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The world’s 20 best cities for culture right now
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Travel guides: Europe
London
Free culture, huge parks and a pub on (almost) every corner
Paris
Bistros, romance and culture everywhere you turn: it can only be Paris
Barcelona
Modernista architecture meets Mediterranean beaches: result!
Amsterdam
Bikes, bars, beautiful buildings and all those canals
Rome
Ancient ruins, Renaissance art and the best food in Italy (there, we said it)
Edinburgh
Home to the ever-fabulous Edinburgh Fringe, the Scottish capital is worth it all year round
Milan
Italy’s most European city, Milan is a little secretive, very cool, and a joy to discover
Berlin
Lose a weekend (and more) to raves and art in Europe’s hippest city
Budapest
Split by the Danube river, known for its grand architecture, thermal baths and cracking nightlife scene.
Lisbon
Delicious food, friendly people and 266 days of sun per year
Travel guides: North America
New York
Amazing culture, amazing restaurants, amazing bars, amazing everything
Los Angeles
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Chicago
Time Out readers voted the Windy City the best in the world
Miami
Beach days and late-night parties fueled by rum and cafecito
San Francisco
The rainbow flag flies over fog, the Golden Gate and a hippy/tech playground
Montreal
Top culture and nightlife in a Euro-American hybrid, and that’s just to start
Austin
Hot bands, hot barbecue, cool sparkling springs in the Texas capital
Philadelphia
Cobbled streets, a cracked bell and mindblowing cheesesteaks
Toronto
Culture fiends: Toronto has top architecture and food, and lots of hockey
Boston
History, sport and nightlife meet in a college city
Travel guides: Asia
Singapore
A sunny island city that’s a clean, green, modern machine
Tokyo
Traditional meets ultramodern (and it’s the world’s best city for food)
Hong Kong
A colourful, frenetic city with a rich, East-meets-West heritage
Bangkok
Glittering temples meet huge skyscrapers and vibrant street life
Mumbai
India’s cultural capital is a sensory overload that’s always worth revisiting
Bali
Hop from jumping beach bars to wild jungle landscapes
Shanghai
A futuristic skyline looms over art deco beauty and quiet leafy streets
Beijing
Imperial history, dumplings and counterculture in the Asian megacity
Travel guides: South Pacific
Sydney
Australia’s ‘Emerald City’ glitters with lush foliage and a famous harbour
Melbourne
This buzzy cultural capital never stops (except for cocktails)
Brisbane
A sunny sub-tropical city on a snaking river
Perth
60,000 years of continuous Noongar culture in a modern boomtown
Adelaide
Country meets city chic in the home of Australia’s largest fringe fest
Wellington
Clean air, friendly people and beautiful vistas in New Zealand’s capital
Travel guides: Africa
Cape Town
Gorgeous beaches, a thriving restaurant scene and… penguins? Count us in
Marrakech
From hammams to haggling at souks, Marrakech is chilled one minute, full-on the next
Johannesburg
South Africa’s biggest, buzziest city feels like it’s being reborn. Get around with our guide
Durban
Imagine a place where you’re warm all year round. Got it? Well, that’s Durban
Pretoria
Had it with the Jo’burg crowds? Low-key Pretoria offers a more local (and eclectic) experience
Accra
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Travel guides: South America
Buenos Aires
This vast, football-mad metropolis is a melting pot of cultures, colours and cuisines
Rio de Janeiro
From Carnival to the ubiquitous street parties, no one throws a bash like Rio’s cariocas
Bogotá
Locals’ undying lust for life infatuates visitors to the humming Colombian capital
São Paulo
Head to Brazil’s biggest city for five-star food, killer clubs and sumptuous skylines