There are some tourist attractions which are easily recognized by almost everyone. They have become the icons of travel and are must-sees for all who love traveling. I am trying to visit them all, and we have certainly seen most of them, but Lee and I are both running out of time.

   Here is a collection of these icons that we have accumulated thus far.

   The Eiffel Tower, in Paris, France

Eiffel Tower

 In London, there is the Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge

 and Big Ben

Big Ben

 In Istanbul, Hagia Sophia gets the nod

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

 while in Greece, it is the Parthenon

Parthenon, Athens

 In China, the Great Wall take precedence

Great Wall of China

 Rome has the Colosseum

The Colosseum, Rome

 In the United States, there is the Statue of Liberty in New York City,

Statue of LibertyMount Rushmore, in South Dakota Mount Rushmore

and the Golden Gate Bridge, in San Francisco, California

Golden Gate Bridge

 One more, that I almost forgot. One of the Europe’s oldest travel icons is the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

Leaning Tower, with Baptistry and Duomo