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    • Shanghai

      Shanghai

      The Bund looks better from Pudong at night — but the real Shanghai is the French Concession’s plane-tree alleys at noon.

    • Salt Lake City

      Salt Lake City

      Salt Lake City sits at 4,300 feet with the Wasatch Range as its backyard — the Temple Square crowd is just a fraction of what this city offers.

    • Flagstaff

      Flagstaff

      Flagstaff sits at 7,000 feet, which means cooler summers than Phoenix and real snow in winter — a completely different Arizona than most people picture.

    • Seattle

      Seattle

      Pike Place Market before 9am is a different city — locals, no lines, and the fish guys actually talk to you.

    • Brussels

      Brussels

      Grand Place is genuinely one of Europe’s great squares — but Brussels rewards the people who wander past it into the chocolate ateliers and Trappist beer cafes.

    • Milan

      Milan

      The Duomo took my breath away, but Milan’s real personality lives in the Navigli canals at aperitivo hour — cheap Campari, locals only.

    • Asheville

      Asheville

      Asheville has 50 breweries, a Vanderbilt mansion, and 185 working artists — all walkable. The South Slope alone justifies the detour.

    • Michigan

      Michigan

      Michigan has 129 lighthouses — more than any other state — strung across 3,200 miles of Great Lakes shoreline.

    • Linz

      Linz

      Linz gets overlooked for Vienna every time — which is exactly why it works. A UNESCO City of Media Arts with the world’s oldest cake recipe.

    • San Jose, California

      San Jose, California

      San Jose’s Japantown is one of the last three traditional Japantowns left in the US — and most visitors drive straight past it to the Winchester Mystery House.

    • St. Paul

      St. Paul

      St. Paul is Minneapolis’ twin across the river — the state capital with Summit Avenue mansions, a winter carnival that embraces the cold, and a cathedral modeled after St. Peter’s.