Whatever attracts you to Ireland, the green landscape, the ancient castles or its cultures—these tours will help you make the most of your time here.

Explore the west coast of Ireland on this bus trip. The route (路线) on this eight-hour journey winds through the picturesque Twelve Bens mountain range. Among the stops area scenic mountainside village and the great Kylemore Abbey (修道院), a19th-century abbey featuring a Victorian walled garden and a neo-Gothic church.

Tickets for the tour start at$ 50 for adults, $39 forchildren5 to 12 and $ 28 for children younger than 5.Discounts are offered to seniors and students.

Observe the unique landscape of the Iveragh Peninsula, including Ireland’s highest mountain, on this about 6.5-hour bus ride. Stops include the villages of Glenbeigh, Waterville and Sneem. From March to October, coaches also stop to show how dogs are trained to guard sheep. A high point is a visit to Moll’s Gap. Another highlight is the Ladies View at the Killarney Lakes.

Tickets cost $35foranyone13or older, except students with ID, who pay$25; fees for those younger than 12 start at $20.

On this hourlong horse coach ride, you’ll travel to both Killarney National Park and Ross Castle, passing sights like St Mary’s Cathedral and MacGillycuddy’s Reeks along the way. Why a coach ride? This means of transportation allows visitors to see parts of the park where cars are not allowed.

Fees start at $33 for riders 13 and older, and $14 for those younger than 13.

See the sights of Killarney from Lough Leane, the area’s largest lake, on this hour longboat ride. Water buses start from and return to Ross Castle and pass attractions, such as Innisfallen Island’s monastic (庙宇的) ruins and O’Sullivan’s Cascade, as well as the nearby mountains.

Prices start at $13 for adults, $11 for seniors and $6.50 for children younger than 12.

Hidden London: the Exhibition

Visit an “abandoned” Tube station underworld and discover what secrets are hidden beneath our busy streets in our new Hidden London exhibition at London Transport Museum!

Hidden London: the Exhibition takes you on a journey of some of London’s most secret spaces in the world’s oldest underground system. These “forgotten” parts of the Tube network have incredible stories to tell about Britain’s wartime past.

You can enjoy the largest number of rare photos and objects from disused stations that have been brought together in one location.

Discover stories about how Churchill took shelter at the height of the Blitz deep underground at Down Street station. See how shelterers lived down at Clapham South station, where they slept and how they kept entertained.

You can also explore other locations that we have recreated in our Global Gallery, including the historic abandoned ticket hall at Aldwych station with an original 1930s ticket office.

The exhibition uncovers why these “lost” parts of the underground network exist. Changes in population, economic priorities and political pressures have all led to spaces being abandoned. But they rarely stay that way. While some sections of the Tube system lie “forgotten”, many have been repurposed for new activities and are used for special Hidden London tours, growing salad leaves, and for filming locations, including Charing Cross, which featured in Skyfall (2012).

Americans like to visit the national parks. In 1996, over 250,000,000 people visited areas which are managed by the National Park Service. Experts say that by 2012, 500,000,000 people per year will visit the parks. As a result, people are trying to think of ways to protect the parks from the crowds.

The crowding of the parks has caused several problems. One is that there is not enough space for all of the people who want to use the parks. To deal with this problem, you may have to book your tickets a few months ahead of time. The Park Service may also raise entrance fees (费) .

Another problem caused by increased park use is pollution. Some garbage and waste can be cleaned up, and the cleanup can be paid for by increased entrance fees. To cut down on noise pollution and air pollution, the number of cars allowed in parks may be limited. If this happens, people may use buses to travel around the parks. Officials may also limit the use of jet-skis, snow- mobiles, motor-boats, and sightseeing helicopters and planes.

The parks may also be in danger because of development that is going on around them. For example, around Yellow Stone Park, many hotels, golf courses, resorts, and other tourist attractions have been built. Some of these developments have effect on areas that are used by animals. People will have to learn to agree about ways to protect the parks. If they do not, there will soon be no reason to visit these national treasures.