World's TOP 10

At one time or another, honestly hasn’t every one of us dream of living in an exquisite house? Eyes closed, yes we have! But remember with that kind of a house, there comes a big price tag. If you are just another somebody who lives and works for the weekend, surely you are not going to own that kind of a house. The curious mind explores which houses are really the most expensive in the world. The list of the top 10 is not so palpable. Read on…

Located in Romania at the border of Wallachia and Transylvania, this $135 million castle is often acclaimed as the “Castle of Dracula.” It was once a home to Vlad III the “Impaler” of Wallachia. Because of his pernicious behavior, readers have often associated him with Count Dracula, and Bran Castle has been concorded as the home of the titular character in the novel “Dracula” by Bram Stoke.It was a heart for Romanian royals. It featured 17 bedrooms. The castle is now a museum of antique artifacts. It is open for tourists to visit the museum independently or with a guided tour.

Fleur De Lys has often been marketed as the world’s most expensive house. Having a worth of $125 million, it is only number nine on our list. It covers an area of 41,000 square feet , and has 15 bedrooms, but apparently no bathrooms. It is located on 7 Thomas Street, Providence in Rhode Island. It was build in 1885 by the architect Edmund Rusell Willson. In 1992 it was declared as a National Historical Landmark.

Updown Court is a Californian style residence covering a land area of 58 acres in Windlesham, Surrey, England. Architect John B. Scholz designed the building. Construction started in the year 2002 and ended in 2006.This building comprises of 103 rooms of which 24 are bedrooms each with its bathroom. Other features of the house are its automated two lane bowling alley, five swimming pools, a squash court, tennis court, a wine cellar with a capacity of storage for 3000 bottles and a panic room. It also has a private cinema with 50 seats. Moreover it features an underground garage that can house eight stretched limousines.

Costing $150 million, the Manor is located in the Sydney suburb of Mosman. It is owned by Aaron Spelling. Initially it was planned as only an eight room cottage but it turned out to be a mansion with over thirty-two rooms.English writer Mary Lutyens stayed at this residence in the 1920’s and described it as “a huge and hideous villa.” The house covers a land area of 56,000 square feet. It has 123 rooms, a bowling alley and an ice rink. Not to forget an entire wing that covers Spelling’s wife’s wardrobe.

Valuing at $155 million, The Pinnacle is owned by Tim Blixseth and has two very unique features. One it has a private chair lift from the house to the ski-resort behind the house. Second, that it is probably the only house that does not claim its expensiveness in the entire world.It is comprised of 10 bedrooms, fireplaces in all bathrooms, a wine cellar which is huge, indoor and outdoor pools, gym and a massage room. We would only do justice by saying that it has the world’s best backyard- the ski resort.

It is a five story, Victorian style 10 bedroom Villa. IT also has an underground indoor swimming pool, panic room and a private movie theatre. It values at $161 million and is located in London.Elena Franchuk, daughter of a former Ukranian President and a friend of Elton John bought this house in 2008.

This house was featured in the movie, “The Godfather.” Another really interesting fact about this residence is that JFK spend his honeymoon here.It features three swimming pools, 29 bedrooms, a movie theatre and a disco for some odd reason.

This house has a 66,000 square feet main house, a basketball court, bowling alley, and a $150,000 hot tub. It is currently valued at $198 million. It is located in New York in the United States. Ira Rennert is its owner who named the house after the adjoining body of water, Fairfield Pond. This house has been awarded the status of the most valuable house in the United States.

Villa LEopolda was constructed by King Leopold II of Belgium in the year 1902. IT is located in the French town of Ville franche-sur-Mer on the French Riveria. It was bought by a Russian billionaire Prokhorov in 2008. Even though this man lost billions to the economic collapse he can still buy a three quarter billion summer house for himself.Villa Leopolda has 27 stories, and 19 bedrooms. IT was designed and built by an American architect, Ogden Codman, Jr.

Now finally, the most awaited number one. The grand finale! It’s the one billion dollar home, the Antilla; the actual most expensive house in the world.It is located in Mumbai, probably not a city one would expect to find the most expensive house in. It has 27 stories featuring 6 floors for parking. Then it has a separate health level which comprises a Jacuzzi, gym, and an ice room. A ballroom level. Several floors of bedrooms and bathrooms and a most awe-striking four story garden.The architecture of the building is Indian and is known as Vastu Shastra. In accordance to this Indian tradition, each floor of the house has not only a unique design but a unique set of materials and aesthetics are used in its construction. This means that each room is meant to seem like it’s from a different house.To sum it up, this house features everything the human mind could ever think of.

