Visit Tokyo

Up to 3,000 people cross in every direction at once when the lights change — the world’s busiest pedestrian scramble.

A city built on water with no cars — gondolas, Byzantine mosaics, and getting happily lost in the back canals

Visit Krakow, the historic former capital of Poland, known for its medieval Old Town, Wawel Castle, and vibrant cultural scene.

Fashion, finance and Leonardo's Last Supper — plus the most extravagant Gothic cathedral in Italy

Visit Gdańsk, a historic port city on Poland's Baltic coast. Explore the Main Town with its colorful facades and the Gothic St. Mary's Church (one of the largest brick churches in the world), see the medieval crane at the National Maritime Museum, and stroll along the Motława River to see the Neptune Fountain and historic granaries.

Visit Wrocław, a historic city in southwestern Poland. Explore the Old Town Hall (Gothic-Renaissance building with astronomical clock), see the Panorama of Racławice (massive 19th-century circular painting depicting a battle), stroll across the Tumski Bridge (lovers' bridge adorned with padlocks), and admire the Wrocław Dwarfs (hundreds of small bronze statues scattered throughout the city).

Acclimatize in Cusco, the Inca capital where colonial churches stand on six-hundred-year-old stone foundations

Wander Arequipa's White City core, where baroque facades carved from volcanic sillar glow beneath El Misti volcano