Taipei
Taipei is Taiwan's capital, dominated by the 508-metre Taipei 101 skyscraper, with the National Palace Museum holding the world's largest collection of Chinese imperial art.
Taipei is Taiwan's capital, dominated by the 508-metre Taipei 101 skyscraper, with the National Palace Museum holding the world's largest collection of Chinese imperial art.
Tehran is the capital of Iran, set against the snow-capped Alborz Mountains, with the Golestan Palace, the Grand Bazaar — one of the world's oldest — and the iconic Azadi Tower.
Tokyo is the world's largest metropolitan area, the capital of Japan, with neon-lit Shibuya, the Imperial Palace, the world's busiest pedestrian crossing, and a public transport network of unrivalled punctuality.
Toronto is Canada's largest city, on Lake Ontario, with the iconic 553-metre CN Tower, the city's distillery district, and a population in which more than half the residents were born outside Canada.
Vancouver is Canada's Pacific gateway, set between the ocean and the Coast Mountains, regularly ranked among the world's most liveable cities, with Stanley Park, Granville Island, and a strong Asian-Canadian cultural presence.
Venice is built across 118 small islands in a saltwater lagoon, with no cars and 400+ bridges — entirely served by canals, gondolas and water buses. The whole historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Vienna is the capital of Austria and one of the world's classical-music capitals — Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, and Schubert all worked here. Its imperial heritage gives it grand boulevards and palaces like Schoenbrunn.

Warsaw is Poland's capital, almost completely destroyed in WWII and meticulously rebuilt brick by brick. Its Old Town is a UNESCO site celebrating that reconstruction.

Wellington is the capital of New Zealand, the world's southernmost capital of a sovereign state, dramatically set around a deep harbour, with the Te Papa Tongarewa national museum and a cafe-rich downtown.