Visit Kansas City

Food carts, Powell’s bookshop, more breweries than any other city and the Columbia Gorge nearby.

The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall, the Rocky steps at the art museum, and a cheesesteak.

Rainbow Row, Fort Sumter where the Civil War began and Lowcountry cooking.

Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center and the most diverse food scene in the country.

Music City: the Grand Ole Opry, honky-tonks on Broadway and hot chicken.

The Inner Harbor, Fort McHenry where the anthem was written and Chesapeake blue crabs.

The July jazz festival, the Freddie Mercury statue and Chillon castle along a lakeside promenade.

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