The Top Ten travel list: World-class cities of the world.

The top cities in the world (and scores), from Travel + Leisure's 2006 readers' poll:

1. Florence, Italy (87.09)

2. Rome (86.15)

3. Bangkok (86.11)

4. Sydney (85.94)

5. Chiang Mai, Thailand (85.62)

6. Cape Town, South Africa (85.39)

7. Buenos Aires (85.03)

8. New York (84.75)

9. Beirut (84.38)

10. San Francisco (84.29)

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GEOQUIZ: Which Great Lake is the only one located entirely within the U.S.?

(Answer: Lake Michigan)

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