United States

The U.S. capital on the Potomac, the National Mall, free Smithsonian museums, the seat of federal government, and a city of monuments designed at scale to be walked.

Texas capital on Lady Bird Lake with live music on Sixth Street, tacos from food trucks, Barton Springs Pool at 68 degrees, and Circuit of the Americas for Formula 1.

Walkable colonial city on the Charles River with the Freedom Trail, Fenway Park, dense academic culture, and neighborhoods that reveal themselves in layers.

America's third-largest city on Lake Michigan - skyscraper birthplace, the Art Institute, deep-dish pizza, blues clubs, and Midwest gateway.

Texas's third-largest city on the Trinity River - Dealey Plaza and the Sixth Floor Museum, the Arts District with Klyde Warren Park, and gateway to Fort Worth and Texas Hill Country.

The Mile High City on the edge of the Rockies, 5280 feet elevation, 300 days of sunshine, craft beer capital, and gateway to Rocky Mountain trails and ski fields.

The Mojave Desert's entertainment capital on the 6.8 km Strip with 30 mega casino resorts, Cirque du Soleil residencies, the Sphere, headliner shows, F1 Grand Prix, and gateway to Grand Canyon, Red Rock, Hoover Dam.

The basin between the San Gabriel Mountains and the Pacific holds the film industry, taco trucks, distinct neighborhoods and the light that drew it all here.

Florida's Atlantic Ocean gateway - 6.3 million metro on Biscayne Bay, the South Beach Art Deco district, the Wynwood, Design District art scenes, the institutional Cuban-American, Latin-American culture (Little Havana), and the gateway to the Florida Keys, the Caribbean cruise ports.

Tennessee capital on the Cumberland River with Broadway honky-tonks, hot chicken since the 1930s, and neighborhoods like the Gulch and East Nashville driving rapid growth.

A below-sea-level Mississippi River city known for jazz funerals, second-line parades, Creole cooking, the French Quarter, and a rhythm that continues long after Mardi Gras ends.

The United States' largest city on the Hudson River - five boroughs, the Empire State Building, Central Park, the Met, Broadway theatre, and 25000 restaurants.

Oregon's city of books and bridges on the Willamette with Powell's Books, food cart pods, Forest Park, and Mount Hood on clear days.

San Francisco's fog-wrapped hills, Mission burritos, BART connections, and the ongoing tension between its tech-industry present and bohemian history.

Puget Sound city with Pike Place Market fish throwers since the 1930s, third-wave coffee origins, grunge roots, and views of Mount Rainier on clear days.

A country spanning 9.8 million square kilometers with cities like New York, Miami, Las Vegas and Austin. Home to three Formula 1 races, diverse food scenes and road trip routes.

The US capital on the Potomac with free Smithsonian museums, the National Mall designed by L'Enfant, and neighborhoods like Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle beyond the monuments.