Melbourne, Australia, had been ranked by the EIU as the world's most liveable city for seven years in a row, from 2011 to 2017. Yes, there are theme parks. “We’re the city of St. Francis, and if we don’t lead on this, then shame on us,” said Joe D’Alessandro, CEO of San Francisco Travel. A city can be defined as a conditionally contiguous urban area, without regard to territorial or other boundaries inside an urban area. The Spanish city ranks #35 globally for Place, which includes its weather—the 16th best in the world—along with neighborhoods, landmarks and monuments, and parks and outdoor activities. The most visited mall on the planet is here, and helps Dubai climb to #26 in our Shopping subcategory. Global investment dollars definitely seem to think so. The Eternal City has always been coveted. When they do get back out of the house and into their beloved city, they’ll beeline for the famous eponymous zoo—which is one year closer to the opening of its $69-million children’s zoo, to be named after Denny Sanford, a San Diego philanthropist who donated $30 million to this endeavor, the largest single gift the San Diego Zoo has ever received. Bucharest flies into a first-time showing in the Top 100 in 2020, thanks in no small part to the city’s astounding #3 rank for Income Equality. Very few Scandinavian cities are as dynamic as Stockholm, with its mix of rustic, traditional and New Nordic cuisine, its idyllic parks and outdoor swimming areas, quaint cobblestone streets lined with buildings erected in the 1700s, cutting-edge design and mid-century modern aesthetics. Here, impressive 19th-century buildings house cultural centers, shops, restaurants and cafés: for an elevated yet eclectic mix of old and new, Râna Meyhane offers both traditional and modern tasting menus, pulled together with an impressive wine list. By the time he wrapped up his final term in 2019, that number had ballooned to nearly 58 million annual visitors—an impressive tourism feat and perhaps the biggest success story of Emanuel’s mayoral tenure. Brussels is the EU’s administrative center, yet one of its most famous landmarks is the Manneken Pis, a statue of a naked boy peeing into a fountain—a symbol not just of the city’s contempt for authority but also of the locals’ enduring deadpan humor. Frankfurt has perfected the art of air access. In the United States, metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for statistical purpose. And various must-see cultural centers with the term “Independence” in their names. Johns Hopkins is Baltimore’s largest employer, and while this may be the biggest city without a single Fortune 500 company (and ranking #98 in our Global 500 subcategory), Maryland boasts a $35-billion aerospace industry, and the defense contractor Northrop Grumman is a Top 5 employer of Baltimore residents. The site of several internationally ranked universities (Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Dublin City University), the city continues to attract smaller start-ups that choose it over traditional head office cities like London and New York. As the terminus of a cross-country railroad constructed by laborers from all over Asia, Vancouver was built with a foundation of Asian sensibility. Culture vultures can soak up the art at the Queensland Art Gallery and at the Gallery of Modern Art, Australia’s largest gallery of modern and contemporary art. The city is also #10 on the planet in our GDP Per Capita subcategory. Perth ranks #27 for People, including #9 for Foreign-Born Residents. Naples has long been associated with crime and mafia, but tourism has doubled over the past decade, and crime dropped by almost 50% between 2018 and 2019, according to local sources—resulting in a #87 Safety ranking for the city globally. Summit trails are not for the faint of heart, especially in 100° Fahrenheit heat, but the base of the mountain offers easier and equally beautiful trails for beginners. But as Paulistanos will tell you in person or via Facebook check-ins (#5), they live in the best city on the planet. But is it really prepared? London is #1 again, for the sixth year in a row. A city proper is a locality defined according to legal or political boundaries and an administratively recognised urban status that is usually characterised by some form of local government. Dublin’s Docklands area, known as Silicon Docks, is home to major tech and digital players including Google, Facebook, Amazon, eBay, Apple and Airbnb, to name just a few. Where modernism was born, the future is doing just fine. The vast majority of travel to major Asian cities are from other Asian source markets, benefitting from recent rapid growth in these markets. It’s all very Instagrammable and helps the city rank #51 for Instagram Hashtags. Cologne is open for business and pleasure. Small wonder, with all that infrastructure and entrepreneurship, that Munich is also ranked #20 for Global 500 headquarters (made up primarily of automakers, media and manufacturing, but being quickly joined by biotech and IT giants). Madrid suffered greatly during the pandemic, with more COVID-19 cases than any other Top 20 city outside of the United States. For now, Houston’s 22.3 million annual visitors (2018)—of which 3.28 million were international travelers—arrive and depart by more conventional means—at least they did before the city was devastated by the pandemic. Kuwait has attracted the fourth-largest