Personal Tour - Chronicle

 

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This webpage is the personalized tour of all the beautiful places that have the Beautiful Facet classification of CHRONICLE.

 

 

CITYSCOREPRINCIPLE FEATURESHONORABLE MENTIONS
ATHENS92.3Theater of Dionysos, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Keramikos CemeteryAncient Agora, Roman Forum, Athens City Museum, National History Museum, First Cemetery of Athens
ISTANBUL92.3 Istanbul Archeology Museums (İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri), Hippodrome, Column of ConstantineValens Aqueduct (Bozdogan Kemeri), Mosaic Museum (Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi),  Street of the Cold Fountain (Sogukçesme Sokagi), Church of St. Mary of the Mongols (Kanlı Kilise)
LONDON92.3Westminister Abbey, Tower of London, National Portrait GalleryMuseum of London & Museum of London Docklands; Guildhall.; Brompton Cemetery; Historic Houses--Apsley House, Spencer House, Banqueting House, Ham House, Fenton House, Kenwood House, Osterley Park, Kew Palace (Dutch House)
FEZ84.6Medina -- including Fes el Bali (oldest)and Fes el Djedid (13th century) ; Andalusian Mosque- This mosque was built in AD 859…;Seffarine Medersa - Built in 1270 and still in use today…Bab Fettouh Cemetery; Funduq Tastawniyine - housed merchants coming from Tetouan to do business in Fez; Medersa Cherratine dates back from 1670, built by the founder of the Alaouite dynasty Moulay Rachid; Habs Kara (Prison of the Christian Slaves)
PRAGUE84.6Charles Bridge (Karlův most), Vysehrad, Cemeteries--Old Jewish, Olšany , Vyšehrad, New Jewish,  The Clementinum (Klementinum), Museum of the City of Prague (Muzeum hlavního města Prahy), Golden Lane (Zlatá ulička)
SEOUL84.6Royal Tombs (Seolleung Park etc.), National Palace Museum of Korea, Namsangol Hanok Village,  Bukchon Hanok Village & Bukchon Traditional Culture Centre, Seoul Museum of History, Unhyeon Palace (especially the interior exhibits), Seodaemun Prison History Hall
ROME76.9Roman Forum/Palatine Hill/Circus Maximus, Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill), Basilica di San ClementeSanta Maria in Trastevere, Museum of the Roman Civilization (Museo della Civiltà Romana)
SYDNEY76.9The Rocks, Cockatoo Island, Museum of Sydney; Sydney Jewish Museum; Chinese Garden of FriendshipHyde Park Barracks, Sydney Hospital, National Art School, Cadman’s Cottage, Elizabeth Farm, Waverley Cemetery
VANCOUVER76.9Gastown, Museum of Vancouver, Heritage Village a.k.a. Burnaby Village MuseumGulf of Georgia Cannery, Old Hastings Mill Store, Roedde House,  Britannia Shipyard, Gaoler's Mews, Byrnes Block,
AMSTERDAM69.2Amsterdam History Museum,  Beguine Community (Begijnhof), Period Homes -- Museum Willet-Holthuysen, Museum Van Loon, Herengracht, n° 475*, Herengracht, n° 476*, The Cromhout Houses (Cromhouthuizen)Allard Pierson Museum; The Canal House (Museum Het Grachtenhuis ), Madame Tussaud's -  Recreated History Scenes
BUENOS AIRES69.2Cementerio de la Recoleta, El Museo Histórico Nacional, Museo Etnográfico Juan B. AmbrosettiEl Zanjón de Granado, Museo de la Ciudad, Pasaje de la Defensa 
SAN FRANCISCO69.2Presidio Including National Cemetery, Fort Point, Civil War Era Housing, Cemetery, Etc.;  Maritime National Historical Park;  Haas-Lilienthal HouseCalifornia Historical Society Museum,   Barbary Coast Trail, Chinese Historical Society Museum, Jackson Square
ST. PETERSBURG69.2Alexander Nevsky Monastery and Cemetery (Lavra Aleksandra Nevskogo), State Museum of the History of St. Petersburg, Museum of Political History  in the Kchessinskaya TownhouseHistorical Squares -- Palace, Senate (Senatskaya), Trinity; Menshikov Palace --the first large stone building erected in St. Petersburg, and  only private city structure  from the beginning of the 18th century; Gostiny Dvor -- not only the city's oldest (1785) and largest shopping centre, but also one of the first shopping arcades in the world; Cabin of Peter the Great
WASHINGTON DC69.2National Archives, National Portrait Gallery, Ford's TheaterOld Stone House, Heurich House Museum, Historic Congressional Cemetery
CAPE TOWN61.5District Six Museum, Slave Lodge, South African Maritime Centre         Groote Schuur Estate,  Heritage Museum, Koopmans-de Wet House
HONG KONG61.5Hong Kong  Museum of History, Hong Kong Heritage Museum, Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage and Ping Shan Heritage Trails Kat Hing Wai [500 Year Old Village], Sam Tung Uk Museum [Historic Walled Village]
MELBOURNE61.5 Sovereign Hill, (Captain James) Cook's Cottage, Golden Mile Heritage TrailMelbourne General Cemetery, Como Historic House, Overnewton Castle, LaTrobe's Cottage, Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park
CHICAGO53.8Chicago History Museum, Historic Homes-- Driehaus Museum, Glessner House Museum, Clarke House Museum; Cemeteries--Graceland, Rosehill, Mt. CarmelOld Water Tower; Historic Districts--Pullman, Printers Row, Prairie Avenue, Astor Street, etc.; 
JERUSALEM53.8 Jerusalem Archaeological Park and Davidson Center; Tower of David Museum, Beit Ticho (Ticho House)Herodian Quarter and Wohl Archaeological Museum; Rock Hewn Tombs -- Kidron Valley, Sanhedrian Tombs, Tombs of the Kings, Garden Tombs
PARIS53.8Basilique de St-Denis, Père Lachaise Cemetery & Cimetière du Montparnasse, Musée Carnavalet-Histoire de ParisPavillon de l’Arsenal, History Walks (http://www.historywalksparis.com/)
RIO DE JANEIRO53.8Museu do Indio, Museu Histórico Nacional, Museu Histórico da Cidade, Casa de Benjamin Constant, Museu Histórico e Diplomático
BUDAPEST46.2Hungarian National Museum (Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum), Kerepesi Cemetery (Kerepesi úti temető), Aquincum (Aquincumi Múzeum)Castle Museum a.k.a.Budapest History Museum (Budapesti Toreneti Muzeum)
KYOTO46.2Museum of Kyoto (Kyoto Bunka Hakubutsukan),  "Festival of the Ages" (Jidai Matsuri), Kyoto Costume Museum Daigo-ji Temple [Oldest Structure in Kyoto], Ujigami - jinja Shrine [Oldest Shrine in Japan]
BARCELONA30.8Museu d'Història de la Ciutat and Palau Reial Major, Museu d'Història de Catalunya, Poble Espanyol[None]
JAIPUR30.8City Palace Museums including Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Ji Museum; Amer Jaipur Archaeological Museum; Philatelic Bureau & Museum [None]