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New York City has the most extensive subway system in the US. More than 800 languages are spoken here, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world.

Why go: Catch a Broadway show, walk through Central Park, and visit the Met and MoMA. Explore neighborhoods from Greenwich Village to Harlem and walk the Brooklyn Bridge at sunset.

The Golden Gate Bridge's cables contain enough wire to wrap around the Earth three times. San Francisco runs the world's last manually operated cable cars.

Why go: Ride the cable cars up steep streets and see the sea lions at Fisherman's Wharf. Tour Alcatraz and eat sourdough bread and fresh Dungeness crab.

Chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper, with the first one built in 1885. The city also reversed the flow of its river.

Why go: Take an architecture boat tour on the Chicago River and eat deep-dish pizza. Catch a Cubs game at Wrigley Field and visit the Art Institute.

New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz. Its Creole cuisine mixes French, Spanish, African, and Caribbean influences.

Why go: Hear live jazz on Frenchmen Street and eat beignets at Café Du Monde. Walk the French Quarter, take a swamp tour to see alligators, and go to Mardi Gras.

Most of the Las Vegas Strip isn't in the city of Las Vegas. It's in the unincorporated towns of Paradise and Winchester.

Why go: See shows from Cirque du Soleil to long-running residencies and visit resorts themed on Paris, Venice, and ancient Egypt. Take a helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon.

Seattle gets less rain each year than New York City, Miami, or Houston. Parts of the city were built on top of the old one, and you can tour the underground ruins.

Why go: Watch fishmongers toss salmon at Pike Place Market and see Mount Rainier from the Space Needle. Explore the Fremont neighborhood and the music scene where grunge began.

Austin calls itself the Live Music Capital of the World and has over 250 live music venues. The bat colony under the Congress Avenue Bridge is the largest urban bat colony in North America.

Why go: Hear live music any night of the week and eat Texas barbecue at Franklin or la Barbecue. Paddle Lady Bird Lake and watch 1.5 million bats fly out from under the bridge at sunset.