Destinations
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Europe
Athens
Greece
The Acropolis rises directly over the modern city, with the Parthenon visible from rooftop bars and narrow Plaka lanes alike — Athens rewards two or three days of its own before continuing on to the islands.
Asia
Bali
Indonesia
Terraced rice paddies, Hindu temples perched on cliffs and lakesides, and beaches ranging from surf breaks to calm coves make Bali the kind of island where a laid-back week can easily stretch into two.
North America
Banff National Park
Canada
Turquoise glacial lakes, snow-capped peaks, and wildlife-filled valleys make Banff one of the most dramatic landscapes in the Canadian Rockies. Lake Louise and Moraine Lake alone are worth the trip.
Asia
Bangkok
Thailand
Golden temple spires rise beside glass towers along the Chao Phraya River, and Bangkok's street food, markets, and khlong canals make it one of Southeast Asia's most rewarding cities to simply wander for a few days.
Europe
Barcelona
Spain
Gaudi's unfinished Sagrada Familia rises over a city that mixes Gothic quarter alleys, Mediterranean beaches, and some of Spain's best food scene into a trip that rewards both sightseeing and simply wandering.
South America
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Buenos Aires pairs wide, Paris-inspired boulevards and a deep tango tradition with some of the best steak anywhere, and neighborhoods like colorful La Boca and elegant Recoleta each offer a genuinely different side of the city.
Africa
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo sprawls along the Nile with the Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx rising at its western edge, close enough to the city center that they can genuinely be visited in half a day rather than a dedicated expedition.
Africa
Cape Town
South Africa
Table Mountain rises directly over the city center, with vineyards, penguin colonies, and some of the world's most dramatic coastal drives all within a short trip of downtown — a rare combination of city, mountain, and ocean in one place.
Africa
Chefchaouen
Morocco
Tucked into the Rif Mountains, Chefchaouen's medina is washed almost entirely in shades of blue, making it one of the most photographed small towns in Morocco and a genuinely different pace from Marrakech or Fes.
Asia
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Dubai turned a desert coastline into a skyline of record-setting towers within a few decades, and still keeps a older, low-rise old town of spice and gold souks running alongside the Burj Khalifa and its neighbors.
Africa
Fes
Morocco
Morocco's oldest imperial city holds Fes el Bali, the largest car-free urban area in the world — a medieval medina of thousands of narrow alleys built around a university older than any in Europe.
Asia
Hanoi
Vietnam
Hanoi's Old Quarter is a tangle of narrow trading streets built around Hoan Kiem Lake, with motorbikes, street food stalls, and French colonial architecture packed into a genuinely walkable historic core, and Halong Bay a popular overnight trip away.
Europe
Istanbul
Turkey
Istanbul straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus, and its historic peninsula holds the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and the Grand Bazaar within easy walking distance of each other.
Asia
Kyoto
Japan
Japan's former imperial capital is a city of quiet temples, moss gardens, and narrow lanes lined with machiya townhouses. Spend your mornings among the vermillion gates of Fushimi Inari and your evenings in the lantern-lit streets of Gion.
Europe
Lisbon
Portugal
Built across seven hills above the Tagus River, Lisbon runs on historic trams and funiculars as much as on foot, with Belem's monastery and custard tarts at one end of the city and the fado-filled lanes of Alfama at the other.
Europe
London
United Kingdom
London packs the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, the Tower of London, and world-class free museums into a city built as much for walking between neighborhoods as for ticking off individual sights.
North America
Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles spreads across a genuinely enormous area — Hollywood, the beach towns of Santa Monica and Venice, and Griffith Observatory's hilltop views are each worth their own stop, connected by freeways rather than a single walkable core.
South America
Machu Picchu
Peru
Perched at 2,430 meters above the Urubamba River, this 15th-century Incan citadel is one of the most extraordinary feats of architecture on Earth. Reach it via the classic four-day Inca Trail trek or a scenic train from Cusco.
Africa
Marrakech
Morocco
The Red City overwhelms the senses with the spice stalls and snake charmers of Jemaa el-Fnaa, the tucked-away riads of the medina, and the Atlas Mountains rising just beyond the palm groves.
North America
Mexico City
Mexico
Mexico City spreads across a high-altitude valley with the Zocalo's colonial-era plazas and world-class museums at its center, and Teotihuacan's ancient pyramids close enough for an easy half-day trip.
North America
New York City
United States
The city that never sleeps packs Broadway theaters, world-class museums, and a skyline built to be seen from a dozen different vantage points into five boroughs, though almost every first-time visit centers on Manhattan.
Europe
Paris
France
The Seine winds past the Louvre, Notre-Dame, and the Eiffel Tower through a city built for walking, where a genuinely good meal is never more than a few blocks away and a museum could occupy an entire week on its own.
Europe
Porto
Portugal
Portugal's second city sits on the Douro River in a tangle of riverside lanes, with port wine cellars across the water in Vila Nova de Gaia and the Douro Valley wine region a scenic train ride further upstream.
Oceania
Queenstown
New Zealand
Queenstown sits on Lake Wakatipu's shore surrounded by the Southern Alps, built its reputation as New Zealand's adventure-sports capital, and serves as the natural base for day trips to Milford Sound.
Europe
Reykjavik
Iceland
Reykjavik is small enough to cover on foot in a day, and serves as the natural base for the Golden Circle's waterfalls and geysers and the Blue Lagoon's geothermal waters, all reachable within a few hours' drive.
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Christ the Redeemer looks out over a city wedged between mountains and the Atlantic, where Copacabana and Ipanema's beaches sit a short walk from the forested slopes of Tijuca National Park.
Europe
Rome
Italy
Ancient ruins sit in the middle of ordinary traffic circles, the Colosseum and Roman Forum are a short walk from Renaissance piazzas, and nearly three thousand years of history are layered into a city that still runs on espresso and long lunches.
Europe
Santorini
Greece
Whitewashed villages cling to volcanic cliffs above the Aegean Sea, with every alley in Oia framing another view built for sunset. Beyond the postcard shots, the island hides black-sand beaches, ancient ruins, and some of Greece's best wineries.
Oceania
Sydney
Australia
The Opera House and Harbour Bridge frame one of the most photographed harbors in the world, and Sydney backs that view up with beaches, a genuinely good food scene, and coastal walks within easy reach of downtown.
Asia
Tokyo
Japan
Tokyo runs on a rail network precise enough to set a watch by, threading together neon-lit crossings, quiet neighborhood shrines, and some of the best food in the world across a city so large that each district feels like its own town.
North America
Vancouver
Canada
Vancouver sits between the ocean and the North Shore mountains closely enough that both are visible from most of downtown, with Stanley Park's seawall and Granville Island's market anchoring a city built for walking and biking.