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Top 100 Vocabulary for Visiting and Touring | World City Directory

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eduKateSG · WORDS FOR A WORLD OF DISCOVERIES

Where shall we explore today?

A glass workshop in Japan, a waterfront in Canada, a garden in China—every place gives us something new to notice and a reason to find the right words. Welcome! This directory brings the Top 100 Vocabulary for Visiting and Touring city guides together so you can spend less time searching and more time learning.

Choose a destination you are curious about. Open its guide, pick five useful words or expressions, and try them in one small scene. You can learn from a real visit, a photograph or an imagined journey. A little curiosity is a lovely place to begin.

Find your destination

Choose a region, then open a country or destination collection. Places are listed alphabetically within each collection. Vietnam and the Philippines each have their own list here, including guides originally published in the South East Asia series.

The collection labels help you browse. Choose any place name below to open its guide.

This directory contains 978 published guide pages. New guides can be added as the collection grows.

East Asia

China · 73 guides

For a connected reading, speaking and writing project, visit the Visit China Learning Hub.

Anyang–Huangshan

Jinan–Shenyang

Shenzhen–Zunyi

Japan · 94 guides

Aizu-Wakamatsu–Hiroshima

Inuyama–Matsumoto

Matsuyama–Sakata

Sapporo–Yokohama

North Korea · 24 guides

These guides can support geography, language and learning from sources. A listing does not establish that a destination is currently open to visitors.

South Korea · 87 guides

Andong–Gongju

Goseong–Miryang

Mokpo–Uiseong

Uljin–Yongin

Taiwan · 36 guides

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South East Asia

Brunei · 1 guide
Cambodia · 4 guides
Indonesia · 21 guides
Laos · 4 guides
Malaysia · 12 guides
Myanmar · 1 guide
Philippines · 28 guides
Thailand · 5 guides
Timor-Leste · 1 guide
Vietnam · 29 guides

Ben Tre–Sapa

Thanh Hoa–Vung Tau

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South Asia

Afghanistan · 3 guides

For a connected learning route, explore the Afghanistan Travel Vocabulary Hub.

Bangladesh · 3 guides
India · 134 guides

Agartala–Chennai

Cherrapunji–Haridwar

Hyderabad–Lucknow

Ludhiana–Patna

Pattadakal–Tirupati

Udaipur–Vrindavan

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Europe and transcontinental destinations

Browse European destinations here, with Azerbaijan, Russia and Türkiye included as convenient whole-country collections.

Armenia · 1 guide

For a connected learning route, explore the Armenia Travel Vocabulary Hub.

Azerbaijan · 3 guides

For a connected reading, speaking and writing project, visit the Azerbaijan Travel Vocabulary Hub. For broader country travel English, continue to the Azerbaijan Top 200 vocabulary guide.

Austria · 4 guides
Belgium · 4 guides
Bosnia and Herzegovina · 1 guide
Croatia · 1 guide
Czechia · 2 guides
Denmark · 1 guide
Estonia · 1 guide
Finland · 4 guides
France · 14 guides
Germany · 19 guides
Greece · 1 guide
Hungary · 1 guide
Italy · 18 guides
Latvia · 1 guide
Lithuania · 1 guide
Luxembourg · 1 guide
Netherlands · 4 guides
Poland · 2 guides
Portugal · 2 guides
Russia · 32 guides

Arkhangelsk–Ufa

Veliky Novgorod–Yekaterinburg

Slovakia · 1 guide
Slovenia · 1 guide
Spain · 6 guides
Sweden · 2 guides
Switzerland · 1 guide
Türkiye · 1 guide
United Kingdom · 83 guides

Aberdeen–Dunfermline

Durham–Newport

Newry–Truro

Wakefield–York

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Middle East

Bahrain · 1 guide

For a connected learning route, explore the Bahrain Travel Vocabulary Hub.

