A private mansion with a nice garden turned into a museum, a place where you can admire works from Turkish artists created between 1850 and 1950. There are also excellent collections of calligraphy, religious and state documents, classical Turkish furniture as well as paintings of the Ottoman era. The museum is beautifully located on a hilltop, overlooking the Bosphorus.

You would almost miss them. Almost. Because as soon as you pass the entryway to the St. Servaas Basilica, you’ll figure out that it’s worth walking on. You’ll see for yourself that Maastricht doesn’t end at the Vrijthof. Sometimes you just have to take those few extra steps. That’s when Maastricht will surprise you with just how surprising the city centre really is. The Vrijthof has a number of little streets leading into it from all directions. They include Brusselsestraat, Grote Gracht, and De Kommel. Unlike the more idyllic boulevards in most of the rest of the city, these streets evoke a feeling of the urban, the artistic, the unknown. Here, students and locals come and go: artists, designers, professionals. It’s an area that’s moving fast: new shops, start-ups, young businesses, surprising concepts. Yet at the same time, it’s bursting with historic buildings, and is still very much a place where locals want to live. In truth, you can’t really describe the streets around the Vrijthof in a few words. It’s where local, university, business, authentic, forward-looking, and surprising Maastricht all come together.

Franconia Notch State Park lies in the heart of the stunning White Mountain National Forest, offering a dramatic mountain pass traversed by an 8-mile scenic parkway stretching from the iconic Flume Gorge to serene Echo Lake. Visitors can immerse themselves in the park's natural beauty, with towering peaks, lush forests, and crystal-clear waters providing breathtaking vistas at every turn. Popular activities include hiking, biking, and exploring highlights like the Basin, a natural granite pothole, and the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, which offers sweeping views of the surrounding wilderness.

The Adalaj Stepwell is a stunning example of Indo-Islamic architecture, located about 20 kilometres from Ahmedabad's central train station. This five-storey well has historically provided both physical relief and social space for travelling pilgrims and locals. Its beautifully carved walls and intricate design make it a significant historical site where people gathered to escape the heat and engage in community interactions