The World’s 15 Best Architecture and Landmark Tours

Venice: St. Mark's Basilica Guided Tour & VR History Intro - Entering St. Mark’s Basilica without the regular ticket queue

★★★★★★★★★★3.9 · 4,880 reviews · 45 minutes - 2 hours · from $26Our pick

Review of Venice’s St. Mark’s Basilica tour with VR history intro, skip-the-line entry, guided visit, audio tips, and value advice.

“Overall this was a great experience. I was slightly confused because I was under the impression that I booked a self-guided audio tour but when I went to retrieve my tickets we were placed in a group for a guided tour. The app even had us download the audio tour beforehand but our names were on the guides list so we went with it. It ended up being a great tour.”

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Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

2.Venice’s Best: Basilica, Doge’s Palace, Gondola & History Gallery

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,478 reviews · 3 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $129

Review of Venice’s Best tour with St. Mark’s Basilica, Doge’s Palace, gondola ride, museums, and VR history gallery.

“Very good! Saw everything as advertised. St Mark's was great. Doge Palace art works were fascinating. We had a great gondola ride. We enjoyed our 50th anniversary experience!”

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Córdoba: Skip-the-Line Great Mosque-Cathedral History Tour

3.Córdoba: Skip-the-Line Great Mosque-Cathedral History Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,690 reviews · 1 hour · from $38

Tour Córdoba’s Mosque-Cathedral with skip-the-line entry, a live guide, audio receivers, and 900 years of Islamic and Christian history.

“The guide (Angel) explained everything with the right amount of detail, in a very interesting way and with great enthusiasm. It was a very pleasurable experience.”

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Pantheon Elite Guided Tour – Rome’s Iconic Ancient Temple

4.Pantheon Elite Guided Tour – Rome’s Iconic Ancient Temple

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,447 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $41Top rated

Review of Rome’s Pantheon guided tour, with expert guides, timed entry, practical tips, value, crowds, dress rules, and cancellation details.

“Very interesting. A spectacular dome. Silvia was very knowledgeable and committed to a very pleasant tour. Recommended tour.”

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Dubai: Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, Palace, and Heritage Village

5.Abu Dhabi Grand Mosque, Palace, and Heritage Village

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 1,265 reviews · 8 hours · from $75

Review of an Abu Dhabi day trip from Dubai featuring Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Qasr Al Watan, Heritage Village, transport, tips, and value.

“Abrar Muhammad was my tour guide. He was very friendly, which made the ride very pleasant. I can warmly recommend a tour to Abu Dhabi to everyone.”

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Chicago in a Day: Food, History & Architecture Walking Tour

6.Chicago in a Day: Food, History & Architecture Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,153 reviews · 4 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $100

Taste deep-dish pizza, hot dogs, Italian beef, and Chicago architecture on a small-group walking tour through the Loop and River North.

“Well paced with a lot of sights, info and food packed in the short time frame. I have some knowledge about Chicago and our guide, Dave, was accurate and well researched.”

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Venice: The History of St. Mark’s Basilica Tour

7.The History of St. Mark’s Basilica Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 986 reviews · 15 - 45 minutes · from $34

Review of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice, with skip-the-line entry, audio guide, Pala d’Oro, museum, terrace, prices, and practical tips.

“Easy to locate ticket collection. Skipped the long queue! Beautiful place and so pleased we booked the extras.”

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Colosseum Special Access Tour, with Ancient Temples & Tombs

8.Colosseum Special Access Tour, with Ancient Temples & Tombs

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 747 reviews · from $95

Review of Rome’s Colosseum Special Access Tour, with arena or underground entry, Roman Forum, Palatine Hill, guides, value, and practical tips.

“the guide was incredibly helpful, considered, and he has all the knowledge.”

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Historic Charleston Walking Tour: Rainbow Row, Churches, and More

9.Historic Charleston Walking Tour: Rainbow Row, Churches, and More

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 691 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $40

Review of Charleston’s two-hour historic walking tour, with Rainbow Row, the Battery, churches, gardens, Powder Magazine, and practical tips.

“You will be standing and walking for 2 hours. The guide was very knowledgeable and informative about Charleston. It is a worthwhile tour. I am so glad we did it.”

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Chiang Mai: Historic Temples and City Guided Walking Tour

10.Chiang Mai: Historic Temples and City Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 650 reviews · 3 hours · from $21

Review of Chiang Mai’s 3-hour temple walking tour, with Wat Phra Singh, Wat Chedi Luang, local guides, costs, tips, and honest advice.

“The tour was excellent and our guide was so kind, patient and knowledgable that I was just blown away. Thank you so much for your effort and good job. It’s coming from someone who did a lot of tours around the world.”

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Basilica, Doge’s Palace, History Gallery & Bell Tower Option

11.Basilica, Doge’s Palace, History Gallery & Bell Tower Option

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 586 reviews · 2 to 3 hours (approx.) · from $116

Review of Venice’s Doge’s Palace and St. Mark’s Basilica tour, with skip-the-line entry, a VR history gallery, and optional bell tower views.

“Excellent experience and the tour guide was amazing. I would highly recommend this tour for family and friends.”

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Bangkok City Highlights Tour: Grand Palace & Three Iconic Temples

12.Bangkok City Highlights Tour: Grand Palace & Three Iconic Temples

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 542 reviews · from $149

Review of Bangkok’s Grand Palace and three temple tour, with practical tips on guides, transport, dress, timing, price, and value.

“Grand palace and three iconic temples are the best to visit in Thailand. Our guide Mr. Panu is very knowledgeable and friendly and intelligent. He is also best taking our family pictures. 👍 We highly recommend booking through Viator. Day Read more”

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Guided Tour, Historic Center Sassi Rock Churches and Cave House

13.Guided Tour, Historic Center Sassi Rock Churches and Cave House

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 461 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $26

Explore Matera’s Sassi with a local guide, entering Santa Maria de Idris and a cave home on this practical two-hour walk.

“MUST DO when you are in Matera!! The history of the Sassy in so amazing and the guide point out so many things you would miss.”

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Charleston’s Best Highlights: History, Culture & Architecture

14.Charleston’s Best Highlights: History, Culture & Architecture

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 422 reviews · 2 hours (approx.)

Explore Charleston’s landmarks, slavery history, churches, and waterfront on a flexible two-hour walking tour with an expert guide.

“Our guide, Finn was pleasant and knowledgeable. He presented the history of Charleston with enthusiasm and wit. We appreciated him being open and receptive to questions. We loved learning and seeing details around the city that would have otherwise been overlooked. He was also adaptive to work around impending weather conditions. We didn’t mind a few raindrops!”

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