Best cities for...
The 305 cities we cover, ranked in each of our 12 categories. Every score is our editorial verdict, placed against the same fixed benchmark cities, so it means the same thing on every page and does not move when a city is added.
Best for beaches
- Cancun98
- Sydney95
- Punta Cana94
Best for food & drink
- Tokyo98
- Paris96
- Bangkok95
Best for culture & sights
- Rome99
- Paris97
- Cairo96
Best for nightlife
- Berlin98
- New York97
- Buenos Aires95
Best for nature & outdoors
- Banff98
- Cape Town98
- Interlaken97
Best for day trips
- Florence98
- Osaka97
- Kyoto96
Best for families
- Orlando98
- San Diego96
- Tokyo95
Best for getting around
- Tokyo98
- Hong Kong97
- Zurich95
Best for shopping
- Tokyo99
- Paris98
- New York97
Affordable cities
- Hanoi98
- Kathmandu97
- Cairo95
Best for live music & the arts
- New York99
- London98
- Vienna96
Best for wellness & relaxation
- Budapest98
- Baden-Baden96
- Ubud96