Israel · 1 guide
Oman · 1 guide
Qatar · 1 guide
Saudi Arabia · 4 guides
United Arab Emirates · 3 guides

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Africa

Egypt · 2 guides
Kenya · 1 guide
South Africa · 2 guides
Tanzania · 1 guide

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North America

Canada · 20 guides
Haiti · 2 guides

Learn through Port-au-Prince’s architecture, art and national memory, and Port-de-Paix’s map, historical, language, food and musical contexts from home. The Haiti Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the guides with source reading, English paragraph practice and current official advice against travel, keeping cultural learning separate from an itinerary.

Honduras · 2 guides

Explore Tegucigalpa’s capital and cultural settings alongside San Pedro Sula’s valley, Guamilito Market, museums, theatre and enterprise contexts. Distinct wider forest and regional settings extend the learning. The Honduras Travel Vocabulary Hub connects both guides with English questions, source-aware writing and the Fencing Method.

Jamaica · 1 guide

Explore Kingston’s harbour, music, National Gallery, Devon House, Port Royal heritage, food and gardens. The Jamaica Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the guide with courteous conversation, transport, speaking, writing and correctly scoped UNESCO contexts.

Martinique · 1 guide

Explore Fort-de-France’s bay, Schœlcher Library, Fort Saint Louis, Césaire, markets, food and public transport. The Martinique Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the guide with speaking, writing and clearly scoped garden, forest and yole heritage contexts.

Mexico · 3 guides

Explore Guadalajara’s Cabañas, murals, mariachi, food and markets; Mexico City’s heritage, archaeology, art, urban forest and Xochimilco; and Monterrey’s canal, industrial heritage, museums and mountain geography. The Mexico Travel Vocabulary Hub connects all three guides with reading routes, speaking, writing and source-checking activities.

Nicaragua · 1 guide

Begin with Managua’s lake geography, heritage, archaeological evidence, museums, theatre and food conversations. The Nicaragua Travel Vocabulary Hub helps you choose a reading route and distinguish city context from regional or current-access questions.

Panama · 2 guides

Explore Panama City’s heritage, canal, waterfront, biodiversity and food, then compare San Miguelito’s district identity, Metro connections and everyday community settings. The Panama Travel Vocabulary Hub offers task-based reading routes and practice for asking clear questions and checking place information.

Puerto Rico · 1 guide

Begin with Old San Juan’s walls, forts, streets, plazas and food questions. The Puerto Rico Travel Vocabulary Hub helps you compare a feature, keep its historical scope clear and turn new words into a sourced explanation.

Saint Lucia · 1 guide

Begin with Castries’s harbour, market, food conversations, Derek Walcott Square and heritage. The Saint Lucia Travel Vocabulary Hub helps you choose one scene, ask a precise question and turn a few new words into a clear paragraph.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · 1 guide

Explore Kingstown’s arches, Botanical Gardens, conservation and heritage, then practise clear market and waterfront questions. The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Travel Vocabulary Hub helps you choose a scene and turn a few new words into an accurate explanation.

Trinidad and Tobago · 1 guide

Begin with Port of Spain’s Savannah, heritage buildings, Carnival, steelpan and food questions. The Trinidad and Tobago Travel Vocabulary Hub helps you choose one scene, learn a few words and turn them into a clear explanation.

United States · 54 guides

For help choosing a city and turning the words into speaking or writing, open the United States Travel Vocabulary Hub. Begin with Omaha for river and bridge vocabulary or Fresno for underground gardens, arts and seasonal county landscapes, or El Paso for desert landscapes, river-boundary history and Mission Trail language, then compare another city’s setting.

Albuquerque–Memphis

Miami–Tucson

Washington, D.C.

U.S. Virgin Islands · 1 guide

Start with the U.S. Virgin Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub for Charlotte Amalie’s harbour, step-streets, buildings and living heritage. Choose a scene, practise one visitor question and keep town, island and territory clear in your description.

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South America

Argentina · 3 guides

Explore the Argentina Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected civic history, tango, UNESCO Jesuit heritage, cuarteto, Paraná riverfront, Spanish communication, retrieval and writing practice.

Bolivia · 3 guides

Explore the Bolivia Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected valley geography, lowland biodiversity, UNESCO heritage, food, transport, Spanish communication, retrieval and writing practice.

Brazil · 3 guides

Explore the Brazil Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected modern urbanism, mountain-to-sea cultural landscape, metropolitan museums, Portuguese communication, retrieval and writing practice.

