Catherhine Hill Bay on the Nsw Australian east coast, once was a thriving coal mine town with an impressive coal loading facility. The coal mines have since closed and the coal loading wharf now sits abandoned.
Coit Tower stands atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco's Pioneer Park, and offers fantastic views of San Francisco including the Golden Gate Bridge, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park ("Aquatic Park"), Alcatraz, Pier 39, Angel Island, Treasure Island, the Bay Bridge, Russian Hill, the Financial District, Lombard Street, and Nob Hill.
Sapa lies in the north west of Vietnam and is populated by myriad hill tribe minorities. It is a trekking mecca and you can reach it by overnight train from Hanoi followed by a short car ride.
A Greek Orthodox Church at the top of Lykavittos Hill, the highest point in Athens.
Nestled in the northern hills of Vietnam exists one of the best ethnic markets in all of Southeast Asia! On Sundays, the ethnic minorities from the surrounding villages and hills come by foot, by motorscooter, by horse, and by water buffalow for their chance to socialize, eat, drink, smoke, get a haircut, and buy produce and meat for the next week.
La Casa Grande — as dull as the name sounds — is anything but a mundane B&B. In fact, it has a flare for the dramatic.
Apple Hill, located off Highway 50 between Placerville and Lake Tahoe, is best known for the many apple vendors and beautiful scenery. There are wineries with tasting rooms, micro-breweries with tasting rooms, fruit vendors, and Christmas tree farms.