There is a small world living inside of New York itself, two trips to the place will leave you with many places unseen which means you will have to visit again. The City is larger than life, in regard to its population, its area, its food and the culture. From Uptown to Downtown there are so many things that you can do and so many places that you can visit. Top tens world have picked up the ten most must-visit places in New York City that should be on your list when you come visit the place.  These places will make you capture the style, spirit and energy of the complete city.

The attacks of The World Trade Center on the 9/11 2001 are reminded when you visit the 9/11 Memorial. It credits thousands of people who were killed in the incident. Also the people who were killed due to the bombing in the building of World Trade Center in 1993 are honored here. At the Memorial are identical reflecting pools hearing in the footprints of the Twin Towers that are each nearly an acre in dimension, the pools are surrounded by the names of all the people who died in the events, engraved in Bronze.

One of the busiest crowds is found in between the Broadway and Seventh Avenue. Thousands of people come to the Times Square just to stand and stare, some to watch the famed ball drop on New Year’s Eve and others to admire the 37 foot high LED which the largest in the whole World. The vehicle entrance was banned near the streets of Times Square to avoid more crowd and accidents, which made it easy for the people to Neon-gaze.

This would be the City’s main Playground for everyone. Located in the Manhattan, Central Park covers the area of 843 acres and offers a welcoming gesture for all of the city people. It has 21 areas to play, areas to ride bicycles, walk, run, play chess, ice-skate and even fish if it was not enough. Families and friends can come to the Park for relaxing themselves and for get together; this would be a real fun place to spend some quality time.

How could you miss the 360 degree view of the city? Not when you know where to get it! Top of the Rock and Rockefeller Center gives you a view of 24 acres of area at the height of more than 800 feet. Different shops and restaurants are viewed beautifully from the top.

The stunning building of Guggenheim Museum is not only amazing from the outside but from the inside too. The design of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s revolutionary building from the mid-20th-century is an important mark of the architecture and is renowned in the whole world. The art works of Camille Pissarro, Vasily Kandinsky, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning are exhibited inside of the building.

This Museum will give you a lot in one dish. If you are an art lover then this place might look like a heaven to you! It views the world under one roof, Greek and Roman art, Africa and America’s Art craft nevertheless European and Asian Paintings. On the whole the Museum conspires of more than two million works that are saved and inscribed from past five thousand years.

Another art Museum, The Museum of Modern Art also known as MoMA is a place where you can find modern and contemporary art from the 20^th and that of emerging into the 21^st. the famous works of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Andy Warhol. The collection of MoMA has collection has thousands of prints, drawings, paintings, sculpture, films, architectural renderings and design objects that one can enjoy when visits the place.

Who haven’t heard about the very famous ‘Statue of Liberty’? If you visit New York City this is the very place you want to be for sure. From 1886 this sign of freedom has been a beacon of Waterfront for the place.

Ellis Island Immigration is a gateway from where many people entered the United States of America and this place is a center of attention for those who are interested in knowing the history of the people who came to America for a new start. The American Family history Center specially keeps a computerized record of the people who had made the journey and is only shared with their descendants now.

The most famous office building of the world, the Empire state building is a Master piece of Art Décor design. A magnificent lobby, 86floors observatory along with 1000 feet above the streets of the city, giving a view of five states altogether from the top and an extremely romantic spot for a couple to spend time. This place is for sure on the top of the list that one should visit New York.

United Kingdom is known for many of its famous things like, The Royalty, Big Red buses, David Beckham, Oasis and the black cabs. How could we forget all the rivers that it has in it? From all 1000 Rivers flowing in the United Kingdom (small and big) there are 20 major rivers that are usually known by any person. But here we have come to make an order list of the longest Rivers in the United Kingdom ranking from the less long to the longest of all.

The tenth largest river of the United Kingdom is the River Nene; this river is situated in the East of England. The length of the river is approximately 161 km and the region where it rises is the sections of Northampton shire, Cambridge shire, Lincoln shire and Norfolk. It starts from the Arbury hills and ends at the Northampton water fall. The name ‘Nene’ is a Celtic word, which passed its name to the former Nene College of Higher Education in Northampton.

