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Giraffe Manor is a peaceful retreat to start or end a safari in East Africa and has become an icon of Nairobi's historical landscape, originally built in 1932 by David Duncan. It is a wonderful home from whilst in Nairobi and the only hotel in the world that offer visitors eat breakfast with giraffes (endangered Rothschild giraffes). The giraffes are nurtured within the 140 acres of estate, until they are ready to be reintroduced into the wilds of safer National Parks and game reserves wherever possible.

The interesting activities that offer at Giraffe Manor are breakfast and afternoon tea with the giraffes, utilizing the sightseeing vehicles available to visit Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage, Karen Blixen Museum, Kazuri Beads, Matt Bronze and Marula Studios.

Let watch a video about activities with the main attraction: giraffes~

Lincoln Park is the largest park in Chicago. Long and narrow, it begins at North Avenue and follows along the banks of Lake Michigan for quite a number of miles. Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the most popular attractions in this city park. Founded in 1868, the Lincoln Park Zoo is the oldest free public zoo in the country.

The entrance of the zoo is free and open every day of the year. in this zoo, visitors can meet animals from around the world. From reclusive reptiles to massive mammals, the species at there in Chicago educate visitors on animal facts and help zoo scientists protect wildlife the world. There are many types of animals that are protected at the zoo, which include mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians.

  Lincoln Park Zoo is one of the largest zoo-based conservation and science programs in the country. Lincoln Park Zoo's Conservation and Science department is dedicated to improving animal management and wildlife conservation. Zoo scientists combine expertise in a range of disciplines to identify threats to zoo and wild populations and develop strategies to ensure their continued existence. Thy focuses on the great ape conservation, protecting wild ecosystems, planning sustainable populations, back from the brink, enhancing animal health, and understanding animal behavior.

In educating visitors about animals, they create multiple opportunities for visitors of all ages and backgrounds to have the wonderful and meaningful experiences at the zoo. Visitors can experience the zoo at night, where they can see the behavior of the animals like the puma and Amur leopard at this unique time of day as well as seasonal highlights in the zoo garden.

Hong Kong Disneyland officially opened on 12 September 2005. It was based on the "feng shui" during development plans until it officially opened to public or started operation. Hong Kong Disneyland is a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). It is smallest and Disney's 11th theme park. However, it is the first theme park to be built in China and the second Disney resort attraction in Asia.

The theme park consists of seven themed areas, such as Main Street, U.S.A., Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland, Grizzly Gulch, Mystic Point, and Toy Story Land. The capacity of park are around 34,000 visitors daily. According to AECOM and TEA, Hong Kong Disneyland has received 6.7 million of visitors in 2012 and is the 14th most visited theme park in the world. Hong Kong Disneyland has about 49.9 hectares of land, and receiving 7.92 million to 8.92 million visitors annually.

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Bioparco di Roma is the largest and oldest Zoological Garden that located in Villa Borghese estate in Rome, Italy.  This zoo was designed for the entertainment and amusement of the people. The zoo covered 17 hectares. It was opened on 5 January 1911. The idea to transform the zoo into a biopark was first suggested in 1994, and a master plan was             produced in 1997.

The main objective is to contribute to general public and school education on a broad range of environmental issues. What started out as a place to collect wild and rare animals, the Biopark has now become an outlet for environmental education and animal awareness through its many events, exhibits and educational days for schools at Rome. There are 1114 animals of 222 species maintained. Among the most well known animals at biopark are the Gecko from Madagascar, ducks, white swans, pink flamingos, yellow anacondas, the Japanese Macaco, chimpanzees, leopards, Siberian tigers, lions, brown bears, antilopes, hippopotamuses, giraffes and so on.

This Biopark are for environmental education, conservation of endangered species, and scientific research. Environmental enrichment varies from one species to another and Bioparco's zoological staff has developed programmes that take into account the specific animal's background. In this biopark, it offering visitors a suitable environment in which to observe animal behavior.

Angkor Wat was built in 12th Century by the King of Khmer Empire, it is located at Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat translates to 'City of Temples' or simply 'City Temple'. Angkor Wat is the most famous temple in the world. It's now about thousand years old and it took 4 years to built it. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992.

Angkor Wat is surrounded by almost 200 meters wide moat. The height of Angkor Wat is 213 meters from the ground. It is also a national symbol of Cambodia, thus it is so famous that more than half of visitors of Cambodia visit Angkor Wat. There are challenges in building the Angkor Wat, due to the softer sandstone at the place. The sandstone walkway is 250 meters long and 12 meters wide.

The temple has the high classical style of Khmer architecture, and become a symbol of Cambodia, where it appearing on its national flag. Besides, it is the country's prime visitor attraction. The 3rd level of the complex supports five towers- four in the corners and one in the middle. This is the most prominent architectural feature of Angkor Wat. There are about 1,500 Apsaras (celestial dancers) in the temple complex. In the late 13th Century, Angkor Wat gradually moved from being a Hindu temple to being a Buddhist temple.

For more information, please watch the National Geographic Documentary. Thank you.

