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Art Institute of Chicago

Art museumThe Loop

The Art Institute of Chicago is a major encyclopaedic art museum on Michigan Avenue, with collections spanning thousands of years and a separate Modern Wing entrance…

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CN Tower

Observation towerEntertainment District

Toronto's 553-metre communications tower on Bremner Boulevard, with a Glass Floor, an outdoor terrace, the higher Top level, a revolving restaurant and the seasonal EdgeWalk.

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Fountains of Bellagio

Musical fountain showThe Strip (Bellagio)

Free choreographed water and light show on the 8.5-acre lake in front of Bellagio, with fountains set to music that run from the afternoon until midnight.

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Getty Center

Art museum and gardensBrentwood

The Getty Center is a hilltop art museum in Brentwood with European paintings, photography, sculpture gardens and wide views over Los Angeles, free with a timed…

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Golden Gate Bridge

Suspension bridge and landmarkPresidio

The Golden Gate Bridge is the 1937 suspension bridge across the mouth of San Francisco Bay, free to walk, with a Welcome Center and café on…

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Museo Maya de Cancún

Maya archaeology museumZona Hotelera

INAH's Maya museum in the Hotel Zone, opened in 2012, with Quintana Roo's key archaeological finds and the San Miguelito ruins in its grounds.

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Bouchon Bakery

French bakery and café$$The Strip (The Venetian)

Thomas Keller's French bakery at The Venetian, known for artisanal breads, viennoiserie and traditional French desserts, with coffee blended by Equator Coffees.

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Café du Monde

Beignets and coffee stand$French Quarter

The original French Market coffee stand, serving beignets under powdered sugar and chicory coffee since 1862, open from early morning until late.

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Café Sabarsky

Viennese café$$$Upper East Side

A Viennese-style café inside the Neue Galerie on Museum Mile, serving Austrian pastries, coffee and dishes amid period furnishings.

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Carousel Bakery

Bakery and sandwich counter$St. Lawrence

A family-run bakery inside St. Lawrence Market, known as the home of Toronto's famous peameal bacon sandwich, with breads, bagels, pastries and hot sandwiches.

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Churrería El Moro (Eje Central)

Churros and hot chocolate$Centro Histórico

The original El Moro churrería on Eje Central, frying churros to a 1935 recipe brought from Spain and serving them with hot chocolate made from Tabasco…

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La Casa de las Mayoras

Vegetarian breakfast café$$Donceles 28

A homely vegetarian Mexican restaurant in Donceles 28, listed in the 2026 Michelin Guide, best known for breakfasts with handmade tortillas.

Best hotels in North America

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Boston Harbor Hotel

Luxury waterfront hotel$$$$Waterfront

A luxury hotel on Rowes Wharf, described as the city's only Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond waterfront hotel, with harbour-view rooms and an indoor pool.

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Faena Hotel Miami Beach

Luxury beachfront hotel$$$$Mid-Beach (Faena District)

Faena Hotel Miami Beach is a luxury oceanfront hotel on Collins Avenue with restaurants by Francis Mallmann and Paul Qui, a spa and its own theatre.

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Fairmont Olympic Hotel

Historic luxury hotel$$$$Downtown

A downtown landmark since 1924, the Fairmont Olympic fills a city block between Fourth and Fifth Avenues, with 450 rooms, an indoor pool and five places…

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Fairmont Pacific Rim

Luxury waterfront hotel$$$$Coal Harbour

A Forbes Five-Star hotel on the Coal Harbour waterfront with 367 rooms and suites, a rooftop pool, a fifth-floor spa and the Botanist restaurant and bar.

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Fairmont Royal York

Historic luxury hotel$$$$Financial District

A grand railway hotel opened in 1929 opposite Union Station, with more than 1,300 rooms, the Library Bar, a pool and spa and a rooftop garden…

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Fairmont San Francisco

Historic luxury hotel$$$$Nob Hill

The Fairmont San Francisco is a 1907 Beaux Arts landmark on top of Nob Hill with 606 rooms, afternoon tea in Laurel Court and the Tonga…

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9:30 Club

Live music venue$$U Street

A 1,200-capacity independent music club on V Street NW that opened in 1980 and moved to its current home, a former music hall, in 1996.