Chile · 3 guides

Explore the Chile Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Andes, UNESCO port heritage, historic transport, desert coast, geology, museums, retrieval and writing practice.

Colombia · 3 guides

Explore the Colombia Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Andes, archaeology, salsa, Pacific culture, Metro and Metrocable, public art, retrieval and writing practice.

Ecuador · 3 guides

Explore the Ecuador Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected UNESCO heritage, Andes, Guayas River, cacao, paja toquilla, Spanish communication, retrieval and writing practice.

French Guiana · 1 guide

Explore the French Guiana Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Fort Cépérou, Place des Palmistes, market life, museums, Creole architecture, multilingual culture, food, retrieval and writing practice.

Guyana · 1 guide

Explore the Guyana Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Stabroek Market, wooden architecture, Parliament, drainage, seawall, Creolese, culture, retrieval and writing practice.

Paraguay · 2 guides

Explore the Paraguay Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected independence history, bilingual culture, guarania, tereré, border systems, commerce, Alto Paraná regional routes, retrieval and writing practice.

Peru · 3 guides

Explore the Peru Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected UNESCO heritage, sillar, port systems, archaeology, ceviche, Spanish communication, retrieval and writing practice.

Suriname · 1 guide

Explore the Suriname Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected UNESCO heritage, wooden architecture, riverfront, multilingual culture, conservation, speaking and writing practice.

Uruguay · 1 guide

Explore the Uruguay Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Rambla, Ciudad Vieja, candombe, tango, speaking and writing practice.

Venezuela · 3 guides

Explore the Venezuela Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected capital, architecture, lake, heritage, Carabobo history, culture, speaking and writing practice.

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Australia

Australia · 53 guides

Adelaide–Gold Coast

Goulburn–Wagga Wagga

Warrnambool–Wollongong

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Pacific Islands

Fiji · 1 guide

Explore the Fiji Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected museum, market, harbour, multilingual-city, speaking and writing practice.

French Polynesia · 1 guide

Explore the French Polynesia Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Tahiti, market, waterfront, island-movement, speaking and writing practice.

Kiribati · 1 guide

Explore the Kiribati Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected atoll life, history, community, speaking and writing practice.

Marshall Islands · 1 guide

Explore the Marshall Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected navigation, canoe, lagoon, culture, speaking and writing practice.

New Caledonia · 1 guide

Explore the New Caledonia Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Kanak culture, lagoon, markets, museums, speaking and writing practice.

New Zealand · 3 guides

Explore the New Zealand Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected museums, transport, heritage, conservation, Māori place names, speaking and writing practice.

Northern Mariana Islands · 1 guide

Explore the Northern Mariana Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Saipan, culture, history, marine safety, speaking and writing practice.

Papua New Guinea · 1 guide

Explore the Papua New Guinea Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected culture, nature, movement, speaking and writing practice.

Samoa · 1 guide

Explore the Samoa Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Faʻa Samoa, market, heritage, speaking and writing practice.

Solomon Islands · 1 guide

Explore the Solomon Islands Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected culture, Guadalcanal history, speaking and writing practice.

Tonga · 1 guide

Explore the Tonga Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected Tongatapu, royal heritage, speaking and writing practice.

Vanuatu · 1 guide

Explore the Vanuatu Travel Vocabulary Hub for connected market, culture, reef, speaking and writing practice.

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How a place helps a word make sense

Did you know that one ordinary scene can give you several useful kinds of language? At a station, you might name a platform, describe a crowded entrance and explain why you need to transfer. A place gives the words a job.

Begin with what you can point to or describe. Then add an action, a detail and a reason. “We crossed the bridge” becomes “We crossed the narrow bridge to reach the museum.” Each addition should help your reader picture the scene.

The guides focus on different local themes. Some entries are place names, some are single words and some are useful expressions. Treat each entry as a tool to understand and use, rather than a phrase to squeeze into every paragraph.

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Choose an easy starting point

Try three entries from a guide. Can you explain each one in plain English? Can you make a sentence of your own? Your answers show which step will help today.

