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1. Chicago Riverwalk
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 departures.
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2. Eastern Market
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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3. Freedom Trail
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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4. French Market
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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5. Grand Central Market
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 a week.
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6. Granville Island Public Market
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.
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7. High Roller Observation Wheel
550-foot observation wheel at The LINQ on the Center Strip, with 28 cabins that complete a full rotation in about 30 minutes.
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8. Isla Mujeres day trip
A short ferry hop from Cancún to a narrow seven-kilometre island of beaches, golf carts and Maya history, sacred in the past to the goddess Ixchel.
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9. Kerry Park Viewpoint
A small park on the south slope of Queen Anne Hill, Kerry Park has one of the best-known views of Seattle, with the Space Needle, downtown and Elliott Bay.
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10. Little Havana and Calle Ocho
Calle Ocho, the stretch of SW 8th Street through Little Havana, is Miami's best-known Cuban street, with domino games, cafés, live music and a walk of fame.
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11. Old Port of Montreal
More than two kilometres of quays along the St Lawrence below Old Montreal, with the Clock Tower, the Science Centre, an urban beach and winter skating.
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12. Ride the San Francisco Cable Cars
San Francisco's cable cars are the world's last manually operated cable car system, with three lines running from Market Street towards Fisherman's Wharf and Van Ness Avenue.
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13. St. Lawrence Market
Toronto's historic food market on Front Street East, with food stalls in the South Market, part of the 1845 city hall, and a Saturday farmers' market.
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14. Top of the Rock
Three tiers of observation decks atop 30 Rockefeller Plaza give unobstructed views of Central Park and a front-on look at the Empire State Building.
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15. Trajinera ride from Embarcadero Nuevo Nativitas, Xochimilco
A ride in a painted trajinera through the UNESCO-listed canals and chinampas of Xochimilco, leaving from one of the largest boat landings in the south of the city.
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16. 360 Chicago
360 Chicago is the 94th-floor observation deck in the former John Hancock Center, about 1,030 feet up, with the TILT ride and the CloudBar.
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17. Art Deco Historic District and Ocean Drive
South Beach's Art Deco Historic District holds hundreds of 1920s to 1940s buildings, with the pastel hotels of Ocean Drive facing Lummus Park and the beach.
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18. Canada Place
Built for Expo 86 under white fabric sails on Burrard Inlet, Canada Place combines a cruise terminal, convention centre and a public promenade with harbour views.
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19. Chelsea Market
A food hall and shopping arcade inside a former Nabisco factory complex in Chelsea, packed with vendors selling seafood, tacos, bread, gelato and more.
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20. Chichén Itzá day trip
The great Maya city in neighbouring Yucatán state, a UNESCO site since 1988, and the classic full-day excursion from Cancún's hotels.
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