Scotland Attractions and Tour Destinations

Cuillin Hills

Cuillin Hills are famous are better known as Black Cuillin, is a range of Rocky Mountains located in Scotland. It is one among the major tourist attractions of Scotland. The Hills ranks one of the 40 National Scenic Areas in Scotland. The peak is mainly composed of basalt and gabbro. There are no natural sources of water on the Hills and it should be carried by the visitors. There is also Red Cuillin Hills which are considerable lower and less rocky compared to Black Hills. Red Hills are mainly composed of granite and when viewed in some angles of light it appears to be a beautiful and attractive reddish color. 

Cuillin Hills Scotland Attractions

Our Dynamic Earth

Our Dynamic Earth is a science centre in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is one of the major visitors’ attractions. The principal focus of "Our Dynamic Earth" is to facilitate a better public understanding of the processes that have shaped the Earth. This includes the Big Bang, abiogenesis, plate tectonics and glaciation.

Our Dynamic Earth Edinburgh Scotland

Deep Sea World

Deep Sea World is an aquarium located in Fife, Scotland. It is home to collections of sharks, sand tiger sharks and various species of sharks. One of the main attractions is the 112 meter long transparent acrylic underwater viewing tunnel, which is one of the longest of its kind in the world. The aquarium also have exotic fish and other sea animals. 

Deep Sea World Scotland

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is one of the famous national park located in Scotland. The park is the fourth largest in the British Isles. The park consists mountains and lochs, and major attractions are scenery, walking, and wildlife. 

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Scotland

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) is a scientific centre for the study of plants as well as a popular tourist attraction located in Edinburgh Scotland. The Botanic Garden is an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. It is the second oldest botanic garden in Britain after Oxford's. 

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Scotland 

Other Attractions of Scotland includes Blair Drummond Safari Park, Usher Hall, Culzean Castle, National Museum Scotland, Lock Fyne, Scottish National Gallery and Edinburgh Festival Theatre.

Places to Visit in Indonesia

There are numerous places to visit in Indonesia for enjoying your vacation. Some of them include Barabudur Buddhist Temple, Garuda Visnu Kencana and the Monkey Forest in Ubud. Read a brief info on the tourist places in Indonesia.

Borobudur Buddhist Temple Indonesia

Borobudur, or Barabudur is a Mahayana Buddhist Temple located in Magelang, Indonesia. The monument features six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome at the center is surrounded by  72 Buddha statues seated inside a perforated stupa. The monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the single most visited tourist attraction in Indonesia. Borobudur was also recorded in Guinness Book of World Records as the world's largest Buddhist archaeological site.

Garuda Wisnu Kencana Indonesia

Mandala Garuda Wisnu Kencana, or Garuda Wisnu Kencana is a private cultural park on the Bukit Peninsula located in the island of Bali in Indonesia. It is devoted to the Hindu god Vishnu, and his mount, Garuda. There is a 23 metres tall statue of Lord Vishnu which is not fully completed, it is assumed that when it's completed, it will be the largest statue in the world. 

Ubud Monkey Forest Bali Indonesia

Ubud Monkey Forest is a nature reserve and temple complex situated in Ubud, Bali Indonesia. There are four groups of monkeys each occupying different territories in the park. The Sacred Monkey Forest is a popular tourist attraction in Ubud. The Monkey Forest contains the Pura Dalem Agung Padangtegal temple as well as a "Holy Spring" bathing temple and another temple used for cremation ceremonies.

Tourist Attractions in Alaska US

Being the largest state in the US, Alaska features a lot of tourist attractions for national and international visitors. The state has the longest coastline, the highest mountains, and best winter surfing spots in the United States. Some of important tourist destinations in Alaska include Kenai Fjords National Park, Mendenhall Glacier, Anchorage Museum, Alaska SeaLife Center and Misty Fiords National Monument.

Kenai Fjords National Park

Kenai Fjords National Park is a United States National Park located in the state of Alaska. The park contains the Harding Icefield, one of the largest ice fields in the United States. The park is known for numerous fjords carved by glaciers moving down the mountains from the ice field.  Exist Glacier is the popular tourist destination as it is only area of the park reachable by road. The remainder of the Park is accessible by boat.

Kenai Fjords National Park Alaska

Mendenhall Glacier

Mendenhall Glacier is a glacier is another famous tourist attraction located at Mendenhall Valley, in the U.S. state of Alaska.  The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center offers stunning views of a lake-terminating, calving glacier. There is a glacier cave, a cave formed within the ice of a glacier, under Mendenhall Glacier.

Mendenhall Glacier Alaska

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center

Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center is another main tourist destination located in the state of Alaska. The museum mission is to share and connect Alaska with the world through arts, science and history. The Anchorage Museum features Alaska paintings and a collection of 25,000 objects and 500,000 historic photographs with nearly 2 lakhs annual visitors.

Anchorage Museum Rasmuson Center Alaska