Sovereign Hill is claimed to be Australia’s foremost outdoor museum. Here you can get a glimpse of what life was like during the Gold Rush, go on a gold mine tour, and shop 1850s-style. The on-site Gold Museum chronicles the history of Ballarat, a city built with the wealth amassed during the gold rush.

This museum gives an excellent account of immigration to what today is modern Melbourne over the last 200 years, using audio and visual displays. The museum continues to explore the topic of migration via an ever-changing array of fascinating temporary exhibitions.

Another one of Luxembourg's historic castles, the now decrepit one in Esch-sur-Sûre was originally built in the Romanesque style as early as the 10th century, with later Gothic additions two centuries later. Inhabited by commoners for a time, it is now but a relic of Medieval Europe open to the public.

Saline Beach is St Barts’ untamed coastal masterpiece — a crescent of powdery sand where turquoise waves meet rugged hills in perfect harmony. The journey begins with a 200-metre trek through scrubland and over a low dune, rewarding visitors with a vista of undeveloped shoreline where the only distractions are seabirds and the rhythmic crash of surf. On a clear day, direct your gaze past the green dot of Île Coco and you'll just be able to spot St Kitts on the horizon. Come prepared: shade is scarce and facilities nonexistent. What you’ll find instead is raw beauty; the kind that draws naturists and photographers, all chasing that rare blend of wildness and tropical splendor. Time your visit for late afternoon when the light gilds the salt pond’s edges (the same salty pound that gave the beach its name), and you’ll understand why this beach remains the island’s best-kept escape.