  • “These words are new to me.” Choose three to five concrete entries. Connect each to an object, picture or clear example.
  • “I recognise the words, but I get stuck using them.” Say a short sentence aloud, then write it. Keep the meaning clear before adding detail.
  • “I can already use them.” Compare two nearby meanings, explain a choice or describe a fresh scene without the list.

Choose the route that makes the next task manageable. You can move on as soon as your own work shows you are ready.

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A cheerful ten-minute word adventure

  1. Choose one scene. Try arriving at a station, examining an object or describing a meal. Keep the task small.
  2. Pick five entries. Read their meanings and examples. Explain each in your own words.
  3. Build a clear sentence. Begin with who did what. Add one useful detail.
  4. Close the guide. Say or write the words you remember. Reopen it to check.
  5. Make something yours. Write three connected sentences, ask a practical question or give a short spoken description.

This uses the eduKate Fencing Method: start within a small, clear boundary, then add one new difficulty when the earlier step feels secure. Five well-used entries are a useful beginning.

One sentence, then one useful detail

Starting sentence: “We waited at the station.”
Add a precise place: “We waited on the platform.”
Add a reason: “We waited on the platform because our train had not arrived.”

Notice what changed: the place became clearer, then the reason became clearer. You do not need an impressive adjective in every sentence. Choose the detail that helps someone understand.

For a writing task, imagine a small change of plan. In a short paragraph, show what you expected, what happened, what you decided and how the scene ended. Label an imagined journey as fiction.

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How do you know the words are becoming yours?

  • Meaning: Can you explain the entry without copying its definition?
  • Choice: Does it fit the scene, or would a simpler word work better?
  • Sentence: Have you used the word with the right grammar and a natural word partner?
  • Recall: Can you remember it when the guide is closed?
  • Transfer: Can you use it in another suitable scene?

If one step feels shaky, return to that step. If the meaning is unclear, look at another example. If a sentence sounds awkward, shorten it and try again. If recall is difficult, practise a smaller set before adding more.

Keep your first attempt and your revision. A clearer sentence, a better question or a more precise description is progress you can see. Revisit a few words another day and mix them with words from a second destination.

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A few friendly questions

Do I need to learn all 100 entries at once?

No. Start with a handful that fit one scene. Return for another small set when you can explain and use the first one.

Can I use the guides without travelling?

Absolutely. Work from a labelled photograph, a reading passage or a checked source. Say “The photograph shows…” when you are describing a picture. An imagined journey works well for fiction.

Can parents and children learn together?

Yes. Take turns describing one detail or asking one question. Offer a prompt when needed, then let the learner make the final sentence independently.

Are these complete foreign-language courses?

The series supports vocabulary and English learning through destinations. Some guides also include Chinese meanings, Mandarin or pronunciation support; check the individual guide to see what it provides.

Is every place listed here a city?

Most are cities, while some are islands or other destinations. The collection follows the places covered by the published guides.

Can I use the guides as current travel information?

Use them for learning. Before an actual visit, check current entry rules, access, opening hours and safety information with the relevant official sources.

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Where would you like to go next?

Choose one useful next step, enjoy the discovery, and bring a few new words back into your own English.

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Find another place to practise your English

A new place gives familiar words something to attach to: a street scene, a building, a meal or a conversation. These routes extend the city directory with more vocabulary guides. Choose one city, read for a scene you can imagine, and turn a few expressions into your own sentences.

Open the route closest to your question. Each guide can be read on its own.

South Asia: compare the language of different city scenes

Use the Bangladesh guides to compare how different city scenes are described. For the wider Indian collection, follow the existing India country hub, where the city guides are already gathered.

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South East Asia: continue into Indonesia

Choose Depok or Tangerang for another set of city vocabulary scenes. Read one section closely, then use a few expressions to describe a place you know.

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Middle East: explore city vocabulary and cultural descriptions

Choose a city guide for vocabulary practice, or begin with the Bahrain hub for a guided route through Manama. Focus on the language of the scene and the details that make its description precise.

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Armenia: begin with Yerevan

Open the Armenia country route to connect the Yerevan vocabulary guide with an organised reading and writing activity.