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Atomic Liquors

Historic bar$$Downtown (Fremont East)

Fremont East bar that calls itself Las Vegas' oldest freestanding bar, with 20 rotating draft beers, bar food and a history that has drawn film crews…

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Atwater Cocktail Club

Cocktail bar$$$Southwest Montreal

Award-winning cocktail bar on avenue Atwater, open nightly until 3am, ranked 32nd in North America's 50 Best Bars and run on a walk-in-only basis.

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Ball & Chain

Live music bar$$Little Havana

Ball & Chain is a Calle Ocho bar established in 1935, with live Latin music and jazz from the afternoon, an outdoor stage and Cuban food.

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Botanist Bar

Cocktail bar$$$$Coal Harbour

Inside Fairmont Pacific Rim, Botanist Bar serves inventive cocktails inspired by British Columbia's landscapes and is ranked among North America's 50 Best Bars.

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Coco Bongo Cancún

Show nightclub$$$$Punta Cancún

Cancún's famous show nightclub in Punta Cancún, mixing an open bar with acrobats, tribute acts and Broadway-style productions until the early hours.

Best restaurants in North America

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Alinea

Modernist tasting menu$$$$Lincoln Park

Grant Achatz's Alinea in Lincoln Park is one of a handful of US restaurants with three Michelin stars, serving theatrical modernist tasting menus in three formats…

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Ben’s Chili Bowl

Half-smokes and chili$U Street

A family-run U Street institution since 1958, serving its original half-smokes and chili from a building that was once a silent cinema.

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Canlis

Pacific Northwest fine dining$$$$Queen Anne

Family-owned since 1950, Canlis is a Seattle fine-dining restaurant on Aurora Avenue North, known for its award-winning building, wine list and tableside Canlis Salad.

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Canoe

Contemporary Canadian$$$$Financial District

A weekday fine-dining restaurant on the 54th floor of the TD Bank Tower, cooking seasonal Canadian ingredients with a tasting menu, à la carte dinner and…

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Commander’s Palace

Haute Creole fine dining$$$$Garden District

A Garden District institution run by the Brennan family since 1974, serving what it calls New Haute Creole cooking, with weekend jazz brunch and a strict…

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Joe’s Stone Crab

Seafood$$$$South Beach (South of Fifth)

Joe's Stone Crab has been a Miami Beach institution since 1913, serving chilled stone crab claws with mustard sauce near the southern tip of South Beach.

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Chicago Riverwalk

Riverside promenadeThe Loop

The Chicago Riverwalk runs along the south bank of the river's main branch through the Loop, with plazas, piers, floating gardens, places to eat and boat…

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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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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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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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Grand Central Market

Historic food hallHistoric Core, Downtown

Downtown's public market has traded on Broadway since 1917, and today more than 40 vendors serve food from across Los Angeles under one roof, seven days…

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Granville Island Public Market

Food marketGranville Island

Opened in 1979 in a converted industrial building, Granville Island's indoor Public Market has around 50 vendors selling seafood, produce, baked goods and international food.

Best tours & activities in North America

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Boston Duck Tours

Amphibious sightseeing tourBack Bay

Amphibious sightseeing tours that cover central Boston by road before splashing into the Charles River, departing from the Prudential Center, Museum of Science and Aquarium.

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Ça Roule Montréal

Bike tours and rentalOld Port

Old Port bike tour and rental company operating since 1995, with three-hour guided rides on regular or electric bikes through the Plateau, Mount Royal and the…

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Chicago Architecture Center River Cruise

Architecture river cruiseThe Loop

The Chicago Architecture Center's river cruise aboard First Lady boats introduces the city's buildings from the water, with commentary from the Center's docents.

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Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises

Sightseeing boat cruiseHell's Kitchen / Midtown West

A long-running sightseeing cruise company sailing from Pier 83 on West 42nd Street and Pier 16 at South Street Seaport, with full-island, half-island, Statue of Liberty…

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Eat Mexico Culinary Tours

Food tours and cooking classesCitywide

A women-owned food tour company founded in 2010, running small-group street food walks, market tours and cooking classes across Mexico City and Puebla.

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Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours

History walking toursGastown

Award-winning storytelling walks of about two hours through Gastown, Stanley Park, Davie Village and downtown, covering Prohibition, crime, fires and hidden history.