washington, D.C.	Grand Canyon, New York City, Yellowstone, San Francisco, Florida beaches
Uruguay	Montevideo	Punta del Este, Colonia del Sacramento, Montevideo beaches
Uzbekistan	Tashkent	Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Registan Square
Vanuatu	Port Vila	Mount Yasur, Champagne Beach, Espiritu Santo, Mele Cascades
Vatican City	Vatican City	St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums
Venezuela	Caracas	Angel Falls, Los Roques, Canaima National Park, Mérida cable car
Vietnam	Hanoi	Halong Bay, Hoi An, Sapa rice terraces, Ho Chi Minh City
Yemen	Sana'a	Old City of Sana'a, Socotra Island, Shibam, Al-Mahwit mountains
Zambia	Lusaka	Victoria Falls, South Luangwa, Lower Zambezi, Kafue National Park
Zimbabwe	Harare	Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe ruins, Hwange National Park
Palestine	Ramallah (administrative), East Jerusalem (claimed)	Jerusalem sites, Bethlehem, Dead Sea nearby, Hebron