<strong>Lonely Planet's top 10 cities for 2020.</strong> Every year travel site Lonely Planet picks its favorite spots to visit in 2020. Here are their top cities for the coming year.
Lonely Planet's top 10 cities for 2020. Every year travel site Lonely Planet picks its favorite spots to visit in 2020. Here are their top cities for the coming year.
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<strong>10. Denver, United States:</strong> A gateway to the Rocky Mountains and Colorado's ski country, this creative city is home to a booming food scene that includes microbreweries and the Denver Central Market and the River North Arts District, part of the city's art scene.
10. Denver, United States: A gateway to the Rocky Mountains and Colorado's ski country, this creative city is home to a booming food scene that includes microbreweries and the Denver Central Market and the River North Arts District, part of the city's art scene.
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<strong>9. Dubai, United Arab Emirates:</strong> All the world will be a stage here as Dubai hosts <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expo2020dubai.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Expo 2020</a>, a once-every-five-years show of advances from at least 190 nations (at last count).
9. Dubai, United Arab Emirates: All the world will be a stage here as Dubai hosts Expo 2020, a once-every-five-years show of advances from at least 190 nations (at last count).
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<strong>8. Vancouver, Canada: </strong>The city of Vancouver has cycling and walking trails, a lovely waterfront and a booming food and arts scene. It's also a short journey to hiking, skiing and other adventures in the mountains.
8. Vancouver, Canada: The city of Vancouver has cycling and walking trails, a lovely waterfront and a booming food and arts scene. It's also a short journey to hiking, skiing and other adventures in the mountains.
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<strong>7. Kochi, India: </strong>Home to a solar-powered airport, Kochi is home to bohemian cafes, traditional and contemporary Keralan art, celebrated southern Indian cuisine and colonial British, Dutch and Portuguese architecture.
7. Kochi, India: Home to a solar-powered airport, Kochi is home to bohemian cafes, traditional and contemporary Keralan art, celebrated southern Indian cuisine and colonial British, Dutch and Portuguese architecture.
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<strong>6. La Paz, Bolivia: </strong>One of the poorest countries in Latin America, Bolivia may be an unlikely spot for an international food sensation. But <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fbolivia-food%2Findex.html" target="_blank">La Paz's chefs </a>are rejecting colonial food and cooking with Amazonian caiman, Altiplano potatoes and local fish.
6. La Paz, Bolivia: One of the poorest countries in Latin America, Bolivia may be an unlikely spot for an international food sensation. But La Paz's chefs are rejecting colonial food and cooking with Amazonian caiman, Altiplano potatoes and local fish.
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<strong>5. Bonn, Germany:</strong> The capital of the former West Germany, the city on the Rhine River will celebrate native son Ludwig van Beethoven's <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lvbeethoven.de%2Fen%2Fbeethoven-2020" target="_blank" target="_blank">250th birthday </a>throughout the year.
5. Bonn, Germany: The capital of the former West Germany, the city on the Rhine River will celebrate native son Ludwig van Beethoven's 250th birthday throughout the year.
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<strong>4. Galway, Ireland</strong>: <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.galwaytourism.ie%2Fevent%2Fgalway2020-european-capital-of-culture%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">A European Capital of Culture for 2020</a>, Galway will celebrate with live music, the arts and more.
4. Galway, Ireland: A European Capital of Culture for 2020, Galway will celebrate with live music, the arts and more.
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<strong>3. Cairo, Egypt: </strong>All eyes will be on the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fstyle%2Farticle%2Fgrand-egyptian-museum%2Findex.html" target="_blank">Grand Egyptian Museum</a> when it opens next year at Giza, just outside Cairo. It will be the largest museum in the world -- at 5.2 million square feet -- devoted to a single civilization.<br />
3. Cairo, Egypt: All eyes will be on the Grand Egyptian Museum when it opens next year at Giza, just outside Cairo. It will be the largest museum in the world -- at 5.2 million square feet -- devoted to a single civilization.
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<strong>2. Washington, DC, United States: </strong>The spotlight will be on this capital city in a US presidential election year, which is also marking the 100th anniversary of the Constitution's 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
2. Washington, DC, United States: The spotlight will be on this capital city in a US presidential election year, which is also marking the 100th anniversary of the Constitution's 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote.
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<strong>1. Salzburg, Austria:</strong> The birthplace of <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salzburg.info%2Fen%2Fsalzburg%2Fcity-of-mozart" target="_blank" target="_blank">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart </a>and the pre-war home of the family that inspired "The Sound of Music," the city will mark the centennial anniversary of the <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.salzburg.info%2Fen%2Fsalzburg%2Fsalzburg-festival" target="_blank" target="_blank">world-famous Salzburg Festival</a> in 2020.
1. Salzburg, Austria: The birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the pre-war home of the family that inspired "The Sound of Music," the city will mark the centennial anniversary of the world-famous Salzburg Festival in 2020.
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