Epic historic places
Over five million visitors come to the United States territory of Puerto Rico each year and the vast majority arrive at the international airport in the capital city of San Juan.
One of the most interesting places to visit in China for a historical and cultural experience is the port city of Xiamen located in the southeastern section of the country.
From the 14th century to the 19th century, the Islamic dynasty known as the Great Mughals commanded much of northern India and conquered some areas in the southern part of the subcontinent on the Deccan plateau.
The invasion of Normandy by Allied forces commanded by American General Dwight Eisenhower in June 1944 was a critical event in World War II.
The election of renowned General and Tennessee plantation owner Andrew Jackson as President of the United States for two terms is generally regarded as an important development in American history.
By the early 1860s, Ballarat had become a city of more than 60,000 people with commercial businesses, railway connections and a building boom that served the varied needs of wealthy mine owners, suppliers and struggling workers.
The New Summer Palace, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven are World Heritage Sites which are among the most popular places for tourists and residents to visit in Beijing.
The town of Paraty located in a sheltered harbor on the east coast of Brazil between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo is a World Heritage site because of its well-preserved colonial buildings and history as an important port from the 17th to the 19th century.
Over most of the past thousand years, Rajasthan was made up of about 20 independent Hindu kingdoms.