Visit Hanoi Old Quarter

The floating markets of the Mekong Delta at dawn, boats selling fruit under a pole that shows what they sell.

The fiery city of the Meuse: Montagne de Bueren's 374 steps, the Sunday Batte market and Liege waffles.

Hokkaido's southern port: the night view from Mount Hakodate, red-brick warehouses and the morning fish market.

The mouth of the Amazon: the Ver-o-Peso market, acai bowls at their source and the Cirio procession.

The food capital of Bolivia, the biggest Christ statue in South America and the La Cancha market.

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

Visit Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. Explore the Old Quarter (a maze of 36 streets each named for its traditional trade, like Hang Bac for silver), see the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (resting place of the revolutionary leader), and try street food like pho (noodle soup) at a local stall or bun cha (grilled pork with noodles). Don't miss the Temple of Literature (Vietnam's first national university, founded in 1070) and take a stroll around Hoan Kiem Lake (home to the iconic red Huc Bridge and Ngoc Son Temple).

Wooden colonial capital and markets.