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Stone passage among granite outcrops in Great Zimbabwe’s Hill Complex.
Brazil · City or town

Brasília

Brasília is Brazil’s capital, located in the Federal District. These details identify it as a specific city, distinct from the country and its other regions.

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Břeclav
Czechia · City or town

Břeclav

Břeclav is a practical rail gateway for visiting the Lednice-Valtice landscape without a car. It can serve as a base for combining trains, regional transport and cycling, although schedules, works and connections should be checked before travelling.

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Semmering Railway
Austria · City or town

Breitenstein

Breitenstein is the destination of the railway trail starting at Semmering station. The route approaches the Semmering Railway through woodland, elevation changes, viewpoints and views of the Kalte Rinne Viaduct from outside the railway area.

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Bridge to Nowhere
New Zealand · Place of interest

Bridge to Nowhere

Bridge to Nowhere is connected to the history of the former farming settlement in Mangapurua Valley. The 3 km return walk from Mangapurua Landing takes around an hour and a half, adding time to a canoeing day.

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View of the Careenage and historic urban waterfront in Bridgetown, Barbados.
Barbados · City or town

Bridgetown

Bridgetown, Barbados’s capital in the parish of Saint Michael, pairs an active urban centre with a history shaped by its harbour, Atlantic trade and slavery.

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Walls and bastions of Brimstone Hill Fortress above the coast of St Kitts.
Saint Kitts and Nevis · Place of interest

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park

Brimstone Hill Fortress National Park, in western Saint Kitts, brings together bastions, ramps, cisterns and ruins on a volcanic slope. Its military architecture also tells the history of the enslaved African labor that made the fortress possible.

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Walkway and stilt houses in Kampong Ayer, Brunei.
Brunei · Region or area

Brunei River

The Brunei River is the setting for Kampong Ayer, a group of communities built over the water. The source describes a visit combining a water-taxi ride with a walk along wooden walkways.

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Brussels
Belgium · City or town

Brussels

Brussels is Belgium’s capital and largest city. The available information presents it as an initial point for orienting a search around the country and its other cities.

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Buada Lagoon
Nauru · Place of interest

Buada Lagoon

Buada Lagoon is an inland lagoon with no outlet to the sea, surrounded by vegetation in Nauru. Its historical connection to fish farming and the island’s limited water resources give it environmental and cultural significance best appreciated at a quiet pace.

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Bubaque
Guinea-Bissau · City or town

Bubaque

Bubaque is described as an administrative and logistical reference point in the Bijagós archipelago, not a substitute for its protected marine areas. The article advises postponing independent or remote trips to the archipelago for now.

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Urban panorama of Budapest, Hungary’s capital.
Hungary · City or town

Budapest

Budapest is Hungary’s capital and largest city. It provides a reference point for understanding the country, though the available information does not detail its attractions or support planning specific journeys.

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Lake Surprise, a crater lake in Budj Bim National Park.
Australia · Region or area

Budj Bim National Park

Budj Bim National Park offers a volcanic landscape of lakes, lava channels, caves and walking tracks. Its landforms help explain the setting shaped by water, while understanding the Gunditjmara cultural landscape calls for a separate guided visit.

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Bukavu
DR Congo · City or town

Bukavu

Bukavu is a city in South Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The source advises postponing non-essential tourist travel to the country and does not present Bukavu as an exception to that advice.

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Bulguksa Temple
South Korea · Place of interest

Bulguksa Temple

Set on the slopes of Tohamsan, Bulguksa unfolds through stone terraces, stairs and bridges. The Seokgatap and Dabotap pagodas shape a temple designed as an earthly image of the Buddhist land.

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Wide view of Bunce Island ruins among vegetation in the Sierra Leone River estuary.
Sierra Leone · Region or area

Bunce Island

Bunce Island is a small island in the Sierra Leone River estuary, upstream from Freetown. Its ruins recall its role in the transatlantic slave trade; visiting requires arranging river access and treating the site with care.

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Wet forest trail in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
Uganda · Region or area

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable National Park combines gorilla tracking with afromontane forest, birdwatching and walking trails. Its four sectors—Buhoma, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo—shape permits, accommodation and logistics across wet, demanding terrain.

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Wooden pavilion at Byeongsan Seowon opening onto the landscape.
South Korea · Place of interest

Byeongsan Seowon

Byeongsan Seowon is a Confucian academy whose halls and pavilions are arranged in relation to the mountain and river. Its architecture shows how the landscape formed part of study and contemplation.

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