Like most budget travelers, I get excited when I heard about the possibility to go somewhere for free, see the local sights, or listen to a concert or find any other entertainment that will leave a trace in my memory, but not in my purse. While some free attractions is undoubtedly superior to others, and in many cases completely overshadow your neighbors paid!
In some cities such as London or New York, there is plenty of free entertainment unusual to easily take them to visit for a week stay and spend money only on the road, room and board. A three articles of consumption, you see, is much better than 23. So get down to business! Below is a selection of the best free attractions in the world.
This is one of the most sacred Catholic sites on the planet. In addition, the church of St. Peter's is the second largest Christian church in the world, which can accommodate over 50,000 people. Among many other things there are by Michelangelo (in particular in the Sistine Chapel), Raphael and Bramante - the most famous Italian artists.
This unusual attraction is made up of three different gardens, which occupy 1.5 acres. Unfortunately, their popularity means that they are often closed due to special events held here are open to a very narrow audience. So find out in advance before visiting about the possible visit.
In Buenos Aires, has a unique characteristic of areas and streets, known for their artistic skill, shown directly on the outdoors, such as La Boca, Caminito and Calle Lanín. At the official tourism site of Buenos Aires there are several available to download maps and itineraries for independent walking: http://www.bue.gob.ar/?mo=portal&ac=componentes&ncMenu=23.
The composition of the largest museum and research complex in the world are such free centers: Air and Space Museum, Museum of American History, Natural History Museum, National Zoological Park and the other (there are 14).
Tour of Parliament is carried out for all comers for free. Capitol is no exception - be sure to include a tour of the political "nerve center" of the U.S. west wing. You can watch the most stunning examples of Baroque and Neoclassicism in the world.
Imagine this: that we had the opportunity to enjoy one of the most famous landmarks in the world, it took 200 years of construction work. But now our eyes are opened modern flying buttresses (exterior poluarki), three sections of the spectacular stained glass windows and the body of the devil 7800 pipes. It is extremely detailed free tours in English are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 14:00 and Saturdays at 14.30. Free Bonus: if you find yourself in the vicinity after 18.00 on Friday or on the first Sunday of the month, or if you can prove that you are under 26 years old, enjoy free entry into a huge museum of the Louvre (Louvre Museum).
Grand Bazaar (also known as the Covered Bazaar, Covered Market, Kapali Charshi), a unique market in Europe. Famous markets can be found in many holiday destinations around the world (in particular, can boast of their abundance and diversity of Europe), but few can match the historical value and the net size of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul. Opened in 1461, he is one of the largest covered markets in the world, consisting of more than (just imagine!) 58 streets and more than 4.000 shops.
The biggest mosque of Morocco and the fifth-largest mosque in the world can boast of a glass floor, the tallest minaret in the world and a retractable roof. Non-Muslims can be included in a mosque only during an organized tour, but everyone else can at any time and without any warning free to wander around.
This escalator indoor outdoor 800 meters in length, is the largest system of its kind in the world. Opened in 1993, he now raises people to a height of 135 meters from the central business district into a residential quarter.
Gaudi's masterpiece in the open air, in which artificial and natural flows seamlessly into one another. Here, to say nothing: it is better to see once than to hear that again. And rest assured: just for visiting this park is worth a trip to Barcelona, which will surprise you and many other attractions are available free of charge to each
Wait a monumental arch, facing the harbor of Bombay, and bask in the sunshine amid the chaos of traveling salesmen and laughing children. A suitable starting point for trips to India, is not it?
Completed in 1986, Lotus Temple serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and is famous for its award-winning architectural design, flower form.
• Walking on the bridge - Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney Harbour Bridge), bridges Brooklyn (Brooklyn) and Manhattan, the Ponte Vecchio (Ponte Vecchio) in Florence, and many others.
• Free ferries - Ferry Buiksloterweg (Amsterdam), Staten Island (New York), steam Algiers (New Orleans) and not-free but very cheap tragetto, also known as a "gondola to the poor," for rapid transference through the Grand Canal in Venice only 50 euro cents (look for green signs - they will point you the way).
• Scenic views - the building of the District Municipality of Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building), Grand Canyon, any town on the Tuscan hillside.
• Special points of interest and show - nightly light show in Hong Kong Symphony, hourly Singing fountains at Bellagio, Las Vegas, singing fountains in Barcelona, and even now and in the winery.
• Public libraries - for example, Library of Humanities and Social Sciences (part of the Public Libraries of New York (New York Public Library)
And then comes to mind is probably the best idea of free travel of all: almost always an exciting experience - a real-time people.
And what wonderful free attractions you met during your travels? Share your experience with us!