The Third longest in Scotland and ninth largest in the whole United Kingdom is the River Clyde. Situated in Scotland it flows through an important city, which is Glasgow. This river played an important role in shipbuilding and trade in the era of British Empire. The length of the river is 172 km; it starts from the Lowther hills in South Lanark shire and ends at the Firth of Clyde.

The Eighth largest river is also situated in Scotland, to a north eastern direction. It is also known as to be the fastest and longest flowing river in Scotland which is important for the fishing of Salmon fishes and also in Whisky making. The Length of the river is known to be 172 km which starts from Moray Firth at Spey- Bay.

With the length of 188 km, River Tay stands as the seventh longest river of the United Kingdom. The river starts from the Ben lui, Scottish Highlands and ends at the North Sea, Firth of Tay. Attracting anglers from around the world, River Tay is the best river of Salmon fishes and is best for the fishing of that kind.

Starting from Ure head and ending at the River Ouse in North Yorkshire in England, River Ure is 208 km in length. River Ure is one of those many rivers which drain into the River Ouse, and that is why it is also called as the River Ouse as well as River Ure.

The River Wye forms its borders in England and Wales. It is a part of the Wye Valley which is an important place regarding beautiful nature and amazing recreation. The River Wye is 215 km long in length and starts at the Plynlimon whereas it ends at the Chepstow, Severn Estuary. The Roman name for the river was ‘Vaga’ which meant ‘to roam’ as it was derived from vagor.

England’s other long river comes up named River Great Ouse, it flows into East Anglia to the North Sea. The River is 230 km long and is considered as very important for commercial navigation. The name ‘Ouse’ is from the Celtic which simply means ‘slow moving water’. The river brings in many other drains from other smaller rivers. With all that it’s the fourth longest river of the United Kingdom.

River Trent stands as the third longest river of the United Kingdom with the total length of 297 km. The source of the River Trent in the Stafford shire and ends at the Trent falls, Humber Estuary, Lincoln shire and York shire. The name ‘Trent’ comes from the Celtic word meaning ‘strongly flooding’.

With the length of 346 km, River Thames holds the second position in being the longest river of the United Kingdom. Flowing throw the Southern England it is the longest in England itself. The name of the River is derived from many political and geographical beings. It starts from the Thames Head and ends at the Thames Estuary and North Sea.

And the longest river from those rivers in the United Kingdom altogether is the River Severn, which has the length of 354 km in total. It is also known to be the greatest river regarding its water flow in England and Wales. The source of the River Severn is in the Plynlimon, Ceredigion and Wales and ends up at Severn Estuary. The name of the river was originally derived from the Celtic word which further turned and developed in different languages, ‘Sabrina’ to the Romans, ‘Hefren’ in Weldh and ‘Severn’ in English.

Various sites on the internet inform us about the beautiful, adventurous and historical places to visit, but on the earth there are many places which either you cannot go, or you are not allowed to.Our earth is full of mysterious, occult and cabbalistic places. There are many topographic points on earth which are not allowed to be visited by the general public. Here at TopTens’ World we have come up with the top ten places where the general public won’t dare to visit.

Mezhgorye, Russia is Russia’s massive secret underground facility at Yamantau Mountain and the city of Mezhgorye is rumoured that the Yamantau project was associated with so-called ‘dead hand’ nuclear retaliatory command and control system for strategic missiles.

Vatican secret archives, which are as vast as they are old, like the Vatican library another rumoured store house of secrets, they partially open today to few approved scholars who are let in only with specific purposes and permission of the pope.

Club 33, D Disneyland, California in 1967 Walt Disney felt that he needed a special private place where he could entertain sponsors meet other guests after he had died Disney land decided to make Club 33 open only to special members ,as June 2007 the membership waiting list was 14 years.

Masco Metro-2 Russia has a secret underground metro system which runs parallel to the public Moscow metro, it is said to connect the Kremlin with the FSB headquarters, the government airport at tvnukovo-2. In the late 1940 Stalin had created the tunnels in the event of a nuclear war.

White’s Gentleman’s Club, London England it was established in 1693 to sell hot chocolate, a rare and expansive commodity at the time, now its membership is reserved for the wealthiest and most influential members of society.

Area 51, Nevada United States it is known for its secretive nature and its undoubted connection to classified aircraft research ,together with reports of unusual phenomena, have lead area 51 to become focused of modern UFO and conspiracy theories, located at Groom Lake ,at is large secretive military base.