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You can use these as reading and writing activities wherever you are. Describe one scene, add a precise detail, and explain what caught your attention.

Practise travel language close to home: the Crazy Rich Singapore estate reading and vocabulary route connects all 27 HDB-town and estate articles with English–中文 place vocabulary. Choose an estate, describe its homes, parks and transport, then compare those descriptions with a city guide from this directory. The estate sequence ranks HDB-resident population, not household wealth.

Find the places behind the city names: the Top 10 Places to Visit World City Directory connects landmarks, museums, gardens and historic districts with clear location notes. Begin with Herat, Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif, then return to the vocabulary guides to describe what each place reveals.

Explore the Australia collection: the Australia Vocabulary Learning Hub organises all 52 city and regional guides by state and territory, with connected reading paths, worked examples and short practice. Choose it when you want to compare places or turn travel words into a clear explanation.

Keep exploring with eduKateSG. Choose the Learning Hubs for another subject, the Education Hub for wider learning questions, or World & Knowledge for the ideas behind a discovery. The eduKate Ecosystem Hub helps you find the right specialist home.

Explore the world behind the words: Crazy Rich World connects country stories about food, culture, cities and technology. Choose one story, then return to a city vocabulary guide and use five words to explain what you discovered.

Explore the Russia collection: the Russia Travel Vocabulary Hub groups all 32 published city guides, with major-city starting points, related-city reading and direct routes to writing practice.

Explore the North Korea collection: the North Korea Travel Vocabulary Hub groups all 24 city guides into routes for city life, water and transport, materials and making, and landscapes, nature and food. Choose a theme, then follow its connected practice route.

Explore the Taiwan collection: the Taiwan Travel Vocabulary Hub groups all 36 published destination guides, with regional collections, themed comparisons and direct links to practice. Start with five expressions and one small scene, then compare a related place.

Explore more country collections

Ready to stay a little longer? These country hubs bring their destination guides and practice routes together in one friendly place.

Japan: Explore the Japan Travel Vocabulary Hub for city guides, speaking and writing practice.

Vietnam country hub: Explore all 29 Vietnam vocabulary guides, with major-city starters, grouped destination links and shared learning routes.

India: Explore the India Travel Vocabulary Hub for city and destination guides, useful expressions and English practice.

Explore the Japan collection: the Japan Travel Vocabulary Hub brings together 94 guides, with major-city starting points, a complete destination index and paired-city activities for speaking and writing.

Explore the Afghanistan collection: the Afghanistan Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Herat, Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif guides through architecture, geography, heritage, evidence and writing practice. These are educational learning resources, not travel recommendations; check current official safety advice separately.

Explore the Azerbaijan collection: the Azerbaijan Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Baku, Ganja and Sumgayit guides through heritage, literary history, Caspian geography, planned industry, living culture and evidence-based writing. For broader national travel English, continue to the Azerbaijan Top 200 vocabulary guide.

Explore the Vanuatu collection: the Vanuatu Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Port Vila guide with market, cultural heritage, reef, transport, speaking and writing routes.

Explore the Venezuela collection: the Venezuela Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia guides through architecture, lake and bridge systems, heritage, Carabobo history, culture, speaking and evidence-based writing. These are educational language resources, not travel recommendations; check current official advice separately.

Explore the Uruguay collection: the Uruguay Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Montevideo guide with Rambla, Ciudad Vieja, market, candombe, tango, speaking, retrieval and writing routes.

Explore the Suriname collection: the Suriname Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Paramaribo guide with the Suriname River, UNESCO heritage, Fort Zeelandia, Waterkant, wooden architecture, multicultural language and food, 2026 conservation vocabulary, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Peru collection: the Peru Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Arequipa, Callao and Lima guides through sillar architecture, UNESCO historic centres, port systems, archaeology, ceviche, Spanish communication, retrieval and evidence-based writing. Continue to Machu Picchu for a wider Peru archaeology and engineering route.

