Travel insights and tips on some of the top attractions and best cities in the world

Seattle's edge along Elliott Bay gathers many of the Emerald City's best-known sights into one walkable stretch, which makes it a smart home base for a short trip. Over a few well-planned days, you can step inside the Seattle Aquarium, glide across the harbor on a narrated cruise, and wander the piers and parks that edge the bay without spending your visit stuck in traffic.

Your first visit to Toronto comes with a happy problem: There's far more to see than any single trip allows. Canada's largest city stretches along the shores of Lake Ontario, packing world-class museums, a castle, a record-setting tower, and an aquarium full of sharks into a surprisingly walkable downtown core.

The San Diego waterfront gathers an impressive amount of sightseeing into a few easygoing miles. You can walk the flight deck of a legendary aircraft carrier in the morning, cruise past the downtown skyline in the afternoon, and watch sea lions lounging near the piers before dinner.

AT&T Stadium Tours give fans and curious visitors alike exclusive access to spaces normally reserved for players, coaches, and staff — from the locker rooms to the sidelines. Whether you're a die-hard Cowboys fan or simply looking for unique things to do in Dallas, a stadium tour belongs on your itinerary.

Whether your crew wants to stand beneath gliding whale sharks, sample sodas from six continents, or wander past towering dinosaur fossils, the best family attractions in Atlanta have something for toddlers, teens, and every age in between.

From the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, the country's largest by water volume, to Chicago's celebrated Shedd Aquarium with its 32,000-plus marine animals, and from Boston's waterfront New England Aquarium to California's conservation-focused Monterey Bay Aquarium, these institutions draw millions of visitors every year.