Visit Harbin

Five original Viking ships in the museum and the cathedral where Danish monarchs have been buried since 1400.

The Vitkovice ironworks turned festival ground and the Stodolni street of a hundred bars.

Chagall's birthplace, his house museum and the Slavianski Bazaar festival each July.

The city of trees in Tohoku, Date Masamune's castle hill, the Tanabata festival and gyutan beef tongue.

Edo-period merchant streets in the Japanese Alps, a morning market and the spring and autumn float festivals.

The food capital of the Philippines, the Dinagyang festival and a river esplanade, opposite Guimaras island.

Visit Shanghai, China's largest city and global financial hub. Explore the Bund (iconic waterfront promenade with colonial-era buildings and modern skyscrapers), ascend the Shanghai Tower (632-meter skyscraper with observation decks), wander through Yu Garden (classical Chinese garden with Ming-dynasty pavilions and rockeries), and sample xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) at a local eatery.

Visit Shenzhen, a major tech hub in southern China. Explore the bustling Huaqiangbei electronics market (one of the world's largest for components and gadgets), see the modern skyline from the observation deck of the Ping An Finance Centre (China's second-tallest building at 599m), and relax at the OCT-LOFT creative park (a repurposed industrial area with art galleries, cafes, and design studios).