Best weekend getaway destinations

Salt-mine lakeside village Instagram-famous for a reason

Red-brick arcades, ragu birthplace, oldest university

Medieval canals, chocolate shops, storybook alleys

Waffles, chocolate, beer, and Art Nouveau

Five pastel villages clinging to the Ligurian coast

Amber-colored Hanseatic port city rebuilt with care

Medieval canals without the Bruges crowds

Alhambra at sunset and free tapas in every bar

Fairy-tale capital on a dragon-guarded river

Covered bridges, Mount Pilatus, Lake Lucerne clarity

Baltic art nouveau capital with medieval heart

Bold post-war architecture and reinvented harbor

Mozart's city framed by Alpine peaks

East-West crossroads with Ottoman bazaars and Olympic history

Thracian history, golden-dome cathedrals, cheap craft beer

Medieval old town meets tech-forward Estonia

Modern Jordanian capital, gateway to Petra and Wadi Rum

Sultanate capital of gold-domed mosques and water villages

Silicon Valley of India with craft beer and colonial parks

Tamil culture, Marina Beach, and South Indian thalis

Port city gateway to tea country and tropical beaches

Moving Peace Memorial and nearby Miyajima's floating torii

Lantern-lit UNESCO old town and tailor shops

Kenrokuen garden and preserved samurai/geisha districts

Spanish colonial intramuros and gateway to 7000 islands

The Rose City carved into Jordanian rock

Gateway to Banff with Stampede rodeo summer energy

North America's most European city, walled and poutine-rich

Art Deco port city and Hassan II Mosque

Medieval medina, tanneries, and Islamic scholarship heart