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Rainbow's End Theme Park
Auckland, New Zealand
Hours: Feb-Dec daily 10am-5pm; Jan daily 10am-10pm Location: Great South and Wiri Station rds., Manukau City Transportation: Take the Manukau motorway exit 15 min. south of Auckland and drive 400m (1,312 ft.) to the end of the Rainbow Phone: 0800/438-672 in NZ, 09/262-2030 Fax: 09/262-1958 ...
Wagah Border
Lahore, Pakistan
It is at this point where Pakistan and India meet. Tourists must visit the Wagah Border where they will be treated to a history lesson in Pakistan-India relations. On either side of the border, the citizens of the two countries sit on concrete steps, singing patriotic songs. Half-an-hour before sunset, a little ceremony takes place where the Pakistani and Indian guards engage in different comp...
Chihil Sutun
Isfahan, Iran
Address: Ostandari Street, city center, Isfahan. Timings: 8am to 12noon, 2pm to sunset. Tickets: IRR 5000. Constructed in 1647 under the orders of Shah Abbas II, the Chihil Sutun was conceived primarily as a space to accommodate and entertain foreign embassies – and with its impressive arches, its domed central hall, its large scale miniature paintings, its use of mirrors on the ent...
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Beijing, China
This is one of the most important features of what was formerly known as the Imperial City. A portrait of General Mao, Chinese communist hero, now stands mounted above the central door via which the Chinese emperor in ancient times would enter through. This gate is especially famous since it is the site where in 1949 Mao declared China to be the People's Republic of China. The columns are beautifu...