The 15 best beaches in the world

Amazing culture, amazing restaurants, amazing bars, amazing everything

Malibu to Venice Beach to Sunset Strip to Amoeba Records: LA has it all

Time Out readers voted the Windy City the best in the world

Beach days and late-night parties fueled by rum and cafecito

The rainbow flag flies over fog, the Golden Gate and a hippy/tech playground

Top culture and nightlife in a Euro-American hybrid, and that’s just to start

Hot bands, hot barbecue, cool sparkling springs in the Texas capital

Cobbled streets, a cracked bell and mindblowing cheesesteaks

Culture fiends: Toronto has top architecture and food, and lots of hockey

History, sport and nightlife meet in a college city

Sure, take in the nation-defining monuments, but don’t miss the great food

A sunny island city that’s a clean, green, modern machine

Traditional meets ultramodern (and it’s the world’s best city for food)

A colourful, frenetic city with a rich, East-meets-West heritage

Glittering temples meet huge skyscrapers and vibrant street life

A futuristic skyline looms over art deco beauty and quiet leafy streets

Imperial history, dumplings and counterculture in the Asian megacity

Australia’s ‘Emerald City’ glitters with lush foliage and a famous harbour

This buzzy cultural capital never stops (except for cocktails)

A sunny sub-tropical city on a snaking river

60,000 years of continuous Noongar culture in a modern boomtown

Country meets city chic in the home of Australia’s largest fringe fest

Gorgeous beaches, a thriving restaurant scene and… penguins? Count us in

From hammams to haggling at souks, Marrakech is chilled one minute, full-on the next

South Africa’s biggest, buzziest city feels like it’s being reborn. Get around with our guide

Imagine a place where you’re warm all year round. Got it? Well, that’s Durban

Had it with the Jo’burg crowds? Low-key Pretoria offers a more local (and eclectic) experience

The people, food, music, nightlife, wildlife... just five reasons we love Ghana’s capital 

This vast, football-mad metropolis is a melting pot of cultures, colours and cuisines

From Carnival to the ubiquitous street parties, no one throws a bash like Rio’s cariocas

Locals’ undying lust for life infatuates visitors to the humming Colombian capital

Head to Brazil’s biggest city for five-star food, killer clubs and sumptuous skylines