Arabian Nights in contemporary Morocco. Though it lies just across the Mediterranean from Europe, barely a stone’s throw from Spain’s southernmost tip, Morocco couldn’t possibly be farther away.

What city made Don Johnson a Ferrari-driving pastel-suit-wearing international icon, is playground for the America’s retired upper crust, birthplace of the plastic-pink-flamingo-in-the-front-yard phenomenon, and home to America’s biggest Cuban population? You don’t have to be a genius to figure out that Miami is the singular town in question.

So rich and unique is traditional Japanese architecture that it's hard to improve upon.

Dating back more than six thousand years, China is the world’s oldest civilization and most populous nation.

In a world without walls: balinese homes in harmony with nature. Loved by travelers for its lush, tropical scenery, and charming people, Bali is considered to be one of the most magnificent places on earth.

Argentina considers itself the most European of South American countries, and with good reason.