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25 day trips · 2026 edition

25 Classic Day Trips from Great Cities

Twenty-five classic day trips from cities covered on GoTourist, from Versailles and Sintra to Nara, Ayutthaya, Niagara Falls and the Blue Mountains. Each guide explains roughly how to get there by train or bus, what to see and practical tips, and links back to the city guide. This is a curated selection, not a ranking: the numbers are for ease of use only. Journey times are approximate.

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All 25 day trips, by rank

  1. The garden front of the Palace of Versailles Rank 1

    Versailles

    Île-de-France, France

    Full guide
  2. Flower garden at Monet's house, Giverny Rank 2

    Giverny

    Normandy, France

    Full guide
  3. Toledo above the River Tagus Rank 3

    Toledo

    Castilla–La Mancha, Spain

    Full guide
  4. The Roman aqueduct of Segovia Rank 4

    Segovia

    Castile and León, Spain

    Full guide
  5. Pena Palace on its hilltop above Sintra Rank 5

    Sintra

    Lisbon District, Portugal

    Full guide
  6. The Rozenhoedkaai canal and the Belfry of Bruges Rank 6

    Bruges

    West Flanders, Belgium

    Full guide
  7. The Yōmeimon gate of Nikkō Tōshō-gū Rank 7

    Nikkō

    Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

    Full guide
  8. The Great Buddha of Kamakura Rank 8

    Kamakura

    Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

    Full guide
  9. The Great Buddha Hall of Tōdai-ji, Nara Rank 9

    Nara

    Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Full guide
  10. Piazza del Campo, Siena Rank 10

    Siena

    Tuscany, Italy

    Full guide
  11. Fountains in the gardens of Villa d'Este, Tivoli Rank 11

    Tivoli

    Lazio, Italy

    Full guide
  12. Sanssouci Palace above its terraces, Potsdam Rank 12

    Potsdam

    Brandenburg, Germany

    Full guide
  13. The Upper Ward of Windsor Castle Rank 13

    Windsor Castle

    Berkshire, England

    Full guide
  14. The Royal Crescent, Bath Rank 14

    Bath

    Somerset, England

    Full guide
  15. Neuschwanstein Castle seen from the Marienbrücke Rank 15

    Neuschwanstein Castle

    Bavaria, Germany

    Full guide
  16. Bellagio on Lake Como, seen from the ferry Rank 16

    Bellagio

    Lake Como, Italy

    Full guide
  17. Windmills at the Zaanse Schans Rank 17

    Zaanse Schans

    North Holland, Netherlands

    Full guide
  18. Montserrat Abbey below the rock pinnacles Rank 18

    Montserrat

    Catalonia, Spain

    Full guide
  19. Temple ruins of Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya Rank 19

    Ayutthaya

    Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand

    Full guide
  20. The Horseshoe Falls at Niagara Rank 20

    Niagara Falls

    Ontario, Canada

    Full guide
  21. The Three Sisters, Blue Mountains Rank 21

    Blue Mountains

    New South Wales, Australia

    Full guide
  22. St Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora Rank 22

    Kutná Hora

    Central Bohemia, Czech Republic

    Full guide
  23. Dürnstein on the Danube, Wachau Valley Rank 23

    Wachau Valley

    Lower Austria, Austria

    Full guide
  24. The Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island Rank 24

    Tian Tan Buddha

    Lantau Island, Hong Kong

    Full guide
  25. Walls of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon Rank 25

    Suwon Hwaseong Fortress

    Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

    Full guide