The classics. Pick one.

Royal temple gardens in Mengwi.

Canggu, Indonesia · easy

Quiet lanes.

Santorini, Greece · easy

Chopin, Wilde, Morrison and miles of mossy stone lanes. Go early, bring a map.

Paris, France · easy

Sun temple.

Cusco, Peru · easy

Four corners.

Palermo, Italy · easy

Brick minaret.

Delhi, India · easy

Royal museum.

Varanasi, India · easy

Europe's oldest open-air market.

Madrid, Spain · easy

Villa Rufolo concerts.

Positano, Italy · easy

Bouzouki till 3am, Exarchia joint, no tourists by midnight.

Athens, Greece · easy

Evita's grave and a city of marble mausoleums.

Buenos Aires, Argentina · easy

Lahori Gate.

Delhi, India · easy

Best venue on Earth, stars above, sound bouncing off stone.

Denver, USA · easy

One painting, one room, bring time. Free evenings posted monthly.

Madrid, Spain · easy

Crown jewels.

Munich, Germany · easy

Ski history and mountain railroading.

Revelstoke, Canada · easy

Coastal monastery.

Budva, Montenegro · easy

Knights' quarter.

Rhodes, Greece · easy

Knight's leap gorge.

Heidal, Norway · easy

UNESCO monastery.

Kresna, Bulgaria · easy

Lakeside lanes.

Riva del Garda, Italy · easy

Nürburgring infield, German efficiency meets chaos. Earplugs packed.

Nürburg, Germany · easy

First Friday openings spill onto Colima street. Start at OMR, follow the crowd.

Mexico City, Mexico · easy

Ancient springs.

Bath, United Kingdom · easy

Eight days camping, Orange Stage banner moment, naked run optional.

Roskilde, Denmark · easy

Roman monument.

Thessaloniki, Greece · easy

Cliff nunnery.

Meteora, Greece · easy

Castle to palace down the Mile.

Edinburgh, Scotland · easy

Savoy palaces.

Turin, Italy · easy

Urn Tomb.

Petra, Jordan · easy

Master's studio.

Antwerp, Belgium · easy

Before the crowds.

Macau, China · easy

Night ceremony.

Keystone, USA · easy

Hip quarter.

Valencia, Spain · easy

Mother Church of country.

Nashville, USA · easy

Sacred forest and Digo traditions with a guide.

Diani Beach, Kenya · easy

Beat the crowds up the Butte steps; the city wakes below you. Aim 30 min before sunrise.

Paris, France · easy

Inca walls above town.

Cusco, Peru · easy

Gaudí's forest of columns before the crowds; Nativity tower stairs.

Barcelona, Spain · easy

Medieval cellar, swing till 2am. Cash for the door, dance shoes optional.

Paris, France · easy

Romanesque giant.

Toulouse, France · easy

Stained glass at 3pm in winter. Sit down, look up, stay.

Paris, France · easy

Turf roofs.

Klaksvik, Faroe Islands · easy

Seven thousand years of salt.

Hallstatt, Austria · easy

Mangueira quadra night, tourists welcome, drums physical.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · easy

Venice's best view without the San Marco queue.

Venice, Italy · easy

Striped cathedral.

Genoa, Italy · easy

Quieter neighbor.

Sayulita, Mexico · easy

Hill chapel.

Oliana, Spain · easy

Crafts and cheese in the square.

Santanyi, Spain · easy

Baroque overload in the best way. Late light through the dome.

Oaxaca, Mexico · easy

Lignum Crucis.

Potes, Spain · easy

Habsburg summer.

Vienna, Austria · easy

Where SNL casts are born. Front row volunteers beware.

Chicago, USA · easy

215 tiled steps, both flags, morning light best.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · easy

Asakusa's great temple before the crowds: lanterns, incense, empty Nakamise.

Tokyo, Japan · easy

Groundling ticket, rain or shine, the full Elizabethan deal.

London, United Kingdom · easy

Four-faced tower.

Cork, Ireland · easy

Big shearer statue.

Waitomo, New Zealand · easy

Sea shells.

Jeffreys Bay, South Africa · easy