The birthplace of bibimbap and a hanok village of 800 traditional houses to stay in.
Rainbow Row, Fort Sumter where the Civil War began and Lowcountry cooking.
Kurlansky on the mineral that built cities, paid soldiers and started revolutions.
Pepper, cardamom and ginger warehouses on the backwater that made Kerala worth fighting over.
The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the Rocky steps at the art museum, and a cheesesteak.
The Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry where the anthem was written and Chesapeake blue crabs.
Chinese fishing nets, a Portuguese church, a Jewish quarter and Kathakali dance in the port of Kerala.
Taiwan's old capital: Dutch forts, hundreds of temples and the best street food on the island.
The Yellow Crane Tower on the Yangtze, hot dry noodles for breakfast and the Hubei bronze bells.
Constantine the Great's birthplace, the Ottoman Skull Tower and Serbia's capital of grilled meat.
The oldest Dutch city, on the Meuse between Belgium and Germany, where the EU treaty was signed in 1992.
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