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A car-free settlement reached only by train or foot, acting as the gateway to the ruins.

A riverside walkway in Lima's historic center featuring street food stalls and live performances.

Bangla Road is a 400-metre street in Patong, Phuket, that closes to traffic at night and fills with neon-lit bars, nightclubs, live music venues, restaurants and street performers.

The memorial to the Cuban exiles of the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, with an eternal flame and a sacred ceiba tree where offerings are still left.

A group of natural sea caves on Malta's southern coast near Il-Qrendi. Boat tours enter the caves for eight euros, while a short uphill walk leads to clifftop views of the formations.

A sheltered bay of clear turquoise water between Comino and Cominotto: Malta's most famous swimming spot, and very busy in summer.

A massive Texas roadside stop famous for its clean restrooms and fresh brisket sandwiches.

Calle Ocho in Miami is known for its rooster sculptures, colourful murals and the Calle Ocho Walk of Fame.

Narrow colonial street with white walls and blue doors leading to an old stone aqueduct.

Singapore's Chinatown mixes historic shophouses with modern buildings. Streets lined with lanterns lead through markets, hawker stalls and temples such as the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple.

A village built on stilts above the water, the Clan Jetties have been home to Chinese clan communities since the 19th century, when immigrants settled together in Malaysia.

A historic structure near the port featuring casual dining, small shops, and fishing spots.

Learn how local families make traditional adobe bricks and clay ceramics overlooking the Pisac Ruins.

Discovery Green is a 12-acre park in downtown Houston offering free yoga, seasonal ice skating, splash fountains and art installations alongside views of the city skyline.

Font Ghadir is a stretch of Sliema's coastline made up of natural and cut limestone rock pools, used for sunbathing and swimming.

Arab Street and Haji Lane sit at the centre of Singapore's Muslim Quarter, mixing traditional textile shops and carpet merchants with modern boutiques, street art and Middle Eastern cafes.

Karon Beach is a 3km stretch of white sand in Phuket, Thailand. It is quieter and more family-friendly than nearby Patong, with restaurants, shops and accommodation along its shore.

Kennedy Park in Lima's Miraflores district spans around 22,000 square metres and is home to a well-known colony of stray cats, cared for by local volunteers.

Large colorful letters providing a photo spot and a viewpoint over the coast.

Little India is a lively Singapore enclave on Serangoon Road, known for spice shops, sari sellers, restored shophouses, the Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple and the round-the-clock Mustafa Centre.

Little Venice is a cluster of 18th-century captain's houses on the western edge of Mykonos old town, where the walls drop straight into the Aegean. It gets busy in the evenings.

A fishing village on Malta's south-east coast, its harbour full of brightly painted luzzu boats, with a busy Sunday fish market.

Malta's walled former capital on a hilltop in the centre of the island, known as the Silent City for its quiet, almost car-free lanes.

Merlion Park sits on the Marina Bay waterfront near One Fullerton. Its 8.6-metre Merlion statue, a lion-headed, fish-bodied national symbol, spouts water into the bay and is lit up at night.

A high viewpoint featuring a colonial church built on Inca foundations overlooking Cusco.

Monastiraki Square, whose name means little monastery, is a busy hub in Athens known for bargain shopping and is a popular spot with tourists.

Ocean Drive is a beachfront road in Miami Beach lined with 1930s and 1940s Art Deco hotels, bars and restaurants, forming one of the largest concentrations of the style in the US.

A mountain town featuring original Inca streets, stone water channels, and ancient hillside stone storehouses.

Penang's street art scene, centred on George Town, gained fame in 2012 when Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic created murals blending with the city's historic shophouses.

Phuket Old Town is a historical district on Thailand's largest island, known for its 19th-century Sino-Portuguese shophouses, Chinese shrines, colonial mansions and annual festivals.

A historic high-altitude square featuring Spanish colonial buildings constructed over ancient Inca stone foundations.

Lima’s central historic square houses the main government palace and a large cathedral.

Promthep Cape Viewpoint sits at the southernmost tip of Phuket Island, Thailand, with panoramic views over the Andaman Sea. It is popular with visitors at sunset.

Rawai Viewpoint sits on the southern tip of Phuket, offering panoramic views of the Andaman Sea, nearby islands, Rawai Beach and Promthep Cape.

Valletta's main street runs straight from City Gate towards Fort St Elmo, lined with shops, cafés and some of the capital's grandest buildings.

A colonnaded rotunda in Valletta with a large bell at its centre, commemorating those who died during the Second World War Siege of Malta, with views across the Grand Harbour.

The southern end of Miami Beach: a long strip of sand, the pastel Art Deco hotels of Ocean Drive and the neon that lights them up after dark.

Syntagma Square is central Athens's main transport hub, home to the Hellenic Parliament and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, where Evzone guards perform an hourly changing ceremony.

Jewel Changi Airport houses the world's tallest indoor waterfall, over 280 shops and eateries, more than 2,000 trees, and a rooftop Canopy Park with net walks and mazes.

Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua, the fortified harbour towns across the Grand Harbour from Valletta: quieter than the capital and a short boat ride away.

A quiet town north of Orlando featuring lakeside boat tours, boutiques, and local art.