The Houses of Parliament and Elizabeth Tower, commonly called as Big Ben, it is the icon of London. The name of Big Ben is come from the massive bell inside the clock tower. The clock inside the tower was the world's largest during the installed in the middle of the nineteenth century. There are 334 steps to arrival the top of the Big Ben.The tower was constructed around 1843 and completed 13 years later in 1856. The weights of the bell is more than 13 tons (13, 760 kilogram) and the height rises to a total of 316 feet. The clock tower have four clock faces. The hour bell began striking the hours in July 1859.

The history of Big Ben begin when the Palace of Westminster was destroyed by fire in 1834. In 1844, the new buildings of Houses of Parliament was decided to include a tower and a clock. Now, Big Ben as the favourite landmark of London. There are two theories exist, the first is was named Sir Benjamin Hall, the first commissioner of works, a large man who was known affectionately in the house as "Big Ben"; and the second theory is that it was named after a heavy weight boxing champion at that time, Benjamin Caunt, also known as "Big Ben", this nickname was commonly bestowed in society to anything that was the heaviest in its class.

Tiger Temple Thailand, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua, is a Theravada Buddhist temple in Thailand that was founded in 1994 as a forest temple and sanctuary for wild animals, among them several tigers that can be petted by visitors. It is located in Thailand's Kanchanaburi province, 38 kilometers from the border of Myanmar.

The first cub was received in 1999, but unfortunately it died soon later. After that, several cubs were brought to the temple, and the total number of tigers in May 2012 was more than 100.

The Buddhist monks are responsible for tigers care and breeding, and appears as one with them. They just like a family, "they eat together, walk together and pray together". This temple is one of the most visited tourist sites in Bangkok due to the unique place to see and visit. Visitors or tourist can take picture and play with the tigers in the temple too.

Lotte World is a huge multi-purpose or a major recreation complex in the Seoul, South Korea. There are plenty of attractions in Lotte World. Lotte World have two sections, indoor and outdoor theme park. Almost everything are under it, which include of the largest indoor theme park, an outdoor amusement park "Magic Island", an artificial island inside a lake that linked by monorail, shopping malls, a luxury hotel, a Korean folk museum, movies theaters, and sport facilities. Lotte World is opened on July 12, 1989.

The Lotte World open for 365 days a year. Festivals are held all year round with themes like Christmas, Halloween, Rio Samba Carnival and many more, tourists can enjoy without having to worry about the weather.

The Eiffel Tower is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France, and is the Eiffel Tower is one of the most well known structures in the world. The French name for the Eiffel Tower is La Tour Eiffel, it also has the nickname La dame de fer which means the iron lady.

The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair to celebrate the 100th anniversary of French Republic. Alexandre Gustave Eiffel led the team that developed the plans. He also designed the metal framework of another landmark, the Statue of Liberty.

Post card of the tower.

Construction began in February 1887. The base pillars are oriented with the four points of the compass. Base is 410 feet x 410 feet. There are 132 workers assembled 18,000 parts on side. There are 2.5 million rivets connected all the iron pieces. The construction time too about 2 years, 2 months, 5 days. It was the world's tallest structure for 40 years, until 1929. The original height is 1023 feet. After the construction of Chrysler Building in New York City, which the height is 1047 feet, the Eiffel Tower had added the high with the current height is 1063 feet. That's twice as high as the Great Pyramid at Giza.

The Eiffel Tower is made of iron and the total weight is equal to 10,100 tonnes. The elevators travel on a curve with an angle of 60 degrees. The tower gets a new coat of paint every 7 years, it took 60 tonnes or about 12,000 gallons of paint to paint all the building. The tower was lit by gaslights until 1909. Today, it is illuminated by 336 spotlights. The tower can sway up to 5 inches in heavy wind. As iron expands in heat, it leans away from the sun-up to 7 inches. The tower relayed zeppelin alerts in World War I and coded messages sent by Nazis in World War II. Today, it is still a vital communications link.

Leaning Tower of Pisa is a bell tower, and the tower has become an icon of Italy. In Italian the Leaning Tower of Pisa is Torre Pendente di Pisa. The tower have a high of 56 meters. Leaning Tower of Pisa is world famous, not only for its beautiful looks, but mainly for its heavy tilt. It is one the the most heaviest leaning tower in the world. This tower has listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and also as the world's most famous tower, where many tourists going there to travel.

The main purpose of the construction of the tower is to show the world the wealth and power of the city of Pisa. The Leaning Tower of Pisa took almost 200 years to build, beginning in August 1173. It took long time to complete the construction because of the interrupted several times by wars, debt and while engineers worked on solutions to correct the lean.

The tower started to lean during construction because the tower was built on soft ground. It began to lean in 1178 once construction on the second floor had begun. Over the years several renowned architects put their heads together to come up with a solution to stop the tower from leaning further. Finally they decided to remove the ground from under the high side, instead of trying to add ground under the low side and several cable . The restoration work performed in 1990 and closed to public and open again in 2001, the tower learned at an angle of 5.5 degrees before, but now it leaning to more stable about 4 degrees. They believe after the restoration work, the tower can take another 300 years of live.

It is the third oldest structure in Pisa's Cathedral Square. There are eight floors in the tower and the weight is 14,500 metric tons. There are seven bells in the tower. There is 300 steps of spiral staircase inside the tower leading to the top. It is unique for me by seeing through the history of construction of the tower and it is leaning during the beginning of construction.