The birthplace of bibimbap and a hanok village of 800 traditional houses to stay in.
Hokkaido's southern port: the night view from Mount Hakodate, red-brick warehouses and the morning fish market.
The fiery city of the Meuse: Montagne de Bueren's 374 steps, the Sunday Batte market and Liege waffles.
The food capital of Bolivia, the biggest Christ statue in South America and the La Cancha market.
The mouth of the Amazon: the Ver-o-Peso market, acai bowls at their source and the Cirio procession.
Bamboo rafting on the Rio Grande, the Blue Lagoon and the jerk pits of Boston Bay.
Food carts, Powellโs bookshop, more breweries than any other city and the Columbia Gorge nearby.
Rainbow Row, Fort Sumter where the Civil War began and Lowcountry cooking.
Korea's oldest Chinatown, the Songdo smart city and the island beaches by the airport.
Okinawa's capital: Shuri castle of the Ryukyu kings, Kokusai-dori and a food and drink culture of its own.
Thirty-six guild streets of scooters, street kitchens and colonial shophouses around Hoan Kiem Lake.
Pepper, cardamom and ginger warehouses on the backwater that made Kerala worth fighting over.
The French Huguenot valley of the Cape winelands, a wine tram and the best restaurants in Africa.
Stilt palafito houses and wooden churches on Chiloe island, with curanto cooked in the ground.
Sperm whales all year, dusky dolphins and crayfish, where the mountains meet the sea.
The port on Lake Victoria, tilapia by the water and the Kit Mikayi rock.
A lagoon between two sandstone Heads, oysters and the forests of the Garden Route.
Talavera tiles, 70 churches, mole poblano and the Popocatepetl volcano on the horizon.
Barbecue burnt ends, the jazz district at 18th and Vine and 200 fountains.
The Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry where the anthem was written and Chesapeake blue crabs.
A Crusader city under an Ottoman city: the Knights Halls, a Templar tunnel and hummus by the port.
Music City: the Grand Ole Opry, honky-tonks on Broadway and hot chicken.
The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the Rocky steps at the art museum, and a cheesesteak.
Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center and the most diverse food scene in the country.
Penang's UNESCO capital: clan jetties, street art and the best hawker food in Malaysia.
The Tamil north, a Dutch fort, the Nallur Kandaswamy temple and the crab curry.
The city of trees in Tohoku, Date Masamune's castle hill, the Tanabata festival and gyutan beef tongue.
The food capital of the Philippines, the Dinagyang festival and a river esplanade, opposite Guimaras island.
Chinese fishing nets, a Portuguese church, a Jewish quarter and Kathakali dance in the port of Kerala.
The Yellow Crane Tower on the Yangtze, hot dry noodles for breakfast and the Hubei bronze bells.
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