Places: Continents, Countries & Cities

Sunset skyline of Edinburgh, Scotland, with the Balmoral Clock Tower, the gothic Scott Monument, and Edinburgh Castle rising above Old and New Town rooftops.

Edinburgh — Capital of Scotland

Edinburgh (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Èideann; often nicknamed “Auld Reekie” or the “Athens of the North”) is Scotland’s capital, seated on

Countries

A to Z Countries and Capitals

This page lists 196 country–capital pairs in clean A–Z order. It’s designed for fast lookups, studying, and quizzes.Use the alphabet

Travel budget essentials laid out on a wooden table, including a backpack with flag pins, foreign currency, a passport, vintage camera, bus tickets, noodles, and a map of Southeast Asia.

Countries Travel Guides

Best Countries For Budget Travel

If you want the biggest adventures for the smallest spend, you need destinations where your money stretches further—because of local

Colorful hot air balloon floating over misty fields and limestone mountains in Vang Vieng, Laos

Countries Travel Guides

Top Countries for Off-the-Beaten-Path Travel

Travelers seeking adventure often dream of places where tourist buses are few and authenticity is abundant. From remote deserts to

Alpine valley with wildflowers, rocky cliffs, and distant lake under soft mountain light.

Countries Travel Guides

Most Beautiful Countries to Travel To in 2026

Picture snow-dusted peaks dropping into turquoise fjords, jungle valleys stitched with rice terraces, ancient stone lanes that open onto sunlit

Aerial view of Edinburgh city with Edinburgh Castle on Castle Rock, surrounded by historic spires and stone buildings.

Cities Travel Guides

Travel to Edinburgh

Edinburgh blends volcanic landscapes, medieval lanes, and Enlightenment elegance into one compact, walkable capital. From Edinburgh Castle’s basalt throne to

Aerial view of Gatineau with the Canadian Museum of History on the Ottawa River.

Capital Cities

Capital of Canada: Ottawa

Canada’s political heart beats in Ottawa—set where the Ottawa and Rideau rivers meet, about 124 miles (200 kilometers) west of

Svan defensive towers above Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia, at golden-hour sunset with autumn forests and layered Caucasus mountains behind.

Cities Explainers & Big Questions

Mestia, Georgia

Nestled deep in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains, Mestia (მესტია) is the small highland hub of Upper Svaneti — a place of

Man floating and reading a book in the Dead Sea, Israel, demonstrating effortless buoyancy in hypersaline water

Explainers & Big Questions Israel Landforms & Water

Why People Float in the Dead Sea (and How It Works)

The Dead Sea is famous for a simple, almost magical moment: you lean back and—without kicking—you bob to the surface

Aerial view of a white salt island formation in the green waters of the Dead Sea, showing crystallized magnesium and mineral deposits.

Explainers & Big Questions Israel Landforms & Water Resources and Economy

Which Mineral Is the Dead Sea Rich In? Composition & Benefits

The Dead Sea, straddling Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan, is famous for water so dense you float without trying.