Hidden-gem alternatives to 50 popular cities

Loved a famous destination but wishing for less of the crowd? For 50 of the world's most-visited cities, we've found the quieter alternatives whose climate most closely matches — cities that feel like the original but without the Insta-mob.

Pick a city you've loved (or wanted to love)

🇪🇬 Love Cairo? See alternatives → 🇦🇪 Love Dubai? See alternatives → 🇭🇰 Love Hong Kong? See alternatives → 🇬🇧 Love London? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Los Angeles? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love New York? See alternatives → 🇫🇷 Love Paris? See alternatives → 🇧🇷 Love Rio de Janeiro? See alternatives → 🇸🇬 Love Singapore? See alternatives → 🇦🇺 Love Sydney? See alternatives → 🇯🇵 Love Tokyo? See alternatives → 🇳🇱 Love Amsterdam? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Atlanta? See alternatives → 🇹🇭 Love Bangkok? See alternatives → 🇪🇸 Love Barcelona? See alternatives → 🇨🇳 Love Beijing? See alternatives → 🇩🇪 Love Berlin? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Boston? See alternatives → 🇧🇷 Love Brasília? See alternatives → 🇦🇷 Love Buenos Aires? See alternatives → 🇰🇷 Love Busan? See alternatives → 🇲🇽 Love Cancún? See alternatives → 🇿🇦 Love Cape Town? See alternatives → 🇲🇦 Love Casablanca? See alternatives → 🇨🇳 Love Chengdu? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Chicago? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Dallas? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Denver? See alternatives → 🇹🇷 Love Istanbul? See alternatives → 🇰🇷 Love Jeju Island? See alternatives → 🇿🇦 Love Johannesburg? See alternatives → 🇳🇬 Love Lagos? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Las Vegas? See alternatives → 🇪🇸 Love Madrid? See alternatives → 🇦🇺 Love Melbourne? See alternatives → 🇲🇽 Love Mexico City? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Miami? See alternatives → 🇨🇦 Love Montreal? See alternatives → 🇷🇺 Love Moscow? See alternatives → 🇰🇪 Love Nairobi? See alternatives → 🇮🇹 Love Rome? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love San Francisco? See alternatives → 🇧🇷 Love São Paulo? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Seattle? See alternatives → 🇰🇷 Love Seoul? See alternatives → 🇨🇳 Love Shanghai? See alternatives → 🇨🇦 Love Toronto? See alternatives → 🇨🇦 Love Vancouver? See alternatives → 🇺🇸 Love Washington, D.C.? See alternatives → 🇨🇳 Love Xi'an? See alternatives →