Visit Kraków

Visit Toruń (Torun), a historic city in Poland known for its well-preserved medieval Old Town, birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus, and delicious gingerbread.

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).

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

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

Visit Zamość, a Renaissance town in southeastern Poland. Explore the Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site with its unique star-shaped layout and arcaded market square designed by Italian architect Bernardo Morando. See the Zamość Cathedral (16th-century basilica with ornate interior), the Zamoyski Palace (former residence of the noble family), and the Zamość Synagogue (one of the best-preserved Renaissance synagogues in Poland).

Visit Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Poland known for its Mannerist architectural and park landscape complex and pilgrimage park