A Russian jewel on the Baltic Sea, St. Petersburg was founded by Peter the Great, but named after the Saint. There's plenty to fascinate visitors to this most cultured and European of Russian destinations, from the expansive Hermitage Museum to spectacular palaces and cathedrals.
The dazzling capital of the Czech Republic, the explorable Prague has fittingly been nicknamed "the City of a Hundred Spires." Halved by the Vltava River and notable for architecture Baroque, Renaissance, and Gothic, visitors will find much to take in here.
Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States and home to some of the country's most iconic landmarks and monuments, including the White House, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and the Capitol Building.