The culture bucket list.

Pura Taman Ayun trip

Royal temple gardens in Mengwi.

Pyrgos village stroll

Quiet lanes.

Père Lachaise wander

Chopin, Wilde, Morrison and miles of mossy stone lanes. Go early, bring a map.

Qorikancha temple

Sun temple.

Quattro Canti stroll

Four corners.

Qutub Minar visit

Brick minaret.

Ramnagar Fort trip

Royal museum.

Rastro Sunday flea

Europe's oldest open-air market.

Ravello concert night

Villa Rufolo concerts.

Rebetiko basement in Athens

Bouzouki till 3am, Exarchia joint, no tourists by midnight.

Recoleta Cemetery morning walk

Evita's grave and a city of marble mausoleums.

Red Fort dawn

Lahori Gate.

Red Rocks show night

Best venue on Earth, stars above, sound bouncing off stone.

Reina Sofía Guernica stare

One painting, one room, bring time. Free evenings posted monthly.

Residenz Treasury visit

Crown jewels.

Revelstoke Railway Museum

Ski history and mountain railroading.

Reževići monastery

Coastal monastery.

Rhodes old town walk

Knights' quarter.

Ridderspranget legend walk

Knight's leap gorge.

Rila Monastery day trip

UNESCO monastery.

Riva old town stroll

Lakeside lanes.

Rock am Ring weekend

Nürburgring infield, German efficiency meets chaos. Earplugs packed.

Roma gallery night

First Friday openings spill onto Colima street. Start at OMR, follow the crowd.

Roman Baths visit

Ancient springs.

Roskilde orange stage ritual

Eight days camping, Orange Stage banner moment, naked run optional.

Rotunda visit

Roman monument.

Roussanou nunnery

Cliff nunnery.

Royal Mile walk

Castle to palace down the Mile.

Royal Palaces visit

Savoy palaces.

Royal Tombs walk

Urn Tomb.

Rubens House visit

Master's studio.

Ruins of St Paul's dawn

Before the crowds.

Rushmore evening lighting

Night ceremony.

Ruzafa gallery hop

Hip quarter.

Ryman Auditorium tour

Mother Church of country.

Sacred kaya forest walk

Sacred forest and Digo traditions with a guide.

Sacré-Cœur sunrise steps

Beat the crowds up the Butte steps; the city wakes below you. Aim 30 min before sunrise.

Sacsayhuamán fortress

Inca walls above town.

Sagrada Família tower climb at opening

Gaudí's forest of columns before the crowds; Nativity tower stairs.

Saint-Germain jazz cellar

Medieval cellar, swing till 2am. Cash for the door, dance shoes optional.

Saint-Sernin pilgrimage

Romanesque giant.

Sainte-Chapelle light hour

Stained glass at 3pm in winter. Sit down, look up, stay.

Saksun village visit

Turf roofs.

Salt mine skywalk

Seven thousand years of salt.

Samba school rehearsal

Mangueira quadra night, tourists welcome, drums physical.

San Giorgio bell tower sunset

Venice's best view without the San Marco queue.

San Lorenzo visit

Striped cathedral.

San Pancho art walk

Quieter neighbor.

Sant Honorat chapel

Hill chapel.

Santanyí market Saturday

Crafts and cheese in the square.

Santo Domingo gold hour

Baroque overload in the best way. Late light through the dome.

Santo Toribio visit

Lignum Crucis.

Schönbrunn Palace day

Habsburg summer.

Second City improv night

Where SNL casts are born. Front row volunteers beware.

Selarón steps climb

215 tiled steps, both flags, morning light best.

Senso-ji at dawn

Asakusa's great temple before the crowds: lanterns, incense, empty Nakamise.

Shakespeare at the Globe

Groundling ticket, rain or shine, the full Elizabethan deal.

Shandon bells ring

Four-faced tower.

Shearing capital visit

Big shearer statue.

Shell museum browse

Sea shells.