Bogota’s Candelaria has several highlights. Bolivar Square is home to the Colombian Parliament and you may even get to pet a llama right in the square. Two museums are musts: The Museo Del Oro (Gold Museum) and the Museo Botero. The Museo Botero was our favorite and is a free museum featuring the works of Colombia’s most iconic painter: Fernando Botero, along with works by European masters. There’s also great food and shopping in the Candelaria. Learn more about Tioman Island from Small Footprints, Big Adventures 43. Skip Angkor Wat and VisitKampot, Cambodia Instead, consider heading a bit west to Jaipur, an Indian jewel in the state of Rajasthan. Jaipur will still provide that same popular, vibrant city feel, but on a smaller, cleaner, more accessible scale. The Pink City’s Amer Fort is one of the most beautiful and well-preserved in the country, and the multiple levels and entries are perfect for adults and kids alike to explore.

Here, you can walk narrow cobblestone streets in the Art Deco historic district and take in panoramic views from atop Elbephilharmonie, the striking new concert hall overlooking the port. Plus, the Reeperbahn, Hamburg's Red Light District, is one of Europe's most prominent...and has yet to be overrun with unruly out-of-towners. America’s Parks: Skip Yellowstone, Go to Gates of the Arctic Yoho National Park has stunning natural scenery, just like Banff and Jasper. And if you are interested in jewel-hued alpine lakes, look no further than Emerald Lake, where you can do kayaking or canoeing in season. Emerald Lake does tend to draw more visitors than other parts of Yoho on nice weather days (who can resist that color?!), so plan to visit early or late in the day to have more solitude. In other areas of the park, you will see far fewer people, and hiking trails are not choked. But for a completely different transport museum experience, head north to Enfield and Whitewebbs Museum of Transport, which focuses less on public transport and more on... well, any kind of transport imaginable. Head for the white sands of a palm tree-studded beach on Rodrigues and you’ll find yourself sharing it with a goat or two but rarely another tourist. Because the island is relatively undiscovered there are only one or two hotels.

British Museum: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology

Yellowstone National Park’s eruption is measured not just by Old Faithful’s steam jet, but in visitor numbers. The famous geyser spouts up to 184 feet high, spewing an impressive hot water show every 60 to 110 minutes to onlookers’ delight. But, in the northwest corner of Wyoming, mass tourism plagues the nation’s first national park at more than 4 million visitors per year. Vienna has been a popular tourist destination for hundreds of years now. With travel becoming more affordable in the last century, however, visitor numbers have grown exponentially. While the tourist infrastructure in Vienna is very good, the housing market is suffering. Of course, apartments in the ‘most livable city in the world’ have never been cheap, but the emergence of Airbnb has put prices over the edge. While new rules are being implemented, it is well worth to look for an alternative destination in Austria. Austrians also love to claim that Vienna isn’t ‘real Austria’ anyway, and in fact, many businesses today cater to tourists exclusively. If you want the beauty of arches but a million fewer people, head to Capitol Reef. It’s such a charming national park. DK Eyewitness travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 1993.

Learn more aboutMawlynnong from Family On The Wheels 54. Skip Arches National park and Visit Capitol Reef National ParkIf it's sharks swimming overhead as you stroll through a transparent tunnel you're after, the Sea Life London Aquarium is the place for you. For a more chilled out aquarium experience, head to the Horniman Museum's Aquarium. The watery attraction is more than a century old and has 15 exhibits showing different habitats, from British ponds to Fijian coral reefs. There's a purpose behind it too, as the aquarium staff work on research into coral reproduction. A great call for young kids with shorter attention spans. Science Museum: various other museums Yep, the RAF Museum is a great one for plane fans. Photo: Matt Brown And if the Edinburgh Festivals sound a bit too busy for you, consider traveling to Scotland to attend one of the numerous festivals that happen in other regions. Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, for example, has 10 major cultural festivals throughout the year. My favorite one is North East Open Studios, where you can visit artists in their workspaces and learn about their craft! Fiji is a considerably longer flight from the west coast of the United States, 10.5 hours versus 6 hours. The prices for most things including accommodations are cheaper in Fiji than in Hawaii and will help defray the extra cost of the airfare to Fiji. Art lovers can visit the impressive Guggenheim museum, or simply marvel from the outside at the building’s architecture and accompanying outdoor sculptures, including a gigantic dog covered in flowers! Wander the historic quarter and catch a sight of a pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago, a long distance pilgrimage route the passes through heart of Bilbao. See also: The RAF Museum (already mentioned above) for aerial combat; the National Maritime Museum for aspects of Navy life; The Guards Museum for members of the Armed Forces who protect the Royals. Plus the Imperial War Museum also owns Churchill War Rooms and warship HMS Belfast. National Gallery: Dulwich Picture Gallery Photo: Dulwich Picture Gallery