The world can be an expensive place.
And between paying for flights, hotels, and just feeding yourself on a daily basis, traveling the world can get incredibly expensive.
The internet has certainly done its best to help you save money while traveling, but frequently this means making some less exciting sacrifices — like sharing a dorm-style hostel room with 24 drunk Australian teenagers on gap year rather than getting your own hotel suite, or taking a rickety, dangerous bus through the mountains instead of a luxurious sleeper car on a high-speed train.
But not all affordable experiences are cut-rate.
Here are some of the coolest totally free experiences you can have from around the globe.
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Visit St. Peter’s Basilica.
It’ll cost you a bit to get into the famous Sistine Chapel, but St. Peter’s Basilica itself is one of the world’s most beautiful churches in the world.
It’s also literally the biggest church, and it features work by some of the world’s great artists, including Michelangelo. One of his most famous works, the Pieta, is right by the entrance.
Go to the Full Moon Rave.
The legendary Full Moon Party in Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand, has free entry.
Mostly intended for partying tourists, the monthly party, held on the night of the full moon, is infamous for it’s dancing, booze, and general debauchery.
Watch the Hong Kong skyline light show.
Every night like clockwork at 8 p.m., on both sides of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, 47 buildings take part in a 14-minutes light and sound show called the “Symphony of Lights.”
The view is truly spectacular, and one of the world’s most dazzling skylines becomes even crazier. You can watch it from wherever you like.
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