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Culture takes center stage in cities everywhere, each offering its own unique flavors, art, theater, dance, music, architecture, literary heritage, and history.

A great city vacation might include seeing a show, snagging reservations at a trendy restaurant, museum hopping, market shopping, and scoping out urban parks.

From North American metropolises teeming with international flair to Asian conurbations known for their mouthwatering cuisine, and the nature-surrounded nerve centers of South America to the historical hubs of Europe, the wildly diverse cities of the world are ripe for exploration.

Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

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Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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A colorful illustration referencing retirement themes

Aerial view from airplane of city lights in the night sky

Palazzo della Ragione (square), Comune Di Verona (Verona Town Hall right), Verona in the Veneto region of Italy, photo taken early morning.

aerial view of port and cityscape

Salzburg in the snowy winter

People on the streets of Parma

Colorful building facades

Florence skyline

Fontana del Moro’s sculptures.

Scenes from Vienna, Austria, including a Christmas market aglow at night, and the spiraling staircase of the Altstadt Vienna hotel

It is the new area of Buenos Aires city called Puerto Madero.

Waterfront with the view of Galata Tower in Istanbul

Ponte Vecchio in Florence, Italy

Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac sunset time view. Quebec City Old Town in autumn dusk.

Famous buildings along Ringastrasse in Vienna

People outside a temple

People attending Italian festival in the North End, Boston, MA

Exterior of Palacio Real

Carlsbad waterfront beach houses with dock, California

Empty deckchairs with umbrellas and sunbeds at the JBR beach in Dubai. Travel and vacation destinations in United Arab Emirates

Original buildings on Broadway with skyscrapers behind them

High angles of the highway that crosses islands

People walking down Fremont Street in Las Vegas

An elephant state in the National Museum of Natural History

A tourist boat taking a sail through the canals of Amsterdam

US White House with spring flowering magnolia tree in Washington, DCThe rear of the White House, home of the President of the US in Washington, DC.

This image shows the skyline of Philadelphia, demonstrating the variety in the structures ranging from century-old buildings to modern structures. The Delaware River bisects the image in the lower third, and a small park fills the immediate foreground.

People walking down Bourbon Street

The Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, a Historical Building -

People on a beach with mountains in the distance in Santa Barbara

View of the evening city, ships moored on the canal, central railway station in the distance in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Couple walking on the beach, Bal Harbour, Florida

Colorful houses and boats at the wharf in Bergen, Norway

Women pause in front of The Four Justices, a portrait by Nelson Shanks inside the National Portrait Gallery

Aerial shot of trees, lake, and far off Downtown Orlando

A crowd of people walking around taking photos among the art installation Seven Magic Mountains

Aerial view of Lyon, France

Aerial view of The Star entertainment complex in Frisco, Texas

Aerial view of skyline downtown Houston and highway traffic at buffalo bayou park, Houston, Texas

Aerial View of the Downtown San Diego Skyline at Dusk

Aerial view of St. Augustine, Florida

Scenic view to the Eiffel tower on a day with heavy snow.

Charlotte, North Carolina, USA uptown skyline and park.

Interior of the lobby at Romer Hell’s Kitchen

NYC Skyline

Aerial view of illuminated cityscape, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States,

Downtown Asheville

A woman smiling and wearing sunglasses, standing on a balcony with a city view in the background

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Row of historic homes by Colonial Lake, downtown Charleston, historic district, on a beautiful clear day.

Hikers on Backbone Trail, with views of Santa Monica and Marina Del Rey

Two photos from Boston hotels, including a staircase, and a painting of Abraham Lincoln

Family walks down Española Way, Miami Beach, Florida during the day

Hotel Wallace, interior stylings and exterior rooftop view. Chic design.

Overview of the city of Kaunas, Lithuania

Moonrise in Istanbul, as seen from the Golden Horn

Photo taken in Genève, Switzerland

View of NYC from rooftop bar

Aerial view of gardens and church in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, voted the best city in the world

Plaza Hotel

Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada at dusk

People watching the sunset on the coast of La Jolla, San Diego

The pool at the Viceroy Chicago hotel, voted one of the best city hotels in the United States