Explore the Paraguay collection: the Paraguay Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Asunción and Ciudad del Este guides through independence history, civic architecture, Spanish–Guaraní bilingual culture, guarania, tereré, cross-border movement, commerce, Alto Paraná engineering and nature routes, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Guyana collection: the Guyana Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Georgetown guide with the Demerara River, Stabroek Market, St George’s Cathedral, Parliament, urban gardens, canal and sluice engineering, the seawall, Guyanese food, Creolese, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the French Guiana collection: the French Guiana Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Cayenne guide with Fort Cépérou, Place des Palmistes, the central market, Alexandre-Franconie museum, Creole architecture, tropical ecology, French and Guyanese Creole language context, food, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Ecuador collection: the Ecuador Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Cuenca, Guayaquil and Quito guides through Andean geography, UNESCO historic centres, the Guayas riverfront, cacao, paja toquilla, Spanish communication, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Colombia collection: the Colombia Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Bogotá, Cali and Medellín guides through Andean geography, archaeology, public space, salsa and Pacific music, Metro and Metrocable systems, public art, living heritage, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Chile collection: the Chile Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Antofagasta, Santiago and Valparaíso guides through desert-coast geology, Andes and metropolitan transport, UNESCO port heritage, historic ascensores, museums, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Brazil collection: the Brazil Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Brasília, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo guides through modern urbanism, UNESCO cultural landscape, museums, neighbourhoods, transport, Portuguese communication, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Bolivia collection: the Bolivia Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Sucre guides through valley geography, tropical lowlands, UNESCO heritage, gastronomy, biodiversity, transport, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Explore the Argentina collection: the Argentina Travel Vocabulary Hub connects the Buenos Aires, Córdoba and Rosario guides through civic history, tango, theatre, UNESCO Jesuit heritage, cuarteto, Paraná riverfront, retrieval and evidence-based writing.

Choose your city experiences: the Top 10 Things to Do When Visiting and Touring — World City Directory connects city attractions, food, crafts and cultural encounters with the vocabulary collection. Begin with the four Afghanistan city guides and follow each article’s current travel context.

Choose a country and build your journey: the Top 10 Things to Do When Visiting and Touring | World Country Directory connects country guides with cultural experiences, practical regional routes and English–Chinese vocabulary. Begin with Afghanistan’s heritage-reading guide, Albania, Algeria or Andorra, and follow each article’s current access and travel-advice notes.

Next to do: cities and countries

Editorial planning queue — check for newly published guides before starting. Where shall we explore next? This working worldwide shortlist contains 282 cities and destination municipalities to check for future Visiting and Touring vocabulary guides.

Inventory checked: 7 October 2026 (Singapore). These candidates were compared with 964 published guides in the series, including the older “Visting” spelling and alternative city names. The list is a dated research snapshot, not an automatic tracker or a complete list of every missing city.

Start with a country that does not yet have a collection, or fill an important city gap in an existing branch. Before writing each batch, check for a newly published guide and any planned work in the country branch. After publication, remove the city from this queue and add its live guide to the directory above. City names below are intentionally not links to unwritten articles.