Room 39.North Korea it is one of the most secret organization in arguably the world’s most secretive state. Its mission is to obtain foreign currency for supreme leader of north korea.the powerful, entity which has existed for decades is believed to raise funds through business ventures, and some legitimate to be located inside ruling workers party building in Pyongyang.

Ise Grand Shrine, Japan it is located in Japan and is considered arguably one of the most sacred holiest and important places in Japan shrine is demolished and rebuilt once every twenty years; the only people who are able to access the shrine are the Japanese imperial family and high priestesses and priests.

Mount Weather Emergency Operations Centre, USA it is also known as ”the high point special facility ‘the facility is a major relocation site for the highest level of civilian and military officials in case of national disaster. It is also the home of the FEMA national radio system, which connects most federal, public safety agencies and us military with most of the states.

RAF Menwith Hill, United Kingdom it is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and USA. The site contains an extensive satellite ground station and communications intercept and missile warning site and has been described as the largest electronic monitoring station in the world.

Of the almost 197 countries in the world, many are not considered to be conventional tourist desintations, whereas others stand out as the most popular ones. Theme parks, Museums, historic places and water streams attract thousands of tourists every year.We at TopTens World and complied a list of the top ten countries that have been most visited every year.

At number ten is Malaysia, the country of trade and a blooming economic industry. Many people visit the country’ capital Kuala Lumpur in regard of their business and the best part is, once you are done with the work and meetings you can go and enjoy the sight-seeing places of the country too. The beaches of Terengganu and the jungles of Borneo will fascinate you with new insight of the country that you have not experienced before. Approximately 25 million international tourists came to the Asian Country in the year 2012.

Saudi Arabia is an important country for all the Muslims around the World and that is one main reason why it is visited by many tourists. Mecca and Medina are two main cities of the Middle East country which has the center of attention for the Muslims around the world regarding their religious pilgrimages and ‘Hajj’ at least once in a year and every year the number of international visitors exceed the previous one. The number of international visitors that went to Saudi Arabia in the year 2012 is almost 25.2 million.

Great Britian stands as the number eighth country that is visited the most in the world. The European country had almost 29.3 million international visitors in the year 2012. Stonehenge, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, London Eye, Edinburgh Castle and Buckingham Palace are some of those places in United Kingdom which the attracts many visitors.

Germany has invested a lot in their tourism activities and that surely has paid off, ranking it on the seventh on our list. The European country has some major cities, like Berlin and Hamburg, which are likely to be visited during the festive seasons. Germany has the best beer festivals, Christmas markets and summer events which are loved by the European visitors. The largest percentage of visitors go to the Munich’s Oktoberfest. With almost 30.4 million visitors only in the year 2012 therefore it stands as the seventh most visited country.

The country of Turkey is number sixth on the list with 35.7 million visitors in 2012. It is well-known for its historical cultures, traditions, natural landscapes and also its eye catching sceneries. Istanbul is the most visited city of the country where the pull of revolutionary skyscraper, mosques, boutiques and food streets draws in thousands of visitors.

The country that is famous for its romance and pizza is number five on our list. With the draw of the canals of Venice, pizzas of Rome, beaches of Amalfi Coast we can certainly see why so many tourist choose to visit this rich country! Italy has much more to offer than you even expect it to, if you have visited the place once you will definitely come to visit it again and that is the reason it has drawn nearly 46.4 million visitors 2012 alone.

No matter if you are a rambler or a luxury traveller, Spain is the right place to visit in any condition. Although the country was well-known by its Dutch and European visitors it has been spread through as an attractive country around the globe lately, which made it to attract around 57.7 million people in 2012. From its cultural Barcelona, traditional towns to its beautiful shores and extravagant cuisines Spain have all to offer.

The country with the largest population manages to bring in more people as visitors too. China had almost 57.8 million people as visitors in 2012. As the cultural exchange and business of the country has boosted up the number of visitors too have flown up accordingly. Apart from the business dealings it has many historical and cultural places to be visited and the formal feast of China is the best thing to have.

The United States of America is a huge place to be explored with its vibrant parks, themes parks, churches, building, famous landmarks and awe inspiring landscapes. The most visitied cities include San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. The USA had almost 67 million visitors in 2012 which makes it the second most visited country in the world.

The leading country without any doubt is France.The country has everything to interest everyone, various museums and monuments, the famous Musee du Louvre, Eiffel Tower and Loir Valley you name it and it has it. Attracting 83 million tourists in 2012 France is number one on our list.