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Gulf Shores, Alabama
  • Resident population: 10,248 (est.)
  • Major features: beaches, water sports
  • 4,370 TripAdvisor reviews of 2,766 accommodations, 15 attractions and 91 restaurants
This resort community is known for its bright white beaches and soothing warm water. Daytime activities include scenic cruises, dolphin-watching and hiking.
Rome, Italy
  • Resident population: 2,724,347 Annual visitors: 6,033,000 (est.)
  • Major features: ancient buildings, art museums, the Vatican, piazzas, cultural events
  • 102,902 TripAdvisor reviews of 4,112 accommodations, 550 attractions and 1,636 restaurants
"When in Rome, do as the Romans." That classic advice leads to a wealth of options: Should you follow Augustus and Caesar, whose Rome is filled with spectacular ancient structures? Or Michelangelo and Da Vinci, whose city invites artistic pilgrimage? Maybe you'll discover the Rome that enchants lovers and sightseers alike? Rome encompasses all this and more.
Agra, India
  • Resident population: 1,400,000 Annual visitors: 560,000 (est.)
  • Major features: Taj Mahal, architecture
  • 2,009 TripAdvisor reviews of 108 accommodations, 13 attractions and 22 restaurants
Three of the world’s top sites beckon from this bustling and vibrant city in Uttar Pradesh, once the capital of the mighty Mughal empire.
Anaheim, California
  • Resident population: 331,804 (est.)
  • Major features: Disneyland, professional sports
  • 15,441 TripAdvisor reviews of 114 accommodations, 20 attractions and 219 restaurants
The Disney influence is everywhere in the city that was reborn in 1955 with the opening of Disneyland. Formerly a sleepy suburban town, Anaheim today is a vibrant tourist center with fine dining, shopping, festivals, myriad attractions and a range of accommodations.
Maui, Hawaii
  • Resident population: 117,644 (est.)
  • Major features: beaches, hiking, water sports
  • 32,073 TripAdvisor reviews of 726 accommodations, 270 attractions and 535 restaurants
If watching the sunrise from atop a 10,000-foot volcano, swimming under waterfalls, hiking through craters and luxuriating on white-, red- and even black-sand beaches sounds like paradise, then Maui awaits.