foreign-born population, which is nearly canceled out by the low level of education among the citizenry (#215). Its #13 ranking in our Programming category—including #7 in Culture and #11 for global Nightlife—speaks to the plentiful buzz that Chicago was perfecting before everything ground to a halt. The Lipscani district—an ancient commercial zone with streets named for the historic trades plied on them—contains the city’s best collection of bars and restaurants as well as a growing list of shopping opportunities, ranked #91 globally. But it’s not just an abundance of jobs and a lower cost of living that’s attracting a highly educated and in-demand workforce to the city. Hanover has all of the ingredients for upward mobility, rankings-wise: the 69th safest place in the world is #70 for GDP Per Capita and #30 for Global 500 companies. Like in Rome and Istanbul, a mere stroll here (or a ride up the funicular to the surrounding hillside neighborhoods) reveals forgotten history every few minutes. K. Javits Center was in the process of being renovated to twice its enormity. But a national 150th birthday in 2017 brought attention the citizens (ranking #19 in People) of a city where one in four is an immigrant (Ottawa ranks #40 in the world for Foreign-Born Residents). The University of Manchester scores the city one of its highest rankings globally (#32) in the Product category, which also measures Airport Connectivity (#26) through direct flights, as well as Attractions (#67). But museums are just the tip of the spear for the city. And a safe, affordable one at that. No longer playing second fiddle to Scandinavian cities like Stockholm and Copenhagen, Oslo is proving itself a worthy destination all its own, with stunning natural beauty, as well as a thriving nightlife scene, Michelin-worthy restaurants and a storied past. While our rankings don’t tell the food story yet (the city comes in at #199 for Restaurants), the culinary scene is vividly imaginative: Bon Appétit granted one of its coveted Top 10 America’s Best New Restaurants for 2017 to a quirky and beautiful combination brewery, bookstore, flower shop and dim sum restaurant called Brewery Bhavana. Take a close-up look at Camelback Mountain. Melbourne ranks #23 for Sights & Landmarks and #27 for Culture. In many ways, Sea Town reverse-engineered its success. As the 2,500-year-old cradle of Western civilization, Athens understands resilience. Indeed, of the seven new two-star distinctions in the Guide, six are in L.A., further cementing its standing as “the Most Exciting Food City in America.” Of course all that means little when sheltering in place has shuttered hundreds of those exciting dining spots. The home of SXSW and the purported best live music scene on the planet fights hard to keep it weird. Don’t miss Vieux Port, designed by Norman Foster, who turned a site that’s been here for 26 centuries into a mesmerizing pedestrian-only zone with a buzzing sense of place. Taste it for yourself at La Cosecha in Cesar Chavez Plaza, in the heart of the city. But where Adelaide shines is in the People category: it’s an astounding #8 in the world for Foreign-Born Residents and ranks #42 in Educational Attainment. In recent years, CDMX has been cleaning up its act, with safer streets and revamped public spaces, new designer hotels and exciting cultural offerings. Not surprisingly, the city ranks #2 for Museums and #4 for Attractions. Here you can find shopping that’s at once sophisticated and daring, adventurous chefs creating a new Czech cuisine and an anything-goes club scene. It might be America’s birthplace, but the City of Brotherly Love only keeps one foot firmly rooted in its rich history. Most recently, its square footage had been transformed into a 1,200-bed field hospital, with room, if necessary, for 2,900. All that brainpower has poured into some 1,750 knowledge-based businesses—everything from clean technology to life sciences to digital media, aerospace and software. Castlefield, an “urban heritage park,” is one portal into that storied past: the canal running through it formerly transported coal into the city’s industrial hub, but today it transports tourists through its historic waters. Tourism—the number one economic driver for Southern Nevada—has long paid for Las Vegas’ roads, parks, school construction and teachers’ salaries. That’s generally a recipe for an emerging cultural scene—indeed, Adelaide is where to find the country’s best Aboriginal art, and it’s the only designated UNESCO City of Music in Australia. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, List of largest cities throughout history, List of towns and cities with 100,000 or more inhabitants, "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2007 Revision Population Database", "United Nations Statistics Division – Demographic and Social Statistics", "The world's biggest cities: How do you measure them? Cologne is home to Lufthansa, the second-largest airline in Europe (COVID-19-fallout willing), helping to earn it a #20 spot for Global 500 corporate headquarters. Saudi Arabia’s ultraconservative leanings—public displays of affection between heterosexual couples are discouraged while LGBTQ+ couples could find themselves in serious danger—present a threat to the country’s plans for tourism growth, as does its reputation for murdering journalists and other outspoken critics.

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