Asia · 88 next-to-do entries
  • Bhutan: Thimphu.
  • Cambodia: Takeo.
  • China: Weifang; Wuzhong; Yantai.
  • Georgia: Tbilisi.
  • Hong Kong: Hong Kong.
  • India: New Delhi; Pimpri-Chinchwad.
  • Indonesia: Bekasi; Depok; Tangerang.
  • Iran: Isfahan; Mashhad; Tehran.
  • Iraq: Baghdad; Erbil; Mosul.
  • Israel: Haifa; Jerusalem.
  • Japan: Hachiōji; Kawaguchi; Ōta.
  • Jordan: Amman; Irbid; Zarqa.
  • Kazakhstan: Almaty; Astana; Shymkent.
  • Kuwait: Kuwait City.
  • Kyrgyzstan: Bishkek; Osh.
  • Lebanon: Beirut.
  • Macao: Macau.
  • Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur; Petaling Jaya; Shah Alam.
  • Maldives: Malé.
  • Mongolia: Ulaanbaatar.
  • Myanmar: Mandalay; Mawlamyine; Naypyidaw.
  • Nepal: Bharatpur; Kathmandu; Pokhara.
  • North Korea: Hungnam.
  • Oman: Seeb.
  • Pakistan: Islamabad; Karachi; Lahore.
  • Palestinian territories: Gaza.
  • Philippines: Calamba; Caloocan; Mandaluyong City.
  • Qatar: Ar Rayyān.
  • Saudi Arabia: Dammam; Madinah; Makkah.
  • Singapore: Singapore.
  • South Korea: Changwon; Hwaseong-si; Seoul.
  • Sri Lanka: Colombo.
  • Syria: Aleppo; Damascus; Homs.
  • Taiwan: Banqiao (New Taipei City).
  • Tajikistan: Dushanbe; Isfara; Istaravshan.
  • Thailand: Bangkok; Samut Prakan.
  • Turkmenistan: Ashgabat.
  • Türkiye: Ankara; Bursa; İzmir.
  • United Arab Emirates: Ajman; Ras Al Khaimah; Sharjah.
  • Uzbekistan: Andijon; Namangan; Tashkent.
  • Vietnam: Nam Định; Rạch Giá; Thái Nguyên.
  • Yemen: Aden; Sanaa; Taiz.
Europe · 58 next-to-do entries
  • Albania: Tirana.
  • Andorra: Andorra la Vella.
  • Belarus: Gomel; Grodno; Minsk.
  • Bulgaria: Plovdiv; Sofia; Varna.
  • Cyprus: Nicosia.
  • Czechia: Ostrava.
  • Denmark: Aarhus.
  • France: Bordeaux; Paris.
  • Germany: Bremen; Cologne; Hannover.
  • Gibraltar: Gibraltar.
  • Greece: Thessaloniki.
  • Guernsey: Saint Peter Port.
  • Iceland: Reykjavík.
  • Ireland: Dublin.
  • Isle of Man: Douglas.
  • Italy: Genoa; Palermo; Turin.
  • Jersey: Saint Helier.
  • Kosovo: Pristina.
  • Lithuania: Kaunas.
  • Moldova: Chisinau.
  • Monaco: Monaco.
  • Montenegro: Podgorica.
  • Netherlands: Amsterdam.
  • North Macedonia: Skopje.
  • Norway: Bergen; Oslo.
  • Poland: Łódź; Warsaw; Wrocław.
  • Romania: Bucharest; Constanța; Iaşi.
  • Russia: Chelyabinsk; Krasnodar; Voronezh.
  • Serbia: Belgrade; Niš.
  • Spain: Málaga; Murcia; Valencia.
  • Sweden: Gothenburg; Malmö.
  • Switzerland: Bern; Zürich.
  • Ukraine: Kharkiv; Kyiv; Odesa.
  • United Kingdom: Birkenhead; Southend-on-Sea.
Africa · 113 next-to-do entries
  • Algeria: Algiers; Constantine; Oran.
  • Angola: Huambo; Luanda; Lubango.
  • Benin: Abomey-Calavi; Parakou; Porto-Novo.
  • Botswana: Gaborone.
  • Burkina Faso: Bobo-Dioulasso; Ouagadougou.
  • Burundi: Bujumbura; Gitega.
  • Cabo Verde: Praia.
  • Cameroon: Bamenda; Douala; Yaoundé.
  • Central African Republic: Bangui.
  • Chad: N' Djamena.
  • Comoros: Moroni.
  • Côte d’Ivoire: Abidjan; Bouaké; Yamoussoukro.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kinshasa; Lubumbashi; Mbuji-Mayi.
  • Djibouti: Djibouti.
  • Egypt: Giza; Port Said; Shubra El Kheima.
  • Eritrea: Asmara.
  • Eswatini: Mbabane.
  • Ethiopia: Addis Ababa; Gondar; Jijiga.
  • Gabon: Libreville.
  • Gambia: Banjul; Serekunda.
  • Ghana: Accra; Kumasi; Tamale.
  • Guinea: Conakry.
  • Guinea-Bissau: Bissau.
  • Kenya: Kakamega; Mombasa; Nakuru.
  • Lesotho: Maseru.
  • Liberia: Monrovia.
  • Libya: Benghazi; Misratah; Tripoli.
  • Madagascar: Antananarivo; Antsirabe; Toamasina.
  • Malawi: Blantyre; Lilongwe.
  • Mali: Bamako; Sikasso.
  • Mauritania: Nouakchott.
  • Mauritius: Port Louis.
  • Mayotte: Mamoudzou.
  • Morocco: Casablanca; Fes; Rabat.
  • Mozambique: Maputo; Matola; Nampula.
  • Namibia: Windhoek.
  • Niger: Maradi; Niamey; Zinder.
  • Nigeria: Abuja; Kano; Lagos.
  • Republic of the Congo: Brazzaville; Pointe-Noire.
  • Rwanda: Kigali.
  • Réunion: Saint-Denis.
  • Senegal: Dakar; Pikine; Touba.
  • Seychelles: Victoria.
  • Sierra Leone: Freetown; Kenema.
  • Somalia: Borama; Hargeysa; Mogadishu.
  • South Africa: Bloemfontein; Durban; Pretoria.
  • South Sudan: Juba; Yei.
  • Sudan: Khartoum; Khartoum North; Omdurman.
  • São Tomé and Príncipe: São Tomé.
  • Tanzania: Dodoma; Mwanza; Zanzibar.
  • Togo: Lomé.
  • Tunisia: Sfax; Tunis.
  • Uganda: Kampala; Kira; Nansana.
  • Zambia: Kitwe; Lusaka; Ndola.
  • Zimbabwe: Bulawayo; Chitungwiza; Harare.
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  • Antigua and Barbuda: Saint John’s.
  • Aruba: Oranjestad.
  • Bahamas: Nassau.
  • Barbados: Bridgetown.
  • Canada: Brampton; Mississauga; Surrey.
  • Cayman Islands: George Town.
  • Costa Rica: San José.
  • Cuba: Camagüey; Havana; Santiago de Cuba.
  • Curaçao: Willemstad.
  • Dominica: Roseau.
  • Dominican Republic: Santiago de los Caballeros; Santo Domingo; Santo Domingo Este.
  • El Salvador: San Salvador; Soyapango.
  • Guatemala: Guatemala City; Mixco; Villa Nueva.
  • Haiti: Pétionville.

