Jennifer Algoo
How do you define a place's beauty? The shocking blue of a crystalline sea? Elaborate architectural marvels reaching toward the sky? Somewhere rich in history? Whatever form of beauty speaks to you, we've put together a list of the most beautiful cities in the world to add to your travel bucket list.
3. Bangkok, Thailand
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If you add only one word to your vocabulary before hitting the streets of Thailand’s capital, make it “wat.” No matter which of these Buddhist temples you wind up at, you’re guaranteed to find breath-taking beauty, be it the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho, the 5.5 ton solid gold version at Wat Traimit, the elaborate spires of Wat Arun, or the astonishing gilded wonderland of Wat Phra Kaew, part of the same complex as the ceremonial Grand Palace.
