Criteria: Sites, culture/arts, restaurants/food, people, shopping, value

Best Cities in the World

 Travel and  Leisure                 

1. Bangkok
2. Florence
3. Istanbul
4. Cape Town
5. Sidney
6. Rome
7. New York
8. Hong Kong
9. Kyoto
10. Paris

My Picks  

1. Rome
2. New York
3. Paris
4. Barcelona
5. Madrid
6. Hong Kong
7. Istanbul
8. Buenos Aires
9. Chicago
10. Cape Town

Best Cities in Europe

Travel and Leisure                      

1. Florence
2. Istanbul
3. Rome
4. Paris
5. Barcelona
6. Venice
7. Madrid
8. Vienna
9. Seville
10. Siena

My Picks

1. Rome
2. Paris
3. Barcelona
4. Madrid
5. Istanbul
6. Aix en Provence
7. Florence
8. Prague
9. Milan
10. Siena

Best Cities in North America

Travel and Leisure              

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Charleston
5. New Orleans
6. Santa Fe
7. Vancouver
8. Savannah
9. Quebec City
10. Honolulu

My Picks

1. New York
2. Chicago
3. San Francisco
4. Washington, D.C.
5. New Orleans
6. Santa Fe
7. Savannah
8. Vancouver
9. Honolulu
10. Charleston