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Best Things to do worldwide (2026)

547 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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21. Dotonbori

Canal-side entertainment and food districtNamba (Chuo-ku)

Osaka's canal-side entertainment strip, lined with giant 3D shop signs, theatres and restaurants, and the classic place to eat your way through the city at night.

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24. Eastern Market

Historic public marketCapitol Hill

Capitol Hill's historic public market, trading since 1873, with an indoor food hall all week and outdoor produce and craft stalls at weekends.

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26. Freedom Trail

Historic walking trailDowntown to Charlestown

A 2.5-mile marked walking route linking 16 official historic sites, from Boston Common through downtown and the North End to Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.

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28. French Market

Historic marketFrench Quarter

A historic riverside market district in the French Quarter, with a farmers market of food stalls, a daily flea market, local shops and a riverfront park.

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29. Gamla Stan

Historic old town walkGamla Stan

Stockholm's medieval old town on its own island, a tangle of narrow lanes around Stortorget with the Royal Palace, the cathedral and colourful merchant houses.

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30. Getsemaní

Historic neighbourhood walkGetsemaní

The historic barrio just outside the walls where Cartagena's independence movement began, now known for murals, the Plaza de la Trinidad and lively evenings.

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32. Grand Bazaar

Covered marketBeyazıt

One of the world's oldest covered markets, begun in the 1450s, with 61 vaulted streets of carpet, jewellery, ceramics and textile shops.

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35. Gwangjang Market

Traditional market and street food$Jongno 5-ga

One of Seoul's oldest traditional markets, dating from 1905, where rows of food stalls serve mung bean pancakes, mayak gimbap and noodles beside fabric merchants.

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38. Howard Smith Wharves

Riverside dining and leisure precinctBrisbane City (Petrie Bight)

Heritage-listed 1930s wharves beneath the Story Bridge, reopened in 2018 as a riverside precinct of restaurants, bars, a brewery and the bridge climb.

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39. Île de Ngor

Island and beachesNgor

Small island a few minutes by pirogue from Ngor beach, with small beaches, seafood restaurants and well-known surf breaks on Dakar's northern tip.

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