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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. 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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7. 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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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. 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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12. 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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13. 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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14. Faneuil Hall Marketplace
A historic marketplace of four buildings around Faneuil Hall, centred on Quincy Market's food hall, with more than 80 businesses and daily street performers.
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15. Ferry Building Marketplace
The Ferry Building Marketplace is a restored 1898 ferry terminal on the Embarcadero with around 50 food shops and restaurants and a farmers market three days a week.
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16. Gas Works Park
On the north shore of Lake Union, Gas Works Park keeps the towers of an old coal gasification plant and has a kite-flying hill with views of downtown.
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17. St Charles Streetcar
A ride on the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world, running green 1920s cars from Canal Street past the Garden District mansions to Carrollton.
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18. The STRAT SkyPod
Observation decks and thrill rides near the top of The STRAT's 1,149-foot tower on the North Strip, including SkyJump and the revolving Top of the World restaurant.
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19. The Wharf
A mile-long waterfront district on the Washington Channel, with public piers, restaurants, music venues and the long-running Municipal Fish Market.
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20. Venice Beach Boardwalk
Two miles of beachfront promenade in Venice, lined with street performers, stalls, the Venice Beach Skatepark, Muscle Beach and the public art walls.
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