Research notes and publishing checks

The starting names and country or territory assignments come from the GeoNames geographical data extracts and country information file. We selected uncovered capitals and larger settlements, limited this first queue to three entries per country or territory, omitted selected neighbourhood records, and checked alternative names against the published series. Some separate municipalities belong to a larger metropolitan area; check the intended scope before commissioning their guides.

GeoNames population fields help select candidates but have different reference dates and settlement boundaries; this is not a current population ranking, tourism popularity ranking or travel recommendation. Country and territory groupings are browsing labels, not a statement about sovereignty. For an actual visit, check current official travel and access information separately.

City-name data adapted from GeoNames, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0; filtered, regrouped and editorially adapted for eduKateSG.

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Understand the places behind the words: the Top 10 Things to Learn When Visiting and Touring Country Directory connects geography, history, architecture, language, food and culture through ten lessons per country. Begin with Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria and Andorra.

Before visiting: understand the city

For city context and practical questions alongside your vocabulary learning, explore Top 20 Things to Know Before Visiting and Touring: World City Guide. The opening Afghanistan collection covers Herat, Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif. Its city guides explain the current advice against travel and offer cultural learning routes from home.

Turn a city word into a photograph

Pair your vocabulary reading with the Top 10 Photos and Selfies — World City Directory. The city guides connect words such as texture, axis and repetition to specific photo ideas, with permission and access notes. Start with the Afghanistan selection: Herat, Kabul, Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif.

Explore the complete project: return to the World Travel & Luxury Hub to move between city guides, country guides, places, practical planning, food, photos, vocabulary and Crazy Rich World.

Continue Through the Luxury Project

Project route: Luxury | World Directory · The Art of Luxury | Complete Series Directory · Crazy Rich World · World Travel Hub

More published city vocabulary guides

These guides are ready to read. Choose a city, practise five useful words in a short scene, then return to the country collections above. These published guides supersede their entries in the earlier next-to-do list.

For more practice, explore the China Learning Hub or the India Travel Vocabulary Hub.