World’s 10 best cities for travelers
Maikos or apprentice geikos from Japan’s ancient capital Kyoto, perform a traditional dance during a special event as part of the Kyoto summer travel campaign in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The event was held to promote Kyoto tourism.
(KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP/Getty Images)Chicago Tribune
From the historic architecture of Charleston, S.C., to the adventure and beauty of Siem Reap, Cambodia, here is a list of the top 10 cities in the world for travelers, according to Travel+Leisure.
Tourists frolic in the fountain of Charleston’s historic Waterfront Park on July 15, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. The second largest city in South Carolina, Charleston is known for its well-preserved architecture and was named “America’s Most Friendly City” in 2014 by Conde Nast Traveler.
(John Moore/Getty Images)
Tourist gather outside the south gate of Bayon temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia. A stable Cambodia has meant that each year, since records were kept in 1993, the number of tourists has grown from about 100,000 a year to more than four million.
(David Longstreath/Getty Images )
Tourists visit the Piazza di Basilica Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy.
(EyesWideOpen/Getty Images )Advertisement
Tourists cool off in a fountain in front of the Pantheon, one of the best-preserved Ancient Roman buildings, in central Rome on July 23, 2015.
(GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
A street vendor prepares food in Chinatown. Chinatown is located in one of the oldest areas of Bangkok. It represents the resettlement of Chinese on the western bank of Chao Phraya River after Rama I moved the capital of the kingdom from Thonburi.
(David Longstreath/Getty Images / LightRocket via Getty Images)
The Town Hall Tower in Krakow, Poland.
(Jan Kucharzyk/Getty Images )
A group of tourists watch the facade of Spanish architect Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona on June 28, 2015.
(QUIQUE GARCIA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES / AFP/Getty Images)Advertisement
Visitors walk along the “Boomslang” at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town, South Africa. The walkway resembles a snakes skeleton and winds its way above the ground through the forest.
(Gallo Images/Getty Images )
Colorful umbrellas decorate a main pedestrian street in Jerusalem as the city’s municipality opens more attractions and cultural activities in an effort to attract more tourists.
(MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP/Getty Images )