London - If you’re already starting to think about where to visit this year, Lonely Planet might be able to help. The travel site has released their pick of the best new tourist destinations.
In at number one is the observation deck at the One World Trade Center, opening in April. At 381m (of the total 541m) visitors will be able to dine at restaurants, visit shops, or simply enjoy the panoramic views of the Big Apple.
Coming in at number 2 is the Cape Canopy tour, situated in the Elgin Valley, which spans the 70 000ha Hottentots Holland reserve. The zipline includes 13 elevated platforms, a swing bridge and slides of more than 300m long. The tour takes you into previously inaccessible parts of this world heritage site.
Also making the list is the burial site of King Richard III, the last English king to die in battle – the Battle of Bosworth in 1485.
The new £4 million visitor centre in Leicester is next to the spot where the king’s remains were buried more than 500 years ago. These were discovered in a car park in 2012.
The childhood home of Johnny Cash in Arkansas is also opening to the public soon, showing the Dyess Colony created as part of Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal to aid the nation’s economic recovery from the Great Depression.
The agricultural resettlement community shows how the singer grew up as part of the community and his house is furnished as it would have been when he lived there.
Daily Mail